Hozan Yamamoto is perhaps the greatest living master of the Shakuhachi living in Japan today. The Shakuhachi flute is used as a tool for zen Buddhist meditation as well as playing classical jazz and traditional Japanese folk music. This is the first volume of works for this evocative and spiritual instrument containing four suites for Shakuhachi duet and ensemble.

From the Cantamus Choral series The Water Of Tyne is arranged here by Michael Neaum for SSA Chorus and Piano.An English folk song with no known author The Water Of Tyne was first printed in Bell's Northern Bards in 1812. This traditional love song is sung from the perspective of a woman separated from her lover by the Tyne river that divides the counties of Durham and Northumberland.Watch the E…

Piano Concerto-Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky may have influenced it and Lang Lang has included it in his repertoire: the piano concerto 'Yellow River' features a brilliant virtuoso solo part expressiveness and drama contemplation great pathos and wit.Based on the cantata of the same name by the famous Chinese composer Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) the concerto arranged by Yin Chengzong among others…

At The Boar's Head (Op. 42) is an opera by Gustav Holst described by the composer as 'A Musical Interlude In One Act'. The libretto also by Holst is taken from Shakespeare's plays Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2. It was written in 1924 based on folk songs and traditional country dance tunes and first performed in 1925.Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and teacher. Having …

Easy variations for piano-Imre Mez (born 1932) composed several popular works for children and young people studying music. His most recent collection is extraordinary in that all the 153 tiny pieces are based on the same Hungarian folk song offering a myriad of ways and options of presenting and elaborating the same melody without altering it.The variations are grouped by key and within each c…

Tonalité : D-Dur - Op.: 86 -. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. With its traditional forms and proven compositional models, its original ideas, which are sometimes marked by a folk- or folksong-like melodic character, and with its harmonic richness, Dvorák’s D major Mass serves in its liturgical context to express the worship of God. The Mass is characterized by lyrical meditation rather than by dramatic immedi…

Paperback-Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21 and here presents five variants that are in his own words 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'. The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair and is a wonderful examp…

Discovery Level 1-Teaching opportunities abound in this irresistible setting of a traditional American folk tune. The modal melody is in pentatonic easy ostinato-like countermelodies make the part-singing a snap and there is even a fun bodypercussion section. Perform it with live fiddle or with the VoiceTrax CD for a sensational concert showcase! Available separately: 2-Part VoiceTrax CD. Durat…

This outstanding anthology of traditional hymns, immortal classics and beloved folk songs for flute soloist with keyboard accompaniment receives our highest recommendation! Featuring the combined talents of Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Patrick M. Liebergen and Anna Laura Page, The Sacred Flute Soloist also offers REPRODUCIBLE flute solo pages! Ideal for the worship musician and studen…

Carols For Young Choirs features ten new settings of traditional carols and songs covering a variety of styles and moods from Irish folk and hoe-down to gentle ballads and jazz.The songbook is arrangedin 2 3 and 4 part settings for young voices and suitable for both KS2 and lower KS3 mixed choirs and KS3 girls’ choirs these pieces are guaranteed to enthuse the young singer.