Shaping The Curve is based strictly on a sequence of four chords and served as a study for Nyman's 1991 piece Where The Bee Dances for Saxophone and Orchestra.Michael Nyman is a contemporary British composer of richly layered, modular minimalist pieces, often incorporating period instruments or instrumentation outside the normal Orchestral offerings. He is particularly well known for his film scor…

American composer Celius Dougherty (1902-1986) created lovely arrangements of favorite folksongs and sea chanties. These collections for both High and Low Voice include: Buffalo Boy - Colorado Trail - Red River Valley - Rio Grande - Shenandoah - Wayfaring Stranger - and others. With many selections never before published, these editions offer exciting multicultural literature for voice students an…

Vocal strength is essential to producing a good sound and singing with control and confidence. A weak voice is one that tires easily, one that is inconsistent in sound quality and/or pitch and dynamics, and one that gives out many years before the singer is ready to stop singing.Vocal strength is not all about singing loudly, it's about singing well. The exercises and musical selections in Vocal E…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. In 2006, a long-time dream of Philip Sparke finally became reality: to compose a set of variations on the famous chorale from Saint-Saëns’ renowned Organ Symphony. In 2009 the composer reworked the piece for brass band. The resulting Saint-Saëns Variations has been simplified, shortened and in many places completely recomposed, to distill the essence of the symphony even further…

In our new pop series for accordion, the experienced accordion player and music teacher Manfred Kaierle presents easy and well-sounding arrangements of hot chart hits, pop classics and evergreens. Timeless pop classics have been arranged specifically for this instrument and thus reinvented.Content: Atemlos durch die Nacht - Les Champs-Elysées - A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Rock Around The Clock - Wind…

Rolly Brown has been practicing the Guitar for 50 years, and, in that time, he's developed a large armamentarium of tools to aid and motivate himself and his students.In this two hour DVD, starting with his rule of 'half work, half play?, he shares many of these ideas, interspersed with teachings to help you better enjoy and understand music and the guitar from a simple 'nuts and bolts? point of v…

Sverddansen. Par ROGERS SCOTT. The sword dance is a tradition in many cultures. The Scottish sword dances date back to the 15th century. This traditional melody captures all the excitement and energy of the sword dance through insistent rhythms, variation in dynamics and a big accelerando at the end. Articulations should be clear and crisp, and the accelerando at the end should be as fast as you d…

Roche Jerome. Par ROCHE JEROME. The importance of Venice in the 16th and 17th centuries hardly needs emphasizing here, and in many ways this collection of eight motets represents some of the most well known composers in the renaissance and baroque eras - figures such as Andrea Gabrieli, Willaert and Monteverdi. In fact, most of the composers represented here were employed at the infamous basilica …

Arrangeur: James Galway. Par BOEHM THEOBALD / JAMES GALWAY (ED.). Theobald Boehm was a goldsmith and inventor of the Boehm flute (1847). He was also an engineer, composer, industrialist, and the director of the Bavarian steel works. In addition, he was the solo flutist of the Bavarian State Opera, and a well-known soloist and teacher. He played many of his own compositions on the numerous tours he…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. For many years Peter Kleine Schaars’ jazz quartet provided sparkle and energy for various festivities and other occasions. If required the ensemble could alternate jazz repertoire with pop and latin music too. Their wide experience taught the musicians that an hour of unbeatable repertoire is the perfect end to every swinging party. Based on this practical knowledge Klei…