Par SPARKE PHILIP. Ludwig van Beethoven quitte Bonn, sa ville natale, à l’automne 1792, pour tenter sa chance dans la Vienne impériale. Il a vingt-deux ans. En plus des cours avec Haydn, il travaille avec Albrechtsberger et Salieri, et réussit à se forger une solide réputation de pianiste virtuose. Le bal annuel, organisé par la Caisse des pensions des artistes des Beaux-Arts de Vienne, était alor…

Arr. Menno Haantjes. Par MARTIN PETER. / Niveau : 2.5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par CURNOW JAMES. / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par SPARKE PHILIP. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Ballet for twelve Dancers. Par STRAVINSKY IGOR. Ballet For Twelve Dancers/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. In this moderately easy suite, Jan Van der Roost uses four authentic folk tunes from the Swedish-speaking part of Finland. These are from Nagu, Oravais, Lappfjärd and Karlebynejden, and have been joined together without pauses to form a continuous suite. The work begins with noble, almost meditative melodies. Gradually the tempo becomes faster, resulting in a brilliant and c…

A classic repertoire book for young pianists, which provides a wealth of piano favourites. As with volume one, the scope of the material included is broad and thorough, ranging from the works of the great masters, to the folk tunes and dances of many lands. This collection encompasses grades one through to four. / Piano

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Dating from the first decades of the 20th century and originating in vaudeville and the music hall, the soft-shoe shuffle was danced by tap dancers, wearing soft-shoes instead of their normal tap shoes. In this usually comic dance, the shoes were rubbed on the surface of the stage producing a characteristic ‘swish’. Soft-shoe Shuffle can be made into a percussion feature by brin…