Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Messiah occupies a unique position in Handel ’s work. Even if it does not represent the absolute zenith – several other oratorios could challenge it in this respect – its strongly universal character and directness of expression, which appeal to men of all creeds, make it the most renowned work in the whole of the composer’s monumental output. That this oratorio is unq…

5 Selected Songs. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The only known chamber music by Gustav Mahler is a movement for piano quartet from his student days at the Conservatorium in Vienna (1875-1878). The present new arrangements by Ronald Kornfeil go some way to addressing this gap while they also enrich the repertoire with pieces that are very interesting and demanding in their own right. The composer's rich song …

Par GEROU TOM. These original piano solos offer students at the late elementary level the opportunity to explore a variety of styles, techniques, and moods. The pieces in this collection use the various registers of the piano and require some hands-together playing. Challenges include reading in the keys of G major and F major, playing melodic and harmonic intervals of a 6th, simple pedaling, and …

Par BONSOR BRIAN / RUSSELL-SMITH GEOFFREY. Young players of today are exposed to a variety of contemporary styles and this new series of jazzy and relaxing pieces for Piano attempts to provide players with experience of the syncopated patterns of Jazz, Rock and Pop music, whilst keeping within technical bounds which will have been achieved at various grades./ Recueil / Piano

Kontrabass. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major (TWV 53:A2) Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically d…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. A spectacular dive via an extended chromatic scale immediately submerges us in a charged and somewhat archaic-feeling atmosphere. Trumpets, horns and trombones resound in rhythmic patterns, buttressed by restless motifs in the percussion. A second theme, in the woodwinds, begins much calmer but is quickly pushed aside by that same brass offensive. This introduction is the mu…

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Alto Saxophone and Eb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students Andrew teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn…

Book 3. Par BRADLEY DOROTHY / TOBIN RAYMOND. More examples in keys of two sharps and flats, including minor keys with inflected 6th and (or) 7th, and easy modulations, greater diversity in rhythms, semiquavers in various subdivisions of the beat, more variety in easy compound time, detail in touch and phrasing, 8, 16, 24 bars. / Niveau : Facile / Etude / Piano

Par RUSSELL-SMITH GEOFFREY. Young players of today are exposed to a variety of contemporary styles and this new series of jazzy and relaxing pieces for Recorder attempts to provide players with experience of the syncopated patterns of Jazz, Rock and Pop music, whilst keeping within technical bounds which will have been achieved at various grades. The Piano accompaniments are deliberately simple in…

Par PENNETIER. French pianist, Jean-Claude Pennetier (b. 1942) studied at the Paris Conservatoire and his since won many prizes for his performances. He also composed and published a variety of works, including his unusual yet significant Bruits De Paroles. Pennetier 's Bruits De Paroles is an unusual yet helpful aid to choral singing. The study book provides detailed instruction on the pronunciat…

Violine 1. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major (TWV 53:A2) Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically du…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Two by Two brings you a variety of mixed ability duets for clarinet and alto saxophone arranged and composed by Paul Harris. The collection includes music of various genres and styles such as Hungarian Folk Song, Fiesta, and Tango as well as pieces by Mozart and Purcell./ Répertoire / Clarinette et Saxophone Alto

Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out…

Violin 2 Solo. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto in F major for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso continuo TWV 53:F1 Tafelmusik II If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during the cours…