This is a special arrangement for double bass choir of the choral piece Silva Caledonia, written for the Estonian National Male Choir, which sets a text by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan. It was first performed by them in April 2006. The double bass version was written for the large group of basses, 22 for the first performance, at Basses Loaded, the annual concert from Gary Karr's summer school i…

Par SAUNDERS REBECCA. Commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council and Susanne Stanzeleit and Julian Jacobson / Contemporain / Répertoire / Petit Ensemble Contemporain

Par DRISCOLL ANDREW. This book explores Celtic styles for the Mandolin. It is a great addition for musicians looking to begin learning Celtic music or expand their repertoire. Traditional Irish and Scottish music as well as contemporary Celtic compositions are presented. The book includes standard notation and tablature, with play-along tracks in the accompanying audio./ Recueil / Mandoline

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), sans doute, est l'un des virtuoses du violon les plus importantes et les plus prospères de la seconde moitié du 19ème siècle et est devenu immortel à travers ses morceaux de bravoure virtuose et très expressive dans le monde de jouer du violon. Son programme de concerts se composent essentiellement de ses propres compositions, même si pas mal de quelques travaux avai…

Par SPARKE PHIL. The Green Hills of Tyrol (Les vertes collines du Tyrol) est une commande de Jrena et Beat Knüsel pour leur fils, le joueur d’euphonium suisse Joel Knüsel, pour célébrer son 20e anniversaire, en 2019. Ils souhaitaient une pièce adaptée à une compétition de solistes, peut-être fondée sur une mélodie écossaise ou irlandaise, et le compositeur Philip Sparke suggéra qu’un air varié à l…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). The Skye Boat Song is perhaps one of the best-known Scottish melodies of all. It refers to the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie who, still only a boy, was smuggled out of Scotland to France after the Scots’ defeat by the English at the Battle of Culloden in 1745. Despite there being a huge reward on his head, not one of his faithful Highlanders would betray him to th…

frm Hymn of the Highlands - Cornet Solo. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The River Alladale provides the inspiration for this lyrical piece which has a lilting melody with an unmistakeable Scottish feel. The trio of Flugel Horn, Tenor Horn and Baritone provide a wonderful sense of flowing with the river which, as the piece progresses, broadens and grows stronger as it nears the outlet to the sea by the Summer …

International Evening Songs. Par GERLITZ CARSTEN. A collection of the most beautiful international evening songs and lullabies in atmospheric arrangements for mixed choir (SATB). Apart from classical pieces in German, the present new and modern arrangements comprise Spanish, Swedish, Scottish, French, and Indian tunes, among others. The pieces are suited for concerts, services, celebrations, or as…

for Harpsichord and Strings. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. In early 1729 Bach became director of the so-called 'Scottish Collegium Musician' a music organization of students and local citizens. The remarkable results of this undertaking are the concertos for harpsichord. Today it is almost certain that practically all of these concertos were transcribed from concertos for melody instruments (mostly v…

a cura di Federico Maria Sardelli. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Among Vivaldi’s many flute and recorder concertos, two, both for transverse flute, were known until a few years ago only in incomplete form: RV 431 and 432. Both are written in the comfortable and expressive key of E minor, are transmitted inautograph manuscripts and lack their second movement (RV 432 also lacks its third movement). The seemi…

Following on from Jessica's hugely successful book Celtic Music for Flute, she has produced a Volume 2 which contains 46 pieces ranging from lovely portraits to lively jigs. They come from traditions including Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Manx, and were gathered from various sources: among others, manuscripts written for Bagpipe, Lute, Mandora, Fiddle, and Voice. The unique personality and sound of…

Par STEWART CRANFORD PAUL. This book celebrates the vibrant musical culture of Cape Breton Island. It gives a refreshing glimpse into a rooted, community-based, living tradition. Fiddle tunes from more than seventy-five contemporary composers are presented together with Scottish and Cape Breton music from earlier centuries. Compiled as a part of Cranford Publications Cape Breton Musical Heritage S…

Kikapust. Par TRADITIONNEL. Scottish Traditional. Recorded on free Jonathan Rathbone CD, contact us for your copy / Niveau : Assez Facile / Jonathan Rathbone / Feuillet / A Cappella

Edward Huws Jones' popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire, now available with expertly-recorded audio CD. Containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations, the new audio resource will aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike. These generous collections of authentic music, some familiar, some more exotic, but all of it faithfully arranged, …