Par GORDON ANDREW D.. Step into the dynamic world of contemporary jazz-funk with Andrew D. Gordon's book, '100 Ultimate Jazz-Funk Grooves for Trombone.' Renowned for his expertise in jazz and funk music, Gordon brings forth a comprehensive collection, offering a wealth of inspiration and exploration for trombone players. As a distinguished composer, educator, and performer, Andrew D. Gordon is cel…

A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Keyboard Playing. Par BOUCHARD JOE / ROMEO SHEILA. The Total Rock Keyboardist will teach you everything you need to know to become a well-rounded player. This book provides warm-ups, practice tips, discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history, left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles, tips for improvising melodies and keybo…

The pieces in Baroque Real Repertoire have been selected to provide intermediate pianists (Grades 5-7) with enjoyable music for private study or for performance in concerts, festivals and examinations. There is a wide choice as the pieces vary in technical difficulty, length, tempo, key, character and mood. The fingering has been chosen with great care to produce good technical and musical result…

The term pentacle refers to a star formed by five straight lines. This work provides five percussionistes the challenge of playing several different instruments during one work. Throughout the work, performers move from instrument to instrument arriving back at their original position for the work's conclusion. This ability is necessary for the performance of contemporary percussion literature. / …

Par GOODALL HOWARD. I am Christmas day has all the hallmarks of Goodall's well-loved style: inspiring melodies, beautiful harmonies and well-crafted, accessible parts. In this delightful Christmas carol, the melody weaves between different lines and textures, all underpinned by a flowing piano accompaniment./ Recueil / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Quelques Instruments

Par FREYCENON (C. / H.). Christèle and Hevre Freycenon 's Discover Music series provides an excellent start to the understanding of music theory. The first volume addresses the stave, clefs, note names, note values, time signatures, rests, repeat marks, conducting, instruments, ledger lines and perfomance directions, amongst many other aspects. Containing detailed instruction, illustrations and ex…

Par SCHRADIECK HENRY. Henry Schradieck chose the modest designation 'studies' for his exercises. Their musical substance, however, goes far beyond that of a study. They are character pieces which get their captivating musical expression particularly from the harmonic progression and expressive melodic lines while the rhythm remains relatively consistent to maximize the effect of practising. The pi…

Par HILLBORG ANDERS. Despite its short duration, The Peacock Moment holds a central place in Anders Hillborg’s worklist. Much of material in this frenetic 1-minute work for clarinet and piano derive from a prime-number series – a common feature in his subsequent work. Particularly striking is the way Hillborg creates the impression of a polyphony of voices within the clarinet’s solo lines.   / Ins…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. Step into the dynamic world of contemporary jazz-funk with Andrew D. Gordon's book, '100 Ultimate Jazz-Funk Grooves for Trumpet.' Renowned for his expertise in jazz and funk music, Gordon brings forth a comprehensive collection, offering a wealth of inspiration and exploration for trumpet players. As a distinguished composer, educator, and performer, Andrew D. Gordon is celeb…

Weihnachtskantate. Par SCHMELZER JOHANN HEINRICH. With this pastoral Christmas cantata by the long-serving Royal Hofkapellmeister of Vienna, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, we wish to draw attention to a prominent baroque composer whose vocal and instrumental works have yet to achieve their historical place in the “early music scene“ which they richly deserve. Schmelzer’s easily performable pastoral mu…

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, 'jouissance' refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Baker Monday has a driving pulse with attractive modal harmonies in the friendly key of E natural minor. All instruments have melodic lines. This arrangement also provides a great opportunity for teachi…

for Large Ensemble. Par BORBOUDAKIS MINAS. Z-4383 by Minas Borboudakis is a 12-minute work for large ensemble (1(=Picc).1.1(=BCl).1 – 1.1.1(=BTbn).0 – 2Perc – Acdn – Pf – Str(1.1.1.1.1 or String Orchestra) – Electronics). It describes the journey of the wagon of the same name in which the body of the politician and pacifist Grigoris Lambrakis, also called 'Z', who was murdered in 1963, was transpo…

Within Three-Part Harmony. Par HAAGE JOHANNES. This book focuses on the intersection of melody and harmony. While valuable for all instrumental and choral composers and arrangers, it specifically explores ways to move melodic voices independently within three-part harmony on the guitar. All you need to benefit from this book is the ability to read standard notation on the guitar. Working through t…