No. 2 The Little Land (Barcarolle). Par TREDICI DAVID DEL. From Del Tredici's Program notes: “In this traumatic post-9/11 world, I felt an urge to connect with, and even comfort, the youngest generation of budding musicians. Heart and felt are two words that directed my choice of texts: I wanted to tell something about myself, as well as about the joys of childhood . . . Stevenson's The Little Lan…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke a composé …the quest for peace… (…la quête de la paix…) à la demande de Jeff Slepak, directeur de l’Orchestre d’Harmonie de l’établissement d’enseignement secondaire Stevenson High School de Lincolnshire dans l’État américain de l’Illinois. L’oeuvre a été donnée en création mondiale par la formation dédicataire dans le cadre de la convention des professeurs de musi…

Five pieces of hommage on Ginger Rogers. Par KOECHLIN CHARLES. The films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were theinspiration for “Danses pour Ginger”. Koechlin (1867–1950) was especially fascinated by “Swing Time” (directed by George Stevens; USA, 1936) and between1936 and 1940 went to see this film seven times. The first two pieces are for piano solo and the remaining three for piano duet. A re…

Using a text from the Robert Louis Stevenson collection of poems titled 'A Child's Garden of Verses?, Mark has artfully captured the whimsy and wonder of this classic text. Poet Stevenson set the words from the perspective of a child and young people will quickly identify with both the words and the music. / Choeur SS Et Piano

Par HALL ALEX. Suitable to be sung as an Evensong anthem, this is a very simple and practical setting for Keyboard and Voice - which might be a solo soprano or treble, or unison - of a Victorian children's hymn that can still be found in numerous contemporary collections. Its flowing, unforced melody is an ideal counterpart to Sabine Baring-Gould 's words which, like the poems of Robert Louis Stev…

TRANSCRIPTIONS POUR PIANO SOLO. TITRES : THE BLACK STALLION THE CRADLE GRADUATION JOY LORETA AND DESIREE'S BOUQUET - PART 1 LONGING LULLABY NEW HOPE BLUES PRELUDE/CAROL OF THE BELLS REFLECTION STEVENSON THANKSGIVING THUMBELINA THE TWISTING OF THE HAY ROPE BAMBOO VARIATIONS ON THE KANON BY PACHEBEL THE VELVETEEN RABBIT WALKING IN THE AIR BUILDING THE SNOWMAN THE SNOWMAN'S MUSIC …

This arrangement of the '60s powerhouse Motown hit by Martha and the Vandellas is awesome! / Voix Mixtes

Ce recueil est une approche de la technique guitaristique du Finger Picking. Il propose l'étude de dix morceaux instrumentaux, écrits dans des genres musicaux variés : blues, ragtime, bluegrass, ballade, country-waltz... Ces dix morceaux sont extraits de deux CD Country Picking in Nashville - Vol.1 et Vol.2, tous deux enregistrés avec les plus grands musiciens de Nashville. Pour chaque titre, ce r…

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for Ji-nashi Shakuhachi (in D and A) and Double Choir. Par PANUFNIK ROXANNE. In 2005, ji-nashi shakuhachi player Kiku Day approached me to write a piece for her, as part of her mission to increase the use of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Western classical music. When she played to me, its warmth and huskiness seemed so spookily like a human voice that I decided an a cappella double cho…

Alfred Music proudly welcomes gifted composer Victor Johnson to our catalog with this warm choral setting. So beautifully melodic and expressive---this may be precisely the way Stevenson imagined his famous 'I will make you brooches' text. Cue-size notes in the SSA voicing offer optional opportunities for four-part divisi. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par PATTERSON MARK. Ce paramètre de texte de Robert Louis Stevenson est plein de mystère et de plaisir. Chorales Treble pourront profiter de cette pièce comme une introduction à la partie chanter, plein de possibilités d'enseignement et de la performance./ Feuillet / 2 Parties Voix Aigües a Cappella

Alfred Music proudly welcomes gifted composer Victor Johnson to our catalog with this warm choral setting. So beautifully melodic and expressive---this may be precisely the way Stevenson imagined his famous 'I will make you brooches' text. Cue-size notes in the SSA voicing offer optional opportunities for four-part divisi. / Choeur SAB