This anthem was commissioned in 2012 by Simon Winters to celebrate 25 years of the chamber choir Felicitas. Thinking about the unaccompanied vocal texture brought me back to my 1995 setting of the words of The Venerable Bede, Christus Est Stella, which in turn made me think of the beautiful words of Vidi speciosam. The setting seeks to convey the ecstatic nature of the text, set almost exclusively…

Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Composed between 1973 and 1976, Ainsi La Nuit for String Quartet is one of the most important works of its genre, by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), a French composer following the paths of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation for the Juilliard Quartet, Ainsi La Nuit is based on a series of studies, lasting 18 minutes and divided into 7 se…

Par LESTRELIN THOMAS. Cet ouvrage, à mi-chemin entre la méthode didactique et le recueil de partitions, a pour vocation de vous faire découvrir le Kalimba, vous enseigner sa pratique, et vous permettre de prendre du plaisir en jouant une cinquantaine de mélodies et autres morceaux archi-connus. Vous commencerez donc par apprendre les bons gestes, permettant de générer des sons sur le Kalimba, puis…

Epistelsonate. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The autograph of the Epistle Sonata KV 329 was obtained in the Mozart commemorative year of 1991 from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz. The present new edition is the first critical edition which is based on the autograph./ Répertoire / 2 Hautbois, 2 Cors, 2 Clarinettes, Timbales, 2 Vio

Par PARRY BEN. This Spiritual Medley comprises three songs that speak of a journey through trial to eventual salvation and liberty. It should gradually gather pace and energy from a slightly more reflective start, though retaining a lively feel throughout. All My Trials developed into a popular protest song in the 1950s and 60s and has been recorded by, amongst others, Joan Baez, Paul McCartney an…

Arrangeur: David Rosenthal. Par JOEL BILLY. Billy Joel's keyboardist and Music Director David Rosenthal has attentively arranged all the tracks from Joel's 1989 album to combine the piano parts and vocal melodies into playable arrangements while maintaining those classic piano parts. The huge hit We Didn't Start the Fire is included along with 9 other classics: And So It Goes - The Downeaster Alex…

Tune Book 1. Par ENGEL GERHARD / HEYENS GUDRUN. This Method for Alto Recorder, which is a continuation of the three volumes for soprano recorder, will continue to place great importance on developing musicianship, breathing technique, sound production, rhythmic security and the introduction of music theory. At the heart of this method lies a seamless crossover from soprano to alto recorder whilst …

Méthode récréative qui associe une approche du langage musical théorique à la pratique de l'instrument comme moyen personnel d'expression et de création. L'auteur propose une centaine de jeux progressifs à réaliser au clavier et permettant d'acquérir la connaissance du clavier et l'indépendance des mains, d'utiliser des formes rythmiques variées, différentes gammes et d'approcher la réalisation de…

(The Four Seasons). Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) stands, with Handel and J. S. Bach, as one of the titanic figures of late Baroque composition. Not only was he lauded as a composer of vocal and instrumental works both sacred and secular, he was without doubt, the most prolific composer of his age. In addition to hundreds of vocal works, including forty-nine operas, he composed …

Ce DVD prend les racines de la Rock'n'Roll et le son de Rockabilly, bringing it up étroite et personnelle pour vous à maîtriser et à apprécier. Jim Weider se concentre son attention sur on peut soutenir que le rock plus deux ' Roll pionniers, Chuck Berry et Eddie Cochran, disecting leurs styles individuels pour vous à l'étude. À l'aide de SAP et guitares vintage originales et accompagné par les me…