Version of the Cellist Wilhellm Fitzenhagen-An homage of Tchaikovsky to the great admired example of Mozart and a challenge to the solo cellist: 'Rokoko-Variationen' the theme of which follows the style of 18th-century music closely demands a maximum of performing and technical brilliance from the solo cellist. The variations are musically connected by orchestral ritornellos which with regard t…

Björk Guðmundsdóttir is one of the key recording artists of the 21st century. Moving effortlessly between disciplines and genres so fluidly it would shame David Bowie, Björk has tackled neo-classical, showtunes, house, pop, indie as well as acting (winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Dancer In The Dark) and creating a visual template for her work that is staggeringly r…

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…

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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…

with Sir David Willcocks and Friends Hardback-Told in a series of interviews with Sir David Willcocks with reflections from a role-call of eminent composers musicians and friends this book presents a portrait of a highly gifted musician whose leadership decency and humanity have inspired many to follow his example and live a life in music. Includes CD with many of Sir David's famous recordin…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Earth, Water, Sun, Wind is a four movement work with the unifying theme of these four elements. The music varies from being purely descriptive of the movements’ titles to specific sound painting - Earth, for example, is pure music and non programmatic whereas Sun attempts to paint a specific sound picture. The Symphony as a whole concerns itself with man’s relationship with thes…

Mastering The Symmetrical Diminished Scale-Take your improvisations 'outside' with the amazing symmetrical diminished scale! Renowned guitarist and teacher Chris Buono takes you on a comprehensive exploration deep inside this versatile octatonic scale providing loads of playing examples fingering patterns licks and detailed breakdowns to study and practice. In addition Buono demonstrates every…

Bach: Complete Organ Works Vol. 1 Preludes and Fugues I - with CD-ROM - ed. by David Schulenberg As close as possible to Bach In his ?Preludes and Fugues,? Johann Sebastian Bach made decisive contributions to the development of this genre tradition. The importance of this work group in his own organ oeuvre is confirmed by the many transmitted sources: hardly any autographs, but all the more…

Build your guitar strumming skills with this excellent book and video teaching system! Learning your first chords is easy with How to Strum Chords on Guitar because it walks you through simple chord fingerings on three strings first - then four strings, five strings, and finally all six strings. You will build up your right-hand strumming technique as your fretting hand forms increasingly challeng…

Par MUSSORGSKY MODEST. The Russian composer Mussorgsky was for the most part self-taught. His contemporaries were not always enthusiastic about the innovations in his music and accused him of lacking technique. Today, however, Mussorgsky is considered the innovator of Russian music par excellence. Although he gained fame primarily as a composer of operas and songs, Mussorgsky also wrote a number o…

Par CORP RONALD. Among the UK's most noted choral composers and conductors, Ronald Corp does not hesitate to bring his own musical vision to a much-loved poem by the sixteenth-century lutenist songwriter and 'Doctor of Physick' Thomas Campion, following the example not only of Campion himself but also of Charles Wood and Hubert Parry. Eschewing the manner of Parry's resonant polyphony for a simple…

Par FISHER KATHERINE / KNER JULIE-HAGUE. Piano Safari for the Older Student Level 2 builds on the foundation established in Level 1. Students continue to increase their musicianship skills through the study of Reading, Rote, and Challenge Pieces, Technique, Sight Reading, and Theory. Repertoire and Technique Level 2 contains newly composed pieces alongside favourite selections from Repertoire Book…

Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. With his Capriccio Sinfonico, SC 55, Giacomo Puccini completed his studies in 1883 at the Milan Conservatory. It is the most extensive of his three orchestral works and also his last. Apart from occasional smaller works, thereafter he dedicated himself only to opera. Nonetheless, the Capriccio Sinfonico plays an important role in Puccini’s oeuvre, not only as a source of motiv…

For Tenor Sax And Piano-Charles Gounod's restful melody soars over J.S. Bach's famous prelude. Gonoud was one of France's best composers if a little undervalued at the end of the nineteenth century before his interest in Religious and Sacred compositions waned. This piece is a prime example of his interst in ealier forms of music. This version has been faithfully if not wonderfully arranged for…