Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…

Rameau's 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? was long considered second-rate because its première was associated with a political event. Yet this ballet abounds in novel dramaturgical effects that foreshadow his later operas, such as 'Zaïs?, 'Zoroastre? and 'Les Boréades?. Working together with his librettist Cahusac, Rameau sought to weave the dance numbers, choruses and stage machinery more tig…

Edition sans doigtés. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s Six Partitas form what is presumably the most famous and challenging collection of suites in music history. Bach was aware of the weightiness of his cycle as he initially had these multi-movement partitas, composed in Leipzig between 1726 and 1730, published in individual editions. This culminated in their publication in an anthology that pro…

For Banjo. Par TRISCHKA TONY. A comprehensive repertoire book of Fiddle tunes adapted for Banjo, in easy to read tablature, by the renowned player and teacher of the 5-String Banjo, Tony Trischka. For the early picker to the advanced player, this book and its online audio will enable the player to learn by example and broaden their technical range. Fiddle tunes have been adapted for Banjo since th…

Tous les chants sont accompagnés de leurs accords de guitare. - 370 chansons d'hier et d'aujourd'hui Le troisième recueil innove pour satisfaire une demande grandissante : en complément des chansons de variété française, des chansons de fête et de veillée, des canons et ritournelles, on y trouve davantage de variété étrangère, des génériques de séries télévisées, ainsi que quelques comédies music…