Rhapsodie. Par JANACEK LEOS. The rhapsody for orchestra “Taras Bulba” is the most important and on account of its genesis the most interesting of the three programmatic orchestral works the composer wrote between 1914 and 1920. All three of these works were responses to the contemporary social and political context: “The Fiddler’s Child” was an indictment of the state of society, “Taras Bulba” was…

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…

Par JANSSON MARTEN. “Triptyk” (“Triptych”) and “Mörkblå tillit” (“Dark Blue Trust”) have been written by hospital chaplain/author Kerstin Dillmar. In her work she often meets people who walk in the shadow of death and her dealings and thoughts about this are a central part of her writing. This is most clearly seen in “Mörkblå tillit” whose key message is to trust that we will be safe and secureaft…

Variation in Traditional Irish Dance Music. Par LARSEN GREY. From the author of The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle comes a work for players of all melody instruments that probes deeply into the art of variation in traditional Irish dance music. At the heart of Down the Back Lane are the accompanying audio recordings. The author plays eight traditional tunes on Irish flute and tin w…

Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.Franck's correspondence proves that he was directly involved in the pr…

Three movements for solo cornet in B flat. Ar y Mynydd Prydferth Cymreig (On The Beautiful Welsh Mountain) is a colourful, programmatic piece in three short movements, depicting scenes of Welsh mountains, valleys, caves and a hero, armed only with his trusty cornet, encounters a legendary red dragon. Ar y Mynydd Prydferth Cymreig was highly commended by the judges in the first Stainer & Bell Award…

20 VERY ELEMENTARY PIECES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS INSTRUMENTATION : 2 CELLOS VERSION : PERFORMANCE SCORE DESCRIPTION : TWENTY VERY ELEMENTARY PIECES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WRITTEN AND ARRANGED BY THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STRING TEACHER SHEILA NELSON. NOTE READING IS INTRODUCED ONE FINGER AT A TIME, BUILDING UP FINGER PATTERN -1-23-4 (SEMITONE SPACE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS) - THE ONLY FINGER PATTERN USED I…

Easy Pieces for Acoustic Guitar: Christmas contains simple acoustic arrangements of 16 festive tunes for solo Guitar. The music is written in both standard notation and Guitar tab making it the perfect material for classical or steel-string guitarists to show off their technique through great songs which have stood the test of time. The CD contains demonstrations of all the pieces. / Guitare