Par CURNOW PAUL. Colorful lights, shining candles, sparkling bulbs, gifts beautifully wrapped and friends coming to visit. And with the friends come music, merry singing and joyous carols resounding through the house. When you think about and sing along to Good King Wenceslas and God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, you can scarcely sit still. Then when Jingle Bells is heard, it seems as though you shou…

10 Duets. Par DIVERS AUTEURS (ARR.IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY). A violinist and a cellist having fun together! Whoever heard of such a thing? But that is exactly what Alexey Igudesman has provided for in his 'Violin and Violoncello and More”. He has responded to popular demand and arranged - no, recreated! - duets from his previous publications for two violins. These encompass many different styles but alwa…

Par RIEDEMANN PETER. Paso Bella is full of the typical fiery and melodic characteristics of the paso doble. The hot Spanish temperament can be heard from the opening themes in the minor key, as is usual in a paso doble, to the last bars of the trio. The trio is followed by an exuberant closing which will reverberate in the ears of both musicians and audience for a long time. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pas…

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Classic Series : Editiones Classicae Number of pages : 168 The studies of Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) stand alongside those of Fernando Sor, Matteo Carcassi, Dionisio Aguado and Ferinando Carulli as the staples of the didactic pieces by the first generation of classical guitarists. Giuliani was one of the most celebrated guitarists of his…

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…

The composer states:'Nightfall is an incantatory piece inspired by how light changes at the end of a day: the adding and subtracting of colours and shadow- the slowly building and diminishing dynamics- the shifting texture as the sun intensifies and then disappears over the horizon.Nightfall should be sung without vibrato so that the vocal colours and their translucent quality remain pure and clea…

10 rock classics - as you've never heard them before! Play Black Hole Sun as a gentle Bossa Nova - The Boys Are Back In Town as a rollicking boogie-woogie, or Eye Of The Tiger as a swinging waltz. Specially arranged and harmonized in an authentic jazz style by Christopher Hussey. Have a listen to some samples from the book: / Piano

This selection of arias, spanning many different eras and origins, has been devised as a collection of material for budding vocal students and ambitious amateurs. Not only including many standard repertoire pieces, this album also presents some rarely heard compositions. Whether intended for practicing different singing techniques in lessons or for performing in entrance examinations or concerts, …

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…

Arrangeur: Mark De-Lisser. Par DE-LISSER MARK. This arrangement of the timeless classic Stand By Me was written in the gospel style by Mark De-Lisser for the wedding of H.R.H. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the Chapel of Windsor Castle. It was performed by the Kingdom Choir, directed by Karen Gibson and heard by millions of people across the globe. For SATB choir and tenor soloist, this beautif…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. With final chorus 'An die Freude' (Ode to Joy) Between 1996 and 2000 Bärenreiter published scholarly-critical editions of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies edited by the first class musicologist Jonathan Del Mar. The editorial process was a huge undertaking because of the complex source situation regarding Beethoven's Symphonies culminating in the Choral Symphony which came dow…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

It's a fiesta for your basses in this colorful section feature that your students will love putting together. Carefully written to make your bass section sound their best, this piece written by Richard Meyer starts with 'Chiapanecas' (the famous Mexican 'Clapping Song') and segues into a clever 2/4 version of 'Cielito Lindo.' The two songs are then heard simultaneously, bringing this 'mini concert…

You know this Christmas carol, but you've never heard it like this before! Alan Billingsley's contemporary interpretation brings the traditional tune up to date. The SATB voicing sounds great a cappella, while a funky accompaniment works well to support the SAB and SSA. Bass and drums on the optional SoundTrax CD pump up the R and B groove, or add your own vocal percussion. / 3 Parties Mixtes

Book 1. Par SWINBURNE WILLIAM. (KS1-2:A1) Tonic Sol-fa in Class The New Curwen Method uses the principles of John Curwen in preparing to sing at sight but is in no way intended to revive Tonic-Sol-fa as a complete musical language. The essential preparation for reading notation is to develop the 'inner ear' and memory so that the note can be heard mentally before it is sung or played. The hand sig…