from Suite Troileana. Par PIAZZOLLA ASTOR. En 1975, Astor Piazzolla compose son émouvante Suite Troileana, à la suite du décès du célèbre bandonéoniste, grand interprète du tango et compositeur argentin, Aníbal Troilo, qui fut le mentor de ses débuts. Zita est le deuxième mouvement de cette composition en quatre tableaux. Suite Troileana est une oeuvre fougueuse, émouvante et nostalgique ; des tra…

Par SCHRADIECK HENRY. Henry Schradieck chose the modest designation 'studies' for his exercises. Their musical substance, however, goes far beyond that of a study. They are character pieces which get their captivating musical expression particularly from the harmonic progression and expressive melodic lines while the rhythm remains relatively consistent to maximize the effect of practising. The pi…

Kantate Zum 4. Advent. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s cantata BWV 132 was written for the 4th Sunday in Advent, and the autograph score is dated 1715. It was composed while Bach was at Weimar, to a libretto by the Weimar Court Preacher Salomon Franck. Its subject matter is the testimony of John the Baptist addressed to the Christian community and to individual believers. Since the original conc…

From the popular setting of the 'Morning Canticles in B Flat' , Charles Villiers Stanford's Jubilate Deo In B Flat Op.10 is for SATB Choir with Organ accompaniment. This freshly engraved edition includes three staves to the Organ part and a paragraph explaining the historical background and context of the work. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur

from Sing 2. Par STRUTS THE / HOLT JACK (Arr.). Originally recorded in 2013 by English rock band the Struts, this driving hit has continued its rise in popularity through usages in TV and advertising. It was most recently performed by Halsey in the hit movie Sing 2. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Répertoire / Fanfare

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. ‘Toccata Festiva’ was commissioned in 1994 by the Dutch Brass Band Championships. The wind band version was made a year later by the composer himself. Historically speaking, the toccata is considered to be one of the first independent instrumental forms for keyboard instruments. Originally the toccata was typically more or less improvised, later this musical form was given a…

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…

Par WILLIAMS JOHN. In a career that's spanned over five decades, composer John Williams has scored fewer than five Westerns which, judging from his exemplary work on this 1972 score The Cowboys, seems something of a shame. Williams offers up a robust, brassy score that the composer hopes 'people will find genuine pleasure in'. Brass Band Grade 5: 1st Section Duration: 6 minutes/ Recueil / Brass Ba…

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano v…

Par TYSHAWN SOREY. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association for a world premiere by the LA Phil New Music Group in January 2019, Tyshawn Sorey's gently tolling chamber work For Fred Lerdahl is dedicated to the elder composer on the occasion of Lerdahl's retirement. Sorey credits Lerdahl as one of two teachers who helped him to find his own voice as a composer. A single, 13-minute m…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Blues to the MAX! With lots of drive and down home blues harmonies, KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES will latch on to your audience for keeps. Very accessible to Grade 2 1/2 bands, this is one of the most enjoyable pieces you’ll find for any level of ability. If you have a kickin’ drumset player, so much the better. Every section has gratifying parts to play, and the easy mixed-meter sec…

An amazing selection from VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Rock and Roll, arranged for solo Horn.Includes the songs: All Along the Watchtower, All Shook Up, American Pie, Beat It, Blowin' in the Wind, Blue Suede Shoes, Bohemian Rhapsody, Born to Be Wild, Born to Run, Bridge over Troubled Water, California Dreamin', Dream On, Every Breath You Take, Fire and Rain, Free Bird, Gloria, Good Vibrations, Gre…

Par VALENS RITCHIE. Ritche Valens was the first nationally recognized Latino rock'n' roll star. He had a meteoric rise to fame in a career that lasted barely eight months, before his tragic death along with Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and pilot Roger Peterson, in a plane crash north of Clear Lake, Iowa. Ritchie's unique guitar style and high-energy performances and his hits Come On, Let's Go, Donn…

Selections from the Student Repertoire. Par BARBER BARBARA. / Études et exercices / Recueil / Violon et Piano

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Many anecdotes surround String Quartet op. 131: Beethoven is said to have considered it to be his finest quartet and of his late period works, the one dearest to his heart. It is also believed that the composer invested so much of himself in it: his ailing health, the social isolation brought about by his deafness and the suicide attempt of his nephew Karl. In addition it…