A Study in Musical Styles for Bass. Par ENSIGN MARC. A good bass player should be able to comfortably play in almost any style of music in almost any given situation. The goal of this book is to reveal the vast world of different musical styles that may be encountered during the lifetime of a bass player. Each chapter begins with a small history of the musical style. Knowing how each of these styl…

These two volumes each contain six captivating duets in a variety of styles including blues, jazz, ragtime and more! Both the primo and secondo parts are written at the same level of difficulty.

Alto Saxophone. Look, Listen & Learn sets the bar for brass and woodwind teaching nowadays. These exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles and games to increase the pupils’ understanding of music, information about their instrument, and lots of fun pieces to play. The three volumes of the method that form the basis of this series are enhanced by several books with s…

Cantate Domino (Psalm 96:1-3): This piece was originally written for male choir (BA 7416).By adding women's voices, the version for mixed choir presents a further dimension of colour. This version also makes it possible to divide the choir into two groups, one for women and another for men, and to have them sing either together or as separate units.The version for mixed choir (BA 7414) was premier…

Par GROSSMAN STEFAN. Presenting 45 melodies composed by the blind Irish bard and harpist Turlough O'Carolan arranged by such guitar greats as Dave Evans, Davey Graham, El McMeen, Duck Baker and many others. As these melodies lend themselves particularly well to guitar settings, O'Carolan's compositions have captured the imagination of guitarists world-wide. This compilation divides the tunes into …

Par MATTHEWS DAVID. Written for the Huddersfield Choral Society to commemorate the centenary of the birth in 1895 of Sir Malcolm Sargent, David Matthews' Vespers is based on four Latin texts interspersed with three poems by Rilke./ Recueil / Chorale

To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the…

Again Gustavo Beytelmann has taken some of the most beautiful tango music ever written and created his own arrangements for solo piano. His selection of ten pieces shows how varied in compositional style the tango can be and his advice on the various aspects of performance practice and interpretation is just inspiring.

Par FRANCES-HOAD CHERYL. The Sky Stretched Thin, a four-minute piece for baroque or modern violin, takes inspiration from a poem by Simon Armitage written during lockdown with the same title. The week that I read this newly published poem, I also swam in the (very cold!) saltwater of the River Crouch in Essex for the first time in the year. The view from the middle of the river of land, water and …

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par VON REZNICE EMIL NIKOLAUS. Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestral conductor and a highly regarded musicteacher he made his mark in a number of cities, including Mannheim and Berlin. As a composer hesprang to f…