The subtitle of this work dedicated to Christian Gerhaher, '23 sentences by Nikolaus Lenau', should be taken literally: some of the texts in Heinz Holliger's setting consist of only a few words. With relentless focus on essential elements, the texts are a distillation of the sensation which has been recorded in literary history as 'world-weariness'. Holliger reflects this concentrated emotion, pre…

Arranged for unaccompanied choir, SATB. Words by Elmer Diktonius. / Chant Et Piano

kleine Stücke für kleine Gitarren-Anfänger. Par RAK STEPAN. Stepàn Rak (1945) is a prominent Czech guitarist, composer and teacher. Minute Solos is a collection of short, musically inventive compositions for Guitar beginners. They are divided according to their character into the sections of Moods, Songs Without Words and Dances. Although not technically demanding, they represent a good introducti…

Reverand Chris Anderson has penned some moving words to commemorate the Lenten season. Teaming again with composer Richard A. Nichols, this anthem opens with the choir accompanying a soloist with a cappella loos. The the choir assumes the piece for a few measures before the piano enters. A very effective opening. The modulation from C minor to C Major is another wonderful moment in this piece. / S…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. In association with the Mendelssohn House, Leipzig, Edition Peters proudly presents the Mendelssohn ‘Souvenir’ edition, containing a selection of piano works intended by Mendelssohn to be played at home, as generations of amateur musicians since the 19th century have done – learning to appreciate and love this wonderful music. Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, in …

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context. In each volume of the series, works…

new edition from 2011. Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam. This volume covers Grade 8 and also includes the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests), and CD recordings of all the tests in the book./ Solfège/Formation Musicale / For…

Chorale settings form a central part of Telemann's oeuvre. His 1754 setting of the church hymn Christus, der ist mein Leben, based on Melchoir Vulpius' melody from the Hamburg Hymnal, is especially well-suited to display his mastery in depicting the words of the chorale. The so-called 'Ausfüllungsbass? (a vocal bass added to the principal bass in tutti passages) was probably necessitated by the ac…

from The 12th Room for Solo Piano (2015). Par BOSSO EZIO. Ezio Bosso?s Sonata No. 1 in G minor is a fundamental stage in the journey through his music. It was created while the musician was in that ?unpleasant? room (that of his illness) which sometimes became dark and, when he came out of it, remained inside him and conditioned his body ? his ?twelfth room?. But precisely because, in Ezio?s words…

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This is the sophomore studio album from the Canadian pop star who first made a name for himself on Vine. Includes the hit single Treat You Better and 13 other songs: Bad Reputation - Don't Be a Fool - Hold On - Honest - Lights On - Mercy - Roses - Three Empty Words - and more. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

'Romances sans paroles' c'est ce que Félix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) a appelé son lyrique pièces pour piano, les miniatures romantiques dans lequel le compositeur voulait 'chanter' sur le clavier instrument. Avec eux, il a inventé une forme entièrement nouvelle de la musique de chambre au 19ème siècle. Ces 'morceaux' sont également parfaitement adapté pour le jeu duo: pour un instrument mé…

Par WINTERSON JULIA / HARRIS PAUL. Music Theory: the essential guide offers musicians of all ages and levels a practical and relevant guide to music theory today. Written and structured to make content as easily digestible as possible, this indispensable guide: - introduces key musical concepts such as pitch, tempo, rhythm, harmony, scales, instruments, musical forms and structure - outlines …

Par SAMITZ NICO. 'Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the „BlechReiz BrassQuintett“ ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music—and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills …

for string quartet. Par VASKS PETERIS. In 2013, Peteris Vasks set Mother Teresa’s peace prayer “The fruit of silence is prayer” for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. The piece is for mixed choir however the versions for piano quintet and string quartet now make this musical expression of Mother Teresa's words accessible to two traditional genres of chamber music without the help of a choir. /…