Christmas carols for the piano lounge. Par WELBURN JAMES. Star of Wonder is a collection of cool Christmas carol arrangements from James Welburn. The arrangements cover a variety of styles and moods, from the hymnal O Come All Ye Faithful to the surprise swagger of O Holy Night, via the mysterious We Three Kings, the jazz-inspired Silent Night and a host of other heavenly numbers. Recommended by P…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. In a singing style, this pretty work will be a sparkling and reverent moment in your holiday concert. A superb contrast piece from the pen of Douglas Court, NIGHT OF WONDER engages fascinating harmonic and contrapuntal forces in a truly unique arrangement of WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS. While the wind players get to work on expressive playing, there’s plenty of engaging…

Par MYLLARINEN TIINA. Tiina Myllärinen's (b. 1979) (Bad) Dreams come true for strings quartet (2022) was composed when war broke out in Europe. The composer tells: 'The shock, and the daily news barrage of battles could not help making an impression on my work and its material. I wondered what dreams and plans people had in Ukraine before the war, and how everything became a nightmare in a single …

Par HAGEN JOCELYN. Jocelyn Hagen is one of the best-loved choral composers working in the USA today. Her Mother’s Song uses a touching translation by Willis Barnstone of an anonymous Japanese text in which the health and well-being of a mother’s child is sought. Commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and scored for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir, this three-minute piece c…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'Andante and Variations op. 46 Anh. for 2 pianos, 2 celli and horn': even in Schumann's collected works, one finds such an unusual scoring only once. No wonder the piece was initially left unprinted and only first released as a posthumous work. Schumann's widow Clara and Johannes Brahms apparently fervently believed in the piece and organized a posthumous world premiere with f…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'Andante and Variations op. 46 Anh. for 2 pianos, 2 celli and horn': even in Schumann's collected works, one finds such an unusual scoring only once. No wonder the piece was initially left unprinted and only first released as a posthumous work. Schumann's widow Clara and Johannes Brahms apparently fervently believed in the piece and organized a posthumous world premiere with f…

'Arousing wonder and inquisitiveness'---that is mystère. And this piece exemplifies, through music, the wonder and incomprehension of a mystery with melodies and counter melodies throughout. (3:15) / Orchestre A Cordes

Intermediate Violin Solos or Duets with Piano for Advent, Christmas, and the Holiday Season. Par . This collection of intermediate level Advent and Christmas pieces for violin(s) and piano includes some well-loved classics as well as pieces that will be new discoveries. While both beautiful and fun to play as duets, these pieces can also be performed as solo works using the Violin I part with the …

Par HARRIS RICHARD. La Collection de Soul essentiel contient 20 classiques d'âme habilement arrangés pour intermédiaire piano solo. Dans la série essentielles, pianiste Richard Harris prend des mélodies classiques d'à travers les décennies et rend ardue et arrangements satisfaisants pour les joueurs de profiter./ Recueil / Piano

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. A fabulous composition by Austrian composer and innovator of the romantic art songs (or lieder), Franz Schubert. Fantaisie In F Minor isn't the most popular of Schubert's works but is often regarded as one of his finest in terms of both character and style. It is passionate, melancholy and the simple, repeated tune carries a weight of sadness. Originally for Piano four-hands Je…

Par NORTON CHRISTOPHER. Songs from the Micromusicals Grade 4 Low Voice - the songs in this volume are from the Micromusicals series, which includes nearly 30 musicals. Apart from the fact that they are wonderfully attractive songs, the appeal of these Songs from the Micromusicals comes from their range of subject matter. Good music that has a link to the school curriculum - welcome to the world o…

Par BACON TONY. Auteur britannique, de guitare plus célèbre Gibson guide définitif de Tony Bacon se déplace dans sa version plus récente et la plus complète, mais avec cette édition nouvelle et soigneusement révisée. Maintenant avec plus de 16 pages et 45 nouvelles images, cette mise à jour en temps opportun (et comprend) de 50 ans de la Gibson Les Paul (2002) raconte l'histoire d'un des plus gran…