Par WEDGWOOD PAM / LUMSDEN C.. Jurassic Blue follows on directly from Jackaroo , it begins with a revision of the first finger and then moves on to second and third fingers. Each piece introduces a new rhythmic or technical point, with useful suggestion boxes for the teacher. There's also the chance to create you own dinosaurs too, inspired by Drew Hillier's wacky illustrations. Monstrous pieces f…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of Rhapsody for Hungarian cimbalom and concert band in 2001; in 2021, on the encouragement by a Japanese marimba player he arranged the solo part for marimba, and therefore the opportunities for the work to be played have significantly widened. The Rhapsody follows the one-movement structure created by Franz Liszt. The beginning sol…

Six Mozart Opera Arias. Par MARTLAND STEVE. With Wolf-Gang, the British composer Steve Martland, ironizingly, follows the 18-century tradition of wind music ensembles with which underpaid musicians made some money on the side. Martland arranged six arias from Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute and Le Nozze di Figaro for wind octet, adapting them to today‘s possible playing techniques. By adding cor ang…

These charming folk songs may be performed together or separately. The set opens with a lilting waltz, follows with a tender lullaby, and concludes with a playful cuckoo song. Each of the brief movements may be sung in French (IPA guides included), English (accurately translated), or a combination of both. / Ssa Et Piano

The title of Paul Mealor's, Spectred Light refers to the ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over rivers or lakes. Tales of the 'Spectred Lights' can be found in numerous folk tales around the world, and it is often depicted as a malicious character in these stories. In Welsh folklore, it is said that the light is 'fairy fire' held in the hand of a 'pwca' - a small goblin-like fairy…

Par VAN BELCUM HENK. As the title suggests, this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries, especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van Belcum, who is active in the choir world, chose for his Partita Piccola the German hymn Wunderbarer König as a starting point. Partita Piccola consists of four variations and a ch…

d'après The Turn of the Screw d'Henry James. Par GUILLOU JEAN. Though the work bearing this title is a portrait of childhood, it is a childhood quite different from the purely gameplaying and dreamlike childhood that is customarily represented. The childhood described here is carrying the seed, in all its purity, of all positive and negative qualities to be found the fully-grown men: a childhood b…

Par LEVY J. / MARGOSHES STEVE. Fame: The Musical has been dazzling audiences since its debut in 1988. Originally based off the award-winning 1980 movie, then a long-running television series and even a reality show, the musical follows the lives of a group of aspiring entertainers at New York's High School for Performing Arts. Catchy songs and spectacular dance numbers fill the Broadway hit that…

Kantate Zum 3. Weihnachtstag. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The cantata 'Ich freue mich in dir' was first performed during Bach's second year as Thomaskantor, on the 3rd day of Christmas, and belongs to the so-called annual cycle of chorale cantatas. Here the focus of the composition is the hymn of the same name by Philipp Ziegler, in which the first and final strophes were adopted, word for word, in…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The numbering of the sonatas in this completely new edition by Michael Pilkington follows that of Chrysander. Contents: Sonata In D Op. 1 No. 13, Sonata In A Op. 1 No. 14, Sonata In E Op. 1 No. 15, and Sonata In G Minor Op. 1 No. 6./ Répertoire / Violon et Clavier

Par MORELLO NICOLA. Modern concerto in a tonal style: 3 movements presented continuously. The Concerto Op.85 in B minor for tenor trombone, was composed for one of the 'Gambara” Musical Lycée, Edoardo Paletti. The first problem was to conceive a concert piece that could unify the usual three movements, but without being too long. So the composer decided to write a concerto in one movement, divided…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Who did it? is a composition for youth bands with limited instrumentation. While composing it, Jacob de Haan was inspired by a familiar situation: a child caught doing something mischievous such as taking another child’s toy, and trying to get away with it. The other children, however, notice this. The fast tempo of this work reflects the chase that follows - this will be fun fo…

By Bach Beethoven. This new gathering of the world's greatest classical themes follows Bergerac's highly successful My First Book Of Classical Music. Here are twenty-six ever popular themes from the symphonies, concertos and operas of such masters as Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and many others in fun to play arrangements perfect for children and beginners of any age. / Niveau : Facile / Recue…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Metalla was commissioned by the 'Kreisverband Altenkirchen' of Germany and dedicated to Ottomar Jung. The composer himself conducted the premiere of the piece, which was performed by the 'Jugendorchester Kreisverband Altenkirchen' on 25 March 1999. The region of Altenkirchen is known for its iron mines, which find musical expression in the dark mood of the introduction (anda…