Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists religious and military leaders were sent in exile many years ago. The island has historically had a strong community of taiko drummers and as such the piece incorporates optional homemade taiko drums. Blackshaw writes: To capture the id…

Grades 3=-4-Composer's Description:Whether a student or a great artist the desire to make a beautiful sound is a constant in the life of any musician. Sound is the musician's voice the means of communicating an artistic vision to the audience and it should be the aim for children of any age or standard to be engaged in good tone production.The inspiration for writing these pieces came to me from…

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selec…

A young singers journey consists of six workbooks and accompanying audio CDs a booklet of sight-singing and warm-up exercises for each level and a laminated keyboard. Flash card masters designed to correlate with the material presented in eachworkbook are also available. Contact the publisher regarding further aids to the curriculum.Children learn at different rates and each child will approac…

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Alto Saxophone and E Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Missa aulica. Par BRIXI FRANTISEK XAVER. Brixi came from a widespread family of Bohemian musicians which included composers whose works were well known among rural communities. The present edition of this short mass [known as the “Missa aulica”], which is published here for the first time, is a typical example of this type of music: scored for a small ensemble, which makes only modest demands of t…

Music Minus One Vocals-An example vocal track plus a separate background track are provided for each song on the CD that accompanies this book featuring eight of the most powerful ballads made popular by the late Whitney Houston. Includes: Saving All My Love for You · The Greatest Love of All · You Give Good Love · All at Once · Didn't We Almost Have It All · One Moment in Time · I Have Noth…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Flute Concerto in G major K. 313 (285c) Flute Concerto in D major K. 314 (285d) Andante C major in K. 315 (285e) Mozart exhibited a special affinity with the woodwind family, writing prolifically for the instruments throughout his lifetime. This Urtext edition is based upon original manuscripts making it the ideal choice for both academic study and informed concert per…

'The Alchymist's Journal' gets its title from the book of the same name by American author Evan S. Connell. The book fictionalises a number of famous Alchemist’s writings each one developing another's thoughts thus continuing one idea but changing it subtly to provide a new view point or way of thinking. This process is in fact alchemical as one idea transmutes into another. This idea is …

Concerto for piano and orchestra. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K. 503. Piano Solo, Flute, Oboe (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (2), Trumpet (2), Kettledrum, Strings. The New Mozart Edition offers researchers a musicologically unimpeachable text based on all the available sources (first and foremost Mozart 's autograph manuscripts). At the same time, it also serves as an aid…

Guitar Solos By Howard Alden From The Film Sweet And Lowdown. Par HOWARD ALDEN. Sweet and Lowdown, Woody Allen's film from 1999, starred Sean Penn as the legendary, but fictitious jazz guitarist of the '30s, Emmett Ray. Emmett considered himself to be the second greatest jazz guitarist in the world next to Django Reinhardt. The versatile Howard Alden played all of the solo acoustic guitar parts fo…

Presents the Contradanzas Habaneras of Manuel Saumell (1817-1870) who has been called a 'Pioneer of the Cuban danza.' Originally written for the piano this collection of contradanzas is a good example of Saumell’sinnate sensitivity to the rhythms characteristic of Cuban Music. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Full Score and parts for Full Orch - 2.2.2.2 Ð 1.2.1.1, Strings, Timpani, Percussion (2 players). Par TROTTA MICHAEL JOHN. A new work for choir, brass quintet, organ, timpani and cymbals. This setting of the Gloria delivers a tapestry of melodic richness and rhythmic energy. A strong sense of architecture guides the listener through the three contrasting movements. Trotta?s work is a rare example …

Full Score-John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain Mexico and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach the Magnificat text is extended incorporating the fifteenth-century English poem 'Of a Rose' the prayers 'Sancta Maria' and the 'Sanctus' (set to the Gregorian chant of the Missa cum jubilo). The…

Cantata for tenor, bass, bass viola da gamba & b. c., edited by Cedric Lee. A rare example of a very successful French Baroque cantata with buffo character. Green Man Press