Par SIBELIUS JEAN. After preparing his Scenes historiques op. 66 for print in spring 1912, Sibelius had many grand plans but had to turn towards more profitable piano works first, due to his financial situation. Within only one month, he wrote the Three Sonatinas op. 67 in June 1912, which were published by Breitkopf already in November the same year. Although by his own accounts he did not like w…

Par JARRELL MICHAEL. I had already discovered texts from Gongora for some time in the bilingual edition of the Dogana, beautifully translated by Philippe Jaccotet. I found those poems were really rich, impossible to reduce to a single meaning. This is what drove me to use one of this author's sonnets at the time, in its original language, and to compose Eco for voice and piano. Recently, I discov…

The function of the bass player in rock music is multi-dimensional. In How to Create Rock Bass Lines, you'll explore common rock drum beats, popular rock chord progressions, and the scales and techniques you'll need to add melody to your playing. By combining all of these elements, you'll learn how to create bass lines that lock in with the drummer and complement the other instruments. You'll also…

Virtuoso jazz in classical form: Nikolai Kapustin is an excellent jazz pianist, arranger and composer. Suitable for pianists looking for technically demanding pieces between modern and jazz music which sound like highly skilled, yet notated improvisation. / Piano

Par NIX BRAD. Sing and Celebrate 10! honors the tenth anniversary of this outstanding series for sacred, younger elementary choirs! This special, multi-purpose volume contains 2 Mini-Musicals or 10 Stand-Alone Anthems for use throughout the church year. Each mini-musical provides five songs with age-appropriate scripts plus flexible suggestions for sets, props, staging, costumes, and cast assignme…

Written by Brett Morgen with Richard Bienstock, Cobain: Montage Of Heck is a true goldmine of exclusive material collected and created for the acclaimed documentary. Delving further into the interviews, art and photography used in the film, this book is the perfect companion piece to the definitive film on this genuine legend's life.Even if you haven't yet seen the film, or you've loved it and hav…

Paying tribute to great artists like Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Jan and Dean, here is an exciting, fast-paced piece in the style of classic 1960s surf rock. Easy eighth and quarter note rhythms and a focus on the first and second finger patterns make it approachable for beginners, and it's a fun way to apply lessons in reading G string notes. The optional drum kit part adds flair to the rock sty…

Yep, you guessed it---it's a funk chart. The groove is deep at 136 BPM, solos are written out for tenor and/or guitar, and lead trumpet range is to written A. Do you like chicken? (3:45) / Ensemble De Jazz

Bring each section of the choir down a different aisle to add a theatrical element to the opening of your program and highlight the antiphonal qualities of this piece. Built upon three accessible parts in all voicings, this madrigal-like fanfare is a perfect processional for the holiday season! / Choeur SAB

Par CURNOW JAMES. Commissioned by the Glenbard East High School Music Department of Lombard, Illinois in grateful appreciation for the 34 year teaching career of Ross Kellan and his tireless commitment to excellence in music education, where he led by example each and every day. A scintillating opener! The joyful spirit will light up your concert hall like fireworks as you set your next performanc…

Instrumental Play-Along. Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. Get ready to have a blast playing all the fun tunes from Disney's smash hit Encanto! These books feature instrumental solos with online recordings of both demonstration and professional backing tracks so you can practice and then take the lead and sound like a pro! Songs include: All of You · Colombia, Mi Encanto · Dos Oruguitas · The Family Madriga…

Featuring Easy Piano arrangements of 21 more Classical Favourites, this sheet music songbook will satisfy any beginner's desire to play the most popular and enduring classical pieces ever composed by the masters of the genre. These simple arrangements feature fingering guidance, song background notes and helpful performance hints.With some of the most beautiful classical music included here, this …

This book is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary (swing/bop/post-bop) that nails the changes and lays great on the horn. Think of Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. You can open the book to any page and just start pla…

Instrumental Play-Along. Par JOHN ELTON / ZIMMER HANS / RICE TIM. Nine instrumental solo arrangements with full demo and lovely accompaniment tracks so you can play along and sound like a pro! Songs include: Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Circle of Life - Hakuna Matata - He Lives in You - I Just Can't Wait to Be King - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Never Too Late - Spirit - Stampede. Audio is accesse…

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…