The little march composed in 1924 forms the nucleus of the suite for wind instruments Mládí (HN 1093/7093), in which the jaunty flute theme weaves through the 3rd movement. Incidentally, the 'bluebirds? do not refer to birds but to the light blue robes worn by the choristers at the monastery in Brno, which Janá?ek entered at the age of eleven. Almost 60 years later during a visit to Potsdam he rem…

Singer/songwriter Eliza Gilkyson wrote 'Requiem? as a song of grief following the Asian tsunami in December, 2004 and the song found a renewed audience after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region. This setting by Conspirare conductor Craig Hella Johnson has been long anticipated by choral groups around the world and is powerful in its emotional impact. Duration: ca. 4:10. Recorded by …

aus: Die deutsche Liturgie. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. For the Protestant church service according to the new Prussian Agenda of 1829 Mendelssohn set to music the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Honour to the Father and various Amens and Alleluias. The entire printing with all the orders of service in the complete edition of the German liturgy make it easy to integrate these pieces even today into a…

Walther Durr continues the new Urtext edition of Schubert's lieder by editing Volume 8 in separate editions for high, medium and low voice. This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815, between August and November. Three series of lieder, each based on works of a particular poet, immediately catch the eye: they consist of a number of Ossian settings, a group of Klopstock …

The Greatest Sound in Cajun, Tex-Mex and Zydeco rassemble plus de 20 pièces avec lesquelles on pourra suivre une exploration fascinante du répertoire pour accordéon, riche et varié, du Texas et des bayous de Louisiane. / Accordéon / 44 pages / niveau : Elémentaire - Moyen / Partition

César Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugene Ysaye.After Franck's death in 1890 the original publisher of the Sonata, the…

Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. Despite the rich palette of colours and articulation, Relief IX is a static work, and its slowed narrative creates the impression of being stretched out over time, thereby leading the listener into an unreal, unfamiliar world. This composition has often been described as a surrealistic and contemplative work. As Andrzej Chlopecki wrote: ‘[Relief IX] directs its expression t…

Par CHENIER CLIFTON. This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to the Cajun button accordion, all of the selections in this book are transcribed from Chenier's 1965-1987 recordings on Arhoolie Records. Dix Bruce contributes a fine essay …

Handel's spectacular Oratorio was composed in 1744 from a libretto by Charles Jennens that describes the fall of Babylon. Although less successful in it's day than the popular Italian opera, this work is full of invention and dramatic skill with the Jewish, Babylonian Persian and Medes masses having their own distinctive musics that were juxtaposed to create a tense dramatic conflict. Composed in …

Par PART ARVO. Pärt's take on the Te Deum text, also known as the Ambrosian Hymn, employs his signature tintinnabuli style of composition. The melodic lines, as well as their harmonies, strictly follow the rhythms of the text, resulting in heightened importance given to the text itself and an unconventional setting. For advanced players and vocalists. The liturgical text of the Te Deum consists of…

Concerto no. 22 (Viotti). Par VIOTTI GIOVANNI BATTISTA / CATHERINE. Parisian violinist, Georges Catherine (1872-1958) compiles an exciting collection for the Violin repertoire. The first solo from Viotti ''s Concerto No. 22 is clearly printed with a helpful key of unusual techniques. Viotti (1755-1824) was an Italian Violin virtuoso. He composed a significant 29 concertos for the Violin which rema…

Your new official bebop bible! Over 200 classics arranged for Bb instruments in Real Book style. Titles include: Anthropology · Au Privave · Be-Bop · Boneology · Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) · Byrd Like · Cherokee (Indian Love Song) · Confirmation · Donna Lee · Doxy · Epistrophy · 52nd Street Theme · Four · Goin' to Minton's · Good Bait · Groovin' High · Hi-Fly · Hot House · In Walked Bud · Jay …

Par HAHN REYNALDO. Along with Piano music, song is Reynaldo Hahn's (1874-1947) preferred genre: with his light Baritone voice, the young prodigy conquered Parisian salons by singing the works of his favourite composers (Gounod, Massenet, Fauré), not to mention his own compositions, which enchanted audiences. Though finely wrought, these songs have a naturalness which continues to please, as eviden…

Par DIETZ / SCHWARTZ. Titles include: You and the Night and the Music * Dancing in the Dark * Alone Together * I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans * A Gal in Calico * I Still Look at You That Way * Louisiana Hayride * Before I Kiss the World Goodbye * Alone Together * A Rainy Night in Rio and more. / Miscellaneous, Scores, Songbooks / Recueil / Piano, Voix, Guitare et Clavier