Par MC CARTNEY PAUL / DAVIS C.. Written in collaboration with composer Carl Davis, Liverpool Oratorio displays the hallmarks of McCartney's melodic genius. The text draws on the events of McCartney's early life in Liverpool, inspiring an expansive work which poignantly and vividly articulates the hopes, joys and crises of life in the modern world. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Oratorio / Recueil / C…

10 Waltzes And Nocturnes. Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. World-renowned flutist, Robert Stallman says, 'Chopin transports us into a realm of mystery, of peace, and celestial beauty.' Robert Stallman has long made it his mission to expand the flute repertoire with apt transcriptions, gratifying flutists everywhere, and has emerged as the preeminent editor and arranger of flute music active today. Stallman's …

Archduke. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. By the time Beethoven completed the ?Archduke? Trio in 1811 he had been working on it for several years. In April 1814 he could finally give the work its première together with Ignaz Schuppanzigh and Joseph Linke, this being Beethoven?s last public appearance as a pianist. He dedicated the piece to his friend, pupil and patron, Archduke Rudolph of Austria. Today…

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orc…

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Robert Longfield draws from America’s rich musical tradition in this arrangement for medium-level orchestras. A majestic opening leads into a light treatment of Polly Wolly Doodle before moving into a more lyrical and sensitive treatment of Long Long Ago. A lively and energetic rendition of Listen to the Mockingbird caps this new work. Excellent writing for strings!

A setting for soprano clarinet and piano of words by David Whitter. The piece is in four movements - Introduction and Recitiative Aria Cantilena and Chorale - they represent each of the seasons from winter in the first movement to autumn in the fourth. The text draws parallels between the changing seasons and the story of Christ.

Portraits In Jazz is a selection of twelve pieces by Valerie Capers which draws on a variety of jazz styles associated with famous artists including Duke Ellington Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.The pieces are simple yet delightful and this volume presents a refreshing approach to exploring jazz while improving your piano technique. This volume is perfect for intermediate standard players (…

Draws a parallel between the first Christmas and today's Christmas Eucharist: the miraculous whole being greater than the sum of the parts.Features a baritone solo

'When somebody tells me that they wish they could improvise I usually reply 'If you really want to you will'. This may seem quite a hard line to take but if the will to improvise exists there is no reason why anyone with however limited a command of their instrument (or voice) cannot realise their ambition the degree of proficiency attained obviously varying with individual abilities and abov…

This piece draws on pentatonic folk tune material and is in rondo form. Both instruments imitate the drum beating with the music concluding with a climax of intensive double stopping and chords. A version for clarinet and piano is also available.

After Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet-Inspired by Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet which draws on fragments of folk tunes from northwestern China. This edition presented for solo clarinet (B flat or A).

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. Sculthorpe uses the Plainsong Requiem Mass as the source material for this work for Solo Cello, using the music to reflect the words of the Latin text. This is a most interesting concept, particularly so as the timbral and expressive qualities of the cello seem appropriate for this type of work (or influenced-type of work, at least). The cello has a very rich and warm tonal q…

Style Structure Performance-This book combines a performance guide for violinists an analytical study an exploration of Bach's style and an investigation of musical form and continuity. J.S. Bach's three sonatas and three partitas for solo violin have been mainstays of the violin concert repertoire since the mid-nineteenth century; their long performance history evidenced in recordings as we…

Jon Washburn Choral Series-Jon Washburn musically draws special deep emotions to color this evocative text by Walter de la Mare. The mood is created through the use of a glistening Piano part and a brooding Choral part. Vocal partsare kept in a moderate range mood and motion with small rhythmic devices to delight and challenge the singers.