Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story about the adventures of a boy and the snowman that comes to life is a modern children's classic. The tales popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of the award-winning cartoon film The Snowman . In this suite for Violin and Piano, composer Howard Blake recreated the story in music based on the scenes from the film. The music i…

for two Violins, Strings and Basso continuo. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. In 2001 Bärenreiter issued a newly engraved keyboard reduction and solo parts to this concerto based on the acclaimed New Bach Edition. The present expanded new publication goes a step further in that it offers not only the two solo Violin parts as presented in the New Bach Edition, but also two additional parts with fingering…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Contrasting colors and stylistic shifts trace the historic events surrounding “the shot heard ‘round the world” in this challenging and significant new concert band work by Stephen Bulla. A rhapsodic adventure, NORTH BRIDGE PORTRAIT takes us from the merry atmosphere of the pre-revolutionary town through foreboding militant sounds. The fife-and-drum melody, “Washington’s March”,…

Gade's piano music is steeped in Danish folk music, yet technically demanding and always very pianistic so that both piano pupils and experienced pianists will find many rewarding challenges when playing this music. The present album provides an insight into Gade's piano oeuvre and shows his importance in his day. Thanks to their numerous facets, the piano works of this great composer still are a …

Violin 1 Solo. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto in F major for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso continuo TWV 53:F1 Tafelmusik II If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during the cours…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN / GOUNOD CHARLES. The French Bach cult, which began in the early 19th century, reached an initial highpoint around 1850. Charles Gounod, still largely unknown at the time, also studied Bach?s works intensively ? his chorales, motets, and the preludes and fugues of the 48. He is said to have improvised his expressive, cantabile melody over the famous broken chords of Bach?…

8 Popular String Quartets. Following the success of 'Beautiful Dreamer', Carson Turner returns with a fresh collection of string quartet arrangements, ideal for intermediate-level players. The Schott String Quartet Series With the first books in the series focusing on baroque, classical and romantic styles, The Schott String Quartet Series has expanded to cover music ranging from traditional piec…

19 piano/vocal/guitar selections from the soundtrack to the much-buzzed-about musical pastiche episode of Fox Network's Buffy the Vampire Slayer that aired in November of 2001. Features a plot synopsis, full-color photos, and these songs: Theme from Buffy the Vampire Slayer · Coda · Dawn's Ballet · Dawn's Lament · I'll Never Tell · The Mustard · Rest in Peace · Something to Sing About · more. / M…

Zelenka: Miserere in C minor ZWV 57 Breitkopf Urtext ed. by M. Hutzel und Thomas Kohlhase The Miserere in C minor ZWV 57 is one of the late works of the Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. According to an entry in the autograph score, it was completed on 12 March 1738 and thus chronologically takes its place between the Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis (1736) and the Missa votiva (1739). It was th…

Par HIROSE HAYATO. For this work, the Japanese composer Hayato Hirose dug deep into his own imagination to fi nd the right inspiration. It is about a young boy who dreams about reaching paradise (Arcadia) and sets out on a journey to find it. This journey is long and treacherous, but despite the many challenges he faces, the boy finally does reach his Arcadia. The result is a very dramatic work th…

8 Twentieth-Century Pieces. Having touched on the romantic era in 'To a Wild Rose' and the classical era in 'An die Musik', Kember moves forward to the twentieth-century with this thoughtfully chosen collection for string quartet. The Schott String Quartet Series With the first books in the series focusing on baroque, classical and romantic styles, The Schott String Quartet Series has expanded to…

Arrangiert Von Johann Sebastian Bach. Par KEISER REINHARD. Version of a performance at the Weimar court from around 1713 by J. S. Bach; from his library of music. 'It has been proven that J. S. Bach studied the St. Mark Passion of Reinhard Keiser frequently and intensively. At least three performances of this work verify this fact. A new Carus edition presents the ‘Weimar’ version, since the mater…

Daniel Elder's Fresh and Fearless is a special and unusual take on the idea of spring. The driving Piano part captures the energy and wonder of the new beginnings of the season. Excellent Vocal writing that is simple in its construction but complex in its sound. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Par BUCK PERCY. Originally published in 1911, there have been few tutors in the intervening years that have come close to matching Percy Buck's guide for the organ novice. Unsurprisingly, the book has remained in print over ninety years. It deals, in a plain straightforward manner, with all aspects of learning the organ./ Méthode / Orgue

Check out this great up-tempo 2-beat that has a joyful melody. This 1930's classic was immortalized in the movie Cotton Club and was featured in the 2014 Broadway show After Midnight. It features an infectious saxophone statement and short solos for all saxes and trumpet. / Orchestre D'Harmonie