Par FAURE GABRIEL. The Trumpet?s powers of expression are not limited to the pompous accents and ringing tones of the Triumphal March of Verdi?s Aida. To all doubters, we strongly recommend opening Volume 2 ofMélodies Et Pièces Diverses by Gabriel Fauré, transcribed for Trumpet and Piano by internationally acclaimed soloist Guy Touvron. In this volume,gentleness and express­iveness prevail. Wi…

Psalm 129. Par CAMPRA ANDRE. In his roles as Music Director at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and in the Royal Choir [chapel] of Louis XV, André Campra (1660-1744) composed numerous motets which frequently displayed the influence of contemporary opera. If today Campra is known almost exclusively for his famous Requiem, nevertheless his more than forty motets composed for soli, choir and orch…

Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. The cycle of nine Reliefs was written between 1984 and 1989, during the last period in Andrzej Krzanowski?s life, and it provides further evidence of his interest in the fine arts, which he exploited in his compositional work. The sculpture technique enabling an artist to create bas reliefs of varying degrees of convexity, for which the raw material is so important, is fait…

Par JOLLIFFE EDMUND. For parish choirs Edmund Jolliffe offers a fine post-communion anthem in a much-loved idiom of Anglican liturgical music. The resources are straightforward: SATB choir without divisions, and Piano. The effects however are subtle. The music builds steadily through broadly phrased paragraphs that balance individual lines within the choral ensemble, in a landscape of gently shift…

Plus de 50 chansons plus de la décennie qui a défini la forme du rock 'n'roll, y compris: Breaking Up Is Hard à faire - Dédié à la One I Love - Ne vous connaissez le chemin de San Jose Duke of Earl - - - Hey Jude Je suis Henry VIII, I Am - chef de l'- Pack (You Make Me Feel) Comme une Natural Woman - Spinning Wheel - To Sir, With Love - Jusqu'à sur le toit - What a Wonderful World - et plus encore…

Books talk to each other' - Umberto Eco's statement could just as easily apply to music, as Les Citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) brilliantly proves. Written in 1991, the score was reworked by the composer for the Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise, where the new version premiered in June 2010. The origin of this work goes back to For Aldeburgh 85.…

The Groovy Version of OX. Par SCHONHERR CHRISTOPH. Christoph Schönherr, Professor at the Hamburg Conservatory of Music, is a respected expert in the field of jazz and pop choirs and he is a much sought after choral composer. He has written of his work: “I have been especially influenced by the polarity of the text. On one hand it expresses Mary's joy at her pregnancy, but on the other Mary present…

Revisione Di A. Zedda Con Prefazione In Italiano E Inglese. Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer who is best remembered for his operas. The 1815 masterpiece Il Barbiere Di Siviglia is widely considered the greatest of comic operas. The libretto was adapted by Cesore Sterbini from the first of a trilogy of plays by the French dramatist Beaumarchais, considere…

'The guide to Brazilian percussion we've all been waiting for! This book is much more than a drum manual. First the author delves into the history and development of Brazilian percussion. He then devotes himself thoroughly to instrumental techniques for the most widespread rhythms such as Batucada, Samba Reggae and Maracatu. All instruments presented are first explained in the context of their tec…