Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735. Though this work has the duration of a cantata, the choice of text places it among the oratorios. It combines the biblical account of the Ascension with chorales and free madrigal poems.As in other works which were composed during this same year (e.g. the 'Christmas Oratorio?), Bach reveals a special fondness for colourf…

Par ACKROYD POPPY. Sketches is a collection of acoustic solo piano arrangements of ten pieces selected from Poppy Ackroyd's first three studio albums. These are Poppy's own transcriptions of pieces she has played live at concerts for years and which have evolved over time. At the time of recording Sketches, the compositions were not yet notated. When transcribing them, Poppy made the decision to m…

Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue. It was only when he discovered Schelemo, a rhapsody for cello and orchestra written in 1916 by Ernest Bloch, that he began to understand what ' Jewish mus…

a cura di Federico Maria Sardelli. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Among Vivaldi’s many flute and recorder concertos, two, both for transverse flute, were known until a few years ago only in incomplete form: RV 431 and 432. Both are written in the comfortable and expressive key of E minor, are transmitted inautograph manuscripts and lack their second movement (RV 432 also lacks its third movement). The seemi…

When the naughty antics of the Elf family children cause yet another nanny to quit, who do you suppose will care for them while Mother and Father are too busy with their North Pole Christmas jobs' Why, Nanny Claus: The North Pole Nanny, of course! And she has just the right tricks up her sleeve. Three very special stocking stuffers, an amazing outing with a magical snowman, and surprise visits to …

Par BURTON KEN. British composer Ken Burton uses the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), the black American son of emancipated slaves, in his 3-minute work A Prayer. The text of the three verses is bitter-sweet, filled with hope and sadness, and the music combines with this to make a rhythmically simple reflective evening hymn. Burton draws on Spiritual, Gospel and Blues to write a piece …

Voici 19 facile-intermediate arrangements de mélodies familières trouvés dans du trois une foule livre 2 pour les flûte, clarinette, Saxophone, laiton et violon. Chaque morceau est présenté comme un trio dans les livres instrumentales, mais ces arrangements ingénieux travail tout aussi bien que les solos et des duos. Cette série très souple de livres instrumentales coordonnées a été conçue pour do…

Par . 100 beautiful arrangements of standards from the cinema / Date parution : 2025-03-08/ Recueil / Piano

Par KOSKELIN OLLI. In Olli Koskelin's 7 Haiku for flute and guitar the haiku gets three different interpretations: intertwined with the composed version the performers improvise it and read it out loud. The texts of haiku are included in English and in Finnish. Duration: c. 15' This product is a B4 sized folder with two copies of the performance score (loose pages). Olli Koskelin's (born 16 April …

This festive medley combines three joyful melodies into a cheerful Celtic tapestry. Centering on 'The Sussex Carol,' it also takes the listener on a colorful romp through 'Good Christian Men, Rejoice,' as well as an Irish fiddle tune entitled 'A Merry Christmas.' The work can be performed with strings alone, but the addition of hand drum, guitar, and whistle give a distinctive 'fiddle band' sound …

Par PLEYEL IGNAZ. The Quintet in G minor belongs to the first group of three quintets written by Ignaz Pleyel in 1785 and published for the first time in 1786. Of all his quintets, it was the most frequently published one and was available in various editions even during Pleyel's lifetime. The modern character of this piece shows in the 'new kind' of compositional technique and elaboration of the …

Consisting of three volumes, Repertoire Classics for Piano is a comprehensive and progressively graded collection of classic solos for piano. Volume 3 contains 42 recital pieces. Each book includes a data CD contains the following for each solo: performance tracks as well as master class lessons featuring performance and practice techniques by piano pedagogues Paul Sheftel and Phyllis Lehrer for e…