The new scholarly-critical edition of the score of Rameau's 'ballet héroïque? Les Indes galantes finally clears up its convoluted source history. At the first performance, on 23 August 1735, it consisted of a prologue and three acts: Le Turc généreux, Les Incas du Pérou and Les Fleurs. But Les Fleurs already proved controversial in the early performances, and from 11 September of that same year it…

Par DANKENBRING RAY. This much-anticipated biography reveals the fascinating story of a unique man - known and admired by musicians around the world. Mel Bay started picking the guitar at age 14, then worked his way up to becoming a renowned musician, teacher, and author of a series of guitar method books sold globally - more than 20 million copies! Many photos of Mel and a number of his famous fr…

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Will Todd, born in 1970, is forging a strong reputation for himself as a composer who is equally at ease in opera, oratorio, church music and jazz. His style is instantly accessible and lastingly memorable. He spent his formative years steeped in both jazz and the English choral tradition so in his choral music he is able to juxtapose strong rhythmic drive and rich harmonies with exquisitely lyric…

Par CULLUM JAMIE. The Pursuit is Jamie Cullum 's first solo album in four years, his fifth record in a genre defying career that has entertained an ever-growing fanbase across the world. The songs are wonderfully eclectic as always, mixing modern influences with his love of jazz and timeless standards. This book contains all the songs from the special edition album arranged for Piano and Voice wit…

The first great orchestral psalmMendelssohn's first great orchestral psalm took almost six years to complete, from the initial sketches and the first version of 1830 to the final version of 1835. Its premiere which took place at the Leipzig Gewandhaus did not take place until 1838.Unlike his other orchestral psalms, Mendelssohn took the Latin words from the Vulgate as his principal text which stem…

Brubeck is one of the most outstanding jazz composers to emerge since the Second World War. This fantastic collection of four of his masterpieces is a wonderful blend of the jazz form; sometimes reserved and sometimes exuberant; but always true to the incomparable style of Brubeck. These original themes and improvised variations for solo piano have been transcribed by Frank Metis from the Columbi…

Tagebucheintragungen, persönliche Botschaften. Par KURTAG GYORGY. The piano series entitled Games, written from 1973 onwards, was conceived as a piano method. As the years went by, the series lost its didactic character, at it came to be seen as a document from Kurtág's workshop, offering a key to his grander symphonic, chamber and vocal works as well.Tenth volume is divided into two parts: In the…

The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and teachers an unrivalled choice of repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of vocal study. The series features over 100 art songs from Grades 15 of ABRSM's Singing syllabus and CDs of piano accompaniments to all the art songs as well as recordings of the text to every song. / Voix

Par ADAMS SALLY. The Best of Flute is a major collection of the best loved pieces and studies selected by the major examination boards, from current favourites to forgotten gems. These books include the pieces which have captured the imaginations of teachers and students over the years. Technically tried and tested, all the pieces have been rigorously researched by Flute expertSally Adams. A CD of…