An original and exciting collection of anthems and other choral pieces written for the Orthodox Church and inspired by the Church in Russia, selected by Ralph Allwood. Partly because of the re-emergence of the Church in the former Soviet Union, interest in Christian musical sources alternative to the great body of the Anglican and other Western Christian traditions has grown sharply in recent year…

Piano Miniatures For Intermediate-Level Players And Beyond. Par CORNICK MIKE. Six new pieces from UE's resident master of Jazz Piano, Mike Cornick. In these original pieces for intermediate players, Mike looks at various aspects of jazz, exploring the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the idiom. The highlight of the set is Mike's own homage to the great jazz saxophonist, Charlie Parker, based on …

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

Par SAARIAHO KAIJA. Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2021 in a production directed by Simon Stone. Set at a wedding, the drama centres around the repercussions of a school shooting that took place ten years earlier. The Original Finnish Libretto was written by Sofi Oksanan, from which the opera’s Multilingual Libretto was created by Aleksi…

Par GAYE MARVIN / LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). Though initially written over 50 years ago, Marvin Gaye's plea for peace and understanding is a message that still resonates strongly and needs to be heard. This arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield maintains the original's easy cool and RandB rhythms in a format that allows modern-day students to find a way to bring some loving here today…

Par MEYER RICHARD. This lively rondo begins with the famous theme from Paganini's Caprice #24, reworked into a 5/4 dance with a cool vibe. Woven into the rondo form are three original dances (a tango, a country dance and a waltz)---each a musical adventure of its own. The colorful orchestration by Richard Meyer gives every member of your ensemble an unforgettable and joyful experience while the wi…

Songs without words. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Lorsque Mendelssohn apprit par Nikolaus Simrock, son éditeur, qu’il allait recevoir des honoraires supplémentaires pour une partie de ses «Romances sans paroles», il se confondit en remerciements pour ce cadeau. Pour autant, lui-même ne pouvait sans doute imaginer le cadeau qu’il faisait à la postérité en lui léguant ses «Romances sans paroles»…

Par SPOHR LOUIS. The selection of 36 violin duos from Louis Spohr's famous Violinschule, compiled with commentary by Kolja Lessing, meets two objectives: First of all, it is an extraordinarily delightful, musically-enriched addition to the violin-duo repertoire - secondly, it incorporates the easiest, no less original duos into the lessons for beginners. / Niveau : Facile / Date parution : 2019-…

Par KING CAROLE. Ten timeless classics arranged for voice, piano and guitar, as performed and recorded by the legendary Carole King. The accompanying CD includes full backings for each song, professionally arranged to recreate the sounds of the original recordings. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Tonalité : D-Dur - Op.: 86 -. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. With its traditional forms and proven compositional models, its original ideas, which are sometimes marked by a folk- or folksong-like melodic character, and with its harmonic richness, Dvorák’s D major Mass serves in its liturgical context to express the worship of God. The Mass is characterized by lyrical meditation rather than by dramatic immedi…

Ferdinand Küchler is regarded as one of the great violin teachers of the 20th century, not least because of his violin method. His Concertino in G major Op. 11 still is a popular entry-level piece of concert literature even in today's violin lessons.Apart from the edition in the original instrumentation for violin and piano (SE 1001), this arrangement follows the title 'Concertino' and allows for …

Les séries de recueils Je commence... mais pas tout seul (8 morceaux) puis, pour des niveaux plus élevés, Je continue... mais pas tout seul (12 morceaux), ont pour objectif de proposer aux petits musiciens en herbe un répertoire ludique, progressif et original à plusieurs, venant en renfort des ouvrages didactiques incontournables de l'apprentissage. Une sorte de récréation musicale à savourer ent…

Par PENNANEN KEIJO. Among fretted-instrument players there is an expression that states, 'The fret hand marks a player, but the pick hand distinguishes an artist.' The 23 original compositions in this book offer a fresh basis to explore and develop plectrum or pick-style playing technique to a professional level. These pieces require various playing techniques and include: linear studies, double-s…

10 Exciting Piano Solos. Par ALEXANDER DENNIS. Overture has been defined as an introduction to something more substantial. Dennis Alexander's Overture series is just that! Magical Overtures is the second of three and includes 10 original pieces perfect for auditions, festivals, and recitals. Featuring everything from mixed meters to boogie woogie learning patterns, it's all here! Titles: Copycat ·…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Finally. . . a new addition to the list of large-scale holiday pieces worth working on! Jim Curnow borrows snippets of various holiday songs and carols and develops them into larger, more original statements. The result is a challenging and captivating concert work that you can build your holiday program around. Includes optional, off-stage brass quartet parts. / Niveau : 4 / Ré…