Per Nørgård I CHING Programme Note I CHING (1982) for Percussion Solo I. Thunder Repeated: The Image of Shock (hexagram #51) II. The Taming Power of the Small - 9 sounds (hexagram #9) III. The Gentle, the Penetrating (hexagram #57) IV. Towards Completion: Fire over Water (hexagram #64) I Ching (The Book of Changes), four movements for solo percussion, was written in 1982 and dedicated to the Danis…

Par D'ADAMO DANIEL. The 3rd piece of 'The Lips Cycle', 'Keep your furies', a duet with electronics based on texts by the composer, evokes the relationship between two entities, two different persons - two instruments - embodying two characters andtwo lives. They produce opposing or convergent sounds and senses, in relationships of causality or independence, emotion or indifference: their interacti…

Concert Suite. Par HENZE HANS WERNER. Henze also wrote the music of the successful film Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, co-produced by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta from the novel by Heinrich Böll: 'Böll's novella is about a young woman whose life is ruined because of the persecution and slander of the German yellow press. The story is set in Cologne and its surroundings and …

Three American Christmas standards are presented in succession in this very easy medley that is written for success for instrumentalists who are just beginning their musical studies---before they have even learned about key signatures. 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' and 'Up on the Housetop,' along with a snippet of 'Jingle Bells,' fill the stage with happy sounds of the season. (1:15) / Concert Band

Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams, this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music yet right from the beginning, you will be playing arrangements which include a complete rhythm section with full sounding chords, bass and drums. Book 2 includes 'Love Me Tender', 'Sailing', 'Take Me Home Country Roads', 'For Once In My Life' plus instrumental ef…

Par IRIZARRY NEF. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Latin Jazz guitar improvisation with Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar Vol 2: Solos by Neff Irizarry. This comprehensive guide is designed for musicians and enthusiasts eager to enhance their improvisational skills and infuse their playing with the distinctive “Sabor” characteristic of Latin Jazz. In this volume, Irizarry builds upon the foun…

For open-minded teachers and inquisitive kidsThese piano miniatures are a distinctive and unusual addition to the teaching literature - genre paintings in contrasting styles with musical wit and inventive sounds and rhythms. They offer glimpses into the musical cultures of different countries ('Hunting in Hungary, Gamelan, Balkan Dance, African Games?) and music history ('Medieval Feast for the Le…

In Der St. Georgenkirche Rötha. Par SZATHMARY ZSIGMOND. The composition 'Silberklänge” was commissioned for the 2020 International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig. The composer noted: 'During my first visit to the Georgenkirche in Rötha, I was impressed by the immensely vibrant and noble sounds of the historic Silbermann organ (1721), the endless variety of possible timbre combination…

Here's a new series useful to fill plenty of solo and ensemble needs. Whether it's a soloist using a book (accompanied by piano or the fully-orchestrated accompaniment track) or two, three, four players, or a full orchestra, Sounds of Celebration is a uniquely flexible new idea for church instrumentalists! Each book includes a solo line and an ensemble line. Mix and match lines with different inst…

These traditional, ever-popular melodies are presented in pianistic arrangements for the intermediate piano student. The pieces are in the keys of C, F, G, D, A minor, and D minor, and feature a variety of sounds. / Piano

Par ROLLIN CATHERINE. The strumming of Spanish guitars, the lyrical tribute to a great Spanish composer, the passionate excitement of Iberian sensations, the breathtaking exuberance of Spanish rhythms, the reminiscence of Spanish culture-Spanish elements are infused in each of these five pieces. Rolled chords evoking a Spanish guitar, enhanced rhythms with alternating hands, and lyrical passion ar…

Used and endorsed by numerous college percussion programs, Reading Mallet Percussion Music by Rebecca Kite provides a solid foundation in the scales, arpeggios, and melodic patterns necessary for percussionists to get up to speed quickly in reading music in bass and treble clef. Kite has recorded each page of music which includes 30 technique exercises (more than three hours of music), that is inc…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. This musical fantasy depicts the history of the Dutch fortified town of Elburg. The work begins with an atmospheric medieval picture of the Convent of St Agnes, the nunnery that was built in the first half of the 15th century. We hear the sound of the convent bells together with an upward motif, which will reappear later in the work. Next, the rest of Elburg is featured, includi…