Par TAKE THAT. Progress is Take That's sixth studio album, and the first to feature the full lineup of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams since 1995's Somebody Else . The album was released in the UK a week earlier than planned (15th November 2010), as it had become the most pre-ordered album of the year. On the first day of the release it sold over 305,000 co…

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. Après le succès du livre Faber Carol pour voix SA(B) cette nouvelle édition du livre Carol Faber organise les chants populaires pour SATB. Définir les chants de quarante mêmes comme le premier livre idiomatiques et nouveaux arrangements pour choeur mixte de voix. Comprend des pièces originales de Lin Marsh, Howard Goodall, peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen Mike Brewer Ben P…

Symphonie der Tausend. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. All my earlier symphonies are mere preludes to this one. In the other works everything is subjective tragedy, - this one is a huge giver of joy.' (Gustav Mahler) Gustav Mahler's 'Symphony No. 8' is a work of exceptions. Seen from the outside, this is true of the forces that are used: with its three choirs, eight soloists and an orchestra of far more than o…

This four-movement work with a slow introduction is Haydn's last symphony for 'small' orchestra, i.e. without trumpets and timpani.However it has long passages for solo violoncello and is also scored for two bassoons.The editor of this edition recommends a performance with low horns (additionally included in the wind set) to prevent the musical character of the 'Andante? from being compromised by …

Par WEBERN ANTON. Composer and choir master Clytus Gottwald comments on his transcription of Anton Webern’s Im Sommerwind (1904) as follows: “First of all I had to eliminate all those parts of the source material that had strictly instrumental designs, reducing the work – to quote Wolfgang Rihm – to its singable remnant. What was so surprising, however, was that such a reduction did not lead to a …

Par COLQUHOUN MICHAEL. Salsa is a popular Hispanic-American urban dance music with deep African and Cuban roots. Charanga is a style of Salsa which was popular from the 1920's through the 1970's. What made Charanga unique was that along with the usual percussion section (congas, bongos/cowbell, timbales, maracas/guiro and clave) there was a string section and a flute lead. When the music was cocin…

Par MEGEVAND DENISE. As a student of famous harpist Lily Laskine, Denise Megevand (1917-2004) received high quality musical education and was significantly instrumental in the revival of the Celtic Harp. She compiled numerous, prolific books for the instrument, Play and Learn the Celtic Harp being no exception. The Celtic Harp characteristically has metal strings, and is notoriously challenging to…

Designed for those in the early stages of studying classical guitar, this is part of a progressive series of ten handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in classical guitar playing. This handbook covers all the material needed for the Grade One examination, however, even if you do not intend to take an examination, given the handbook…

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orc…

Par SCHUMANN CLARA. Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was undoubtedly the most important female pianist of the 19th century. As a young child she toured Europe as a prodigy: her entire career as a celebrated piano virtuoso spanned more than 60 years. Equally important, but less well known, is the composer Clara Schumann, who published her Opus 1 at the age of eleven. Despite the domestic duties expected …

Par KORPIJAAKKO PAAVO. Paavo Korpijaakko's (b. 1977) guitar sonata Kimberley was composed in 2006 and dedicated to Petri Kumela. It is Korpijaakko's fist piece for the guitar, and the composers gives credit to the commissioner, who 'untiringly and long-sufferingly solved the challenges posed by the musical ideas and conjured forth timbral shades'. Including a tribute to Debussy, a playful scherzo …

Ed. critica di Martin Deasy - Riduzione per canto e pianoforte. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Here, appearing for the first time, is the piano vocal score of Le Willis, Giacomo Puccini’s first stage work, whose full score remained unpublished until 2020, when it was issued by Casa Ricordi (NR 139546).The critical edition by Martin Deasy is based, as far as the first six Numbers are concerned, on the autogr…