This song is the second movement of Todd's 'Songs of Peace', written in memory of the composer's mother, Iris Todd, who died in 2012. The text (by the composer: 'A gift so pure, life so precious, gifted to me') is intentionally ambiguous suggesting both the gift of the Christ child and less specific gift of life. This work could therefore be used as a Christmas carol as well as more generally.The …

The Real Vocal Book has many of the selections from volumes 1 and 2 of the instrumental Real Books, but now with the lyrics added to the pre-existing melody line.This songbook contains nearly 300 essential songs compiled especially for singers, including: Alfie, All of Me, Autumn Leaves, Bewitched, Bluesette, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Fever, Georgia on My Mind, Misty, Moon River, My Funny Val…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. La plupart des pays ayant institué la tradition des musiques militaires ont développé un style de marche caractéristique. Ainsi, il est relativement aisé de distinguer une marche américaine d’une marche militaire française ou une marche allemande d’une marche espagnole. À l’intérieur du cadre structurel rigide d’une marche, on réussit à percevoir même les plus subtiles différenc…

Psalm 109 (110). Par CARISSIMI GIACOMO. These psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century [“stylus gravis”]. Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a-cappella style, Car…

Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin in 1923, but was forced to emigrate via Ecuador to New York in 1939 because of her Jewish descent. In 2006 she returned to the city where she was born.Fünf Phantasiestücke, composed in 2012/13 for a small mixed ensemble consisting of oboe, violin, viola and violoncello, draws its appeal from the broad spectrum of emotions, feelings and states described musically in…

Par LEVINAS MICHAEL. Précédé de Je, tu, il, prologue à La Métamorphose sur un texte de Valère Novarina. Au sortir d'un rêve agité, Grégor Samsa s'éveille pour vivre un véritable cauchemar, celui de sa transformation en énorme cancrelat. Tout le monde connaît cette nouvelle de Kafka - elle appartient désormais à nos mythologies contemporaines. L'idée d'en faire un opéra est tellement excitante qu'o…

This essential collection of 100 piano études is divided into 15 units that survey the technical challenges at the early intermediate, intermediate, and late intermediate levels. The early units review technical issues that students experience at the elementary levels, such as five-finger patterns and articulations. The later units introduce more difficult technical challenges that prepare student…

Perfect of Epiphany, this anthem takes an existing 17th century text and brings a fresh touch with original new music. The optional flute obbligato provides just the right touch. Simple, yet heartfelt and highly effective. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par KAPUSTIN NIKOLAI. Nikolai Kapustin’s Allegro is a thrilling single-movement work for piano trio, bursting with energy and replete with additive rhythms and characteristic jazz-inspired dissonances. It would make a great encore to any accomplished trio’s recital programme and joins a growing series of this Russian composer-pianist’s works newly published in the Edition Schott series./ Répertoir…

Teacher's Edition. Par EILERS JOYCE / EMILY CROCKER. Don't read notes, read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading, careful sequencing and musicallyinteresting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing, pitch relationships and to develop rhythmic indep…