Commissioned by the BBC Singers for mixed voices a cappella. It is a mocking self-deprecatory portrait written in 1981. In this piece a distraught composer moans as he sits in front of a blank page with an empty head. A flybuzzes around and he calls out to his neighbors and his dog for comfort. Gian-Carlo Menotti's piece effectively conveyed the feeling you get when doing something extremely d…

White Rabbit was a key piece of the culture during the 1969 summer of love and like the song this arrangement captures the mystical cosmic feeling of the day. Magical sounds emanate from the percussion ensemble and lead to an ethereal statement of the melody slowly building to an anticipated climax. The percussion ensemble is spotlighted in an extended feature revealing clever and creative pe…

How did an 18th century child prodigy become a 20th century icon' Was the adult Mozart really a womanizing drink-fuelled gambler with Tourette?s Syndrome' Was he murdered?.' Julian Rushton jumps right into the debate with this fascinating readable history dispensing with the myth conjecture and popular iconography that frequently distorts our notions of what Mozart and his times were really lik…

This well-known lullaby from Indonesia is expertly crafted in this setting with gentle melodies and partner-like countermelodies over a delicate accompaniment. Teaching suggestions include options for performing with Orff instruments or tone bells. Exquisite! Available: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:20.

Shaw’s works number more than three hundred published pieces of which this church anthem With A Voice of Singing is an enduring favourite. Scored with a quotation from Vaughan Williams’s ‘For All theSaints’ the piece has fanfare like chords and Choral parts alternating unison phrases with straightforward harmonies. The upward modulations add to the piece’s effect…

Contents: Star Spangled Banner D arr. Higgins; Rock Around The Clock; In The Mood; I Can't Stop Lovin' You; Tuxedo Junction; A String Of Pearls; Theme From New York New York; Endless Love; Fame; Hogan's Heroes March; MickeyMouse March; Leap Frog; Yakety March (Yakety Sax); Swing-A-Roo Polka; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; I'll Be Home For Christmas; Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow; Frosty …

Here is a winning combination of old and new. This three-movement sonata contrasts the traditional sound of the harpsichord with tonality and syncopation's common to popular music and jazz. There are guitar-like moments in the first and third movements while the second alternates between the baroque and the modern. McLean brings all the character of the instrument to light.

Par STORY MICHAEL. Movie Quartets for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3--4. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, str…

De Bilbao à Buenos Aires, de Los Angeles à Rio, de Mexico à Caracas, qui ne connaît pas Shakira? Méga star dans le monde hispano, Shakira part à l'assaut du reste du monde. A seulement 24 ans, la Colombienne a déjà un beau palmarès: premier contrat chez Sony et premier album Magia à 13 ans, trois albums multimillionnaires, un Grammy, deux Latin Grammys, un contrat publicitaire mirobolant avec Peps…

Anyone interested in playing blues guitar can pick up this well-paced, comprehensive method and get started right away. Beginning concepts include blues theory, left-hand technique, call-and-response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, improvisation, and the rhythmic styles of Texas swing, slow blues, and minor blues. Intermediate topics include phrasing, fills, non-scale tones, chord extensions, subst…