' Ave verum was commissioned early in 2011 by Edward Rowntree for the birthday of his father, John Rowntree, director of music at Douai Abbey in the UK. My aim was to write a piece both short and simple, suitable for regular liturgical use. There are, of course, many wonderful settings of this text already, not least those by William Byrd and Edward Elgar, both of which I sang as a boy. In this in…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. All right. Admit it. When you were a kid, some of your favorite music came from cartoonland. Who knows? It may have been cartoons that first introduced you to your favorite classical masters. Would Rossini's 'William Tell Overture' be what it is today had there been no cartoons? Isn't the glissando the REAL reason your Trombone section decided to play that particular instrument?…

Instrument/Discipline : Alto Style/Genre : Musique de film Support : Livre CD Auteur/Compositeur : WILLIAMS JOHN Cce livre fait parti d'une série instrumentale arrangée pour flûte, Clarinette, Sax alto, Sax ténor, trompette. Cor en Fa et trompette. Les arrangements sont compatibles avec chacun et peuvent être joués en groupe ou en solo. Chaque livre contient une partie pour joueur de niveau 2…

'The idea of writing a 'Jazz Suite for cello solo' came out when I tried to imagine how it would have sounded like if one of the baroque masters (Gabrielli, Buxtehude, Bach) had lived in our time and wanted to write a suite of dances. I thought it would probably still keep some of the conventions of the traditional form, like maybe the use of a Prelude to establish the key and the alternation of s…

Meditation on 'O come, O come, Immanuel'. The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this version by centuries. The words are based on a 9th century antiphon and the tune, Veni Immanuel, is taken from a 15th century processional of French Francisca…

Meditation on 'O come, O come, Immanuel'. The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this version by centuries. The words are based on a 9th century antiphon and the tune, Veni Immanuel, is taken from a 15th century processional of French Francisca…

Par . What is more lovely than the sound of a classical guitar' Maybe two! These magical duets are wonderfully rewarding and will keep you coming back for more! Now digitally remastered in a 2-CD set with complete stereo versions, and stereo versions minus guitar for your accompaniment pleasure. Includes a high-quality printed music score with both primo and secondo guitar parts in dual-guitar due…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This light hearted fun arrangement starts out in a mellow, jazzy mambo - rock ballad and then goes into a sizzling hot, driving mambo that will give your audience, and maybe even your band, dancing in their seats. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This light hearted fun arrangement starts out in a mellow, jazzy mambo - rock ballad and then goes into a sizzling hot, driving mambo that will give your audience, and maybe even your band, dancing in their seats. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

What a fun song to add to your holiday program! This Johnny Marks favorite and made popular by Burl Ives will add sparkle, fun and maybe a bit of humor when adding the optional kazoos, all in a hip 50's style that invites choreography. / 2 Parties Mixtes

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