Premiered in London in 1733, Handel's 'magic opera? 'Orlando? is based on a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capeci that derives indirectly from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem 'Orlando furioso?.This subject was very popular at the time and was frequently set to music, e.g. by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Agostino Steffani and Joseph Haydn. The title role of Orlando is the last one that Handel wrote for the cele…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The conductor and Keyboard player Christopher Hogwood has edited the new edition of Music For The Royal Fireworks. The edition is the result of thorough revision and correction based on the source material. During this process, some incorrect notes were corrected, and in particular, the Viola part was revised. Misunderstood instructions from Handel relating to the coll…

Symphonic Series. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In partnership with Oxford University Press and authorized by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, this major new initiative brings the incredible catalog of Ralph Vaughan Williams to the wind band community, with scholarly transcriptions by leaders in wind band composition. Titles in the Symphonic Series come from treasured major orchestral works by…

Led Zeppelin III was recorded in 1970 and is said to be a breakthrough album due to the collaboration of all band members, who contributed their unique talent and ideas to write these songs. In addition, the album introduced an element of acoustic and folk rock sound to their already established rock-and-roll reputation. When first introduced, nearly one million advance orders were placed, and the…

Aladdin, l'un des films d'animation les plus populaires de Disney, est sorti en 1992 et a été suivi, en 2019, de sa version en live action. Trois chansons de la bande originale de cette dernière ' « Nuits d'Arabie », « A Whole New World » et « Prince Ali » ' ont été arrangées par Robert van Beringenwhich pour quatuor à instrumentation variable, permettant ainsi à n'importe quel ensemble de se fami…

Woody Guthrie's songs gave direction and purpose to a generation of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s, and they continue to move millions of people today. This Land Is Your Land has become an alternate national anthem!In this 101 minute lesson, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play backup and solos to ten of Woody's best known songs. It's a great lesson in fingerpicking, as well as an intro to som…

Albert W Ketèlbey's most popular works appear to have been a series of Orchestral tone poems, like In a Persian Market, that incorporate exoticism and demonstrate the high quality of his Orchestration.The Orchestral version of this piece included a Vocal line of male Voices calling for baksheesh which is absent from the Organ arrangement.Composer and arranger Albert W Ketèlbey is now almost unknow…

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Par TAKEBE SATOSHI. Discover the piano transcription of From Up on Poppy Hill, a must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and pianists alike. This collection of 18 licensed songs beautifully captures the jazzy, nostalgic spirit of Satoshi Takabe’s soundtrack for Goro Miyazaki’s beloved film. What’s Inside: 80 Pages of Beauty: Enjoy 18 licensed songs with stunning watercolor illustrations to inspire your…

These four pieces were composed separately between the years 1901 and 1910 and appeared in print in several different versions, ranging from piano solo to full orchestra. They were all originally written, however, for cello and piano. The editor - Julian Lloyd Webber - has been responsible for the addition of bowings and fingerings.

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorák’s Waltzes and Mazurkas prove to be a successfully contrived balancing act between stylised composition and musical immediacy. The music critic Louis Ehlert once wrote of Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances that they made a real musician’s heart laugh within him; the comment might equally well be applied to these pieces. These “Waltzes and Mazurkas” rank alongside the works of Chopi…

Par MYSLIVECEK JOSEF. Numerous copies of the sonatas for piano/ harpsichord by Josef Myslivecek (1737-1781) are scattered throughout Europe, which testifies to their popularity at the time (among others, W. A. Mozart mentioned them approvingly in a letter to his father). Three years after the composer's death, they were published in Edinburgh under the title “Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord”.…