Here we have a typical minor blues in all 12 keys. Few chord progressions offer the freedom and variety of expression found in the minor blues progression. Great players have all approached this chord progression in a variety of ways from attacking each chord vertically in its pure form to playing horizontally ?across? the progression, usually with a blues or minor pentatonic scale, to taking all…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Chosen for this piece are prominent freedom songs of the civil rights movement, for when it was most needed, music brought inspiration and hope to the struggle. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS pays tribute to the leaders and participants of the civil rights movement, especially the children and young adults. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Grazyna Bacewicz realised at a very early age that her main purpose in life was to compose music. Already during the 1920s, as a student of Lódz Conservatoire, as part of her lessons in harmony and counterpoint, she made attempts at composing, in which she tried to resolve nagging technical problems and impart an artistically satisfying form to them. She grew up in an atmosph…

Last Christmas (Piano/Voice/Guitar) George Michael / Wham! Last Christmas is a festive romantic comedy film starring Emilia Clarke as a cynical Christmas store worker who keeps running into an overly-cheerful man (Henry Golding) and begins to fall for him. The film features the music of singer George Michael and Wham!, including Last Christmas and the previously unreleased track This Is How (We …

In Christmas Extravaganza, Book 2 Robert Vandall takes familiar songs and carols to a new level of pianism and creativity. The arrangements combine both fresh and familiar harmonies, unique melodic treatments, and interesting rhythms. Each piece is arranged with pianistic freedom appropriate to the song, yet stays comfortable in the hands while sounding impressive. / Piano

In 3/4, this moving piece provides a great opportunity for the use of slow bow strokes and cross-curricular study. The victory over the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia by the American Continental Army in 1781 signaled the end of the Revolutionary War. This original work by Todd Parrish remembers the heroic efforts of General Washington and the brave soldiers he commanded to forge a new nation…

The genre 'pastorale héroïque? is a legacy of the grand siècle of Louis XIV and in the 18th century it only rarely reached the stage. But in the second period of his career it became Rameau's preferred genre: the more unconventional world of shepherds and nymphs gave him greater freedom in terms of dramatic action, stage décor and musical virtuosity compared to the tragédie lyrique. This is demons…

A String Method for Class or Individual Instruction.. Par JOHNSON SHEILA. Young Strings in Action is a two-volume course in the fundamentals of string playing. Its two volumes, covering the first two years of instruction, constitute a complete manual of new ideas and proven techniques, enabling teachers to present in clear and concise terms the basic musical and technical skills necessary to play …

Series C, Vol. II. Par NOWOWIEJSKI FELIKS. The undeniable artistic value of Organ Symphony 2 - the freedom of narration with the discipline in forming the form, the originality of the harmonic solutions, and finally the skilful use of the qualities of the native church song - certainly encourages us to look close at this interesting representative of organ literature. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/…

24 Übertragungen aus Werken von J.S. Bach. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Our edition is based on Fritz Schindlers 24 transcriptions of works by Bach for flute solo from the year 1896. Long an essential part of every student flutists repertoire, this book features comprehensive studies in finger technique and stimulatingexercises in phrasing, articulation and dynamics thanks to the high musical qualit…

Gateway to Freedom March. Par MURTHA PAUL. / Niveau : 1.5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Aimed at total coordinative freedom for both hands and both feet, this book incorporates the left foot (hi-hat) as a fully independent fourth limb. / Batterie

Kantate Zum Sonntag Palmarum. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. This cantata belongs to the annual cycle “Musicalisches Lob Gottes in der Gemeine des Herrn' printed in 1744, from which the “Biblische Sprüche' [see p. 12] are also taken. As with the choruses, in the arias Telemann allows for a great deal of freedom in the forces employed, whether with regard to the octave ranges of the voices, or the opt…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Contrasting colors and stylistic shifts trace the historic events surrounding “the shot heard ‘round the world” in this challenging and significant new concert band work by Stephen Bulla. A rhapsodic adventure, NORTH BRIDGE PORTRAIT takes us from the merry atmosphere of the pre-revolutionary town through foreboding militant sounds. The fife-and-drum melody, “Washington’s March”,…