After a twelve-year interval, Dvo?ák once again turned his attention to the string quartet in summer 1893. He had been musical director in New York since autumn 1892 and spent the summer in Spillville (Iowa) where a group of Czech immigrants had settled, thus making him feel at home. The beautiful natural surroundings led him to write this unconventional string quartet in the tradition of Beethove…

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. One of the world's most beloved symphonic compositions, Scheherazade is a shimmering, evocative musical treatment of the legend of the sultan's wife who staved off certain death by entertaining her husband with fascinating stories for 1001 nights. Imbued with exotic Near Eastern moods and the subtle flavour of Russian folk music, this lyrical masterpiece - a staple of …

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

Béla Bartók crowned his Mikrokosmos published in 1940 with Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. On the one hand, they reflect manifold influences of Balkan folk music on the composer's oeuvre and, on the other hand, they are among frequently played concert pieces, such as the Allegro barbaro or the Ostinato for example. The musical text of this separate edition is based on the world's first urtext edit…

Argentine Folk Tunes for Flute présente une collection de belles pièces arrangées pour flûte solo avec accords pour les instruments d'accompagnement, tirés de la riche tradition de la musique argentine .. auteur interprète hautement considéré et professeur Ros Stephen fournit des notes sur toutes les pièces, en expliquant leur origine et l'histoire. Le volume est accompagné d'un CD avec un enregis…

Ecossais Folk Tunes présente une collection de belles pièces pour piano solo tirées de la riche tradition de musique folklorique écossaise. Auteur expérimenté et arrangeur Barrie Carson-Turner présente des notes sur toutes les pièces, en expliquant leur origine et leur histoire. Le volume est accompagné d'un CD avec un enregistrement de tous les airs. Traductions de tous les textes allemands et fr…

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos…

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos…

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos…

Par LAURIDSEN MORTEN. Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric 'Sa nuit d'ete,” several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are …

Fatigué des arrangements vieux mêmes ? Vous voulez donner à vos élèves quelque chose de simple pourtant gratifiant de jouer ? Carol Barratt crée des pièces faciles qui sont créatifs, idiomatique, simple pourtant faire plaisir à jouer et qui auront vraiment élèves écoute et effectuant musicalement, dès le début. Les pièces de ' Bravo ! Flûte ' prendre l'élève progressivement par le biais de l'école…