Par PIETILA ESA. Esa Pietilä's The Wind Wants for wind quintet examins various kinds of wind: 'A balmy summer breeze suddenly gives way to an autumn gale that blows with all its might, whips round corners, forms flurries and howls in the treetops', describes the composer. The work includes improvisational episodes, the duration is c. 16 minutes. This product includes the score and parts. Have a lo…

Par RICHARDSON DAWN. Block Rockin' Beats” has tons of cool grooves and fills for the intermediate to advanced drummer. This book reflects recent musical trends by focusing on funky rock, hip hop, jungle and drum 'n' bass influenced patterns for the drum kit. As time marches on, popular music continues to evolve and change. 'Block Rockin' Beats” is designed to give the drummer more ideas and tools …

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Aleksey Igudesman might reasonably be described as a modern day Victor Borge. With his cabaret partner, Hyung-ki Joo, he has toured concert halls all over the world, wringing all that is humorous out of classical music with just the basic tools of violin and piano. The “Happy Birthday Variations” for violin and piano are dedicated to his good friend, the late Sir Roger Moore…

Blockflötentrios À La Carte. Ensemble Dreiklang is a versatile trio of recorder players based in Berlin and this collection of three favourite Latin-American pieces is the latest in their 'à la carte” series. These arrangements will be enjoyed immensely by intermediate players as a change from their usual baroque and renaissance fare, either as a trio or in a full recorder orchestra. The arrange…

Par KNUSSEN OLIVER. Michael Steinberg says 'I hear in this Symphony an extraordinary feeling for the sound of poetry and for its meanings, a sure skill in timing and in plotting the motions from event to event, and beyond any question, that gift without which you might as well give up being a composer, the gift of writing music that keeps you fully absorbed.' Boston Globe, March 1972/ Répertoire /…

Vienna Version - 1767. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. With the premiere of Gluck's 'Alceste”, the 'Burgtheater” Vienna reopened its doors, concluding a period of moarning that had been decreed following the death of Archduchess Maria Josepha. Calzabigi's inspiration for the libretto, which, despite including an element of wonder, focuses entirely on death and the afterworld, most likely stemmed fr…

Farewell to philosophy. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with or…

Par KINKEAD JONATHAN. Every guitarist dreams of owning a handmade instrument, but for most, the cost is likely to be prohibitive. The alternative - building your own fine guitar - is not as difficult as you might imagine, given some skill, patience, and the expert guidance of a master luthier. Every step of construction is fully covered, from choice, selection, and preparation of woods, to conside…

Fantasy for Band. Par BULLA STEPHEN. One can only imagine what it might be like if the animals ran the zoo! This and other questions will be considered in this programmatic original work for band, incorporating all manner of animal and jungle noises. Young bands students will love the opportunity to use some of those carefully rehearsed vocal monkey and bird sounds they’ve been diligently working …

Hampton Andy (Editor). Par HAMPTON ANDY. Expand your musical scope and your performance repertoire in new worlds of expression with a special selection of 14 contemporary works, all written by some of today's celebrated composers. Here's your chance to learn some music by real, living composers - not just those only known by their surnames who dies long ago! The musical styles are diverse and exci…

The quartet in a minor is one of the chamber music works with which Schubert wanted to 'pave the way to the great symphony? in spring 1824. At the same time he was paving his way to a wider audience, as the 'Rosamunde? Quartet was the first and only string quartet that was not only publicly performed in Schubert's lifetime but also published in parts. It is fortunate for us that this was the case …

Fantasy on Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty). Par KERNEN ROLAND. Fantasy On Lobe Den Herren (Praise To The Lord, The Almighty) / Niveau : 3 / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Fantasy on Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty). Par KERNEN ROLAND. Fantasy On Lobe Den Herren (Praise To The Lord, The Almighty) / Niveau : 3 / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Fanfare

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty. Par CURNOW JAMES. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty / Niveau : 4 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie