Par DE HAAN JACOB. Jacob de Haan was commissioned to write Choral Music a concert band from Dinxperlo (Netherlands). This band gave the work its premiere in 1997 during the World Music Contest in Kerkrade. Choral Music is based on the chorale Sollt ich meinem Gott nicht singen by the seventeenth century German composer Johann Schop. Contrary to the title, Choral Music has nothing in common with a …

Shortly after a rather unsuccessful performance of his Piano Concerto #1, Johannes Brahms wrote to Joseph Joachim in 1859: '... a second one will sound different?. Nevertheless, a good 20 years elapsed before that second concerto finally took form, and only in 1881 was he able to announce: 'I wanted to tell you that I have written a very small Piano concerto with a tiny little delicate Scherzo?.Th…

Par SORENSEN BENT . When it comes to titles, almost all the works I have composed have found their title before or at the same moment I started them. That is why it was also surprising - not to say transgressive - for me that my work for 9 instruments for Ensemble MidtVest was completely untitled until the last bar. Then it dawned on me that the titlelessness was a natural result of the music's vo…

Arrangeur: Jerry Willard. Par SANZ GASPAR. Gaspar Sanz was one of the most celebrated guitarists and composers of his time. In 1674 he published a method for the baroque guitar. This method has been lauded by guitar aficionados and serves as a significant historic work. Written in Old Spanish with the tablature system of its day, this method has only been available to the few who would meticulousl…

Cela fait 100 ans qu'Ortofon existe, et c'est bien l'une des rares companies internationales à pouvoir le fêter ! Pour cette occasion spéciale, la marque originaire du Danemark a décidé de publier son livre « collector » à destination du grand public qui retrace l'histoire d'ortofon depuis son lancement en 1918 jusqu'à aujourd'hui, et qui met en lumière son savoir-faire. A CENTURY OF ACCURACY …

Troy, le capitaine de l'équipe de basketball, et Gabriella, une jeune fille timide douée en mathématiques, partagent une passion secrète pour le chant. Malgré leurs différences, ils décident d'unir leurs forces pour participer à la comédie musicale de leur lycée, se heurtant à l'ordre social établi. A force de volonté et de détermination, ils réussiront à convaincre les autres étudiants et à aller…

An attractive addition to the wedding/civil ceremony choral repertoire, 'Make not a bond of love' is an approachable motet of around 3 minutes duration featuring Todd's characteristic lush harmonies and expert vocal writing. The text by Kahlil Gibran tells of the joys of love, but also of the need for individuality in a relationship.This work is also appears in the Concerts for Choirs volume Confe…

Over the Rainbow is a standard that has become forever associated with its most famous interpreter, Judy Garland. Her troubled adult years only added poignancy to her guileless interpretation of the song, preserved on celluloid in The Wizard of Oz when she was seventeen. The song would also do something similar for Eva Cassidy whose 1992 version brought her posthumous fame almost a decade later. A…

Over the Rainbow is a standard that has become forever associated with its most famous interpreter, Judy Garland. Her troubled adult years only added poignancy to her guileless interpretation of the song, preserved on celluloid in The Wizard of Oz when she was seventeen. The song would also do something similar for Eva Cassidy whose 1992 version brought her posthumous fame almost a decade later. A…

Par VANCE GEORGE / COSTANZI ANNETTE. It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire is the first English language method for beginning Double Bass to incorporate the innovative division of the Bass fingerboard into six positions, developed by renowned French bassist Fran?ºois Rabbath in his three volume Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse. Mr. …

Nymphea Reflection is a work by renowned composer Kaija Saariaho, arranged for String Orchestra. Commissioned by the Schleswig Holstein Festival, it was first performed on the 16th of August 2001 in Elmshorn, Germany by Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by John Axelrod.Saariaho states that the starting point for Nymphea Reflection came from the idea of arranging her string quartet Nymphea. Originall…

Serge Rachmaninov (1873-1943), l'un des pianistes légendaires de son époque, a pris sa place dans l'histoire de la musique en tant que compositeur émérite. Figure incontournable du romantisme russe tardif, ses ?uvres attrayantes sont connues dans le monde entier pour leur intense lyrisme et leur vivacité. Cette collection complète de chansons de Rachmaninov pour voix et piano comprend toute la m…

Des compilations par artistes ou thèmes arrangés pour pianistes débutant (3 ans de piano) avec mélodies vocales en main droite et les paroles complètes. Retrouvez 13 titres incontournables de Bob Dylan. Titres : All Along The Watch Tower - Blowin' In The Wind - Forever Young - I Shall Be Released - If Not For You - It Ain't Me Babe - Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Lay, Lady, Lay - Make You Feel My Lo…

Par MORLOT ROMAIN. Le French Guitar Cook Book est une super antisèche pour guitaristes. Découvrez des centaines de gammes et modes, dans toutes les tonalités et toutes leurs positions sur le manche, harmonisés en accords. Et ce, sans solfège. (Ecrit en Français ET Anglais). The French Guitar Cook Book is a super cheatsheet for the guitar player. Discover hundreds of scales and modes, in every key …