Norwegian Festival Overture. Par HALVORSEN JOHAN. The Norwegian Festival Overture was written for the grand opening of the National Theatre on September 1st, 1899. In the opening bars, one can virtually imagine the stage curtain being drawn aside, and the stage is revealed to the audience. The trumpets openly quote Peer Gynts return from Grieg's music to the play Peer Gynt. The main part of the ov…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. With its energetic impetus and imposing instrumentation, Concertino is certainly outstanding in the oeuvre of Árpád Balázs. Among his compositions for concert band, it is by far the most engaging and exacting work. Passing away and a will to live are simultaneously present in Concertino, which Árpád Balázs composed in memory of his beloved father. Its structure brings Liszt's Hun…

Become the featured soloist on twenty specially recorded arrangements of some fantastic hit songs from past and present! Part of the hugely successful Take The Lead series, this bumper edition gives you the opportunity to learn songs as diverse as Angels by Robbie Williams and Gershwin\'s Fascinating Rhythm , arranged as accessible Alto Sax solos with Guitar chord symbols. The music is complete wi…

No. 13 Recitative and Romanza. Par OFFENBACH JACQUES. Nicklausse's famous violin aria from the third act of 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann” ('The Tales of Hoffmann”) by Jacques Offenbach is now available in a separate edition. It includes a vocal score as well as a chamber music arrangement with solo violin. The aria can thus be performed by mezzo-soprano with one or two accompanying instruments. The edit…

Voici 5 pièces pour duo de saxophones, à jouer comme de la musique potentiellement dansante, donc avec une attention toute particulière et constante sur l'impulsion rythmique. Elles sont au départ écrites pour un instrument plutôt aigu en haut, soprano ou alto et un autre plutôt grave en bas, ténor ou baryton. Elles peuvent néanmoins s'adapter à des instrumentations plus surprenantes, de même que …

Masterworks for Violin Series for Violin and Piano. Par PAGANINI NICCOLO. Contains La Campanella, Op.7 and Moto Perpetuo, Op.11. Niccolò Paganini gave the premiere performance of his Second Violin Concerto at La Scala in Milan, 1827. The success of the performance was such that the last movement of the concerto was repeated. The subtitle of this movement is \'La Campanella\' (The little bell) beca…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. Five multi-movement trios for piano and two string instruments by Sibelius are known from the years 1883?1888. The ?large? trios, such as the Havträsk and Korpo Trio (JS 207, JS 209), were written for the classical piano trio scoring of violin, violoncello and piano. Apparently, Sibelius kept composing trios to play among his family and friends, having in mind to be one of the m…

Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann composed ; Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ (TvWV 1:612) for his cantata cycle of 1710& 11. Although scored without Brass Instruments or Timpani, the brilliant, festive mood of the second day of Christmas prevails. The opening chorale and the final chorus form a frame for the four solo arias of the main section (ATB). Here,…

Par SICILIANO MARIE-HELENE. Chaque volume contient 25 leçons progressives couvrant des connaissances demandées dans chacune des 4 premières années de formation musicale en lecture de notes, travail rythmique, travail chanté, travail de l'oreille et travail de théorie et d'analyse. D'autres part, ces ouvrages comportent aussi: des exercices complémentaires correspondant à des leçons bien précises, …

Par LAWRENCE PHIL. Warm-ups, technical exercises and studies are an essential part of all brass players' training - building stamina as well as establishing technique. Graded Exercises and Studies for Trumpet and Other Valved Brass Instruments is a tried and tested collection that presents core material for every stage of technical development: Forming a correct and secure embouchure Tonguing tech…

Ten Pieces for String Sextet. Par KOECHLIN CHARLES. With this edition, we present another part of the composition 'Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton' inspired by the film, Koechlin's homage to the film actress Lilian Harvey. From a total of 89 uninstrumented short pieces, some of them unfinished, the editor carefully assigned selected pieces to instruments which suit their character best. Ten charming…

Par COMBIER JEROME. (...) Hors: moyen de puiser dans les constructions internes d'un texte littéraire le possible d'une construction musicale, même quand ces deux mondes (littéraire, musical) n'ont rien à se dire. Crâne: d'où il ne sera jamais possible de nous extirper, n'ayant de liberté qu'à l'intérieur de ses limites - aussi grande que nous puissions imaginer cette liberté. Paysage du cerveau d…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. This exciting medley of American spirituals is sure to please! Mike Hannickel's carefully crafted THREE AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps young bands develop those all-important listening skills. They'll hear how each tune contrasts and complements the others when “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Who did Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah” all come together in rousing cou…

Drei kurzweilige Impressionen. Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. Dans le cadre du projet “La musique de Kurt Weill”, organisé à Leeuwarden (Pays-Bas) en 2006, Peter Kleine Schaars a donné une seconde jeunesse à plusieurs oeuvres que le compositeur allemand avait créées pour le Dreigroschen Orchester (L’Orchestre de quat’sous), un ensemble qu’il avait spécialement formé et dont il avait fixé l’instrumentat…

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. “Whizzing, growling and rattling – you can produce all kinds of sounds with the harp, not just the fairy-tale shimmer and glissandos that you first think of.” Lotta Wennäkoski composed Sigla for harp and orchestra (2021-2022) in close collaboration with the harpist Sivan Magen, to whom the concerto is dedicated. The title of the concerto, Sigla, has different meanings in diff…