Par LARSSON LARS-ERIK. Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått ('Norway in Red, White and Blue') was commissioned by the Oslo Fagott Choir (yes, that is indeed a gay men?s choir) for a concert with The Staff Band of the Armed Forces in 2015. I was given artistic licence to write a more modern and somewhat ?eclectic? arrangement for this originally Swedish melody written by Lars-Erik Larsson, which became som…

100 Years Of Popular Music. 100 Years of Popular Music chronicles the greatest music of the last century. This book contains more than 70 songs from the 1940s arranged for piano, voice and guitar, providing a fascinating insight into the music of the era. A listing of new inventions first seen during the 1940s is also included. **Trinity College London selected piece (Singing 2010-2012): Do Noth…

Par LEHMANN ALEXANDRA. Testing variations on an original theme Popi is our black cat. She is chubby, lazy, ungainly, not very clever and a bit weird. And we love her. Why a bassoon piece for Popi? Clara started the bassoon two years ago, and I have enjoyed becoming more acquainted with the instrument. It can be lyrical, comic, plaintive, mellow or frenetic. All attributes Popi possesses. Whether s…

Song Cycle. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 1840 was Schumann ’s famous “year of song” that brought forth over 100 lieder. They included Myrthen op. 25, which he dedicated “to his dear bride”, Clara Wieck-Schumann. Besides famous songs such as “Widmung”, “Lotosblume” and “Nussbaum” to texts by German poets, the collection also saw Schumann venture further afield, whether to the Scottish Highlands with settin…

Psalm 109 (110). Par CARISSIMI GIACOMO. These psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century [“stylus gravis”]. Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a-cappella style, Car…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. This rhapsody for concert band describes programmaticallythe period of history when knights fought bravely in suits ofshining armour. The tournament was a time of fierce joustingfor the favour of royalty as well as a duel of mortal combat. The music portrays this battle by showcasing the variousinstrumental sections, each fighting for attention with ‘calland response’ patterns. …

Par LAGANELLA DAVID. Guide du compositeur à la guitare électrique est un ouvrage essentiel pour les compositeurs, arrangeurs et les guitaristes électriques. Il est le seul livre sur le marché qui offre une couverture approfondie sur la façon de composer pour tous les aspects de la guitare électrique. L'ouvrage présente notation pour toutes les pratiques de rendement standard plectre, harmoniques e…

Howard Shore. Par SHORE HOWARD. The best of the Howard Shore score from the 3 blockbusting Lord of the Rings movies (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King) arranged for tenor sax. This book comes complete with a CD of backing tracks to help with practice. Suitable for students from Grade 2 upwards. / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

Demanding salon music for string quartet (with double-bass ad libitum) is provided by Wolfgang Birtel in his 'Latin Dances' with four titles which can be played individually or as a little suite. The first dance is the chorinho 'Não me toques' by Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) who not only wrote 'Tico Tico' but also other rousing pieces of music. Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) is considered to be the…

Par MCMEEN EL. The name of this book is no exaggeration. It includes some of the most gorgeous music that the authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk know. To make things even more interesting, none of the music was originally written for guitar!In addition to Celtic favorites, El includes his arrangements of two of the most beautiful arias in all of opera: 'Che Gelida Manina' from Puccini's 'La Boheme'…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost originally composed each and every note of ‘Slavia’ (as in case in ‘Puszta’, ‘Rikudim’ and ‘A Highland Rhapsody’). Consequently, ‘Slavia’ does not contain any arrangement of existing tunes, but is an original composition ‘in the style of…’. The introduction has an ABA structure and exposes a broad melodic line. Following a short cadenza, there is a second m…

Gluck Complete Edition V/2. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. While Christoph Willibald Gluck dedicated his artistic life almost entirely to the composition of works for the opera stage, he also produced a number of instrumental works which have been somewhat marginalized until recently. This volume of the 'Gluck Complete Edition” (GGA) is the first to present 17 symphonies attributed to Gluck in a h…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Chaleur et lyrisme caractérisent la sortie distingué de Brahm pour les plus petits chorales. Cette sélection présente ses paramètres enrichissantes plus accessibles pour les chorales de voix supérieure. / Date parution : 1995-11-15/ Répertoire / SSAA

The OperAria repertoire anthology was much applauded when it came on stage with three baritone volumes in 2015. The successful baritone debut was followed in 2017/18 by the appearance of the four soprano volumes, also conquering hearts in no time. Now, another performance: The curtain rises on the bass volumes, the foundation of the vocal family for heavier, darker voices, though nevertheless bril…

44 succès avec accords chiffrés etillustrations des grands interprètes des' Années folles ' :Alibert, Bach, Maurice Chevalier, Robert Darthez,Marie Dubas, Fernandel, Marc Hely, Sacha Guitry,Marjal, Jane Marnac, Colette Mars, GeorgesMilton, Mireille, Mistinguett, Fred Pasquali, HarryPilcer, Yvo / Mélodie/Vocal/Guitare (MVG)