Par DE HAAN JACOB. A collection of 5 short works in pop style which can be performed by any kind of compilation. The titles can be presented on the programme as separate works but the Universal Band Collection can also be performed as a complete suite. From a didactic point of view it is a suitable work to teach musicians something about the structure in music. For this purpose not only the big st…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. A collection of 5 short works in pop style which can be performed by any kind of compilation. The titles can be presented on the programme as separate works but the Universal Band Collection can also be performed as a complete suite. From a didactic point of view it is a suitable work to teach musicians something about the structure in music. For this purpose not only the big st…

Par FARCINKIEWICZ LUKASZ. This work, setting passages from the Song of Songs, was written in 2016 to a commission from the Choir of the National Forum of Music (to which it is dedicated). It has been recorded twice: on the disc Common Europe: Wroclaw and San Sebastián, and then for the album Ubi Caritas. Both discs were recorded under the baton of Agnieszka Franków-Zelazny at the NFM Concert Hall.…

Category: String SeriesFormat: Book & CDInstrument: CelloInstrumentation: Cello (with Piano Acc.)Level: Level 2-3The arrangements in this new series were written especially for violin, viola, and cello, taking into account the specific needs of each instrument. All the arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played in small ensembles or as solos. Each book features a spec…

Par ARCHER MALCOLM. This exciting work packs a huge amount of musical variety into its compact frame, despite being written with the needs of developing organists in mind. A fanfare-like section in 3-time twice gives way to a jaunty Allegro in 5/8, before a canonic crescendo returns us to the opening idea and a final blaze of colour./ Répertoire / Orgue

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

Outta Sight Funk and R&B Patterns for Drums by Andrew D. Gordon, author of more than 30 instructional books, is designed to help drummers and drum programmers improve their funk drumming technique with a wide range of different Funk and R&B patterns and grooves. Each of the 55 examples in the book contains 4, two measure patterns increasing in complexity. There are a total of over 200 different fu…

Par KILAR. 'The Pianist'' is a story of W adys aw Szpilman, pianist and composer who lived in Warsaw during the war and escaped from train to Auschwitz. ''It is my most personal movie'' - said Roman Pola ski. ''The Pianist'' won a main prize ''Golden Palm'' at Cannes Festival as well and was awarded in 7 categories by ''Cesar'' in France including music). Roman Pola ski and Wojciech Kilar has met …

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten was composed by Georg Neumark in about 1641 and was subtitled ‘Trostlied’ literally meaning consolation song. Songbooks at the time showed the popularity of this song and it is still well-known today partly due to Johann Sebastian Bach’s use of the melody for one of his own chorals. In Jan de Haan’s arrangement the choral i…

Latin Saxophone Soloist by Gabriel Rosati & Darrow Hunt provides an extensive study into the various Latin saxophone styles including: Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha etc. These exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin saxophone playing. The book is transcribed note for note (for both Bb & Eb instruments) from the recorded audio fi…

Par . Franz Gruber's beloved Christmas carol, 'Silent Night,' receives a unique treatment for strings. The tune is heard twice. The first time, it is paired with a motive from the Prelude of J. S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007); the second time, the melody shifts from part to part, giving everyone a chance to shine. Richly scored, warm and embracing, a real audience pleaser for your December …

This double choir anthem setting a text from the 12th century Worcester Acclamations was written for St Paul's Cathedral, London, with the music incorporating breathing space to allow for the cathedral's natural reverberation. Counterpoint is contrasted with simple harmonies and glowing Alleluias to telling effect, plus melismatic solos for treble/soprano. The anthem starts from the sopranos and w…

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten was composed by Georg Neumark in about 1641 and was subtitled ‘Trostlied’ literally meaning consolation song. Songbooks at the time showed the popularity of this song and it is still well-known today partly due to Johann Sebastian Bach’s use of the melody for one of his own chorals. In Jan de Haan’s arrangement the choral i…