Par ADLER-MCKEAN JACK. This book on the tuba is a companion for composers and players alike, deepening their understanding of this somewhat neglected family of instruments. It gives tuba players an opportunity to master and employ new performance techniques on their instrument, particularly in contemporary music. Jack Adler-McKean offers helpful instruction in various tuning mechanisms, resonance…

Par MASSARD DANIEL. 33 composers, from Bach to Ravel, are brought together in this 2nd volume of La Contrebasse dans l'Orchestre. With this selection of composers, Daniel Massard hopes to acquaint students with various styles ranging from the baroque period to the 20th century. Instructive information has been added to the presentation of each piece, as well as the degree of difficulty./ Méthode /…

Next Step Guitar: Sight-Reading Made Easy is written for the real-world guitarist. With this book, you can see and hear actual guitar parts just as you would encounter them on a gig or in the studio. This practical approach to reading shows you how to decipher and interpret the different types of notation and special instructions commonly thrown at guitarists. Build your confidence and stamina by …

This volume offers children the opportunity to play along to 21 all-time international favourite melodies including Mozart's Es klinget so herrlich (It Rings out so Joyfully), Grieg's Morning Mood as well as Mary had a Little Lamb and various Christmas songs. The CD includes full versions of these simple arrangements as well as play-along versions on the same tracks. This allows children to play a…

Par SANTOS YAGO. Classic and flamenco guitarists alike will benefit from these etudes as they bridge the gap between traditional mechanical studies and engaging practice and concert material. Although relatively short in duration, a few of these etudes could be combined in a medley to form an effective suite or set. In addition, fourteen of the twenty etudes are provided with chord accompaniment f…

Violin. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto in F major for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso continuo TWV 53:F1 Tafelmusik II If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during the course of th…

Par CHENIER CLIFTON. This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to the Cajun button accordion, all of the selections in this book are transcribed from Chenier's 1965-1987 recordings on Arhoolie Records. Dix Bruce contributes a fine essay …

Piano Miniatures For Intermediate-Level Players And Beyond. Par CORNICK MIKE. Six new pieces from UE's resident master of Jazz Piano, Mike Cornick. In these original pieces for intermediate players, Mike looks at various aspects of jazz, exploring the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the idiom. The highlight of the set is Mike's own homage to the great jazz saxophonist, Charlie Parker, based on …

Par STRAVINSKY IGOR. This transcription of Suite italienne is the first full-scale composition by Igor Stravinsky to enter the double bass solo repertoire. Brian Powell, Associate Professor of Double Bass at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, has adapted the versions of Suite italienne for violin and for cello as best suits the double bass. Moreover, he has widened the selection of mo…

Par PENNANEN KEIJO. Among fretted-instrument players there is an expression that states, 'The fret hand marks a player, but the pick hand distinguishes an artist.' The 23 original compositions in this book offer a fresh basis to explore and develop plectrum or pick-style playing technique to a professional level. These pieces require various playing techniques and include: linear studies, double-s…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Finally. . . a new addition to the list of large-scale holiday pieces worth working on! Jim Curnow borrows snippets of various holiday songs and carols and develops them into larger, more original statements. The result is a challenging and captivating concert work that you can build your holiday program around. Includes optional, off-stage brass quartet parts. / Niveau : 4 / Ré…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. 100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Organ authored by Andrew D. Gordon consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as II-V-I, III-VI-II-V etc. There are five separate sections: Jazz-Swing, Jazz-Ballad, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Waltz and Latin-Jazz. Besides the 100 riffs at the end of the book there is the chord progression for the po…

This is the follow-up book to The Swinging Beginning and continues to provide interesting material for the elementary standard musician for use in lessons and at home. Includes works in various styles including afro and latin. / Saxophone Tenor Ou Soprano / niveau : Elémentaire / Partition Cd

This is the follow-up book to The Swinging Beginning and continues to provide interesting material for the elementary standard musician for use in lessons and at home. Includes works in various styles including afro and latin. / Trombone / niveau : Elémentaire / Partition Cd

Kantate Zum 3. Weihnachtsfesttag (Urfassung). Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s cantata BWV 151, whose wonderfully heartfelt opening aria has been rightly numbered among Bach’s “most inspired ideas” [Alfred Dürr], was composed for the 3rd day of Christmas 1725. Flute and oboe d’amore lend pastoral coloring to the chamber music sound picture. The oboe d’amore was not originally included in Bach’s s…