SKU: A0.718982

SATB A Cappella.  Basses can sing either octave or both, where's there's two notes.

SKU: A0.1041793

SAB A Cappella arrangement. Baritones need to be OK with the high D, after the key change.

SKU: A0.1511112

This is a simple arrangement of the chorus of the beautiful Greek song Kokkino Garyfallo, a cover of which was sung by Nana Mouskouri. The lyrics are written in phonetic pronunciation. This will also work in SAB by removing the bass line.

SKU: A0.943206

This is an orchestral version of Manos' Xatzhdakis Kapou iparhi agapi mou that was first sung by Nana Mouskouri. The song was awarded First Prize for Greek Song Festival (1959). This particular arrangement has been performed live by Greek orchestras. The difficulty level makes it appropriate for school and student orchestras.

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SKU: A0.1452831

Scored for 4 Concert Flutes, there is an optional Alto Flute part.

‘Plaisir D’Amour’, ‘The Pleasure of Love’, was written by G. H. Martini in 1784. It has remained extremely popular inspiring contemporary versions like Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and many recordings by well-known artists like Paul Robeson, Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour.

SKU: A0.1441062

Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) is a classical guitar piece composed in Málaga by Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega. It requires the tremolo technique and is often performed by advanced players.

The piece was written for and dedicated to Tárrega's patron Concepción Gómez de Jacoby in 1899, commemorating their visit to the Alhambra palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain. It was originally titled Improvisación ¡A Granada! Cantiga Árabe. It became known through an early 20th-century publication edited by Tárrega and dedicated as an homage to the French guitarist Alfred Cottin.

Performance notes

The piece showcases a challenging guitar tremolo, wherein a single melody note is plucked consecutively by the ring, middle and index fingers in such rapid succession that the result is an illusion of one long sustained note. The thumb plays an arpeggio-pattern accompaniment simultaneously. Many who have heard the piece but not seen it performed mistake it for a duet.

The A-section of the piece is written in A-minor and the B-section is written in the parallel major (A-major).

Arrangements:

Ruggiero Ricci arranged this piece for solo violin and often performed it as an encore.

Chris Freeman and John Shaw recorded the song for their album Chris Freeman and John Shaw (May 1981, EMI Custom Records YPRX 1828, MAC 126).

Nana Mouskouri recorded a vocal version for her 1989 album Classical. Sarah Brightman recorded a re-adapted vocal version for her album Classics.

Alex Jacobowitz frequently performs a version of the song on his marimba and xylophone. He recorded it for several of his albums: Spanish Rosewood (1996), The Art of Xylos (2002), and Aria (2010).

Luiza Borac arranged this piece for solo piano on her 2014 CD Chants Nostalgiques (Avie AV-2316).

Xavi Ganjam made a special arrangement for sitar on his EP Soham (2019, Ganjam Records, Spain).

Italian violist Marco Misciagna published the arrangement of this piece for solo viola.

Soundtrack use:

Recuerdos de la Alhambra has been used as title or incidental music in many films, including the soundtrack for René Clément's Forbidden Games (as played by Narciso Yepes), for The Killing Fields (under the title Étude as performed by Mike Oldfield), and in the films Sideways and Margaret.

Performed and arranged by Jonathon Coudrille, it was used as the title music for the British television series Out of Town and a version performed by Pepe Romero was used as incidental music in The Sopranos episode Luxury Lounge. Gideon Coe on BBC Radio 6Music uses this tune as a musical background at approximately the half-way point of his evening weekday show. A sung version appears in the Studio Ghibli film When Marnie Was There.

It is also the theme used for Philip II of Spain in the 4X strategy game Civilization VI, with the track progressing from a simple guitar arrangement to an entire orchestral performance as Spain advances through the ages.

The theme was part of the soundtrack and storyline for the eponymous 2018 Korean television series Memories of the Alhambra.

SKU: 2S.4251133759709

This music book contains the original sheet music of the Pop Song - Ich schau' den weissen Wolken nach - for Piano and Vocals. Medium difficulty in C major.

SKU: A0.934096

A modern take on this French classic song, this time for Brass featuring a rhythmic French Cafe style. Basses and percussion will love it. Performed by Elvis Presley, Nana Mouskouri and Marianne Faithful.