Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Picture a day like this is the fourth collaboration between George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, whose acclaimed partnership produced Written on Skin, Lessons in Love and Violence, and Into the Little Hill. The opera – “a kind of Alice in Wonderland, but for adults”, says Crimp – lasts just over an hour and is cast in seven scenes. It is scored for five voices (S-S-MS-CT-Bar) and…

Pop Trios for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent w…

Par STRAUSS RICHARD. New practical edition of “Two Songs” op. 26 by Richard Strauss for voice and piano. It comprises “Frühlingsgedränge“ (“Voices of Spring“) and “O wärst du mein!“ (“O, wert thou mine!“) based on poems by Nikolaus Lenau. Strauss composed these songs from 1891-1894. He often accompanied his wife, the soprano Pauline Strauss-de Ahna, on the piano and worked with her on interpretat…

Pentatonig. Par ORFF CARL / KEETMAN GUNILD. Carl Orff devoted much of his life to the development of a philosophy of Music for Children, based on his belief that music is the natural outcome of speech, rhythm and movement. His ideas and pioneering work have had a major influence on music and dance education throughout the world and today that work continues under the guidance of leading teachers a…

Par ZUTONS THE. The follow-up to the hugely successful debut by The Zutons, Tired Of Hanging Around is packed with self-assured songs and high-energy soul. Rich in the traditions of Stax soul and R and B, but also mixing elements of sixties lava-lamp psychedelia, The Zutons hail from the Liverpool scene that spawned The Coral and The Bandits. Their songs follow in the very British manner of settin…

Edward Elgar's The Dream Of Gerontius is a splendid oratorio for Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass with Chorus and Orchestra. It is based on the epic poem, The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman written in 1865. The original vocal score of Gerontius was actually printed before Elgar's had even finalised or completed his final orchestration and as such it was printed without many of the markings t…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Great Sacred Choruses is a selection of choruses from the great cantata and motet canon, which display how Johann Sebastian Bach's wonderful legacy of religious music is celebrated. It is arranged for a mixed voices (SATB) choir by Denis McCaldin. It offers an accessible introduction to the diversity of the composer's choral works, ranging from the well-known 'Jesu, joy …

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Wassail! Carols of Comfort and Joy (this edition for unison and simple two-part voices and piano) is a sequence of 12 uplifting folk-inspired Christmas songs, exploring both sacred and secular aspects of the festive season. Includes such favourites as The Sussex carol, Gaudete! and The holly and the ivy. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Choeur A Voix Egales et Voix Hautes

Thirty-eight pages of rhythms and solo exercises in 4/4, progressively arranged to give speed, control, endurance and flexibility. / Batterie

These two collections (BA 9668, BA 9669) give young students and teachers a rich selection of recital pieces, either to complement the Sassmannshaus 'Early Start on the Violin? method or to play independently from it. As all the pieces are written entirely in first position, they can be used after just a few months of lessons.The piano part may be played by the teacher or an advanced student. As a…

This third edition of Bobby Owsinski's classic The Mastering Engineer's Handbook is a completely updated, comprehensive manual on the art and science of creating well-mastered recordings. Redesigned and updated to reflect both the latest in technology and recent changes in the ever-evolving marketplace, this new edition of the book covers all the fundamentals, from the history of mastering to prep…