Debussy's new string quartet received a very cool reception at its première in Paris in December 1893, performed by the famous Quatuor Ysaÿe. The critics were upset by its unusual harmonies and orchestral sounds, and the musicians who were later presented with it considered it 'unplayable?. Nevertheless the work was able to establish itself in the years that followed and today belongs to the core …

A Timeless Story of God's Love. Par CHOPLIN PEPPER. Ballads have been used throughout history to tell a story through music. Pepper Choplin has long used his signature musical voice to tell the meaningful stories of our faith, so it’s especially fitting that he’s brought the timeless story of Christmas alive once more with The Ballad of Bethlehem. Available for SATB or SAB choirs with rehearsal ai…

Celebrate the best pop from the last decade with over 30 chart-topping songs from the '00s arranged for voice and piano with guitar chord boxes. Includes the big songs from Duffy, Girls Aloud and Take That, as well as hits from Robbie Williams, Dido and many more! CONTENTS: Amazed (Lonestar) - Back To Black (Amy Winehouse) - Black And Gold (Sam Sparro) - Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis) - Bring Me To L…

Includes Video Instruction and Audio Play-Alongs!. Par MAGIDSON JEFF. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method has been a mainstay for students of the guitar for many years. In this latest installment, the Hal Leonard Gypsy Jazz Guitar Method, guitarist Jeff Magidson (Hot Club of Francisco, Duo Gadjo) guides you through this ubuquitous style that first emerged in the 1930s as a result of cross-pollinating Am…

Par SMITH PAUL. A beautiful and flowing work for SATB choir, SATB solo quartet and piano, with textures that celebrate love, cherishing our place among the stars. A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a narrative that questions what sort of ‘New Wo…

From Train's 2012 album California 37, Drive By was a worldwide hit for the group, with a joyful exuberance that combines a slight ethnic flavor with a percussive pop drive that recalls Train's previous mega-hit Hey Soul Sister. This acoustic setting will be a big hit with your singers! Available separately: SATB, SSA. Duration: ca. 3:10. / Choeur SSA

Ballad from Fantasy Pieces for Piano Op. 36. Par BACKER-GRONDAHL AGATHE. Agathe Backer Grøndahl’s ‘Ballade’ can best be described as a Romantic character piece. Such one-movement piano pieces with titles that loosely indicate a mood/idea made out a central genre in the 19th century. In Backer Grøndahl’s production, several of these are grouped under the term ‘fantasy pieces’. There are six collect…

for Violin and Piano. Par . Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), a student of Kodály and Hindemith, composed his 2nd sonata for violin and piano in 1937. In 1943, the sonata was performed in Budapest, at the Music Academy, and after the concert, music historian Dénes Bartha published a very appreciative review of the piece in the columns of Pester Lloyd. The article reveals that the sonata then consisted …

Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. In recent years Stanford's music has undergone a major reassessment and revival as a new generation of musicians has discovered its format strengths and attractive classical qualitites. These are precisely the virtues of the Fantasia and Toccata, a short yet dramatic pair of movements that begins with quiet melodic paragraphs and swiftly builds to a powerful conclusi…

This little piece was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge in 2002 as the then-latest in their celebrated annual Christmastide service of Nine Lessons and Carols for their unique Chapel - it is dedicated to the choir and its director Stephen Cleobury. 'Little', but already a mini-cantata telling the start of the familiar story - Gabriel's Annunciation - praise to the Virgin before she too sin…

This set contains the essence of modern music and is considered by most musicians to be some of the most important music of this century. Bebop is the music of the future! Ten Charlie Parker songs that truly represent the Bebop Era. This is truly a bebop rhythm section and they make the songs sing! This is a tremendous way to learn ten songs by the master musician, Charlie Parker. The songs have a…

Par RODRIGO OLIVIA. If you're one of the people who have listened to Olivia's sophomore release so often that it put all 12 songs onto the Billboard Hot 100 charts, chances are you will want this songbook so that you can play all the tracks yourself! Our matching folio includes all twelve songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Titles include: All-American Bitch · Bad Idea Rig…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The Song of the Earth , composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler’s best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver’s model. It is therefore …

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…

In this 2 DVD set, shred master Andy James explains how to play five of Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti's most challenging and well loved songs, highlighting some of the Guitar techniques that set him apart from the rest.From his successful career as guitarist in Creed and Alter Bridge, to his own self-titled solo project, Mark Tremonti has rightfully gained respect and recognition amongst th…