Tim Richards introduces the harmonic, rhythmic and melodic aspects of the Blues - now for the first time in French! The book features over 30 pieces, including well -known favourites such as 'Blueberry Hill', 'C-Jam Blues', 'Back in the Alley' and 'See See Rider', together with a number of compositions by the author designed to teach:- Authentic patterns and bass lines for the left hand- Professio…

Par SIEGEL RICHARD. Richard Siegel won prizes for the Harpsichord and Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire before going on the win first prize in the 1977 International Harpsichord Competition. He has since recorded over 30 CDs and his passion for the instrument has been further apparent in his production of Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin. As stated in the preface, the study of the Harpsichor…

Saint-Saëns: Havanaise in E major Op. 83 Breitkopf Urtext - ed. by Christiane Strucken-Paland - in cooperation with G. Henle Verlag A Cuban Dance from France The ?Havanaise? possibly has its roots in the friendship of the composer with the Cuban-born violinist Rafael Diaz Albertini. It is thus perfectly plausible that Saint-Saëns borrowed the Cuban syncopated slow dance Habanera out of kindness …

Par KRAUS JOSEPH MARTIN. Joseph Martin Kraus [1756 1792] composed his Requiem in 1775at the age of 19 for the parish church in his hometown of Buchen, Odenwald. This followed the Miserere of 1773, and is the second of his surviving sacred compositions. Already in this early work Kraus shows that he was a representative of the musical ?Sturm und Drang.? With all its youthful unconcern towards compo…

Par POHJOLA SEPPO. According to Jouni Kaipainen, the fourth string quartet (2006) is one of key works of Seppo Pohjola (b. 1965) and holds a place as a landmark in Finnish quartet literature. Of the composer's five string quartets, it is the longest and has the widest thematic arcs of his quartets. Seppo Pohjola has gone through a variety of styles in his musical career. He began as a strict Moder…

Par BEARD RICHARD. This is part of a series of inter-related instrumental workbooks for keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Planned so that concepts are carefully introduced, consolidated and extended, this is the last of three workbooks containing twenty-five units. They support and complement the teacher's resource through an innovative approach that encourages a creative attitude towa…

Par KOH JOSEPHINE. Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for Grades 4 and 5 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2019 and 2020 ABRSM piano examinations. This series of interesting and appealing piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find helpful teaching points to develop stylistic awareness in the…

Par BARRY JOHN. John Barry, le célèbre Golden Globe et cinq fois Academy Award-winning compositeur, est surtout connu pour ses travaux sur les films de James Bond, pas moins de douze ans de la liaison ayant marqué de films. Il est aussi le compositeur de la musique pour les films Zulu, Out of Africa, Dances With Wolves, Macadam Cowboy et King Kong (1976 version) entre autres. / TV, Film, Comédie m…

Par BRICUSSE LESLIE. Pure Imagination: The Songbook contains all songs from the forthcoming musical revue Pure Imagination: the Songs of Leslie Bricusse, opening on 29th September 2015 at the St James Theatre in London. Multiple Academy and Grammy award winner Leslie Bricusse is one of the world's greatest composer lyricists and has been honoured as a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Arrang…

In addition to being half of the duo The Swell Season and founder of The Frames, at 17 Glen Hansard co-starred in the musical film The Commitments and later starred alongside Markéta Irglová in the Academy Award®-winning film Once, proving himself as an artistic force to be reckoned with. His second solo effort Didn't He Ramble continues and expands on Hansard's brand of rootsy, vulnerable, but in…