Volume 1. Par LE TOUZE DENIS. Specialising in teaching music, Denis Le Touze currently researches the tonal system and notation of classical music. Therefore, his Writing Music In 30 Lessons is very well-informed. Le Touze 's Writing Music In 30 Lessons is divided into two volumes. The first volume incorporates three types of exercises; technical exercises for the understanding of chords, figured …

Arranged for Electric Bass. Par SOR FERNANDO / PAUL BALLAMO CROSS (Arr.). This book presents selected studies by masterful 19th-century classical guitar composer Fernando Sor, arranged and edited for bass. Drawn from several of Sor?s collections of studies, this publication aims to provide electric bass players with material that is both didactic and enjoyable to play but could also be used in rec…

Commissioned by the South Carolina Band Directors Association, Finya Wulo (Mende - 'funeral song?) is written using a distinctive 12/8 'bembe? feel in a moderate tempo. The scoring utilizes a small combo contrasted with passages for the full ensemble. This is an adventurous and engaging work featuring extended harmonies and a unique rhythmic tapestry. Solos are included for trumpet and tenor sax. …

Oratorio in three acts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Saul was given its first performance under Handel's direction at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 16 January 1739. The original libretto (dated 1738) refers to the work as ; an Oratorio or Sacred Drama. This libretto was written by Charles Jennens (1700& 1770), a wealthy amateur writer from Gopsall, Leicestershire. A letter of 28 July 1735 from…

aus 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann'. Par OFFENBACH JACQUES / RIEM JULIAN (Arr.). This arrangement was written in Offenbach's anniversary year 2019 for the highly acclaimed CD (Sony) of the young star soloist Raphaela Gromes with chamber music for cello, the instrument the composer loved and played like none other. In addition to unknown, sometimes virtuoso, sometimes contemplative new discoveries, the alb…

Par PINKHAM DANIEL. Christmas Cantata (Sinfonia Sacra), the most famous piece of Daniel Pinkham, composed in 1957, is a church composition for Chorus, Double Brass and Organ. Written in Latin. Accessible to good high-school and college singers, the opening statement is sung by the whole SATB chorus, followed by the Allegro section, which is rhythmically quite complicated. The middle section is sun…

400 Exercises include 45 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 5. Par TUCKER RHODA JANICE. Written by Janice Tucker Rhoda, author of the popular ABCs of Strings method, the Complete Technique For Violin series is designed for advanced beginners to upper level students wishing to learn or improve their left hand and right arm bow skills. Starting in first position, and proceeding carefully through…

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band builds upon the concepts in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band with 399 new exercises that are more technically and musically challenging, including over 70 chorales written by some of today's most renowned composers for concert band, including: Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galan…

Gordon Goodwin wrote this funky chart for Grade 3 to showcase trumpet 1 and trombone 1. Everything is written out to include the melody duet, the solos, and the trades. The tempo is very accessible at 160 BPM. Easy to assemble. (5:08) / Ensemble De Jazz

Dances from 'The Cossacs'. Par ELLING CATHARIUS. The Opera “The Cossacs” by Catharinus Elling is based on the Nikolai Gogol novel about Taras Bulba. “The Cossacs” was premiered in 1897 at Eldorado in Kristiania (the old name on Norway’s capitol Oslo). Despite positive response in the papers of that time, the opera was newer performed again in it’s entirely. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation h…

Par KAPUSTIN NIKOLAI. Kapustin composed the 3 Etudes Op. 67 in 1992. The first étude, entitled 'Glissandi,' is written in a swing jazz mood. In No. 2 'Ripetizione' the difficulty lies in the complexity of the rhythm. No.3 'Grappole' contains hand clusters in quasi 'grape form'. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Piano

Although Schumann's first attempts at composing for this supreme form of chamber music in 1838/39 were only fragments, the three String Quartets op. 41 in a minor, F major and A major were written in one go in June/July 1842. At the first private performances the audience was enthusiastic and it was Mendelssohn's praise in particular that occasioned Schumann to dedicate the new works to him. The c…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Written between 1732 and 1735, J.S. Bach's COFFEE CANTATA is one of his few secular cantatas. ARIA No. 8, is joyous and uplifting; awonderful example of the mature baroque compositional style. The plot of the CANTATA centers around Lieschen (soprano), who vows to her father that she will give up drinking coffee if she can find true love. Scored for intermediate string or…

Par MARSH LIN. Junior Songscape: Stage And Screen is the perfect resource for upper primary school singing and is an invaluable collection of 12 classics songs both old and new from stage and screen! Featuring well-known classics alongside songs from shows written especially for children, this album includes contextual information for each song and suggestions for adding movement. Ideal for bringi…

Par MALONE GARETH. Gareth returns to his first instrument, the piano, to create this special album featuring solo piano, choir and strings. Each piece is named after a month of the year, reflecting the essential role that the natural rhythms of time play in the process of healing and restoration. Gareth hopes his compositions bring peace and tranquillity into the homes of those who have endured ha…