Following on the success of her two operatic works for children and teens - Douce et Barbe Bleue, Les Fables Enchantées, Little Thummie and Cendrillon (based on Perrault), as well as the adaptation of Maupassant's short story The Dumpling (2014) - Isabelle Aboulker once again hits the bull's eye with Myla And The Boat-Tree, a commission from the Villecroze Music Academy. In 2015, this musical tale…

Par SUCKLING MARTIN. These three exquisite miniatures - composed in 2009 and lasting a total of 5 minutes - are responses to the poetry of George Bruce. In the first, soloist and piano are fused together as a single instrument, as if singing from a great distance. Suckling describes the following movements as 'inside a beam of light' and 'a never-ending lullaby'. Three Venus Haiku exist in version…

Par ODELL TOM. This artist approved, album-matching songbook from British singer-songwriter Tom Odell features sheet music for all songs from the album Long Way Down . Following in the steps of Adele, Emeli Sandé and Jessie J, Tom was awarded the Critics Choice Award at the 2013 BRIT Awards and in its first week the album went straight in at #1 in the UK Album chart. The songbook includes the sing…

This volume contains all the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for 'grand dessus? and which are sung by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos today. Arias for soprano and mezzo-soprano from the operas 'Castor et Pollux? (Minerve, Phébé) / 'Dardanus? (Vénus) / 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? (Orthésie) / 'Les Fêtes de Polymnie? (Polymnie, Stratonice) / 'Hippolyte et Aricie? (Phè…

For Fingerstyle Guitar. Par GROSSMAN STEFAN. As aspiring fingerpicking guitarists started expanding their horizons from folk, blues, and ragtime in the 1970s, it was only logical to look towards early jazz tunes as a vast source for new possibilities. For one thing, they could follow the same evolutionary path from ragtime to jazz that had been taken by pianists such as Jelly Roll Morton and Harle…

Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity - BWV 51 - C major. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The original occasion for the composition of Cantata BWV 51 is not known. The unusual festive scoring with trumpet and solo soprano, and the virtuoso demands of these parts seem to indicate a special occasion, such as New Year, a town council election or the birthday of a prominent person. Bach only added the …

Kantate Zum 13. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The closing chorale of the cantata is given without text in the autograph. In this edition, the recommendation of the Neuen Bachausgabe (NBA 1/21) is followed./ Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Trompette (Da Tirarsi)

Op. 45 No. 3. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorák composed his 'Slavonic Rhapsodies” op. 45 in 1878, initiating his so-called 'Slavonic period”. They were issued by the publisher Simrock the following year as three independent orchestral pieces (in D major, G minor and A-flat major) appearing under the same opus number. Now the 'Slavonic Rhapsodies” are being issued separately in scholarly-critical editio…

Intermediate to Upper Intermediate Level. Par . 'Upon embarking on this project, I had little idea of what I would find. There were, of course, the 'usual suspects:' women composers whose name and whose music have stood the test of time and are familiar to many. There were also those whose names ring a bell but whose music does not. The real unknowns were, well, the unknowns. How many women compos…

BR-CPEB D 3 (Wq 240) - Oratorio. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. Of the three oratorios which Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed when he was music director in Hamburg, Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu is particularly intended to create splendor and effect with its use of magnificent-sounding trumpets and timpani. Bach liked this work very much and had it published in 1787, the year before his…

Op. 45 No. 3. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorák composed his 'Slavonic Rhapsodies? op. 45 in 1878, initiating his so-called 'Slavonic period?. They were issued by the publisher Simrock the following year as three independent orchestral pieces (in D major, G minor and A-flat major) appearing under the same opus number. Now the 'Slavonic Rhapsodies? are being issued separately in scholarly-critical editio…

Par NIJS JOHAN. High quality solo pieces for young musical explorers with orwithout piano accompaniment. The CD contains each work playedby a professional soloist together with a pianist, followed by thepiano accompaniment for you to play along to. The pianoaccompaniment is also available in a separate book. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie ou Fanfare

Par NG YING YING. Poco Music Theory Series is aiming to lay a strong foundation in theory, this series is carefully designed to prepare students for ABRSM Music Theory exams. Following pedagogical principles and visual design principles, it provides a progressive introduction to musical concepts while providing exercises and drills, from simple to complex, with step-by-step guides, to put these co…

from Andrea Chanier. Par GIORDANI GIUSEPPE. It has been said, and wisely so, that if you wish to find TRULY dramatic music, look to opera. This is an essentially complete transcription of Act IV of Umberto Giordano's tragic opera ANDREA CHENIER. One night before French poet Andrea Chenier's impending execution, his lover Madeleine comes to the prison at St. Lazare and, wishing to die rather than l…

Par BARTOK BELA. For many countries, folk dances are important cultural treasures. While a first glance at these compositions shows their clear and simple structure with a distinct musical message, a closer look reveals rhythmic curiosities, interesting harmonic shifts, and a diverse expressive range. These characteristics must have enthralled Bartók, as he undertook several research trips to coll…