Par FAGERLUND SEBASTIAN. Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman, Sebastian Fagerlund’s Autumn Sonata follows Charlotte Andergast, a celebrated concert pianist, as she visits the country home of her adult daughter, Eva. Charlotte has not seen Eva for seven years, during which time Eva and her husband Viktor have lost their three-year-old son Erik. Eva’s sister, Helena (Charlotte’s daughter), had been …

Written in 1899 for the Cambridge Degree of Doctor of Music and prepared by Alan Tongue from the composer's manuscript, A Cambridge Mass is the largest work written by Ralph Vaughan Williams before A Sea Symphony of 1909, and amongst his most ambitious. The opening Credo is set for SATB soloists, double chorus and orchestra on the broadest and most dramatic scale. The Offertorium that follows is f…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Full Score (Eng/Ger) Britten’s last opera, Death In Venice, is based on the short story by Thomas Mann. It follows the inner turmoil of the ageing novelist Gustav von Aschenbach, who becomes infatuated by a boy he sees on the beach in Venice. Unable to confess his love, he dies as the city is ravaged by plague. Full of atmosphere and intense soundscapes, the simple yet subtl…

Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R and B acts such as the Supremes, James Brown and others, Dreamgirls follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago called 'The Dreams.' The production first hit Broadway in 1981, and was adapted for the screen in 2006, and then returned to the stage in 2009. This songbook features selections from this most recent revival, i…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Lively and upbeat in nature, The Centurion follows the conventional British march format. It is not technically demanding yet a successful performance will need skill and commitment from every player in the band. The Centurion will make an ideal opening piece for any indoor or outdoor concert and will be a popular item with both players and audiences alike. / Niveau : 4 / Marc…

Aus meinem Leben. Par SMETANA BEDRICH. The composition of the first string quartet „Aus meinem Leben“ follows a time of fateful transformations in the life of Smetana. 1874 he lost his hearing. Two years later he moved to the countryside with his family where he was bani/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Modern and Contemporary Music. Par . Now finally in English too: The third part of the organ method Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing follows on from part two with contributions by Guy Bovet (on Jehan Alain), Hans-Ola Ericsson, Anders Ekenberg, Markus Rupprecht (Olivier Messiaen), Hans Fagius (Maurice Duruflé), Jeremy Filsell (Marcel Dupré), Bernhard Haas (Arnold Schönberg, Ernst Kr…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A lively upbeat concert march from the pen of the ever-popular Philip Sparke. The Centurion follows the conventional British march format. It is not technically demanding, yet a successful performance will need skill and commitment from every player in the band. The Centurion will make an ideal opening piece for any indoor or outdoor concert and will be a popular item with both …

Par EMBRACE. The fifth album by the Huddersfield-based rockers follows the outstanding success of Out Of Nothing with a set of huge anthemic songs and a rousing, optimistic sound. From the epic grandeur of I Can't Come Down , to the life-affirming Target , every song from the album has been arranged here for Piano, Voice and Guitar. In summer 2006 Embrace contributed World At Your Feet as the offi…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. The Dance Of The Jesters was composed as incidental music for the ballet The Snow Maidens. The ballet is not based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, but on a contemporary Russian fantasy-play Snegourochka. The Snow Maiden, daughter of Father Frost, falls in love with a human, Misgir, and plans to marry him. However, Misgir is already betrothed to Coupava. The Snow…

Par SCHREKER FRANZ. Franz Schreker was an important representative of the “Wiener Moderne” and one of the most successful opera composers at the beginning of the 20th century. To conclude his studies at the Vienna Conservatory he set Psalm 116 for women’s choir and orchestra [1900] and dedicated to his “beloved teacher Robert Fuchs, in reverence. ” Fuchs, the highly respected composition teacher, …

Many of the melodies in this book are more than nine hundred years old; yet these pieces are as vibrant, as exciting, and as seductive as they were centuries ago. This music is fun to play. It’s addictive. You will find yourself humming it, and you’ll come back to play these pieces again and again. Each piece in this collection has its own powerful personality. Many of the Cantigas have an indefin…

Aus: Gloria. Par JENKINS KARL. The Proclamation: Gloria in Excelsis Deo is the opening movement of Karl Jenkins' popular Gloria arranged for mixed voices and piano. Gloria is a large-scale festival piece commissioned by the Really Big Chorus for performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. Cast in five movements, 'Gloria' sets the traditional Latin text 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' and incorporates a se…

Par KIDD BRYAN. Get to know the music of Bryan Kidd. He follows the resounding success of his recent release The Road To Chancellorsville and preceding that, his exquisitely beautiful rendition of Be Thou My Vision with this commanding new original composition. Energetic and expansive, Blue Ridge Summit makes full use of the additional excitement and compositional maturity that Grade 3 guidelines …

Par WALKER SARAH. Keyboard Basics 2 follows on directly from Book 1 and introduces bass-clef reading, key signatures and scales. 'Echo playing' and simple improvisation encourage pupils to play by ear and develop good aural skills. Packed with the widest variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary, and full of fantastic illustrations, this inviting method by Sarah Walker is a great wa…