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 COHEN MARY. Favourite carols and festive tunes have here been creatively arranged for the beginner quartet (Grade 1?2 ) by the ever-resourceful Mary Cohen. From the more solemn to the extremely boisterous, these arrangements explore a wide range of musical styles as well as many interesting string effects (including simple harmonics, col legno, pizzicato and tremolo). Conscious of the limited …

Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke, Op. 1, Humoresker, Op. 6, Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7, and many others. Content :
Four Pieces [Vier Stücke], Op. 1 (dedicated to E. F. Wenzel)
I. Allegro con leggerezza
II. Non Allegro e …

Par HARRIS PAUL. Improve your Aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities, boxes to fill in and practice exercises, this workbook with CD focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected, a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing, clapping, play…

The Electronic Keyboard Collection is an exciting exploration of music especially arranged for the beginner keyboard player. Each of the pieces are selected, edited and arranged by Trinity College’s experienced electronic keyboard examiner Jeremy Ward. The books have a fabulous range of pop classics to classical hits together with folk music, songs from the shows and a smattering of original piece…

Calland Deborah (Editor). Par CALLAND DEBORAH. Expand your musical scope and your performance repertoire in new worlds of expression with a special selection of 14 contemporary works, all written by some of today's celebrated composers. Here's your chance to learn some music by real, living composers - not just those only known by their surnames who dies long ago! The musical styles are diverse an…

Chorale Settings - Praeambula. Par PRAETORIUS JACOB. Jakob Praetorius, who was born in Hamburg on 8 February 1586, studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck 1602-1603 and was organist at the church of St Peter in Hamburg from 1603-1651. This edition contains seven chorale settings and three Praeambula (in C, D and F)./ Recueil / Orgue

Kantate Zum Reformationsfest (In Der Bearbeitung Von Wilhelm Friedemann Bach). Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The present cantata draws on two of Bach’s earlier works. The original form was the cantata 'Alles, was von Gott geboren' [Weimar 1715, BWV 80a]. A second version [BWV 80b] was written between 1727 and 1731 in Leipzig. The instrumentation of movements 1 and 5 come from a later adaptation by Wi…

Now more than ever, the ability to sight-read fluently is an essential part of the training of musicians on an instrument. This workbook is designed to help overcome the nerves that can cause sight-reading problems by giving sound technical advice and confidence boosting tips. Step-by-step it helps the violinist to build up a complete picture of each piece, first through rhythmic and melodic exerc…

From the bestselling author of Improvising Blues Piano, Exploring Jazz Piano 1 and 2 and Exploring Latin Piano comes a collection of new blues, boogie and gospel repertoire for solo piano. The collection is ideal for pianists looking to explore these styles in more depth, or those looking to expand their musical horizons.Chord symbols are provided for each tune to aid improvisation and the book co…

Par SMITH SAM. All 17 songs from the album, arranged for piano, voice and guitar, with chord symbols, guitar chord frames and full lyrics./ Recueil / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

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 SPARKE PHILIP. This collection will provide fanfares for any occasion: concert opener, presentation ceremony or celebrations of all kinds. The variety of styles and durations (from ten seconds to two minutes) will ensure you will always find the right fanfare for the right moment. / Niveau : 4 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Sinfonia. Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Sinfonia from the cantata 'Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ'/ Répertoire / Basson, 2 Violons, 2 Altos et Basse Continue ou Vi

Symphonic Series. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In partnership with Oxford University Press and authorized by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, this major new initiative brings the incredible catalog of Ralph Vaughan Williams to the wind band community, with scholarly transcriptions by leaders in wind band composition. Titles in the Symphonic Series come from treasured major orchestral works by…