Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…

The Christmas Praise Carols series features six compatible books that can be used alone or in any combination. The arrangements are designed to aid the flow of live congregational worship, and the level is suitable for amateurs and pros alike. Section numbers and lyric cues are included in each book so your musicians can play together easily. Use the audio tracks in lieu of a live band, or to enha…

Par O'REGAN TARIK. Tarik O’Regan’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra ‘Machine’ was commissioned by the Presteigne Festival in Wales where it was first performed by saxophonist Amy Dickson and the Presteigne Festival Orchestra conducted by George Vass in 2022. The piece is around 22 minutes in duration and comprises three movements which are linked by interludes for chamber forces…

for piano and woodwind quintet. Par JALBERT PIERRE. Wind Dances is in seven short contrasting movements, each containing dance-like rhythms, both slow and fast. Having two sons who both play the clarinet, I've heard many a woodwind quintet, so I've been wanting to write for the medium for quite a while. In this instance, I also added my own instrument, the piano. The work opens with a fast moveme…

Concert overture for orchestra, first performed in 2007 by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis. The Times described the five-minute piece as 'an irreverent deconstruction of the two big works heard earlier - the Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony and Mozart's Elvira Madigan Piano Concerto, K467[...]? Stomp ?went through all sorts of wacky distortions before being whisked, ceilidh-sty…

An arranegment for mixed chorus, of the Beatles favourite, orignally heard on the ground-breaking album Revolver . / Voix

Recorded in Prague with the Czech Symphony Orchestra. The CDs in these packs contain two versions of each selection: one with a singer, and one with orchestra accompaniment only. All books in the series contain historical and plotnotes about each opera, operetta or show, and piano/vocal reductions of the music. The singers heard on these recordings are top professionals from Covent Garden, English…

Par GAYE MARVIN / LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). Though initially written over 50 years ago, Marvin Gaye's plea for peace and understanding is a message that still resonates strongly and needs to be heard. This arrangement for string quartet by Robert Longfield maintains the original's easy cool and RandB rhythms in a format that allows modern-day students to find a way to bring some loving here today. …

This medley consists of three of the most popular Star Wars themes from the original trilogy by the great film composer, John Williams: 'Star Wars Main Theme,' 'May the Force Be with You,' and 'Darth Vader's Theme (The Imperial March).' Williams' compositions are instrumental to director George Lucas's trilogy, but even when heard outside of the films, his music is beloved and instantly recognizab…

This book contains 89 of the favorite tunes of Pauline Cato, a virtuoso of the Northumbrian pipes. This book and the accompanying recordings reflect the beauty and variety of the region-- haunting slow airs can be found alongside exciting reels and jigs. Also included are some of the oldest known Northumbrian tunes, along with some recently adopted tunes, some well-known songs, and, of course, tun…

Par HARRISON TOM. Tom Harrison's book How to Become a Film Composer gives up-and-coming composers the inspiration, information and the tools necessary to succeed in today's music for media industry. Harrison has spent years working on the front line in Hollywood, where he has held key positions on music teams for some of the world's most successful television shows. His own music can be heard all …

Geistliche Musik fu?r Mezzosopran, Flo?te, Harfe und Orgel. Par REDEL MARTIN CHRISTOPH. Martin Christoph Redel's Im Anfang - Geistliche Musik makes reference to biblical texts: 'Im Anfang war das Wort' [John 1, 1+14: In the beginning was the word], 'Ich hörte eine große Stimme' [Revelation 21, 3+4: I heard a loud voice] and 'Singet dem HERRN' [Psalm 96, 1-3: Sing to the LORD]. The third movement i…

Piano Quartet No. 1. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. Christian Jost spent the summer of 1987 in an Indian reservation in Arizona. Impressed by the foreign culture and deeply moved by the visit of a Native American burial site, he composed - apart from other works - the piano quartet 'Ritual Returning' in which Indian influences can be heard. Like many of his works, this vibrant work resembles a journey in whi…

Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Richer than ever – Rameau’s “Zoroastre” in the version of 1756. Opera in five acts. Rameau’s revised version of his opera “Zoroastre”, which could be heard and seen between 20 January 1756 and 26 March 1757 at the Académie royale de musique, was favourably received. Also from today’s point of view the work profits dramaturgically from many of the changes and seems altoget…