Par DOBSON SIMON. Torsion was commissioned by the Leyland Band and first performed on 23 January 2010 at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester, by Leyland Band conducted by Jason Katsikaris. This colourful and dynamic work is the most personal and ambitious that Simon Dobson composed during his residency with the Lancashire brass band. The dictionary defines torsion as …

Par ADAMS SALLY. Flute Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in flute education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2 level.There are 22 stages and each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers,traditional tunes and fun, original exercises such as finger gyms and warm ups to help establish a sound technique,…

Multicultural instruction in music and the arts is an excellent way to provide students with a global perspective to enhance student development and learning. This traditional Mexican folk song in 3/4 is an excellent piece to program at your next 'Music Around the World' concert. (1:30) / Orchestre D'Harmonie

Par NIJS JOHAN. Avec Little Europe ('Petite Europe'), découvrez l’Europe en miniature ! Vous visiterez la Belgique, les Pays-Bas, la Grèce, la Norvège, la France, l’Angleterre, l’Italie et l’Allemagne. Un excellent moyen de se familiariser avec les traditions et les musiques de ces pays, mais aussi de découvrir, grâce aux multiples couleurs sonores, les paysages variés et uniques qui font la riche…

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. Written in the traditional triple-meter bambuco style of Colombia, this arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield captures the main character\'s yearning to be more like the rest of her family while maintaining her unique identity. The infectious melody and rhythm will leave the audience members singing this melody as they leave the performance! / Date parution :…

Twelve Preludes. Par GRANDIS RENATO DE. The 48 Preludi of the Venetian composer Renato de Grandis (1927-2008) were created, in large part, in the years 1998-2002. It was only subsequently that he arranged them in 4 cycles of 12 preludes each, while also drawing back on older compositions. Written in a traditional pianistic style, they are short sketches which are sometimes characterized by musical…

for piano and woodwind quintet. Par JALBERT PIERRE. Wind Dances is in seven short contrasting movements, each containing dance-like rhythms, both slow and fast. Having two sons who both play the clarinet, I've heard many a woodwind quintet, so I've been wanting to write for the medium for quite a while. In this instance, I also added my own instrument, the piano. The work opens with a fast moveme…

Par BERG ALBAN. Le compositeur autrichien Alban Berg était un élève d'Arnold Schoenberg, avec qui il a exercé une longue amitié. Il était connu comme le premier chasseur de l'atonalité. Malgré ce fait dans ses oeuvres, il voulait faire partie des grandes traditions viennoises. Par conséquent, il a également été appelé 'l'homme classique de la musique moderne./ Répertoire / Piano

Après avoir perdu ses deux premiers quatuors à cordes au cours du 2ème La Première Guerre mondiale, Laks troisième Quatuor à cordes, le premier ouvrage qu'il composa après la libération d'Auschwitz, 1945e Son sous-titre, Sur des Motifs Populaire Polonais 'sur des airs polonais populaires', se réfère au programme que le travail est fondée, à savoir une sorte de carte musicale de la Pologne à dessin…

Par BRIDGE FRANK. These three pieces were written seperately between 1901 and 1910 for cello and piano, but are arranged here for Violin and Piano. Three of Frank Bridge's more popular and familiar works from his early days of composition are included here and, although masterful and beautiful, are rather conservative in the use of traditional techniques. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Vi…