A special selection of 23 feel-good songs that are guaranteed to make you smile time and time again, all arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. A truly great song has the power to lift the spirits, lighten the mood and make you worries drift away each and every time, transforming your day and filling you with energy. This anthology is brimming with funky rhythms, blissful tunes and feel-good singal…

Par HARRISON MARK. Improvising your own peaceful, relaxing music on the piano may seem difficult for beginners, but it doesn't have to be! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison gets you into the Piano Zen mood by taking you through all the necessary steps to create your own Calm Piano music. Topics covered include: triad patterns for left and right hands - creating melodie…

Par DOBBINS BILL. The Stranger is titled after the novel of the same name by the French existentialist philosopher and writer Albert Camus. The piece seems to capture some of the general mood of the story, with its underlying feeling of melancholy and sense of inevitability. Since the music is written in an even eighth-note style, with either a contemporary classical or a Latin rhythmic feeling, t…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost composed Dances of Innocence to commemorate a girl who passed away at the tender age of 14. In contrast to the sombre, joyless tone such a memory usually invokes, it is a rather cheerful work that reflects the innocence and light heartedness of a child. It does open in a serious mood, but quickly becomes more energetic and turns into a dance. Dances of Inno…

for String Quartet Score and Parts. Par HARTKE STEPHEN. THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as …

Par YEAGER JEANINE. The works found in Classic Echoes are inspired by the great music of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. They reflect the varied styles and harmonies of music by the great composers. Ms. Yeager provides each with a musical flair and depth that make them outstanding for recitals, festivals, weddings, memorial services, and other performances. The contrast in t…

Par LIPINSKI KAROL. Two Impromptus, Op. 34 posth. Are beautiful, melodious and charming miniatures, which compouser dedicated to his close friend, Franz Schubert. The impromptu no. 1 in D minor demands a good technical abilities of both hands rom the player. The double-stops give the opportunity to strenghten the left-hand fingers ( accompaniament), while the oght hand concentrates on the steady m…

Par MATTHEWS COLIN. The title Cortege does not imply a funeral march, but rather a measured processional in which the colours are predominantly sombre and the mood dark and often menacing. One of the most important elements of the work is the sequence of minor triads heard at the outset and dominating the latter part of the work: these do not have a conventional harmonic function, but are a backgr…

Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann composed ; Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ (TvWV 1:612) for his cantata cycle of 1710& 11. Although scored without Brass Instruments or Timpani, the brilliant, festive mood of the second day of Christmas prevails. The opening chorale and the final chorus form a frame for the four solo arias of the main section (ATB). Here,…

Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann composed “ Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ ” (TvWV 1:612) for his cantata cycle of 1710–11. Although scored without Brass Instruments or Timpani, the brilliant, festive mood of the second day of Christmas prevails. The opening chorale and the final chorus form a frame for the four solo arias of the main section (ATB). Here…

Par LALANNE JEAN-FELIX. In this Mel Bay Guitar Masters Live DVD, French fingerstyle guitar sensation Jean-Felix LaLanne performs thirteen original solo guitar compositions. These pieces range in mood and texture from funky jazz to dreamy impressionism and contemporary classicism. Jean-Felix LaLanne performs on a Kirk Sand guitar. / Acoustic Music - Concert/Documentary / Accessoire / Guitare

For Flugel Horn Solo And Brass Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Moon Song, Sun Dance was commissioned by flugel horn virtuoso, Claude Romailler, and premiered by him at the Swiss National Solo and Quartet Championships in April 2012. As the title implies, the work is in two contrasting movements, which can be performed separately or together. Moon Song opens with a flowing modal theme, which the soloist e…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Fanfare and Celebration was commissioned by the Brass Band of the Western Reserve (Dr Keith M. Wilkinson, director) to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Based in north-west Ohio, the band was formed in 1997 and was competing in the Championship Section of the North American Brass Band Championships in less than three years. The first performance of Fanfare and Celebration took p…