Pieces, exercises and tips for the beginner. This step-by-step tutor can be used by beginners of all ages and is suitable for use either with a teacher or by self-learners, taking you from your very first lesson up to the standard required to begin Trinity College London’s Electronic Keyboard exams (Initial level). Each stage introduces a mixture of keyboard functions, playing techniques and music…

Reconstruction by Anssi Mattila. Par TULINDBERG ERIK. The first composer to warrant a place in the musical history of Finland, Erik Tulindberg (1761-1814) was an excellent violinist, and he also played the cello. His musical reputation spread all the way to Stockholm (Finland was at that time part of the Kingdom of Sweden), and in 1797 was there admitted as a member of the Royal Academy of Music. …

Historia Des Leidens Und Sterbens Unsers Herrn Und Heilandes Jesu Christi Nach Dem Evangelisten St. Lukas. Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. With his three purely a cappella Passions, Schütz closes his series of historical settings: text-oriented compositions that are both technically demanding and intensely expressive. These are works of maturity, which bring an entire musical period to a close. With the Stut…

Par ROELS STIJN. Bellum et Pax is a composition describing the two ancient concepts of ‘war’ and ‘peace. ’ While this piece appears to be one single movement, it consists of four sections that flow into one another. Mysterious and threatening tones lead the way into an epic battle between the chaos of war and enlightenment of peace. Peace triumphs, but menacing bass notes at the end symbolize the …

The Christmas Praise Carols series features six compatible books that can be used alone or in any combination. The arrangements are designed to aid the flow of live congregational worship, and the level is suitable for amateurs and pros alike. Section numbers and lyric cues are included in each book so your musicians can play together easily. Use the audio tracks in lieu of a live band, or to enha…

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Lyrics included. It has become standard practice today for the professional musician to play at least one Latin tune in each set as added spice to the overall sound. This set contains ten beautiful Bossa Novas that jazz players have been playing for years. Complete with melody, chords and lyrics. Transposed parts, too! These songs, with their crisp, clean tropical flavor, always seem to find a way…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Eight carefully crafted mini-compositions that begin with simple time signatures and rhythms and work up to mixed meters and complex rhythms. The exercises are musically rewarding and fun to play, and will give your students the practice they need to develop rhythmic accuracy. / Niveau : 2 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Written by Gabriel Yared, composer to the scores for The English Patient, Cold Mountain and The Talented Mr Ripley, this folio of 20 original Clarinet pieces has been designed to inspire and encourage duettists, especially teacher/pupil collaborations. The idea grew out of composer Gabriel Yared's own learning experience which suggested a need for one part to be written for the experienced teacher…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quintet in D is in four movements: Allegro moderato - Allegretto Intermezzo - Andantino , and - Allegro molto finale . If it only fitfully contains elements of the mature Vaughan Williams, it is a delightful work in its own right, with playful touches and more than a ration of charm. The writing for piano is very accomplished and shatters the myth, much propagated by th…

Par BERNOTAS CHRIS. Lion Pride is an imaginative overture by Chris M. Bernotas and is full of majesty and pride. Beginning with a strong and dramatic statement that gives way to a bright melody, the pride of the lion shines through. A stately section represents the power of the mighty lion before returning with the spirited and exciting theme, then coming to a rhythmic and energetic conclusion. (3…

A dynamic concert opener or closer cast almost entirely in the Phrygian mode. The half steps that make this scale mode so unique are celebrated both in a melodic and harmonic sense, with aggressive low brass figures, crisp and rhythmic percussion, and winding passages in the woodwind. (2:50) / Concert Band

Par PANUFNIK ROXANNA. Fairfield Fanfare (expanded version) by Roxanna Panufnik is a 4-minute work for youth and mixed choirs, brass band and orchestra. Originally commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fairfield Halls, Croydon in 2012, the opening chords are based on all the alphabetic note names from FA-ir-F(#)-i-E-l-D, heralding a flourishing section of hustle and bustle that is t…

Arr. Ron Sebregts. For many years Enya has been selling as many records as pop goddesses like Madonna and Britney Spears. But it was the events of September 11, 2001 that truly brought this Irish singer to the world stage with CNN broadcasting her ballad Only Time with the tragically dramatic images around the World Trade Center in New York. Ron has arranged this moving song in his own familiar cr…

The songs in the Hal Leonard Easy Rhythm Guitar books are presented with large, easy-to-read Rhythm Tab notation. The rhythm guitar part, or accompaniment, is carefully arranged for beginning to intermediate players. Chord frames are provided to help the player with left-hand fingerings. Lyrics and a melody cue are also included. Just listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and th…