Par VASKS PETERIS. The Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, who is known for his atmospheric pieces for string orchestra, “Cantabile”, “Musica dolorosa” and “Voices”, is concentrating increasingly on chamber music: his latest works are the “Partita” for cello and piano, the “Fifth String Quartet” and a piano quartet. Vasks has brought elements of ancient and folk traditions in Latvian music into his co…

It is particularly in his choral music that Peteris Vasks reveals his strong attachment to his Latvian home country. Nature, customs and traditions and the idea of freedom are the central themes of the texts he sets to music, while carefully using modern techniques of choral singing as well. Alternating with traditional, even archaic singing, the music creates a multi-faceted, immediately effectiv…

Voici 19 facile-intermediate arrangements de mélodies familiers en classique, folklorique et styles de jazz. Chaque morceau est présenté comme un trio, mais ces arrangements ingénieux travail tout aussi bien que les solos ou duos - avec ou sans accompagnement. Vous pouvez même inviter les autres instrumentistes à jouer le long en utilisant les flûte, saxophones, cuivres et violon éditions dans le …

Voici 19 facile-intermediate arrangements de mélodies familiers en classique, folklorique et styles de jazz. Chaque morceau est présenté comme un trio, mais ces arrangements ingénieux travail tout aussi bien que les solos ou duos - avec ou sans accompagnement. Vous pouvez même inviter les autres instrumentistes à jouer le long en utilisant les flûte, clarinette, violon et laiton éditions dans le l…

Voici 19 facile-intermediate arrangements de mélodies familiers en classique, folklorique et styles de jazz. Chaque morceau est présenté comme un trio, mais ces arrangements ingénieux travail tout aussi bien que les solos ou duos - avec ou sans accompagnement. Vous pouvez même inviter les autres instrumentistes à jouer le long en utilisant les éditions clarinette, Saxophone, laiton et violon dans …

'Old MacDonald's Christmas Book' is a collection of Christmas songs and carols for recorders and voices that everyone can enjoy. All the tunes can be both sung and played - some additional recorder phrasing marks have been added to the vocal parts to encourage expressive playing. Many of the traditional carols have also been given descant parts, giving recorder groups their own musical part to pla…

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Series : Editiones Classicae Number of pages : 48 Author Steve Marsh has spent many years playing guitar in the folk clubs of the United Kingdom where Irish music is in abundance. This collection draws from his extensive collection of original arrangements of traditional tunes. The songs vary in style and can be grouped into set…

Techniques, Exercises, Tunes and Arrangements for Five and Ten-String Kanteles. Par CUMMINGS SARAH. This book provides instruction in both plucking and strumming techniques for 5 and 10-string Finnish kanteles. Explanation of musical notation, rhythm, and other elements of music theory are provided for the novice, yet the exercises are scaffolded to provide motivating material for the more experie…

This short, highly compact song is based on an excerpt from a poem by Philipp Luidl. Thanks to the narrow ambitus of the vocal part, it is suitable for every vocal register. The piano part is strictly bound to the musical text, whereas the vocal part, though precisely notated, is granted almost unlimited leeway in performance. Almost anything is permitted, from traditional song interpretation to u…

of Guitar Solos. Par LAURINDO ALMEIDA. Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists, who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of serious musical study. Stylistically, his compositions synthesize his classical background, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, traditional Brazilian music, and American jazz.…

Par MARCHETTINI PAOLO. I always considered the fugue the most perfect and pure of all musical forms. The possibility to build an entire piece of music from only one main idea represented an intriguing challenge for composers from different times. With this work, which I consider as a whole, I wanted to pay homage to this old, and beloved, form. I tried to infuse it with my personal view, hoping to…

This expansive collection will provide years of musical enjoyment for anyone who loves Irish music. Nowhere else will you find such a rich array of traditional ballads, airs, love songs, anthems, jigs, reels and hornpipes - along with popular Irish song hits from stage and screen. Just mention a beloved melody and, chances are, you will find it in this essential volume. / Guitare