Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Full Score for Orchestra of George Benjamin's stunning Ringed By The Flat Horizon . 'This work contains some of the most startlingly precise storm music ever written - it seems less evocation than the sound of the thing itself. But there is more to it than that: Eliot's lines suggested form for the music, and the piece is music, and not just illustration. It moves through an o…

Par HERING SIGMUND. From one of the most prolifically published brass pedagogues of the twentieth century, Sigmund Hering's 40 Progressive Etudes is recognized as an essential method, containing forty etudes that are perfect for the trumpet. Ideal for intermediate students, the etudes are organized in a progressive manner, challenging students as they improve. This revised edition contains MP3 rec…

Par LACHNER FRANZ. 2nd version: Arrangement for Soli SS and upper strings 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb] Among his compositions, Franz Lachner, the long-serving Music Director of the Court of Munich and Director of the Royal Choir, left behind a considerable number of sacred works, including two settings of the Stabat Mater. The first Stabat Mater, op. 154, from 1856 was limited to a purely vocal ensemble [CV …

This early-intermediate duet is a joyful dance that students will love. The melody and harmony are traded back and forth between partners, and varied articulations help identify the location of the melody. Written in A minor and 4/4 meter, there are a few accidentals, and several hand position changes. A D. S. al Coda lets the performers play the exciting middle section one more time. / Piano 4 Ma…

Featuring some of the world's greatest pieces of music, from a variety of different genres, the 'Top Ten' series contains music for everyone. Whether you're a beginner who wants to know the best classical pieces to learn or a more experienced player looking for the ultimate Piano songs to add to your repertoire, we have a 'Top Ten' for you! Each piece comes with interesting background notes to giv…

Par HOGESTEIN HENK. Scotland is famed for its rich landscapes and proud heritage. It is also the country that is known for ‘housing’ the Loch Ness Monster. In celebration of their heritage the Scots annually hold their Highland Games treating audiences to the traditional ‘sports’ competed by their clan descendents. The Dutch composer Henk Hogestein used the Scottish Highland Games as a source of i…

Kantate Zum Erntedankfest (Tempore Messis) Und Andere Dankfeiern. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann's cantata cannot be assigned to any of the composer's known annual cycles of cantatas. The given designation 'Tempore Messis', which appears in the title in the sole surviving source, suggests it was composed on the occasion of a harvest thanksgiving festival, but the neutrality of the text means…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. A wonderful modern treatment of the ages old favorite We Wish You a Merry Christmas ! This creative arrangement serves equally well as an opener for your Christmas Concert as it will in the traditional closer position that the grand old carol has so long held. Be sure to hear the demo CD on this one. We think you’ll be both surprised and delighted. Without question, your student…

photograph of the Trost Organ, that was built between 1735 and 1739/ Répertoire / Carte Postale

Kantate Für Einen Bußgottesdienst (Fassung In A). Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. It seems likely that the composition of this work was connected with a penitential service held in the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen to commemorate the disastrous fire which had destroyed large parts of the town on the 29th May 1707, but it has not been possible to discover documentary evidence to prove the correctness of th…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. This dignified and entertaining piece will be perfect for a kindergarten or elementary school graduation, as well as any occasion that requires a sense of pageantry. Optional advanced percussion parts are provided for added challenge and color. / Niveau : 0.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band

Böhmische Hirtenmesse. Par RYBA JAN JAKUB. Freely rhymed Mass settings; available either in German or Czech. The Bohemian Christmas masses are a typical product from the end of the 18th century. Jan Jakub Ryba’s Pastoral Mass from 1796 is a prototype of this genre. It was set in Czechoslovakian and filled with a conscious simple, folk-like musicality, which every villager in Ryba’s time could unde…

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band builds upon the concepts in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band with 399 new exercises that are more technically and musically challenging, including over 70 chorales written by some of today's most renowned composers for concert band, including: Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galan…

This handy little book is an essential guide to technique, soloing, rhythm and musical styles for guitar. Contains tips on hand positions, capo use, creating certain types of use, effective wah-wah playing, distortion circuits, professional soloing, slide guitar, altered tuning, Hendrix-style rhythm, eastern modes, alternate picking and a whole host of other topics. The Little Book Of Tips And Tri…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. In this great work, first published in 1912, Mahler experimented with the four-movement symphonic form, producing a masterpiece of musical innovation, satiric writing and poetic drama expressed in purely instrumental terms. Now the full orchestral score of the Ninth Symphony is available in this inexpensive, high-quality edition, reprinted from an authoritative Viennese score. M…