Par ROKEACH MARTIN. Going Up? was commissioned in 2007 by the New York trio Eight Strings and a Whistle and completed in 2008. The material and energy of the piece continually pulls the listener upward, hence the title. There are three themes, all ascending, introduced in the first moments respectively by the flute as the piece opens, the pizzicato cello in measure 4, and the pizzicato cello again…

Par BERNOTAS CHRIS. If there is one thing music educators are it is resilient! Resilience, by Chris M. Bernotas, is dedicated to all music educators in recognition of how they always adapt to the unknown and rise to every challenge. This overture is the perfect concert opener for your first-year string orchestra. Using only the notes in the key of D, and melodic parts for all, every student will s…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. A spectacular dive via an extended chromatic scale immediately submerges us in a charged and somewhat archaic-feeling atmosphere. Trumpets, horns and trombones resound in rhythmic patterns, buttressed by restless motifs in the percussion. A second theme, in the woodwinds, begins much calmer but is quickly pushed aside by that same brass offensive. This introduction is the mu…

Sight Reading 1B develops sight reading skills through activities that reinforce reading concepts and musicality. There are 14 units correlated with Lesson Book 1B, and each unit contains five activities that emphasize note reading, rhythm, playing without stopping, and playing expressively. These activities build sight-reading skills in a simple, fun way. / Piano

The 21 little performance pieces in The Really Easy Cello Book have been written and selected with beginners in mind. Despite the technical limitations this imposes, there is plenty of scope for musical interest! The pieces are arranged progressively and the piano accompaniments have been kept as simple as possible.  / Instrumental Music / Recueil / Violoncelle et Piano

Chinesische Lieder. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. The history of the symphony is full of curiosities, ranging from works that are extremely long or scored for extensive instrumental forces to those of dubious authorship. There are also famous symphonies labelled as No. 0, works with alternate or multiple opus numbers, and a wealth of ‘unfinished’ symphonies. Krzysztof Penderecki’s 6. Sinfonie can also…

Beginning intermediate LevelJazz Phrasing for Saxophone features ten melodic pieces which are easy to play, yet convey the essence of mainstream (Swing/Bebop/Bossa) jazz vocabulary. The pieces are catchy and melodic, demonstrating the use of sequence and voice-leading to make a musical statement.The book includes two play-along CDs (one for alto and one for tenor) featuring a world-class rhythm se…

Par PRICE FLORENCE / PERNA DANA (Arr.). Originally for piano, this lyric work is a shining presentation of Price\'s signature style. The first statement is in E-flat Major, then modulates to F Major. Although short, the piece requires mature musicality, secure intonation and vibrato from your ensemble, with delicate dynamics and rubato. There are brief solos for oboe and euphonium. / Date parution…

Popular Problems is the thirteenth studio album by legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. This Popular Problems sheet music features all of the songs from the album arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar.Released a day after his 80th birthday to wide critical acclaim, Leonard Cohen's thirteenth album is a dark and understated work featuring Cohen's distinctive voice, his poetic lyrics and some b…

There are songs for everyone in this collection of over 50 popular hits from movies past and present. It includes themes from classic and modern film's most popular soundtracks, including Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Beauty and the Beast, Singin' In The Rain and The Graduate. Each song is arranged for piano, voice and guitar with chord symbols, chord diagrams and full lyrics. This folio also inclu…

As one of Hollywood's most enduring films, and perhaps the greatest screen adaptation of a novel ever, the 1939 Wizard Of Oz brought the words and story to music, entrenching the songs in popular culture and ensuring their timelessness. With this Ukulele sheet music book, you can learn every song from the hit movie, as well as the bonus hit arrangement of Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World by…

Par PART ARVO. Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in Pärt's very own 'Tintinnabuli'-style, this piece allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific tone color. 'The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of …

Par LOEB DAVID. There are various traditions of performing on high pipes throughout the world. By thinking of the piccolo as the modern instrument repository for these traditions and this music, in the same sense that the piano is the modern instrument repository for all keyboard music, the piccolo's potential repertoire is vastly enlarged. It was with this definition of the piccolo in mind that D…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Everest is the name of a restaurant on the 40th floor of a skyscraper in Chicago. In 2003 the composer Jacob de Haan had dinner there together with his publishers and other fellow composers. The idea of composing a march to honour the excellent cuisine, the magnificent view of the skyline and the pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant arose during the visit. The results can be he…

'Virtuoso piece in the style of a Hungarian rhapsody? - thus reads Ravel's entry on 'Tzigane? in the so-called 'Autobiographical Sketch?. Composed in 1924, there are three versions of this work: with piano, with orchestra and with luthéal, a device for keyboard instruments to extend the timbre. 'Tzigane? was inspired by the Hungarian-English violinist Jelly d'Aranyi, to whom Ravel had already prom…