Beata Es, Virgo Maria was composed in 2008 by Paul Mealor for SATB divided chorus unaccompanied. / Choeur (SATB)

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Alto Saxophone and Eb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students Andrew teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn…

kleine Stücke für kleine Gitarren-Anfänger. Par RAK STEPAN. Stepàn Rak (1945) is a prominent Czech guitarist, composer and teacher. Minute Solos is a collection of short, musically inventive compositions for Guitar beginners. They are divided according to their character into the sections of Moods, Songs Without Words and Dances. Although not technically demanding, they represent a good introducti…

Par HARRIS PAUL / TUCKER R.. Compose Yourself! is the indispensable resource for all teachers of composition. Emphasising a holistic and practical approach to composition, this book offers fifty lesson plans for the over-worked music teacher, and ideas for listening, discussion, notation, improvisation and performance activities. Information is divided into helpful 'bite-size' sections that suppor…

PIANO SONATA NO. 4 from the years 1962?1964 is dedicated to the memory of Fiser?s friend, the pianist Antonín Jemelík, who died tragically. As a tribute to their friendship the composer incorporated into the introduction a quotation from their favourite work, Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70,by Alexander Scriabin. The tragedy of the death of the composer?s friend pervades the emotionally intense passag…

This flexible collection offers a wealth of excellent material for singing in rounds. All of the standard rounds are represented, including many by master composers as well as anonymous ones. The book is divided into three main sections: rounds with texts, rounds without texts and selected rounds in score format. In addition to a complete alphabetical index, there are separate listings of rounds w…

Rudiment Etudes For Snare Drum is an intermediate level book of studies designed to reinforce the official standard 40 International Rudiments as recognised and endorsed by the Percussive Arts Society.The book is divided into three separate and distinct sections as follows: Section One: Etudes featuring Measured Single and Double-Stroke Rudiments Section Two: Etudes featuring Paradiddles, Flams an…

Par GILL JOANNA. This work is a reflective setting of a popular blessing used regularly in both church services and within choral concerts. Scored for unaccompanied mixed choir, the four parts are often divided to create an eight-part texture. The main melodic interest is carried in the soprano line over a supporting line of six parts provided by the lower voices. Within this short setting a var…

The Jazz Piano Chord Book, with over 1,700 jazz Piano chord voicings contained within, is an essential resource for jazz Pianists, whether they're newcomers to the style or established players who want to improve upon existing skills. The handy and compact layout of this convenient Chord Book allows you to quickly and easily find the chord you are looking for. Its layout of the almost innumerable…

Destined to become a classic, this book is the natural result of not only years of playing jazz guitar but also of the author's long associations with many innovative jazz guitarists. This comprehensive guide is one of the first jazz methods to focus entirely on the blues idiom and its contribution to jazz improvisation. It is designed to help you play authoritatively in a broad spectrum of jazz g…

for Wind Orchestra, World Set (no ESS). Par CESARINI FRANCO. Fascinated by the beauty of Chicago, Franco Cesarini has translated his emotions into music: this is how Symphony No. 3 “Urban Landscapes” Op. 55, was born, a musical portrait of this metropolis overlooking Lake Michigan. The composition is divided into three movements: The Wrigley Building from Dawn to Noon, Blue Silhouette and Cloud G…

Par JOLIVET ANDRE. Andre Jolivet (1905-1974) composed this Concerto for Flute and Strings in 1949. Initially written for Flute and String Orchestra, this version contains the scores for the Flute and the Piano and lasts 12 minutes. This strong> Concerto for Flute and Strings is quite unusual as it was only created in two movements, each divided into a slow introduction and a fast main part. Used a…

Par PAUSET BRICE. 'Sleeping Beauty', one of the most famous of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales, has been the object of numerous analyses, commentaries, and renditions of all sorts. Its motifs, typical of the genre (pact, numeral symbolism, destiny, curses, enclosed space) abound in the crude and concise text from the 1812 version, the one I chose from among the seven versions spanning 1812 to 1857…

Par FIOCCO / PETECH. Harpsichord Pieces, LP. 78 is a set of works for Harpsichord, written by Joseph Hector Fiocco and edited by Diana Petech. This edition includes a really complete preface, with comments and advice to work through this book and explanations of all the symbols that can be found in it. It features 24 pieces divided in two suites, with the second suite set in a more traditional lay…

Douze Cahiers D'Etudes Revues, Annotées et Doigtées Par Mathieu Crickboom. Par CRICKBOOM MATHIEU. The masters of the violin have left us an inheritance of numerous books of remarkable studies and caprices. But the very abundance of this precious inheritance makes that an important part of it remains without profit, because it is impossible for the pupils to acquire or study these few thousands stu…