On these two DVDs, Bob Brozman gives you a thorough introduction to slide guitar! DVD ONE: Bob Brozman uses a variety of instruments - a Dobro-type resophonic, a Weissenborn and a National steel - to teach the funky blues tunes, cool riffs and adventurous improvisations that he pulls from his seemingly bottomless bag of tricks. His course in lap style slide guitar will open up exciting musical ide…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke was so inspired and moved by his first visit to New York, that he had to capture the moment in one of his compositions. At first a general picture of New York is presented as all the sights and sounds are taken it. Eventually the composer finds himself in Manhattan. Walking along a street, music can be heard wafting from one of the jazz-clubs. This musical represen…

Choralkantate. Par HERZOGENBERG HEINRICH VON. Reprint of the first edition. Friedrich Spitta recommended to Herzogenberg that he set Gerhard Tersteegen’s text “Gott ist Gegenwärtig” on the occasion of that poet’s 200th birthday. Besides the obbligato organ, Herzogenberg restricted the instrumentation to strings, two trumpets, three trombones and timpani, and thus achieved a majestic quality which …

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. History! Introduce a bit of good old early-Americana to your audiences this year. GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE is made up of three tunes known to have been composed for (or about) George and Martha Washington in their own time. Probably the best known of the three is the first movement, WASHINGTON’S GRAND MARCH, which is believed to have been written by Francis Hopkinson. He was one…

Par YANOV-YANOVSKY DIMITRI. After Chopin's death in 1849 most of his possessions and some non published manuscripts went to his family in Warsaw. Chopin's sister Ludwika made a catalogue of the manuscripts, copying only the first bars of them. In 1863 all manuscripts were destroyed by a fire, and the only thing that was left of them was the catalogue of Ludwika. After Chopin's death in 1849 most o…

Unlike some of his other late works, Franck's Violin Sonata (HN 293), composed in 1886, was well-received by the public and critics from the very start. The beautiful arrangement for cello published in January 1888 distinguishes itself from the numerous other arrangements in that Franck expressly authorised it. The cellist Jules Delsart, who had heard a performance of the sonata in Paris in Decemb…

Par GILBERT WILLIAM SCHWENCK / SULLIVAN ARTHUR. Yeomen of the Guard is a more 'serious' Gilbert and Sullivan opera and this perhaps accounts for it's original lukewarm reception, as it ran contrary to audience expectation. Set in the Tower of London in the sixteenth century, the libretto concerns a jester, Jack Point and his girl Elsie, who plot to aid a war hero who is sentenced to die in the Tow…

The Library Of Romantic Music is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of the Romantic period. Featuring composers like Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy and Gabriel Fauré, the works represented here truly some of the most beautiful ever composed. Now they're all in one conveniently spiral-bound volume, arranged for solo Piano for your sheer playing pleasure.Like the Baroque and Classical…

Par MADONNA. Madonna's 2006 follow-up to the politically-inspired American Life is a dance-floor tour de force packed with songs that recall sounds of Ray Of Light . Collaborating with Les Rhythms Digitales star Stuart Price, the record is a melting pot of disco, dance and club influences that sparkles with the fun and playfulness of True Blue and the Madonna of the 1980s. All 12 songs are present…

Handel Coronation Anthems in Urtext editions for the first time'Zadok the Priest?(BA 10258) and 'The King shall rejoice?(BA 10259) are the best-known of the four coronation anthems that Handel wrote for the crowning of George II in London (1727). HWV 258 accompanied the king's anointment, HWV 260 his actual coronation.Thanks to their festive and majestic structure befitting the occasion as well as…

selections from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. selections from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Instrumental solo book, accompaniment CD and set of performance parts for trumpet and piano accompaniment. With fingering chart, black and white photos and color photos. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played toget as solos. Eac…

Par FINE ELAINE. The etudes in this book offer students a musically and intellectually satisfying means of practicing scales in all major and minor keys, even while remaining in first position. Although presented in the traditional order of the circle of fifths, this is where similarities to other violin scale-oriented books end.Of course, the etudes can be played using a mixture of positions by m…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Among the glories of the Baroque era is a legacy of concertos for multiple soloists, in which two, three, or a complete ensemble interact with the orchestra. A product of that fine tradition, this work is rooted in earlier pieces that lend it a distinctive color and structure. Bach's Triple Concerto, BWV 1044, for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord is presented here in Full S…

Kids will love these arrangements that let even beginners play some of Disney's biggest pop hits! 20 songs, including: Be Our Guest · Bundle of Joy · A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes · For the First Time in Forever · I Just Can't Wait to Be King · Immortals · Lava · Let It Go · Part of Your World · Reflection · Shut up and Drive · Strong · That's How You Know · We Belong Together · and more! / …

The Second Book of Practical Studies is designed to logically extend the techniques already presented in the First Book and also to introduce and develop new techniques and rhythms that will offer a challenge to the intermediate student. Through the use of slightly more difficult and more extended studies, it is hoped that the material included in this book may more fully develop general musicians…