Orchestra and concert promoters long for a public that is excited by music and curious about the modern repertoire. Today there are many ways to awaken this excitement. Musicians as well as music educators are forming new alliances to bring young people and adults into close contact with music.Listening Lab is a new series that offers practical and inspiring approaches for children, young people a…

Brahms had already announced his ?retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld's much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms conceived an alternate version of the works…

These pocket-sized swatch-packs are great for quick reference at home or on the go. Each Notecracker contains 70 handy reference cards, printed on both sides for quick access to chord diagrams, general music theory, jokes, quotes or snippets of musical trivia. Notecracker Blues Harmonica teaches you the techniques you need to begin to play the C Harmonica and how to use these techniques to play th…

To General George Washington. Par CURNOW JAMES. The grand and energetic opening, contrasting styles, careful attention to articulations, and rich harmonies make this one sound more advanced than it actually is. Consider using Heroic Tribute as the opening piece for your young band festival performance. The easy but bright and colorful Percussion, along with excellent use of the Woodwind and Brass …

Ed. Critica A Cura Di Matteo Giuggioli. Par RICCI FRANCESCO PASQUALE. Francesco Pasquale Ricci straddled two worlds: Italy, his homeland, where he received his education and where he had his first professional experiences, and Europe, which would be the stage of his bold artistic affirmation and the consolidation of a vast and complex network of personal relationships. Ricci’s European excursion, …

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Tonalité : F-Dur - Hob. Xxii:1. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Despite all of its folk-line simplicity of melody, Haydn's first mass contains a pious note that, just like its youthful verve, still was to hold fascination for him in his late years when, in 1805, he re-orchestrated his first work. The first version of the mass is considered to have been composed in 1749 or 1750. It was around the same time …

This collection of French Songs and Choruses includes a wealth of original choral music by French composers, as well as many wonderful arrangements of some of the greatest French songs ever composed. Suitable for Mixed-Voice Choirs of all sizes and abilities, this is the perfect collection for finding new performance pieces, but would work equally well as a complete concert programme. The selecti…

Easy To Intermediate Arrangements. The present booklet contains a sheet music collection of pieces from the chorale literature of the Renaissance and the Romantic period and is intended for group instruction. Concerted vocal music is particularly well suited for the flute ensemble, since when playing the flute the melodic quality is - similar to singing - essentially based upon breathing. This ena…

Rockschool is about playing the styles of music you enjoy. The specially written tunes develop the key skills, styles and techniques you need so you can play the hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Rockschool packs include full notation and TAB plus backing tracks on a CD featuring top musicians. Students are encouraged to be creative with the Rockschool tunes - so feel free to improvise a…

Based on the requirements of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Scale Shapes is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress, which uses a new diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. The unique Keyboard Diagrams provide a system which allows the student to concentrate exclusively on the physical shapes of the technical exercise and in consequenc…

3rd Edition. Par . Trusted by hundreds of teachers since 2001, Scale Shapes is the popular, diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. Based on the new ABRSM syllabus, this fully revised and updated third edition is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress. ' BASED ON THE NEW ABRSM SYLLABUS ' UNIQUE KEYBOARD DIAGRAMS make playing scales easy; left- and right-ha…

Tonalité : F-Dur - Hob. Xxii:1. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Despite all of its folk-line simplicity of melody, Haydn's first mass contains a pious note that, just like its youthful verve, still was to hold fascination for him in his late years when, in 1805, he re-orchestrated his first work. The first version of the mass is considered to have been composed in 1749 or 1750. It was around the same time …

Par HARRIS PAUL. The Complete Practice Workbook has been produced in association with The Musician's Union and offers teachers and players a must-have resource that supports every aspect of instrumental practice. For every lesson, it includes: a diary to record the lesson highlights, review practice outcomes and note down any resources or issues to address in the next lesson - a Simultaneous Lear…

Par ANDRASCHEK SIEGMUND. The title of the piece speaks for itself.The composition 'Tango” lends itself to being performed within the framework of young soloists' competitions and can, in general, also be used in exams. For professional musicians, it might be the ideal complement to the second set of their recital programme. The arrangement at hand is suitable for many different instruments./ Réper…