for piano quartet. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turned out. 2010 is a Chopin year, and I made this pair of nocturnes into a little tribute, after playing through and listening to most of his output. Never bef…

The Classical Guitarist's Gig Book is an essential collection of classic works either written or transcribed for solo guitar. Many of the pieces are frequently requested for ceremonial or formal events. In addition to containing functional music, concert literature is also included which may be used for a wide spectrum of musical situations. Some of the works are presented as faithful transcriptio…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Charles Wesley has given the church some of its most popular and eloquent hymns that have shown the ability to stand the test of time. ‘O for a Thousand Tongues Sing’ was written to celebrate what Wesley referred to as his ‘second birth’. Wesley marked this day as the day he responded to the love and grave of God. / Niveau : 2 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Fauré's 2nd Violin Sonata was written in 1916 in Evian and Paris, the first in a series of chamber music works. It is thus one of Faure's late works, characterised by austerity, introspection and the intensity of its expression. It is hard to imagine a greater contrast to the brilliant and ornamental style of the virtuosic 1st Violin Sonata (HN 980), published 40 years earlier. The 2nd Sonata conc…

Mathias Rüegg and the Vienna Art Orchestra. Par RUEGG MATHIAS. Celebrating Rüegg’s life as an amazingly prolific jazz arranger and orchestrator, Universal Edition has just released A Centenary Journey, a compilation of the great charts by Rüegg in notated score form. A rarity in published music, these jazz scores “unlock the secrets” to phenomenal performances, echoing the evolution of jazz itself…

The Guitar Sessions series features songbooks centered around detailed instructional video lessons that teach how to play rock 'n' roll's greatest songs, shown step-by-step by knowledgeable guitar-slinging hosts who then perform the music in its entirety. With Led Zeppelin: Acoustic Sessions, you'll learn riff by riff how to play all of Jimmy Page's guitar parts in Led Zeppelin's most classic acou…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Par GOUNOD CHARLES. Funeral March of a Marionette dates from the 1850s and was originally written for orchestra, since when it has appeared in numerous other guises. One of the best known is the bassoon ensemble arrangement, used as the theme forthe Hitchcock series of f/ Répertoire / Basson et Piano

Par RAE JAMES. This album of Easy Studies for Saxophone is a 'user friendly' introduction to Jazz and Rock phrasing at an elementary level. The book is divided into two sections, Jazz and Rock. In the Jazz pieces, all quavers are to be played in swing time. In the Rock pieces they are as written, (straight). This book can be used as an ideal primer for the more advanced '20 Modern Studies' (UE1882…

replaces H 1559 Dvorak's song cycle Gypsy Songs op. 55 on words by the Czech poet Adolf Heyduk were written at the beginning of 1880 at the request of the Bohemian tenor Gustav Walter, a member of the Vienna Court Opera and the work's dedicatee.For this Urtext edition the editor Veronika Vejvodova has taken the original print as her main source. The edition appears in two volumes, one for high voi…

Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together.How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band by Mark Kellogg is an annotated guide written to help trombonists explore the joys and challenges of…

Par THOMPSON JOHN. FRENCH. A series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful. All the music lies within the grasp of the child's small hands. / Méthode / Date parution : 2005-05-01/ Méthode / Piano

Par MC CARTNEY PAUL / DAVIS C.. Written in collaboration with composer Carl Davis, Liverpool Oratorio displays the hallmarks of McCartney's melodic genius. The text draws on the events of McCartney's early life in Liverpool, inspiring an expansive work which poignantly and vividly articulates the hopes, joys and crises of life in the modern world. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Oratorio / Recueil / C…

Progressive Rock Drumming explores many of the techniques used by the founding prog drummers and shows how drummers can create their own drumset parts based on these techniques, while also demonstrating how multiple and very different drumset parts can be created for the same music. While this book explores some advanced techniques, it also teaches the reader how to create original and inventive d…

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. As an educational and recital piece, Bertold Hummel's Sonatina Op. 35, composed in 1969, has accompanied many a young musician following his or her own path. Having sold a thousand times all over the world, it is one of the composer's best-known works and has been included in the repertoire list for the 'Jugend musiziert' competition by the German Music Council. The three movem…