Par SILVAS LUCIE. The lady responsible for writing songs for many of our biggest pop stars, including Gareth Gates and Rachel Stevens, presents her first solo album of MOR songs and silky-smooth ballads. This is the matching folio to the album, with all songs arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar, and includes the hit singles What You're Made Of and Breathe In . / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép Inter…

Description The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to piano playing, complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to help emphasise the information being taught. Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note, the biggest hurdle for most young children. The range is purposely limited. Only five notes up…

Weihnachtskantate. Par ZECHNER JOHANN GEORG. As the basis for his „Oratorio per il Natale“ Zechner used 4 Verses of the hymn „Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist“ by Johann Rist. He also used some verses by another author. The reason for the reworking of Rist's text was undoubtedly Zechner's idea of writing a dramatic compositon after the model of the Italian cantata, rather than a succession of v…

Par LAWN RICHARD. Following in the footsteps of Rayburn Wright's seminal work, Inside the Score, this book gives a guided tour into the techniques and musical concepts in these six scores by masters of large ensemble jazz writing, including Bob Mintzer and Vince Mendoza. Also contains biographies of and interviews with the artists, exploring each one's creative process. / Etudes et exercices / Et…

Symphony for Winds, Percussion and Pre-recorded Soundscape. Par SHAPIRO ALEX. IMMERSION brings listeners on a sonic journey into a private, aquatic realm. Beneath the surface of the ocean is a world of liquid beauty and grace hidden from our eyes and from our imagination. Follow your ears and your heart to the deepest unseen places we often neglect to consider. Shapiro's electroacoustic wind symph…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par HENRY VIII. The English king, Henry VIII (1491-1547), is mainly remembered for disposing of his wives on a regular basis and breaking with the Catholic Church when the Pope Clement VII refused to grant him a divorce so he could marry Anne Boleyn. He was, however, a gifted athlete, dancer and composer, writing many songs, poems and consort pieces (though not Greensleeves, as…

Par WORLEY PETER. This book presents 42 English folk songs arranged for the intermediate classic guitarist in standard notation with phrase and dynamic markings plus light fingering. The collection includes popular melodies like Sprig of Thyme, Seventeen Come Sunday, and Blow the Wind Southerly, but also lesser known but no less beautiful tunes like Cupid the Pretty Ploughboy, Dabbling in the Dew …

A Beginner's Guide for Group or Private Instruction. Par . The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This ukulele method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Uk…

Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. 'Melody is the very essence of music. ' -W. A. Mozart (1786)Mozart confirmed this view on melody by writing the Ave Verum Corpus near theend of his short life. Originally written for chorus, strings, and organ, this work standsamong the most beautiful musical expressions of all time. Timothy Johnson has skillfullymade Mozart's wondrous achievement…

Requiem. Par SUPPE FRANZ VON. Franz Suppè wrote his Requiem not as a humanistic or pantheistic lament for the dead, but as a work created on the basis of firm Christian and Catholic faith. The fact that Suppè succeeded in writing a Requiem which remains within the theological-liturgical bounds without sacrificing the values of an autonomous work of art is perhaps the greatest - although hitherto u…

Originally recorded by young R and B star Tevin Campbell on his Grammy-nominated debut album in 1991, this soulful ballad is truly stirring. An optional solo at the opening provides the opportunity to feature a star singer, while solid choral writing throughout leads to an uplifting and inspiring finish. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

After successfully effecting one of the greatest pop comebacks in history, boy band-turned-credible vocal group Take That release their fifth studio album, the second after their return. Led, as ever, by the song writing talents of Gary Barlow, this release is similarly epic and romantic to its predecessor (2006's Beautiful World , with songs such as What Is Love, How Did It Come To This and the s…

Wonderful string writing from Monteverdi's successor. / Ensemble A Cordes

This School of Organ Playing presupposes a certain technical facility on the piano. The pedal exercises at the beginning are rudimentary and should be practiced in all keys, gradually accelerating the tempo. The studies are graded according to their polyphony, beginning with simple two part exercises, followed by those in three and more parts. This acquaintance with the strict principles of po…