Par STEPHENSON JOSEPHINE. Josephine Stephenson est une compositrice, arrangeuse, chanteuse et instrumentiste franco-britannique. Une “combinaison envoûtante de dissonance et de douceur cantabile” (Bachtrack), sa musique est commandée par des institutions telles que la BBC, Radio France, le Wigmore Hall, l’Arcal Lyrique, Kings Place, Spitalfields Music et Nonclassical, et diffusée sur France Musiqu…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Commissioned by the Japan Band Clinic Committee of Yamaha for the Nemu Band Directors Clinic in Nemu no Sato, May 18-20, 1997. The surprising title of this work is an indication of its content. By combining the somewhat similar names ‘Nemu no Sato’ and ‘Susato’ into a new word, Jan Van der Roost has produced a significant and interesting subject. The Yamaha corporation has e…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Hail the Dragon! est une commande du Brass Band gallois Cory Band pour les festivités du 125e anniversaire de la création de la formation. La première a eu lieu, le 20 juin 2009, dans le cadre du gala d’anniversaire au St. David’s Hall de Cardiff. Philip Sparke a écrit : « Après avoir composé, The Year of the Dragon, en 1984, pour célébrer le centenaire du Cory Band, je fus ravi…

Includes the cycles Briefly It Enters (High Voice edition only), I Will Breathe a Mountain, Let Evening Come (High Voice edition only), Three Donald Hall Songs, Tillinghast Duo, individual songs and selections from Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Medium/Low Voice edition only). With notes on the songs and composer comments. Includes several first editions and first-time transpositions.There …

Four Pieces may be performed complete as a four-movement work. Each piece may also be performed separately or a selection together in any combination.1. Leap Commissioned by NJO: Dutch Orchestra and Ensemble Academy.. First performed on 13 August 2010 at Radio Kootwijk, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, by Anna voor de Wind, young artist in residence.2. Cradle SongWritten for Mark Simpson. First performed b…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This piece was inspired by the composer watching his young son, Benny, playing ‘soldiers’ with his collection of teddy bears - how appropriate!But it made him think of the many character pieces which take the form of a ‘toy march’, the most notable examples being by Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Leon Jessel. Parade of the Clockwork Soldiers is in the form of a ‘patrol’ (starting and en…

70 easy-to-play arrangements of your favorite Christmas songs! Each song includes a beautifully simplified keyboard part, guitar chords, and lyrics. Also included is a guitar chord chart for handy reference. Enjoy your holiday favorites today! Songs include: Auld Lang Syne - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Blue Christmas - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Deck the Hall - Do They…

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès’s second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award for Chamber Composition, the 20-minute work charts the progress of a day. Glassy harmonics typify the opening movement Nightfalls, whilst playful pizzicati abound in Serenade – Morning …

Description 30 famous classical melodies from cartoons, movies, commercials and television. Presented in standard notation with tab, chords, performance tips, and background information, this is the book for guitarists seeking to incorporate quotes from the masterpieces of classical music into their solos. Spice up your solos the classical way - with the famous melodies you've heard in countles…

Song Cycle. Par SEIBER MATYAS. This substantial cycle was written for the tenor Peter Pears, and first performed by him in 1953 at the Royal Festival Hall, London, with the distinguished pianist Noel Mewton-Wood. It follws the example of Britten's Serenade in setting a variety of poets, and the set is framed by settings of the same words by Goethe in translation by Louis MacNeice, the unifying fac…