Par ADLER-MCKEAN JACK. This book on the tuba is a companion for composers and players alike, deepening their understanding of this somewhat neglected family of instruments. It gives tuba players an opportunity to master and employ new performance techniques on their instrument, particularly in contemporary music. Jack Adler-McKean offers helpful instruction in various tuning mechanisms, resonance…

The work was composed in 1992 for the 85th birthday of Kurtág's teacher, Sándor Veress. The ensemble of instruments is unusual: two basset horns and two quarter-tone pianos (the well-known predecessor of the latter is Charles Ives' Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for two pianos). The special tuning in this case is not that the tonality moves in an ultra-chromatic direction, rather that it makes the cont…

Portia's Palace Orchestra. Par WIREN DAG. Dag Wirén (1905-1986) came to fame as a composer in 1937 with Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 11, which remains his most played work to date. His opus list is mainly instrumental music; five symphonies, five string quartets, several overtures and a lot of film and theatre music. He composed the stage music for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Ven…

Mois de travail consacré à la collection de nombreuses interventions offertes par les protagonistes (Paolo Tofani, Patrizio Fariselli, Daniela Ronconi Demetriou, Gianni Emilio Simonetti, Massimo Villa) pour tenter de raconter l'histoire de la région à travers le haut-parleur de qui était là. / Livre Musical

Arrangements for Solo Acoustic Guitar 2 - more instrumentals from a national champion.Pete Huttlinger continues his exploration of the guitar arrangements that have won him accolades throughout the acoustic guitar world - and a National Fingerstyle Championship! An engaging and accomplished instructor, Pete brings his spectacular playing with dramatic performance pieces that are as challenging as …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth, aging, desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress, feeling, craving, desire; Nirodha which tells us how t…

Weihnachtskantate. Par GRAF WOLFRAM. The cantata is original and interesting. While it is very easy for the choir, it is somewhat more demanding on the orchestra. Highly recommended to enrich the Christmas season. [Singen und Musizieren im Gottesdienst 5/2000]/ Répertoire / Choeur d'Enfants à 2 Parties et Instruments (Flûte

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski's Pige (2021-2022) for string quartet was commissioned to be paired with the Death and the Maiden quartet by Franz Schubert ('pige' is Danish for girl). The composer tells: 'The first movement Vorüber, ach, vorüber! is based on the first half of Schubert’s lied lying behind his The Death and the Maiden quartet. The ”maiden’s song” in the beginning of the li…

Par WILLIAMS JOHN / HVEEM DAVID (Arr.). «Cantina Band (or «Mad About Me») was written by John Williams in 1977 for the film Star Wars (later Star Wars IV: A New Hope). Even with quite a bit of the Star Wars music being quite well known, Cantina Band is literally in a style of its own. In the Star Wars-universe this style is called «jizz», Williams’ take on the more well-known genre «jazz». William…

Weihnachtskantate. Par GRAF WOLFRAM. The cantata is original and interesting. While it is very easy for the choir, it is somewhat more demanding on the orchestra. Highly recommended to enrich the Christmas season. [Singen und Musizieren im Gottesdienst 5/2000]/ Répertoire / Choeur d'Enfants à 2 Parties et Instruments (Flûte

Par CHUNG-HING. 'Cantos de té' refleja las vivencias de la autora así como experiencias ajenas. El té, cuyas propiedades saludables se conocen desde la Antigüedad, evoca la naturaleza y las estaciones, el frío del invierno y la exuberancia de la primavera. Por medio de esta bebida calmante y esti-mulante, la autora sugiere un renacimiento positivo y el retorno a la verdadera naturaleza del ser. Es…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. The Suite is a student exercise, first performed 13. 4. 1889 at a musical soirée at the Helsinki Music Institute. Ferruccio Busoni, who was teacher of piano at the Institute at the time, described the first performance as follows: “We sharpened our concentration as we realised that we were about to hear something quite beyond the usual standard for student works…”. In the A majo…

Enjoy learning music theory from the very beginning. How To Blitz! Beginner Theory is the perfect introduction to theory for budding musicians of all ages. / Formation Musicale

Par MOLODYNSKA-WHEELER MARTA. Nuciaki for piano is a unique collection of compositions that combine elements of classical and folk music with a somewhat lighter – dance, jazz, and Latin American – touch. The pieces included in the collection are aimed at young enthusiasts of piano who want to explore various styles of music and develop their skills in a classical technique, interpretative layers, …

Series C. Par MONIUSZKO STANISLAW. The work of neoclassical character, in the traditional form of a suite combining transparency of texture with lightness of expression. As is typical for the genre, the parts of the cycle are juxtaposed based on contrast in character and pace. The piece begins with a rough and somewhat 'robbery' Allegro, followed by Moderato, which is a refined and at the same tim…