Par KODALY ZOLTAN. Galánta is a small Hungarian market-town known to the travellers from Vienna to Budapest. The composer has passed there seven years of his childhood. There existed at that time a famous Gipsy-band which has disappeared in the meantime. Their music was the first 'orchestral sonority' which came to the ear of the child. The forbears of these gipsies were known already more than hu…

Grammy Award winner, songwriter, composer, producer, recording artist and ?rst-call session and touring musician Massimo Varini is one of the world's most celebrated and versatile Guitarists and educators.As the only Italian Guitar tutor on Truefire.com Massimo Varini is a name that is causing ripples outside of his native Italy. With a huge YouTube following and bestselling Guitar tutorials at ho…

Description Ukulele From The Beginning: Book 2 is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen from primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! It follows on from Book 1, building on the foundations and framework for learning the instrument. No previous knowledge of music is necessary for pupils... or the teacher! Just master the easy-to-play chord shapes and sin…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. German/English Urtext Edition, edited A. Oppermann. The oratorio The Creation represents not only a crucial point in Joseph Haydn's compositional output, but at the same time, marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the oratorio. At the turn of the 19th century, Haydn broke with the traditional dominance of the arias, giving the chorus a distinctly greater sig…

Par AEBERSOLD JAMEY. Incredible professional comping over the changes of landmark Miles Davis compositions by a noted master, including: So What (slow), So What (fast), All Blues, Blue In Green, Nardis, Eighty One, Freddie Freeloader, and more!! Incredible professional comping over the changes of landmark Miles Davis compositions by a noted master, including: So What (slow), So What (fast), All Bl…

It may come as a surprise to learn that Anton Webern's delicate, refined and intimate music can be transferred to the organ. Xavier Durasse (1934-1992), a pupil of Durufle and Messiaen, has produced an organ adaptation of the famous three-movement Variations for piano op. 27 (1936), a groundbreaking composition in serial music. His arrangement is accompanied by judicious registration marks and div…

Par LACHENMANN HELMUT. temA was written in the summer of 1968. In spite of Ligeti's “Aventures” it may be considered one of the first compositions in which the breathing plays a role as an accoustically transmitted energy process (Holliger, Globokar, Kagel, Schnebel and Stockhausen in “Hymnen” have already worked on this phenomenon independently of each other and from different points of view). Mo…

Across a decades-long career, Chick Corea (1941-2021) exerted a limit-stretching influence on many a musical genre. With dozens of albums and an astounding 23 Grammy Awards to his credit, he was a potent force in music: exploring, experimenting, and discovering. His impact will be felt for years to come. This collection pays tribute to him with 26 note-for-note transcriptions with meticulous easy-…

Beethoven's Grande Sonate in C major op. 53 (1803-04) marks his turn towards large-scale symphonic influenced piano works. Since its first publication this highly virtuosic piece, dedicated to Beethoven's friend and patron Ferdinand, Count Waldstein, has lost none of its magnetism. To this day it remains a pianistic challenge and a musical touchstone for every performer. Jonathan Del Mar, currentl…

Par SCHROEDER HERMANN. Concerto da chiesa' is the last organ work by Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984). It was composed a few months before his death. The premiere was performed by Clemens Ganz, then organist at the Cathedral of Cologne, in memory of the esteemed teacher and college colleague. The work marks the end of a tirelessly prolific life with more than one hundred organ works of various charac…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Full score for Violin, Cello and Piano of Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 In D minor Op. 49 and Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66. Upon hearing the first trio, Robert Schumann declared Mendelssohn is the Mozart of the nineteenth century ! Written in the composer's famously flowing Romantic style, these two works are staples of the repertoire and anchors of ma…

Couverture Rigide. Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Replaces H 277 The two concertos contained in this volume represent two different stylistic periods within Martinu's work. The 'Concerto da Camera” (1941) is the last of his works inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. The 'Rhapsody-Concerto”, composed eleven years later (1952), was the first work of his so-called 'fantasia period”, marked by a more open …

A novel trombone feature for students in their first or second year of band. Incorporating their unique ability with all slide positions carefully marked---there are glissandi for one and all. A real crowd pleaser! (1:45) / Concert Band