The Perfect Way To Rediscover The Piano-Did you used to play the piano' Would you like to play again' Play it again: Piano uses real pieces from the piano repertoire to teach specific techniques and tips getting you playing fluently once again. This is the second book which is for the more confident 'former' piano player or for those continuing their journey from Book 1. The level of pieces in t…

In July, 2013, the wreckage of a commercial schooner named Atlas was discovered in Lake Ontario in nearly 300 feet of water just outside the Port of Oswego, NY. The Atlas was carrying a load of limestone meant for the U.S. government harbor in Oswego on the day of its fateful journey in May, 1839. Only two miles from port, a gale-force wind rocked the ship and its heavy load shifted, causing the v…

Joseph Martin and the creative team that brought you The Winter Rose and Journey of Promises now present their latest major work The Voices of Christmas. Using beloved carols and new anthems especiallycomposed for the cantata the story of Christmas unfolds through the ?voices? of witnesses (narration) and is echoed in the voices of the choir as they sing the good news of the Savior's birth. Beaut…

Dedicated to Doreen Rao and her CME institute, composer Andrea Ramsey, through her music, depicts a journey many of us have travelled or will travel in our lifetime - the sense of going to a place of great vulnerability and fearing we are not enough--fearing we are empty or hollow or perhaps wrestling with events that have occurred in our life. These deep emotions will be powerful for your women's…

after a poem by Friedrich Schiller. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Ce morceau est basé sur l’un des poèmes les plus connus de la littérature allemande, notamment l’épopée de 1798 de Friedrich Schiller, Das Lied der Glocke ( La Chanson de la cloche ). Le poème établit un parallèle entre la vie humaine et le procédé de mouler une cloche. Il y a trois mouvements : Life Celebration (la célébration de la vie), Sou…

Corona - The Solar Trilogy No. 3 for Orchestra was composed by Poul Ruders in 1995.Programme note:CORONA makes the final part of the SOLAR-TRILOGY a huge symphonic triptych about the life and behavior of the Sun. The first'panel' GONG depicts the birth life and final collapse of our nearest star the second ZENITH describes in its ultra-slow tempo the patient rise of the Sun toward midday feroci…

from Symphony No. 1 - The Lord of the Rings. Johan de Meij?s first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J.R.R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The symphony consists of five separate movements, each illustrating a personage or an important episode from the book. This transcription for brass band, arranged by…

With quiet reverence and anxious expectation we are called to Bethlehem to greet our King. The guest list includes the fearful the grieving and the lonely and at journey's end a chorus of angels and the most lovely sight.Come to Bethlehem is a gentle invitation to begin life anew at the foot of the manger.

Dmitri Shostakovich is regarded by musicians and audiences alike as one of the most important and powerful composers of the 20th century. His music reflects his own personal journey through some of the most turbulent and tragic times of modern history. ‘Katerina Ismailova’ is the alternative name of Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District op.29. As op.114 the w…

Par VAINIO JENNAH. Composer Jennah Vainio sees End Credits for string trio (2016) as a portrayal of a person's inner mind: 'It is a beautiful, tender and introvert snapshot of a moment, a journey into the thoughts of a person. The work can be visualized by a video edited by myself. It is filmed shot by my father on an 8-mm film during a train trip in Germany in 1972. My grandfather briefly appears…

ABRSM Grades 4-6. This special collection of intermediate piano repertoire has been lovingly curated by internationally renowned pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason. Inspired by her musical journey from childhood prodigy to accomplished performer, and drawing on her championship of female composers and composers of colour, Isata has handpicked a wonderfully diverse melange of music for players to explore.…

Generous unison and two-part writing to aid learning; inspiring text; confident and affirming conclusion – written for the 50th anniversary of Sunny Lane United Methodist Church in Del City Oklahoma this victorious anthemdelivers a powerful message of hope and assurance. Replete with images of the journey we call life this song celebrates God's presence in our lives. The lush orchestratio…

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack-Disney Pixar's The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? The 2015 animated film takes viewers on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a hars…

The Music Road: A Journey in Music Reading presents an exciting, effective way for beginning music readers to experience the joy of reading and playing music at the keyboard. In the three volumes of The Music Road, a comfortable sequence of steps is presented. Each unit is divided into three parts: Stop! Look! Learn!, in which new material for learning is presented with follow-up written assignmen…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Stephen Bullas highly descriptive work was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place between the 19th February and 26th March 1945. Casualties on both the American and Japanese sides were horrendously high before the famous image of the raising of the flag on top of Mount Suribachi signalled the end of one of the most significant and…