Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 33 Turlough O'Carolan was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1670. He was trained as a youth to play the harp, and throughout his life composed a large number of songs. O'Carolan developed a personal style, containing melodic elements of Irish folk music, courtly harp music and Italian baroque music. O'…

Piano Sonata C major K. 309 (284b) Editor: Ernst Herttrich Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold I wish to do it to reflect the character of Mad:selle Rose, Mozart replied when asked how he intended to set out the Andante of his Sonata in C major. In autumn 1777 he had got to know Rosina Cannabich in Mannheim and during her lessons immediately introduced her to the Sonata K. 309 that he had composed f…

Progressive Jazz Studies 2 (Flute) includes over 40 original studies for the developing jazz flute player. In the first section the book shows players how to take a tune and 'jazz it up', they learn to craft a simple, rhythmic jazz solo from any well-known tune. Section two teaches about various jazz tonalities helping to develop confidence with whole-tune, diminished and blues scales, modes and t…

Par VILLALOBOS MAURO GODOY. New guitar music from Latin America This piece for two guitars by Mauro Godoy Villalobos is dedicated to the legendary Astor Piazzolla. It is suitable for highly advanced players and professional musicians and allows various possibilities for performing and interpretation./ Répertoire / 2 Guitares

Par . If there ever were a church music arranger/orchestrator dream team, this would be it. The talents of the writers featured in this collection bring you and your choir a group of songs that are energetic, powerful, and worshipful for each week throughout the Advent and Christmas season. These arrangments are sure to be favorites for you and your choir this Christmas season and for many Christm…

Flexible Four-Part Concert Pieces. Par DIVERS AUTEURS / RAE JAMES (ARR.). All together easy Ensemble! is a series of flexible arrangements of well-known pieces for students venturing forth into ensemble playing for the first time. The parts are of equal importance and are written within a comfortable range for each instrument. An optional piano part is included, to enhance the ensemble if necessar…

7 European Salon Pieces. Par POPP WILHELM. In the 19th Century nationalist themes came into fashion. Composers drew on songs and dances from their native lands, working them into paraphrased adaptations, pot pourri arrangements and sets of variations or incorporating folk elements from various cultures in their compositions. Flautist Wilhelm Popp (1828-1902), who wrote music for his instrument at…

Par MACMILLAN JAMES. A setting of passages from the Book of Revelation, with particular reference to the angels who appear with seven trumpet blasts, heralding a series of apocalyptic scenes. Commissioned by Jeffrey Skidmore, director of Ex Cathedra, and first performed by them at Birmingham Town Hall in 2015. The composer states, ?There is a vividness and strangeness in these dramatic texts, whic…

Par SCHJELDERUP FREDRICK. Tension is a thematic work for brass band, commissioned by Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag for their Summer Band Camp (called Feriespel) in 2014. The theme is moved around in various groups in the band, surrounded by different rhythms, time signatures and cluster chords. The title describes the tonality and character of the piece, but can also illustrate a young musician …

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a great organist who did not only focus on Organ composition. From orchestra pieces to chamber music, he wrote various different compositions, including Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34 which was composed for Paul Taffanel. This suite, a subtle mix of Romanticism and Classicism, particularly stands out for its nuances and is composed of…

Par LIANG LEI. Gobi Gloria belongs to a series of compositions that grew out of my admiration for Mongolian music. The series include Feng (for cello solo, written for Feng Hew), Gobi Polyphony (for erhu and cello, written for Xu Ke), Gobi Canticle (for violin and cello, written for Masuko Ushioda and Laurence Lesser), and Serashi Fragments (written for the Arditti Quartet). The melody is played a…

Finally a modern collection of folk tunes for the piano! The songs come from England, Ireland, Scotland, Russia, Italy, France, Spain and the USA. Popular melodies such as 'Auld lang syne' and 'Oh happy day' are set in easy arrangements and can be played on various occasions, be it at home, at school, or in an ensemble. / Piano

Par SAUCEDO RICHARD. This powerful work for band is composed in two main sections. The opening slow section features stunning impact points mixed with moments of majestic lyricism and distinctive harmonies. The energetic Presto section in 3/4 is introduced using a percussion ostinato with heroic and fanfare-like figures layered in from various sections of the band. The piece builds to an exciting …

Mallet Chord Studies provides exercises that cover the open and closed positions found in most jazz phrasings on keyboard instruments. The etudes are designed to improve the improvisational skills needed to play all seventh chords in various open and closed positions. They will help the player to become proficient in moving from one chord and scale sequence to another. Though written primarily wit…

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. They are suitable for intermediate standard choeurs. This piece is an antiphon for 21st December, the text (in English) is one of the Great O antiphons which are used on the seven days approaching Christmas. The same text is used in another MacMillan antiphon, O , for choeur, trumpet and stri…