St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

Par MISSY HIGGINS. This is another volume of lively and entertaining original duets, encouraging the development of good Violin technique. Written in idioms ranging from the wistful folk music of Eastern Europe to jazz, More Polytekniks presents a variety of more advanced technical challenges, from vibrato, spiccato, extended position work tremolo bowing, and double-stopping, to intricate rhythms,…

Six pieces from Musica Britannica Vol. 96. Complementary to K49, this collection is a unique offering of music by John Amner, Nicholas Carleton and John Tomkins that is the only surviving Keyboard music by the respective composers. In addition to a pair of duets, in themselves an unusual feature from the period, there are two lengthy sets of variations, Amner 's being a rare example of those on a …

Arr. Menno Haantjes. Par DE HAAN JACOB. This playful three-part suite is largely based on symmetry. This of course is largely due to the relations of the arrangement of the themes; however, on the other hand, to the larger structures in form. The first part, (Prelude et Scherzo) has a solemn opening. Followed by it a related scherzo with many changes in time, this too is composed in a symmetrical …

Par VARGAS ENRIQUE. The definitive, comprehensive explanation of both the harmonic and melodic aspects of flamenco! Flamenco Improvisation - Modal Improvisation and Melodic Construction in the Flamenco Environment by famed guitarist Enrique Vargas. Before delving into the more complex, polytonal, tetrachordal modal structures of flamenco, Volume 1 explores the melodic and harmonic aspects of the s…

Par NOURSE NANCY. Psalm 126 is a reading heard most frequently at the time of harvest. It is also particularly appropriate for the second Sunday of Advent or the fifth Sunday of Lent. The vocal line is reminiscent of mediaeval plainsong and is sung nonmetrically, with the flute often serving as both the accompaniment, as well as providing refrains at the ends of phrases. Psalm 126 is a reading hea…

Par VARGAS ENRIQUE. The definitive, comprehensive explanation of both the harmonic and melodic aspects of flamenco! Flamenco Improvisation - Modal Improvisation and Melodic Construction in the Flamenco Environment by famed guitarist Enrique Vargas. This volume deals with new scales in the flamenco modal language. Some of these scales, such as the diminished, wholetone, overtone or hexatonic symmet…

The Bass Player's Complete Guide to Scales and Chords. Par DI BARTOLO JOEL. The bass players complete guide to scales and chords: Bass Basics Major Scales and Modes Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales and Modes Arpeggio Patterns for all Major, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales and Modes Symmetric Scales: Whole Tone and Diminished / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare Basse Electrique

Par CAPPELLARI ANDREA. In questa pubblicazione i vari aspetti della lettura musicale cantata e parlata (durate, altezze, estensione dei canti, ritmica, metrica, coordinamento 'sico, etc.) sono affrontati con molta gradualità e sono integrati da oltre duecento proposte di 'cantati d'autore? che presentano agli studenti linguaggi di diverse epoche storiche.Grande attenzione è riservata agli esercizi…

Homage to Anish Kapoor and his sculpture 'Marsyas'. Par PART ARVO. Arvo Pärt about Lamentate: 'Lamentate is music for piano solo and orchestra. With respect to its form, however, the composition cannot really be described as a typical piano concerto. I chose the piano to be the solo instrument because it fixes our attention on something that is 'one'. This 'one' could be a person, or perhaps a fir…

Par PASS JOE. This is the internationally acclaimed Joe Pass guitar method in which Joe displays his mastery of the jazz guitar. Part One/Harmony, is divided into five sections on chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, and symmetric chords. Part Two/Melody, is divided into twelve sections, including chord scales, altered scales, ear training, whole tone scales, chord resoluti…

Par AHO KALEVI. Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Sonata III (2022) for the accordionist Janne Valkeajoki. It is in six fairly short movements performed without a break. The quick first movement (Allegro assai) generates expectations, as it were, trying out options but not fully developing them. The following Allegretto is a short passacaglia, from which the musical journey continues to a shadowy Alle…

Par MARTON KEREKFY. Introduction and Dance exploits the alto saxophone's characteristic sound and virtuosity. It starts with a slow, nascent music, which gives way to a very fast dance with aksak rhythm in an asymmetrically segmented 8/16 meter. The work was commissioned by and is dedicated to saxophonist Levente Puskás and pianist Judit Váradi, who premiered it in September 2020 in the Hungarian …