To Henk van Lijnschooten. Par DE HAAN JACOB. This work builds a musical bridge between the nations of the European Union. In this composition each country is represented by a fragment of its national anthem. The listener will continually be surprised by the creative way the national anthems are presented. The national anthems of the nations that have become part of the EU in 2004 have already been…

Over the Rainbow is a standard that has become forever associated with its most famous interpreter, Judy Garland. Her troubled adult years only added poignancy to her guileless interpretation of the song, preserved on celluloid in The Wizard of Oz when she was seventeen. The song would also do something similar for Eva Cassidy whose 1992 version brought her posthumous fame almost a decade later. A…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

As seen in the mind-boggling Trans-Siberian stage show! This powerful piece soars and asks to be played large. Sure-fire excitement for any holiday program! The rock rhythm section contributes to an intense and very hip musical experience. An optional part for electric guitar can be used to add interest to the performance. This arrangement includes parts appropriate for a community or professional…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Along with Symphonies Nos. 76 and 77 Haydn composed Symphony No. 78 for a journey to England that never took place. Nonetheless, H. C. Robbins Landon referred to these works as the 'English Symphonies” as they are stylistically closely linked to 'the London Bach”, Johann Christian Bach. In a letter Haydn wrote to his Paris publisher Charles-Georges Boyer in 1783, he describe…

Vol 1 - Scales. Par LOFOCO ALEX. The SCALE COLOUR SYSTEM is a unique and innovative method to study music that bridges Music Theory and the Mechanics of string instruments. An intuitive system to map and internalise Notes, Scales and Shapes over the entire fretboard to develop accuracy and to unlock your playing. The original graphics and illustrations are intuitive tools to visualise and internal…

Spaur-Messe. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The relatively unspectacular nature of the 'Spaur Mass' may be one of the reasons for the fact that writers on music generally refer to it only as a peripheral work, a little sister of Mozart's 'important' church works. With regard to scoring, the 'Spaur Mass' belongs to the category of the 'missa solemnis', but its brevity and its stylistic character belo…

The magic continues: Valentina, the little witch, and her friend Chebby the Fox have returned, bringing with them many things for the little musicians to discover and to learn in Vol. 2 of the recorder method Flötenzauber. Following up on the first volume, the method has been designed carefully and in a manner suitable for children, gradually involving the right hand and extending the tonal range …

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. Shade and Darkness, lasting some 12:30 minutes, was co-commissioned by the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical and the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada. The work is inspired by Turner's famous painting of the same name, subtitled 'The Night Before the Flood', although this does not imply any programmatic or even less descriptive intention, beyond the compo…

Alto Saxophone. This volume in the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along series contains 12 themes from the James Bond films in arrangements for solo Alto Saxophone. A downloadable backing track is included for each piece so you can play along and sound like a pro! From Monty Norman's classic James Bond Theme to Don Black's Diamonds Are Forever and Paul and Linda McCartney'sLive And Let Die, this co…

Twelve-Stave Quire. Twenty-four folded sheets (96 pages) of 12-stave looseleaf paper printed on the select, cream-colored, high-grade, heavy paper that characterizes all the Mel Bay premium manuscript products. Probably the best 12-stave manuscript paper on the market at this price. / All Styles - Manuscript / Recueil / Tout Instrument

One of the biggest hits by The Doors is now available as its easiest version ever. Jerry Burns has created a very solid chart that any band can handle. / Marching Band

for Trumpet or Vibraphone. Par André Waignein. This piece definitely gets a Thumbs Up! André Waignein has created an exciting and varied original work in which the solo part can be played, depending on setting, availability, and occasion, by a trumpet or vibraphone. Thumbs Up! consists of a slow and a fast movement that are linked together, which are fun to play and will delight the audience at yo…

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY / JOO HYUNG-KI. Either of these pieces, for more advanced players, would make an exceptionally unusual and entertaining concert item. The writers, Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo, have stunned audiences, critics and fellow musicians worldwide with their combined musicianship and hilarious antics. They have now applied their skills and written these pieces specifically for …

Overture. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte who also made the libretti of Mozart’s opera’s Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. In the opera Le Nozze di Figaro, Count Almaviva tries to seduce the fiancée of Figaro, his valet. …