Mostly remembered for his great compositions, during his life Edward Elgar was also a violin teacher.These six short studies, presented in a progressive order of didactic difficulty, are, despite their simplicity, very musical. They can be played in the first position, but require the knowledge of all fingering patterns. The compositions are set in C major, A minor and G major with occasional modu…

Par LAWES WILLIAM. William Lawes’ Suite for two guitars (transcribed by Julian Bream), has all the hallmarks of his enthusiasm for the classical period and galant style.  Made up of 3 small movements, this short suite explores Lawes’s mature and idiomatic writing, maintaining the regularity and balance expected from the time. / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Guitare

for piano and woodwind quintet. Par JALBERT PIERRE. Wind Dances is in seven short contrasting movements, each containing dance-like rhythms, both slow and fast. Having two sons who both play the clarinet, I've heard many a woodwind quintet, so I've been wanting to write for the medium for quite a while. In this instance, I also added my own instrument, the piano. The work opens with a fast moveme…

Fifteen festive hits and traditional carols in easy melody line arrangements by Paul Honey, with specially recorded backing tracks. Junior Guest Spot is ideal for beginners and young performers, with short easy arrangements in simple keys, simplified rhythms, and audible clicks on the backing tracks to cue you into each song. Includes Frosty The Snowman , Winter Wonderland , Merry Xmas Everybody ,…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Tales of the Bay is a collection of four short musical sketches portraying events that took place in the early 1800s in the Cheapside Bay region of the USA. It was here that the first English settlers landed. An exciting musical lesson in American history. / Niveau : 2.5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par WOOLRICH JOHN. Spring in Winter by John Woolrich for SATB was commissioned for the expansive acoustic of King's College, Cambridge. Taking an extract from Christopher Smart's Hymn 32: The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, this short yet effective setting was first performed by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2001, and has subsequen…

Par CURNOW PAUL. The short suite format gives the arrangement great flexibility of use. Movement 1 (PRAISE TO THE LORD) inspires the listener with elements of a “voluntary” style arrangement while the second movement (HE IS LORD) is steeped in peaceful reverence. The third and final movement is an expression of joyous praise. A LITTLE SUITE PRAISE will do a great deal to enrich the worship experie…

Motetto Pastorale. Par HASSE JOHANN ADOLF. This short, melodious piece with its charming instrumentation displays a “typically Christmas” colouring through the use of a pedal point and a Sicilian rhythmic figure./ Répertoire / Solistes SAT, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières,

Homenaje a Takemitsu for Flute and Guitar. Par LEZCANO JOSE MANUEL. In a Japanese Garden by Jose Manuel Lezcano is a short vignette evoking the harmony and textures of traditional Japanese music. Includes separate parts for both flute and guitar, in addition to a full score. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Flûte et Guitare

Par CHILCOTT BOB. This short piano suite was written in response to the Covid-19 lockdown and features Chilcott's celebrated jazz style in three movements: 'Bobbing along', 'Becky's Song' and 'Walking with Ollie'. / Date parution : 2020-11-16/ Répertoire / Piano

Par DE HAAN JAN. Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986, and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition, but Variations on a Chor…

A short musical story about a rapid weather phenomenon. Par ZIEGELBACK ANDREAS. 'Jet Stream' est une composition pour un petit orchestre à vent. Le terme 'Jet Stream' fait référence à un vent fort qui se produit dans la couche la plus basse de l'atmosphère terrestre. Différentes régions de température à la surface de la Terre donnent lieu à ces vents puissants, particulièrement dans les zones fron…

Par RUTTER JOHN. for SATB unaccompanied John Henry Newman's 'Lead, kindly light' is presented here in a German translation and is a short, moving piece perfectly suited for our current times. Step-like movement in the melody reflects the speaker seeking light in the darkness, slow but steady in their way out of the 'encircling gloom'. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / SATB sans Accompagne…

Premiered at the Wisconsin Union Theater 2015 concert series On Albany Records QUARTETS: TROY1704. Eleven short movements about endangered, extinct and mythological animals. With or without animation. Animations by Pauline Gagniarre./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par . Both volumes of Easier Together - Recorders contain short and easy duos that can be performed by beginners either with their teachers or with more advanced learners. The pieces progress gradually from easier ones to more difficult works. This collection of recorder duos can also, with some supplementary material, be used as a recorder method. In these volumes, the musical experience of two-p…