Par JALBERT PIERRE. Duo Concertante contains five brief movements of contrasting character. The first movement functions as a short prelude, with the viola and bass combining to form alternating high and low harmonies and trading off solo lines. The second movement is a playful scherzo, played pizzicato by both instruments, while the third movement is the central, lyrical movement of the work, wit…

Par RAFF JOACHIM. When his musical triad op. 192 was created in the winter of 1873/74, Raff was one of Germany’s most successful composers and the central artistic authority in the Hessian spa, royal residence and imperial city of Wiesbaden. With op. 192, Raff cultivated his reputation as an erudite composer who was a master of contrapuntal forms. By the time the string quartets were composed, he …

Par LAMBERT RICHARD. 3 movement sonata in a modern style The Sonata for euphonium and piano was written in 2013, an idiomatic transcription of the Sonata for bassoon and piano (Op.36) Lasting about 13 minutes, it has three movements: Allegro Moderato - Larghetto - Allegretto con spirito. The first movement is free-ranging tonally, continually developing the initial thematic material - a neo-Baroqu…

Containing 30 Piano solos, this bumper collection offers a fantastic selection of showtunes, jazz and blues classics, pop favourites, film themes and classical pieces all specially arranged for the Grade 1 - 3 pianist. Features our brand new, easy-to-read notation style, complete with fingerings, chord symbols and lyrics where appropriate. / Piano

Containing thirty Piano solos, this bumper collection offers a fantastic selection of showtunes, jazz and blues classics, pop and rock favourites, film themes and classical pieces all specially arranged for the Grade 1 - 3 Pianist. Features our brand new, easy-to-read notation style, complete with fingerings, chord symbols and lyrics where appropriate. / Piano

Born to an Italian father and a French mother, Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) divided his music studies between the Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was taught by Henri Büsser and Henri Rabaud. His chamber music compositions reveal a marked predilection for wind instruments, as reflected in Fantaisie pastorale for oboe and piano (1939) and New-Orléans for bass saxh…

A Tone Poem, Op. 62. Par CESARINI FRANCO. Franco Cesarini was commissioned to write The Light of Resistance by the Filarmonica di Villadossola APS (Piedmont, Italy) for its 125th anniversary. The Villadossola revolt was an uprising that took place in November 1943 in the homonymous municipality during World War II. The partisans, with the support of local workers, managed to temporarily liberate …

Developing Accent Freedom with Paradiddles. Par GELSO GUY. The Code of Movement: Developing Accent Freedom with Paradiddles by Guy Gelso and Dom Famularo is about understanding the movement of the sticks and the position they should be in for the most fluid performance. This will allow your drumming to be more efficient while using the least amount of energy for maximum results. At the same time, …