Es gibt keinen Gott außer Allah. Par MOUSSORGSKY MODESTE. Mussorgskijs Marsch Schamilya [für Männerchor und Klavier] ist ein Jugendwerk des russischen Komponisten. Er verwendet einen arabischen liturgischen Text und stellt einen Männerchor [mit zwei Solisten] vor dankbare Aufgaben. Obgleich von orientalischen, melismatischen Gesängen beeinflusst, verbindet Mussorgskij diese vorderasiatischen Impul…

for Euphonium and Concert Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Pulcinella was commissioned by the Taiwanese euphonium player Tzu-Hsiang Lin. Lin is a renowned soloist and teacher and a Besson Euphonium Artist. He teaches euphonium at Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Shih Chien University and National Kaohsiung Normal University. Lin gave the premiere of Pulcinella in…

Cole Porters only attempt at a 'serious? composition came with the ballet score Within the Quota, when Darius Milhaud suggested Porter as a composer to pair with his La Création du monde. Both pieces were rapturously received by the Parisian press at the October 1923 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Cole Porter later believed the score to be lost. In 1970 the score was discovered at Yal…

L'Atchafalaya est un fleuve qui s'étend en Louisiane, colonie française. Jusqu'à la fin du dix septième siècle. Partis de Touraine, du Bercy ou du Poitou, des français, devenus des Acadiens, vinrent habiter ses berges et ses marais. Accompagnant avec talent et vivacité le livret de Rémi Laureillard - pédagogique, poétique et ludique -, la musique d'Isabelle Aboulker aborde des styles contrastés : …

Björk Guðmundsdóttir is one of the key recording artists of the 21st century. Moving effortlessly between disciplines and genres so fluidly it would shame David Bowie, Björk has tackled neo-classical, showtunes, house, pop, indie as well as acting (winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Dancer In The Dark) and creating a visual template for her work that is staggeringly r…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Commissioned by the Glenbard East High School Music Department of Lombard, Illinois in grateful appreciation for the 34 year teaching career of Ross Kellan and his tireless commitment to excellence in music education, where he led by example each and every day. A scintillating opener! The joyful spirit will light up your concert hall like fireworks as you set your next performanc…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. Based on the African-American spiritual “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit”, Feel the Spirit captures the essence of the traditional spiritual. These songs were created by African-Americans oppressed by slavery. A deeply religious people, the slaves would use singing as an expression of both their enthusiastic joy and profound sadness. Feel the Spirit enables you to play a great go…

For Concert Band. Par DUPERTUIS GAUTHIER. Dans leur enfance, certaines personnes mettent leurs jouets, dessins et vœux pour le futur dans une boîte qu’elles enterrent quelque part pour la déterrer à l’âge adulte. Le titre Postcards from tomorrow s'inspire de cette tradition : quels vœux mettrions-nous dans ces boîtes pour le futur, quel genre de cartes postales enverrions-nous à nos petits-enfants…

Arr. Takashi Hoshide. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Alors que tout ce qu'il entreprenait semblait voué à l'échec, Haendel compose dans une période plus que difficile, un chef d'oeuvre de la musique : Le Messie, un oratorio dans la plus pure tradition de la Passion allemande et de la cantate sacrée. L’ Alléluia est le mouvement final de la deuxième partie du Messie. Takashi Hoshide reprend cette cél…

Students will want to play every duet in this exciting intermediate level collection! From roller coasters to water slides, the musical variety of each amusement park scene brings out students' natural enthusiasm and ensures their performance will be a rip-roaring success at the next recital! / Piano

Par VIDOVIC ANA. Guitarist, Ana Vidovic, takes us on a journey through the beautiful music of Spanish composer, Federico Moreno Torroba and Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. Ana also introduces us to 'Altiplanos”, an interesting piece dedicated to Ingrid Betancourt written by a guitarist and composer Pierre Bensusan. There is also a hauntingly beautiful 'Farewell” by Sergio Assad, 'Cavatina” b…

C'est pour un usage privé et de sa propre initiative que Dvo?ák écrivit en 1887 le Terzetto op. 74. Inspiré par le cours de violon qu'il entendait chez un voisin, il nota en quelques jours quatre petits mouvements dans lesquels deux violons sont accompagnés par un alto. Ainsi la partition n'est pas d'une grande difficulté technique, mais ses mélodies fluides et ses rythmes pleins de tempérament en…

Par PUJOL MAXIMO-DIEGO. Siamo sempre nel mondo del tango con il compositore argentino Maximo Diego Pujol, il quale cerca di lavorare sul materiale folclorico trasformandolo con armonie più vicine a quelle utilizzate ai giorni nostri negli arrangiamenti delle composizioni del genere pop americano o del jazz modale. La pubblicazione è un dittico per flauto e chitarra che non richiede, da parte degli…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN / GREBER JAKOB / VIVALDI ANT. In the opera and cantata orchestra of the baroque the sound and gentle timbre of the recorder had a special significance. It served pre-eminently to represent the emotional states of love, pain and sorrow. Many arias with obbligato recorder which have survived are still unknown today, despite the diligent efforts of “early music” enthusiasts …

With a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs, this is a collection that will bring enthusiasm to learning the Piano and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed Grade 4. Each piece offers suggested fingering, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips and performance note…