Par BERLE ARNIE. Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years, but this is the first time …

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In his Prelude ? The Truth from Above, outstanding arranger and curator Paul Hindmarsh has distilled the essence of a timeless Christmas classic by Ralph Vaughan Williams into five minutes of ravishingly unforgettable music for brass band. The variants of the Herefordshire tune popular from the Fantasia on Christmas Carols and The Oxford Book of Carols are skilfully and…

If you know the music of the brilliant composer Billy Strayhorn, you will love this chart. A clever melody, and an outstanding chart that seriously swings all the way. Solos are written out for tenor, piano, and drums. The tempo is around 176 BPM, and lead trumpet range is to written A. (3:22) / Ensemble De Jazz

Par CURNOW JAMES. This work was commissioned in memory of Peter J. Swanson, a trumpet and cornet player who tragically died at the tender age of fourteen. Peter’s favorite gospel song, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, has been used as the basis for this piece of contrasts which takes the listener through many styles and moods. The spiritual character of the original song resounds gloriously in When T…

for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and percussion. Par PTASZYNSKA MARTA. Composition was written in 2008 on a commission from the University of Chicago for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth. This tree movement work attempts to refer to Messiaen's work, in particular to the beautiful sonorities of the Quatour pour la fin du temps. From ancient time the rain…

Piano and Vocal arrangements of every song from Eva Cassidy's posthumous anthology album, Songbird , complete with full lyrics and guitar chord boxes. Classified in genres ranging from Jazz to traditional R and B, Eva Cassidy effortlessly blended styles with her rich, natural voice creating sublime beautiful songs. This album contains a fantastic mix and exemplifies her fantastic voice. Despite he…

Journey Through The Classics: Book 1 is a classical Guitar repertoire folio designed to lead students seamlessly from the earliest classics to the intermediate masterworks.The 32 graded pieces are presented in a progressive order and feature a variety of traditional folk songs and classical favorites essential to any Guitar student's educational foundation.The pieces are written in standard notati…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Celebrate the spirit of youth! TAKE CENTER STAGE is a fresh, exciting new offering from Curnow Music Press. The energetic opening and first theme supported by an invigorating rhythmic undercurrent perfectly balance the 'cantabile' middle section. They lead relentlessly to the exhilarating conclusion. As always Douglas Court's music includes enjoyable parts for every player in th…

Solo Flute. Par HILLBORG ANDERS. Anders Hillborg's Close Ups unfolds as an exhilarating flurry of notes - in part ingeniously generated from a prime number series. An enthralling 7-minute addition to the solo flute repertoire./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière

Par LAURIDSEN MORTEN. Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric 'Sa nuit d'ete,” several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are …

Par XIAO XINZHOU. Duet for Clarinet and Piano 'Subconscioius light' by XIAO Xinzhou. From the composer: 'The word 'subconscious' came from the book 'The Aesthetic Unconsciousness' by Jacques Rancière. The 'light' of this piece comes from an accidental feeling that I try to grasp but is elusive... It seems that neither 'subconscious' nor 'light' can directly feel its concrete existence in music, an…

Par REBILLARD JEAN-JACQUES. NEW !! LA TOTALE SUR LE RandB, LA SOUL ET LE FUNK Par JJ RÉBILLARD Volume 1 : 1950-1975 50 Rythmiques, 20 Riffs, 15 Solos and 50 Play-backs. Méthode Guitare Funk 112 pages 2 CD : 28? ? RandB, Soul and Funk Story (Stax, Tamla Motown, Atlantic) ? 50 guitaristes et leur matos ? Notions de base (logique de l?alterné, effets de jeu, accords et formules rythmiques fondam…

The Ukulele is one of the most versatile little instruments ever invented - and here's the proof. Jazz, Funk and Soul Classics For Ukulele contains 30 classics, specially arranged with Ukulele accompaniment, full lyrics and chord boxes.This songbook features hits by Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind and Fire, Bill Withers and many more. Tune up, choose your own personal favourites and start…

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