Kammeroper Nr. 2. Par RIHM WOLFGANG. Chamber opera does not mean “little opera.” On the same scale as chamber music is to the symphony, it is rather the other way of talking onstage. The movable apparatus permits sophisticated voice-leading. A large ensemble demands simple conception to achieve the complexity it perhaps intends; this can be formulated more sharply and nuanced in a chamber ensemble…

Méditation pastorale fut écrite pour la harpiste Isabelle Marie qui souhaitait une pièce brève et poétique pour flûte, alto et harpe.Sérénité, simplicité, archaïsme, mais aussi apaisement et douceur, est le climat dans lequel le compositeur a travaillé pour cette oeuvre, puisant dans l'atmosphère de ses pièces antérieures les plus diatoniques. La musique a été composée en pensant à un type de desc…

Arrangement: Harper. Par PORTER COLE. The musical De-Lovely, celebrated the songs of Cole Porter and these songs have now been skilfully crafted into this show-stopping medley for brass band by Philip Harper. With melodies that include the delightful Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) and the suave Begin the Beguine, this concert piece is full of swing, swagger, and the heart-warming nostalgia of th…

Par WHITTON JEFFREY. A title for each letter of the alphabet, these 26 pieces explore a wide variety of styles including jazz and blues; modes and the pentatonic scale are used in addition to major and minor keys with no more than two sharps of flats. 'O' for 'Oriental Song' has a key signature of six flats but it is a pentatonic piece all on the black keys. Grades 1-2. Delightfully illustrated by…

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A stud…

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Level 6 concepts include: a review of major and minor triads; diminished and augmented triads; the diminished seventh chord; a special style of pedaling; the key of F sharp Minor; the E Major scale; the key of C sharp minor; the A flat Major scale; thirty-second notes; and dotted sixteent…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Description Fifty of the greatest spirituals and gospel songs ever, arranged for piano/vocal and easy organ. Also included are an organ registration page and chord symbols. Songlist (I'm Gonna Be There) When The Chariots Start To Roll Balm In Gilead Beulah Land By An' By Climbing Jacob's Ladder De Gospel Train (Git On Board Little Children) Deep River Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Down By T…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Par PALMER W. / MANUS M. / VICK LETHCO A.. Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that includes lesson, theory, and technique in a convenient, 'all-in-one' format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. The…