Par GOODALL HOWARD. Shackelton's Cross was inspired by a painting created in 1957 by the English artist Edward Seago (1910-1974). The title refers to a cross which was erected to the memory of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led a number of explorations to the Antarctic. Shackleton died in 1922 whilst on a Polar expedition, and the cross can be found on a promontory at the entrance to the bay at Grytvi…

The Boosey and Hawkes Solo Piano Collection provides the intermediate pianist with exciting repertoire in accessible yet authentic arrangements.This collection contains 33 American classics arranged for the intermediate pianist, including well-known themes from the stage, screen and concert hall by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Dating from the first decades of the 20th century and originating in vaudeville and the music hall, the soft-shoe shuffle was danced by tap dancers, wearing soft-shoes instead of their normal tap shoes. In this usually comic dance, the shoes were rubbed on the surface of the stage producing a characteristic ‘swish’. Soft-shoe Shuffle can be made into a percussion feature by brin…

(Memorial for the Columbia Astronauts). Par EOTVOS PETER. Eötvös wrote this piece in memory of the seven astronauts who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy in 2003. The number 7 determines the musical, rhythmic and formal structure of the work: 49 musicians are divided into seven groups, and as well as the solo violin there are six further violins arranged correspondingly around…

Arranged for SATB chorus and Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, with support from radi…

Farewell to philosophy I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with orchestra I welcomed …

Dans Le Style Romantique. Par ROGG LIONEL. Un cours d'improvisation donné en été 2004 à Altenberg, fameux lieu de pèlerinage et d'accueil près de la ville de Cologne, est à l'origine de cette pièce, dont la rédaction a fait l'objet d'ajustements successifs. Je dispose ainsi d'une pièce romantique relativement facile, qui peut servir de pièce de démonstration pour l'orgue du Victoria Hall, que je m…

Une version très courte de l\'air populaire pour le soixantième anniversaire de Nicholas Daniel. Créée aux côtés de miniatures composées pour l\'occasion par d\'autres compositeurs au Wigmore Hall de Londres le 20 avril 2022. / Partitions classique / Bois / Hautbois / NOVELLO

Developing guitarists in the holiday spirit will love this collection of 56 accessible arrangements in easy guitar tab format. Includes: Away in a Manger · Carol of the Bells · Deck the Hall · The First Noel · Go, Tell It on the Mountain · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing · It Came upon the Midnight Clear · Jingle Bells · O Little Town of Bethlehem · Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow · Silent Night · The …

Par PALLHUBER HERMANN. L'éprouvette sélectionnés pour le British Open Brass Band championnat 2009, qui se tiendra au Symphony Hall, Birmingham samedi 12 septembre. Les progrès de Titan, qui est le premier ouvrage de Hermann Pallhuber pour le style britannique brass band, contient également des références à la musique de Gustav Mahler. Motifs de la première symphonie de Mahler travaillent tout au l…