Par SOLANO JUAN. A special two-volume set of songs by the great Juan Solano Pedrero, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. Working as a member of the hugely successful Ochaita, Valerio and Solano trio, the Maestro Solano developed his skills as a composer, and the group became responsible for some of the most celebrated songs of Spain. His works have been performed by many star voices including Co…

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. The Seven Haikus, lasting some 8 minutes, were written for the Composers Portrait that closed the author's two-season residency at L’Auditori de Barcelona (2015). The work is inspired by the conciseness and essentiality of theJapanese poetic form, which aspires to capture the epiphanic moment with the immediacy of a calligraphic stroke. The Haikus are compact statements, wit…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth, aging, desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress, feeling, craving, desire; Nirodha which tells us how t…

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. “Whizzing, growling and rattling – you can produce all kinds of sounds with the harp, not just the fairy-tale shimmer and glissandos that you first think of.” Lotta Wennäkoski composed Sigla for harp and orchestra (2021-2022) in close collaboration with the harpist Sivan Magen, to whom the concerto is dedicated. The title of the concerto, Sigla, has different meanings in diff…

Par ARMAN HOWARD. Howard Arman, director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions of his choir in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du fröhliche [O, you joyful], St…

Woody Mann 's teaching method for acoustic blues Guitar is exactly what every aspiring blues player needs. Using his vast first-hand knowledge of the genre he has written a selection of pieces that distil different blues styles into individual performances which make their essential techniques accessible as never before. The 51 instrumentals featured include many styles of acoustic blues that span…

Tonalité : C-Dur -. Par RICHTER FRANZ XAVER. It may assumed that this Mass dates from the earlier part of Richter's career. The scoring is relatively light, and in its overall dimensions the C major Mass belongs to the category of the missa brevis rather than that of the cantata mass such as Richter often composed. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Violons,

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Study score format 22. 5 x 16. 5 cm; With an introduction in English and German by Alfred Dürr. The 2nd version with the 4 inserts from the E-flat major version (transposed into D major). Barenreiter Urtext: In the international music world “Bärenreiter Urtext” is synonymous with performing editions in which the musical text has been prepared using clearly formulated sch…

Par CURNOW JAMES. A major work that’s truly a joy to play! It has taken a lot of hard work to bring your ensemble to this level of performance. Now set them free! High-flying melodies, emotive harmonic structures and an electrifying finale combine into a beautifully crafted and ennobling musical statement. Sparkling; energetic; pensive; playful; reminiscent; heroic; there are so many shades and co…

Take swing rhythm and mix it with jazzy sounds, and you have just the recipe for a piano solo that is sure to please. The left hand features blocked intervals under a slightly chromatic melody in the right hand. Moving around the keyboard adds to the fun, creating a piece that late-elementary students of any age will enjoy. / Piano

Toddlers and young children love to sing and dance classic nursery rhymes and songs. This activity strengthens bonds with family, encourages brain development and musicality, and most importantly, it's fun! This beautiful keepsake collection of over 100 classic nursery rhymes, playground songs, activity tunes, and memory rhymes ensures that all those bases are covered for parents, teachers, and th…

Par TAFFANEL PAUL / GAUBERT. From two of the most prolific flautists of all time, Claude-Paul Taffanel and Philippe Gaubert 's Methode Complète de Flûte provides an essential and well-informed aid to Flute studies. With notes in French, English, German and Spanish, this volume is highly accessible and versatile. The first volume of Methode Complète de Flûte addresses a huge number of musical eleme…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Far from being an isolated work in Camille Saint-Saens’ production, Le Retour de Virginie (Virginia’s Return) belongs to a small set written at the beginning of his career in the particular context of the competition for the Prix de Rome that was established in 1803 then cancelled following the events of May 1968. It had been for more than a century and a half, the most co…

Par FARRELL NATHAN. You’re sure to want to try the music of this imaginative young composer! Written by a Florida band director who is presently “deep in the teaching trenches, ” Nathan Farrell has hit the mark with his creative new young band compositions. Meet some of the delightful creatures that live Deep in the Jungle as your band enjoys interpreting this amusing chart. Dissonant Trumpet call…

Par ANDREWS DREW. Finally! A chord book written for the young beginner (or even beginners of any age) showing a creative and simple way to learn and play ukulele chords. Chords are taught beginning with the most essential to more advanced. Chords are presented with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressi…