Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

Par CROCKETT DONALD. The original Capriccio was commissioned in 2005 by the University of Southern California as a short piano concerto. Capriccio II is a response to, a re-thinking of, the original Capriccio, now for two pianos instead of piano and orchestra. The overall mood is one of joyous abandon, with fast, rather athletic music surrounding a central chaconne of lyric intensity. Capriccio II…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Ammerland brings you a vivid impression of this enchanting region by the Zwischenahner Lake (Germany)! The rural landscape of Ammerland combines fields covered with yellow rape blossoms, lush meadows, seemingly endless country roads and an exquisite lake. Let yourself be lured away on a short musical trip to beautiful Ammerland. Enjoy nature, the lake and the brilliant colours o…

Wq 217. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. His Heilig Wq 217 is just 6 minutes long. Bach, however, put all his art into these few minutes, as he himself wrote to his publisher: „ Here I have proved the most daring and hard work . . . It will be my swan song of this nature, and serve to ensure that you do not forget myself too soon after my death“. The work requires an extraordinary instrumentation: …

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

Wq 217. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. His Heilig Wq 217 is just 6 minutes long. Bach, however, put all his art into these few minutes, as he himself wrote to his publisher: „ Here I have proved the most daring and hard work . . . It will be my swan song of this nature, and serve to ensure that you do not forget myself too soon after my death“. The work requires an extraordinary instrumentation: …

Par BARNES LARRY. Cloud Breathing by Larry Barnes, for Oboe and Piano. Cloud breathing is a technique in Chinese martial arts involving short, sharp inhaling breaths and a slow exhale to oxygenate the body in preparation for fighting, meditation and healing. In this work, the piano begins in the upper register with tones like wind chimes, with the oboe entering beneath. This meditative first secti…

Par D'ADAMO DANIEL. “…zik” is a short piece coommissioned by the ensemble “L'Imaginaire” for the celebration of its ten years of activity dedicated to contemporary music. It was first performed on June 23, 2019, in Strasbourg, France. / Date parution : 2022-02-03/ Répertoire / Flûte, Saxophone Ténor et Piano

Par AMMANN DIETER. 'CUTE' in this context, refers to a fusion of compositional techniques between Clarinet and Flute, rather than the literal 'charmingly innocent'.The main idea is to treat the clarinet and flute as converging to a single instrument. Independent voices are therefore rarely heard, the interlocking of the instruments, the blending of the colours are important components. Although th…

Composer and violinist János Lavotta (1764-1820), as a member - together with János Bihari and Antal Csermák - of the ''virtuoso trio'' who played a great role in the history of Hungarian music, was one of the pioneers of verbunkos music. Although his violin duos op. 49 must have also been used for playing music at home, they show the composer's clear educational intent, since the fourteen consecu…

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Par MASHAYEKHI ALIREZA. Depuis 1990  les compositions de A.Mashayekhi, en dehors de pièces atonales et multiculturelles, sont des œuvres inspirées par la musique persane pour piano. Régulièrement interprété en Iran, en Europe et aux Etats Unis, le recueil « Jardins Persans » remporte un grand succès. Le procédé compositionnel de la «  Théorie complémentaire », utilisé dans cette œuvre, est déf…

for voices and ensemble. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Laude were short medieval devotional songs to the Virgin Mary, and Gavin Bryars has kept to the pure, lyrical style of the originals. This is the sixth volume to be published and includes laude composed for voices and ensemble providing new opportunities for performers and audiences to experience these beautiful works./ Répertoire / Voix et Ensemble

Par JUSTE OCTAVE. 8 short pieces in the form of studies for flute and piano./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

6 Short Chorale Preludes - 5 Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch' - 7 Chorale Preludes - Chorale Variations on: 'Christ,der du bist der helle Tag' (7 Partitas),'O Gott,du frommer Gott'(9 Partitas),'Sei gegruesset Jesu guetig'(11 Variations)(Urtext) / Orgue