Par AHO KALEVI. In spring 2020, coronavirus began spreading throughout the world and in many places people were subjected to quarantine. It was then that Hiyoli Togawa, a violist, proposed that the BIS record label release a viola disc entitled Songs of Solitude of short compositions by different contemporary composers, as a sort of reflection of the present time and offering comfort to listeners …

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Who did it? is a composition for youth bands with limited instrumentation. While composing it, Jacob de Haan was inspired by a familiar situation: a child caught doing something mischievous such as taking another child’s toy, and trying to get away with it. The other children, however, notice this. The fast tempo of this work reflects the chase that follows - this will be fun fo…

Classical guitarists, both students and professional performers, require the same high-quality editions that their pianist colleagues have come to expect from Alfred Music. Our Classical Guitar Masterwork Editions continue the Alfred Music tradition of providing carefully edited, beautifully presented music for practice and performance. This edition presents some of Fernando Sor's most-loved, most…

Music Of Our Time. Par BRYARS GAVIN. “Apart from the ten 5-minute string quartets that I wrote in 1992 as the original version of A Man in a Room, Gambling, there are 8 years between my second and third quartets. Another element which finds its way into the quartet comes from my work with groups from the world of early music, particularly from the experience of writing for a consort of viols …. In…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. As playing funk styles is a passion of Andrew's, he has written this instructional book '100 Ultimate Soul, Funk and R and B Grooves” based on the influences of the great Funk, Soul and R and B artists such as: James Brown, Herbie Hancock, The Crusaders, Average White Band, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Ramsey Lewis, Booker T and The MG's, MFSB, Billy P…

Theresienmesse. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Between 1796 and 1802 Haydn composed 6 great Masses to celebrate the name day of Princess Maria Hermenegild, the wife of his patron Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II. The Theresa Mass was the fourth of these composed in 1799 and although the title page of the score simply has the word 'Missa' the nickname Theresienmesse remains a matter for speculation, but is usu…

The Most Beautiful Meldoies In Easy To Intermediate-Level Arrangements. Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. James Rae has selected a variety of pieces from Brahms's orchestral and song repertoire and transcribed them for clarinettists in their earlier years of tuition through to more advanced levels. From Cradle Song through to Hungarian Dance No. 5, this album will be a treasure trove for developing players. …

Le recueil All Time Klezmers s'inspire des danses et des chants juifs joués par les klezmorim : de la beauté lyrique de la Hora à l'exubérance du Freilach. On y percoit également l'influence de la musique traditionnelle israélienne dans l'esprit de Giora Feidman. Certaines pièces possèdent une deuxième voix optionnelle qui peut être utilisée pour jouer en duo ou pour varier le contexte thématique …

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are tau…

Par BACH WILHELM FRIEDEMANN. These works impressively document the last phase of the Baroque era. This edition is based on an early copy which belonged to Johann Philipp Kirnberger. It bears the title 'Sechs Sonaten fur 2 fleutten von Friedemann Bach'. The Duets Nos. 5 and 6 were added by another copyist./ Répertoire / 2 Flûtes Traversières

Features 16 of Bach's transcriptions for solo keyboard instruments (piano and harpsichord) of concertos for violin and other non-keyboard instruments by Vivaldi, Telemann, and others. Reprinted from the definitive Bach-Gesellschaft edition prepared by Ernst Naumann. Content :
Concerto No. 1 in D major, BWV 972 (based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, op. 3, no. 9)
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