Towards the Night for flute and guitar. Par WESSMAN HARRI. Harri Wessman's Pan and the Nymph Pitys (1979) for flute and guitar bears the first symptoms of his later style, the texture being softly dissonant. In an old mythological dictionary the composer found that Pan had had some love affair with an other nymph than famous Syrinx as well, with Pitys (greek pine-tree). So the listener may think o…

Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Great art in small forms ? Bruckner's smaller sacred works reveal a more personal side to the master symphonist and creator of large-scale orchestral masses. Throughout his life, Bruckner?s deep faith and dedication to the Catholic liturgy inspired him to write church music in smaller forms suitable for performance at Sunday services or in sacred concerts. The long phrases and …

The Hits Of The Year: Guitar Chord Songbook contains 28 of the biggest, most popular hit songs of the past year, arranged for Voice and Guitar from the actual recordings and in the original keys.If you have been on planet Earth throughout 2014, you will have been exposed to the cream of the crop of hits from today's biggest artists. Old favourites like AC/DC and The Beach Boys have justifiably com…

This diversified collection guides students to develop stylistic performances of Bach's keyboard works. Among the 27 selections are numerous menuets, short preludes and suite movements. The introductory material contains an excellent discussion of ornamentation, rhythm, articulation, tempo and dynamics in the keyboard music of this master composer. The Alfred Masterwork CD Editions conveniently co…

19 original concert studies by such well-known composers as James Curnow, Jacob de Haan, Jan Van der Roost and Allen Vizzutti. This book will be of great use to all euphonium players who are looking for short unaccompanied solos. (With Demo CD).

Ten Pieces for String Sextet. Par KOECHLIN CHARLES. With this edition, we present another part of the composition 'Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton' inspired by the film, Koechlin's homage to the film actress Lilian Harvey. From a total of 89 uninstrumented short pieces, some of them unfinished, the editor carefully assigned selected pieces to instruments which suit their character best. Ten charming…

14 Selected Pieces. Par . Following her successful soprano recorder volume, Sarah Jeffery now presents ‘My Favourite Melodies’ for treble recorder. This unique collection includes a wide range of pieces, from medieval melodies and Renaissance pieces with their own diminutions to famous baroque works and classical and romantic arrangements. In addition, the volume contains two contemporary composit…

The 2nd, 4th and 5th positions are introduced, also trills, double stopping, chords, spiccato and sautille bowings. Each new technique is demonstrated in a short study. The difficulties of each hand are isolated and only one point intouduced at a time. A separate piano accompaniment section is included within this volume. / Violon

Short Fills And The Tools To Create Your Own. Par RICHARDSON DAWN. Le classeur de remplissage de Mel Bay vise à élargir les joueurs ' le vocabulaire de remplissage en aidant les tambours créer des remplissages courts. Il s'agit d'un classeur flexible qui peut être utilisé par les étudiants de début et intermédiaires et le batteur plus avancé. Jouant la plupart des situations sont plus sur interpré…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Even for small choirs, Schubert’s Mass in G major poses no scoring or performance problems and is thus ideal for use in church services. The work is full of surprises and musical ideas. Apart from the Benedictus, the solo parts are limited to short interpolations. Relatively easy choral and solo writing Straight-forward organ arrangement Ideal for church services The Bärenreite…

Par BLANKEN JOHN. John Blanken composed Intrada & Wilhelmus in 2002. The title speaks for itself. It's an introduction to the national anthem of The Netherlands; Wilhelmus. In this piece the national anthem is heared two times followed by a short postlude. / Niveau : 3 / Musique traditionnelle / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Here's a kickin' gospel original with energy to spare. Spirited syncopations and intricate chord changes authenticate the style, and a short piano solo paves the way for a funky vocal stack that drives to the end and brings it all home! / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry, becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays, short stories, novels, and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist, columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perha…

Includes short pieces for 2 and 3 Clarinets / Clarinette Etudes

for voices and instruments. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Laude were short mediaeval devotional songs to the Virgin Mary, and Gavin Bryars has kept to the pure, lyrical style of the originals. Following the successful publication of Bryars’ first and second volume of laude, which singers around the world have added to their repertoire, this third volume for various combinations of soprano, tenor, viola, cello…