The Celle court organist Wolfgang Weßnitzer was a paragon of diligence when it came to compiling keyboard pieces. His collection, put together around 1662, is sure to impress the friends of early keyboard music and musicologists alike. It contains over 200 little pieces by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Heinrich Scheidemann - to name but the most famous composers - and was practically unknown until…

The Skye Steersman'S Song. Par REINSHAGEN FRANK. Song from the Hebrides. Compatible with clarinet and saxophone editions. Medium Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are - in a…

16 short and easy compositions with strong melodies. Par DEHNHARD TILMANN. Colours that mix, shades that change and rhythms that develop are just some of the aspects that make Dehnhard's compositions so special. The short, light miniatures are small, self-contained works of art with great melodic expressiveness, which are not only fun to work on in class, but also convincing on the concert stage. …

Par MC CASKILL MIZZY. Célèbres oeuvres magistrales dans cette collection comprennent : Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) et l'Andante, qui a servi à la musique thème du film Elvira Madigan. Ces oeuvres sont complétés par une sonate en fa (k. 13) pour flûte et piano écrite par Mozart comme un enfant prodige et son célèbre 'Twinkle' variations (douze variations sur ' Ah!, Vous dirai-je M…

Par KREISLER FRITZ. Apart from the collection of Classical Manuscripts composed by the violin virtuoso Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) which he had passed off as transcriptions of settings of old masters, the violinist published original works early on as well. Kreisler himself liked to play them as encore pieces, thus sweetening many a concert with this 'musical confectionery'. Famous tunes are, for e…

This stunning new collection features 20 previously unpublished piano works by Florence Price, ranging from intermediate to early advanced. Very little of her music was published in her lifetime (1887-1953) but hundreds of never-before seen manuscripts were found in 2009. While her music is firmly in the European tradition, influences of the American South and Black life are prevalent, as demonstr…

This encyclopedia of licks you need to know to play 5-string bluegrass banjo includes accompaniment (backup) licks, soloing licks, as well as basic music theory, the Numbers system, listening suggestions, and many complete solos, plus 119 audio tracks available online for download or streaming to help you learn how and when to play the licks. 14 bluegrass standards are used as examples showing how…

Du répertoire tous styles pour guitare, permettant de passer du jazz à la variété, de la variété au classique, en passant par les airs traditionnels du monde entier ou la musique de film. Chaque pièce est accompagnée de commentaires techniques, biographiques et historiques. Livre CD …

The popularity of Latin Jazz has been tremendous in recent years, and now this innovative play-a-long offers you these Charlie Parker originals in the Salsa/Latin Jazz style. This rhythmically unique treatment of Bird's beboop classics inspires whole new directions in your playing! A whole new way to think about the music of Bird! Mark Levine-piano David Belove-bass John Santos-Timbales and misc…

From the Musical A Little Night Music. Par SONDHEIM STEPHEN. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

The ukulele is becoming more and more popular, and more and more guitarists are getting involved with the 4-stringed little sister of the guitar.Especially for this group, the alternative tuning of the ukulele with a low G-string ( low G ) is interesting, because not only the range is enriched, but also the feeling of playing with a low string is very reminiscent of a guitar.The melody-chord playi…

for piano. Par LARCHER THOMAS. Smart Dust' devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) which are able to sense everything from light to vibrations. Thanks to new developments in silicon processing, these 'motes' are no larger than a sand grain even though they are provided with sensors, circuits, wireless communications and a power supply. They collect enormous amounts of data,…

Par CORNICK MIKE. 'The six pieces which make up this set were composed over a number of years and explore a range of styles. Characteristic Pieces is a collective title which has been used by many composers, especially of the Romantic period, for a group of shorter piano compositions which are held together by a common factor. In this instance, however, the term 'characteristic' has been applied s…

Par LENNY BREAU. La fin Lenny Breau était admiré dans le monde entier pour ses talents de jazz fingerstyle complexe. La première partie de ce texte/CD contient atelier de guitare de Lenny traitant de construire le Blues - trois contre deux et harmoniques au travail. La section 2 présente trois grands Lenny Breau solos (05 Bells - Little Blues et le Train de marchandises). Ecrit en notation et tabl…

Hampton Andy (Editor). Par HAMPTON ANDY. Unbeaten Tracks introduces young Sax players of around Grade 4-7 standard to little known, new or unusual repertoire. A number of composers have contributed to this album, which offers both challenge and reward in equal measure. Often, saxophonists spend their time playing arrangements of music composed for other instruments so this opportunity to play a re…