Par MILHAUD DARIUS. French composer and teacher, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded, Jacob's Dreams being no exception. Milhaud 's compositions are influenced by jazz and polytonality, as exemplified in Jacob's Dreams. Composed in 1949, Jacob's Dreams is a dance suite, written for Oboe, Violin, Vi…

szenische Kantate. Par GRAMSS KNUT. A royalist French peasant happens upon a picturbook cheese. Of course, he wants to bring it to the king, which is a difficult undertaking, given the long distance and the need to preserve the condition of the cheese… The happy ending is never in doubt. The unison choir has quite a bit to do, but the text and melodies are quick to learn… the musical accompaniment…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost received the commission for this work from the ‘Orchestre d’Harmonie du Val d’Aoste’ and dedicated the composition to Lino Blanchod, the conductor of the orchestra. The first performance was on 26th January 1997 by the orchestra itself and under the direction of the composer. This extensive symphonic poem depicts the atmosphere and history of the autonomous…

Par BASHUNG ALAIN. Songbook de 'Fantaisie Militaire?, album mythique d'Alain Bashung. Toutes les chansons de l'album sont en partitions pour piano, voix et paroles complètes, diagrammes d'accords personnalisés pour la guitare et tablatures des principaux motifs. Le recueil comprend également le récit passionnant de la genèse de l'album, sous la plume de Bertrand Dicale, spécialiste de la chanson f…

Par HANSEN JONATHAN. Included are photos depicting the most common chords today's pianist/keyboardist will ever need to know to play country music - each shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. A handy graphic illustrating the location of the notes, a list of note names, and the most commonly used chord symbol are all provided. Chords are listed by the circle of fifths. A lis…

Trilogie Sacrée. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The history of the composition of the oratorio is odd: the kernel of this three-part work were the movements from the middle section, the “Flight to Egypt, ” which Berlioz composed on a whim in 1850 and which he passed off as the work of a baroque composer whose existence he himself had invented. In 1854 the triptych, which was completed with the parts entitled…

20 Progressive pieces with Piano Accompaniment. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke’s Skilful Solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first book in the series Starter Solos this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tail…

Par YI XU. Guo Feng, Chansons des Royaumes, titre de la 1ère partie du livre des odes qui est apparu il y a plus de 2500 ans, recueille 305 pièces de vers, chansons d'amours ou hymnes religieux. Guo Feng fait dialoguer le Qin, instrument aux sonorités sèches de cordes pincées, mais aussi aux sonorités frottées, étranges, immatérielles, auxquelles s'adjoignent les sons tenus et lyriques du violonce…

Par GRIFFIN FRAN. Snow Gum by Fran Griffin for Two Flutes and Guitar. Alto and Bass Flutes are required for the performance of this piece. From the composer: 'In the wilderness of the Australian Alps, there is only one tree, the Snow Gum (eucalyptus pauciflora) that lives above 1600 metres. Snow Gums are experiencing severe dieback, caused by attack by a native beetle. Strangely, the beetle and th…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Tale as Yet Untold was commissioned by the Cory Band for the European Brass Band Championships in Linz, Austria, 2010, and their winning performance gave them a hattrick of victories at the competition. The theme of this impressive work, which is set in three movements, is one that recurs again and again throughout the music of Philip Sparke, the power of the human spirit to o…

Oratorio in three parts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. In quite characteristic fashion for the times, Handel's opera ; Alessandro looks at various episodes in the life and rule of Alexander the Great (356 323 BC). This legendary warrior and military commander conquered large parts of the world before meeting an untimely end at the age of 32. A central conflict in Handel's opera is Alessandro being …

This four-language dictionary of music contains more than 4000 terms and is intended for musicians, teachers, students and amateurs who wish to understand and use specialist foreign terms. The book is not academic in scope- it is based on practical experience, derived from the examination of directions given on a large number of orchestral scores, piano pieces and transcriptions, and instrumental …

Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Avec ce travail, Pachelbel, qui est né à Nuremberg, créé une des pièces orchestrales plus populaires de la période baroque. Dans le canon, deux des formes contrapuntiques plus strictes sont combinées : les parties de trois violon forment un vaste canon avec des entrées de la distance de deux bars. Pour cela, une basse de sol (ostinato de basso) a été ajoutée répéter sa formul…

Using the Easy Keyboard Library's simple chord diagrams you can easily find the right notes for each chord and play them in any inversion. The chords are transposed for every note of the scale and pictured in the easy-to-read diagrams, familiar to Easy Keyboard Library users. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Clavier Electronique

Three Cantatas with Recorder Edited by Barbara Sachs For soprano (d'-a''), two recorders and bc Augellin, vago e canoro Filli, tu sai s'io t'amo Mentre Clori la bella Augellin, vago e canoro, in D minor, has three da capo arias, all in triple metres, separated by recits. The recorders introduce or echo the voice in the first aria, and conclude the second aria which is without them, and …