from Munich. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. by John Williams. Arranger by John Moss The powerful Spielberg movie Munich brought us another stunning soundtrack from the masterful pen of John Williams. His moving setting of Israel's national song is a focal point of the film. John Moss has created this marvelously scored version for bat is both effective and easy to prepare. / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recu…

Recorded by Rita Ora, this moving Academy Award Best Song nominee reminds us that even in the storm the sun is shining somewhere---we should count our blessings with a grateful heart. / Choeur SAB

Par MUSTONEN OLLI. The first movement of my Piano Quintet is filled with drama and passion. Its atmosphere can be related to my Second Symphony Johannes Angelos. The second movement is a set of polyphonic variations in a form reminiscent of a passacaglia. The music seems to be hypnotized by a theme consisting of a chromatic cluster of ten notes. In the beginning of the last movement, materials fro…

Since the last movement of this piece, which is perhaps the most beautiful of Hindemith's pieces, is a chorale, a version for string instrument plus organ is the obvious work to publish. Thus, 'Trauermusik' can now be performed in churches as well.Versions of 'Trauermusik' for viola or violin or violoncello with piano have been available for quite some time. Now, organists too can include this fam…

Per Violino, Violoncello E Pianoforte. Par CALLIGARIS SERGIO. Sergio Calligaris was born in Rosario (1941), Argentina. He is one of the last musicians to incarnate the traditional 19th century figure of pianist, teacher and composer, inaugurated at the beginning of the 19th century by Muzio Clementi and carriedon after that by a sequence of famous names that the history of music has handed down to…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Unconditional Love is Howard Goodall?s heartfelt cantata of remembrance and gratitude, a poignant reflection upon the Covid-19 crisis. It gives thanks to those who sacrificed their lives and seeks to offer solace to the grieving. Yet unifying each of its seven movements is an overwhelming sense of hope, of moving forward in a world rebuilt. The cantata aims to commemorate the s…

The Mamas and The Papas' hymn to the West Coast state California Dreamin ' was actually written in chilly New York City by John and Michelle Phillips before they even formed the band that made them famous. Simon and Garfunkel were New York through and through and Simon's jaunty song about the Queensboro Bridge - aka Feelin' Groovy - uses its local colloquial name. Skeeter Davis, born Mary Frances …

Hip Licks for Saxophone is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary (swing/bop/post-bop) that nails the changes and lays great on the horn.Think of Hip Licks for Saxophone as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. You can open the book to any page and just start pla…

based on Chinese folk tunes. Par QUAKERNACK HELMUT. In China Fantasy Helmut Quakernack brings together two traditional Chinese folk melodies with their different characters with musical panache. The moving song is about a blind musician and the heartfelt love song come from the other side of the globe, but their melodies and harmonies sometimes sound surprisingly European. / Niveau : Intermédiaire…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. No one writes more exquisitely patriotic music than James L. Hosay, the former head arranger for “Pershing’s Own” United States Army Band in Washington D. C. Dedicated to the memory of Mr. Hosay’s mentor, Dr. Sydney Berg, this moving symphonic setting of THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER is a rich and compelling way to bring a your concert to a close. Of course it works equally well any…

Op. 38. Par ELGAR EDWARD. This is the best of me, wrote Edward Elgar after the final measure of his Dream of Gerontius. Premiered in 1900, in Great Britain the work has long been a standard work in the repertoire of large oratorio choirs. Elgar’s moving, poetic setting of the eponymous poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman is about a dying man and his journey beyond death to God. Before the eyes of t…

Par BRIGGS FRANK. Re-edited from the original masters, this companion DVD to Mel Bay's Complete Modern Drum Set Book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. All special effects have been removed and the sound track has been encoded in Dolby Digital stereo. Twenty-one play-along tracks, CueLink™ and a metronome make this DVD the most valuable cutting edge educational t…

Par SCHLEE THOMAS DANIEL. A suite whose movements always deliver something other than what they seem to promise. But throughout, the two instruments and respectively their players act like two people in very specific situations: I.: The opening movement is reserved for the piano; the initially earnest, solitary cantilena intensifies creating expectation. Suddenly II.: the violin sounds. Its movin…

Par JOHN LACHIUSA MICHAEL. Sheet music selections from Michael John LaChiusa's Tony-nominated Broadway musical. This dazzling 1920s-flavored score was brought to life by an all-star original cast led by Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin, and Eartha Kitt. Titles: After Midnight Dies * Golden Boy * I Hear You're Moving Uptown * People Like Us * Welcome to My Party * The Wild Party * Queenie Wazza Blonde…

Vocal Selections. Par MICHAELSON INGRID. Described as a love story for the ages by The New York Daily News, The Notebook is a new hit musical based on Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film. The musical offers a new spin on the beloved story that follows Allie and Noah, who come from different worlds but share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull t…