Par THOMAS GREGORY. Vamoosh Piano Book 2 is ideal for beginners and young students who have completed Book 1. Thirty engaging and motivating pieces gently introduce new challenges and features, helping to develop good technique and reading skills with a rounded approach. There are Teacher Accompaniments for most songs and Backing Tracks that are available online to help with practice at home. / Da…

Par CAMPOGRANDE NICOLA. For a long time after Romanticism had come to the fore, it was generally agreed that Brahms somehow ?did not get it?: History and Progress ? it was thought - were proceeding along one clear path and Brahms ? who was composing sonatas and symphonies instead of nocturnes and symphonic poems ? had taken the wrong way. Almost one century later, Schönberg wrote an essay, Brahms,…

A Holiday Musical for Young Voices-Decorations are all in place and everything is set for the upcoming holiday part except for an old dilapidated sleigh off in the corner with a sign that reads “Marvelous Magical Sleigh.” It's nothing but a piece ofjunk! What was that noise? Did the sleigh just move? Join the holiday adventure of one small child who believes in the true meaning of th…

Par FAURE GABRIEL. Fauré?s ?Pavane? was composed for orchestra in 1887, followed by a version for chorus and orchestra in that same year. Three decades later Serge Diaghilev had it choreographed for his Ballets russes ? a sign of its great popularity. ?Pavane? exudes the spirit of Paris?s fêtes galantes at the turn of the century. A version for solo piano appeared in 1889; it was most likely prepa…

With more than 180 No. 1 hit songs worldwide, Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records forged the careers of superstars such as Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations. Celebrating the 50th anniversary, this compilation features the signature sound from the stars who recorded in the Detroit offices known as 'Hitsville U.S.A.' T…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition conatins …

Carl Fischer Music has combined all elements of Clayton Cameron's Brushworks method into one package, containing the entire contents of the Brushworks Book/CD (DRM105 and DRM105CD) and the Brushworks DVD (DVD17), winner of the 2007 Modern Drummer Magazine Poll. Brushworks is the first publication to ever devise a system of notation for brushstrokes and brush effects within traditional percussion m…

Oldham’s setting of the words to the carol Remember O Thou Man displays his deep understanding of Choral writing his diatonic accessibility and the vivacity of his music. Note that the piece calls for Tenor solo as much as Soprano.Twentieth century musician Arthur Oldham was a composer mainly of Choral works and works for the ballet and stage. He was also a celebrated and award-winning cho…

Second Edition-A guide to performing arts events in the UK & IrelandFilm Music in Focus is a fascinating and varied journey through the world of film music. It not only explains the origins of composing for film and cinema but covers many key film genres including horror sci-fi romance documentary and world film and investigates the role of the composer in each. Fully-revised and updated se…

Antonio Vivaldi's Magnificat in G minor for SATB and Piano.The office as a priest and the long years as musical director of the Ospedale della Piet (a large orphonage in Venice) both occasioned and inspired himto compose church music in large variety. The Magnificat RV 160 has come down to us in two versions. The first version is dominated by the choral concept, in the second version the texts of …

A Hero's Quest in the Heavens. Perseus is the famous Greek hero who saved Princess Andromeda, as she was about to be sacrificed to the sea monster Kraken. SatoshiYagisawa was inspired by the story of Perseus, which was madefamous in the 1980’s movie Clash of the Titans. The music is full ofdrama and it is easy to imagine the dark underworld as monstersbattle to survive. The members of your band ca…

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish musician often seen as his country’s greatest composer who now occupies a distinguished platform in the national and cultural heritage of his native land. The Carl Nielsen Edition is an independent project which aims to publish all of his finished works in the last version approved by the composer. Each piece has an introduction which tells the story behin…