In 1839 Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879) wrote Violoncelloschule f³r den ersten Unterricht (Violoncello School for Preliminary Instruction), Op. 60. The method has remained a staple of teaching literature ever since. As an appendix to this work, Kummer composed several duets of increasing difficulty that can be paired with the topics and exercises learned in the lessons. As cello technique chan…

A Comprehensive And Practical Guide. Par . Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presentation of the essential techniques and materials of jazz arranging. Authors Mike Tomaro and John Wilson draw upon 50 years of combined teaching experience to bring you a book that addresses all of the basic needs for beginning arrangers. Topics include counterpoint/linear writing, jazz harmony, c…

Claude Debussy's Douze Etudes (Twelve Studies) for piano were written during the summer of 1915, a period in the composer's life filled with intense creativity. This scholarly edition, edited by Dr. Stewart Gordon, has been carefully researched from autographs and first editions. Discrepancies between sources are mentioned in footnotes. In prefatory matter, Dr. Gordon discusses Debussy's playing, …

Par . Cette nouvelle publication de la collection Schirmer?s Giant Book Series regroupe 31 pièces incontournables du répertoire classique pour violon, issues de quinze compositeurs différents. Le recueil offre plus de 250 pages pour étoffer la librairie musicale de chaque violoniste à un excellent rapport qualité-prix. Adapté aux musiciens de niveau intermédiaire à avancé, ce volume comprend égale…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. The Fellowship est un hommage musical à l’amitié et à la camaraderie symbolisé par deux thèmes qui s’alternent et se complémentent. Au travers de ces chansons populaires issues de deux municipalités jumelées, l’une en Normandie et l’autre en Rhénanie-Palatinat (Allemagne) cette composition a bouclé leur lien d’amitié pour l’éternité. / Niveau : 2.5 / Date parution : 1905-07-10…

Composé entre 1830 et 1831, ce Nocturne en mi bémol majeur de Frédéric Chopin est le morceau favori de tous les jeunes pianistes. Son charme mélodique, sa simplicité strophique, sa brièveté et sa relative facilité d'exécution l'ont rendu célèbre à travers le monde. Chopin y adopte le ton de la confidence et développe le thème principal de manière fort expressive, sans renier ses influences directe…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve Your Sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. S…

Par UNDATA SYLVIA. Cet écrit est un support de regard sur notre société, ses dérives et ses manques, que bien des élèves en difficulté incarnent et hurlent. L’école, et particulièrement ses enfants en souffrance, reflètent les risques du tout financier, des injonctions incessantes à consommer, de celles, intenables, de réussite par un rang social dit « supérieur », ainsi que de la perte d’une haut…

Par . This volume from the series Music from Chopin's Land includes three (differing in terms of form and style) works by Polish composers for a piano duo. These compositions, dedicated for students aged 14-16 and amateur pianists, shall help acquaint them with the issues of a piano duo and the charm of four-hand piano playing. Four-hand piano playing poses an exceptional challenge. It develops a …

12 Pop-Hits in Easy Arrangements with additional 2nd part. Des chansons pop faciles à jouer ! ' des chansons célèbres dans des arrangements faciles ' pour un ou deux instruments ' pistes audio play-along incluses Après des débuts remarquables, la nouvelle collection play-along présente dans son deuxième volume une sélection encore plus variée : ceux qui aiment les hits actuels de la pop, …

Composed in 1809-10, Beethoven's Sonata op. 81a expresses his very personal feelings. He titled its three movements 'Das Lebewohl? (The Farewell), 'Die Abwesenheit? (The Absence) and 'Das Wiedersehn? (The Return) in reference to the hasty departure of his good friend and patron Archduke Rudolph of Austria who fled Vienna with the imperial family on 4 May 1809 to escape Napoleon's approaching troop…

Par SCARLATTI DOMENICO. Considéré aujourd’hui comme l’un des grands compositeurs de clavier de l’histoire de la musique, Domenico Scarlatti est également le tout premier virtuose du clavier. Comme les deux volumes précédents d’oeuvres choisies de Scarlatti (HN 395, 451), cette sélection contient 24 sonates issues de différentes périodes créatrices de son oeuvre et offre ainsi une vision globale de…

Par . Learning the piano, particularly at a very young age, can be a collaborative experience between student and teacher. The piano teacher is in a unique position to directly influence musical development through the use of teacher/student duets – pianists of almost every age and stage of development attest to the fact that ensemble playing is one of the most stimulating of all musical experien…

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