Par CURNOW JAMES. FLASHPOINT makes your young musicians sound beyond their years. The rhythmic ostinato at first gives listeners the impression of a complex meter, while what the young musicians are reading is actually easy to understand. The relentless energy of FLASHPOINT once again proves that James Curnow composes exciting concert fare for EVERY ability level. The eight measures leading up to …

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH …

Bach: Complete Organ Works Vol. 5 Sonatas / Trios / Concertos - ed. by Pieter Dirksen Organ Works Based on Compositions by Bach and Others Genres such as sonata, trio and concerto were initially uncommon in the keyboard music of the early 18th century. Thus it comes as no surprise that many of the pieces in this volume are arrangements by Bach of original compositions and of works by other …

Praise to Thee, Jesus Christ. Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ (We Praise You Jesus Christ) is an old Christmas hymn dating from the 16th century, which can still be found in many hymnbooks today. John Blanken has created a varied and imaginative arrangement on four verses of the hymn. After the introduction, derived from the opening notes, the hymn is first accompanied by an agile harmonisation. Next…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Octet in F major Op. post. 166 D 803 for Clarinet (in B-flat), Bassoon, Horn, Violin (2), Viola, Violincello, Double Bass “I have done little new by way of lieder. In compensation I have tried my hand at several instrumental things, for I have composed two quartets for Violins, Viola and Violincello [A minor, D 804; D minor, D 810] and an octet [F major, D 803] and will write y…

Tonalité : D-Dur -. Par HEINICHEN JOHANN DAVID. The Carus program featuring music of the Court of Dresden has been expanded with the publication of the first edition of the great masses of Johann David Heinichen, who, next to Hasse and Zelenka, was the most important musical representative of this capital of Saxony. A peculiarity of this work is the fact that Heinichen inserted an actual concerto …

Open your next concert with this energetic work whose simple A-B-A structure facilitates quick learning. Easy Latin text, comfortable ranges and naturally flowing mixed meter make this a terrific teaching piece that shines in concert. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par HOLIDAY BILLIE. Ten timeless songs from one of the greatest and most passionate characters to grace Jazz music. Holiday's voice could deliver a smooth and silky blues one moment, and the devastating howl of protest the next. Here are some of her best songs, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar, and accompanied by a CD of professional backing tracks for you to take her place. / Niveau : Assez F…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This setting of Luther’s hymn perfectly typifies the basic concept of a chorale cantata as Buxtehude probably envisaged it. The first two verses are set, line by line, in a four-part homophonic texture. The two violins add interludes to the chorale, and lead in a kind of ritornello to the next verse. In the third and last verse Buxtehude departs from this model as the violi…

Ready to take your cello playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insight that cellists of all levels can benefit from, spanning classical to rock music, and everything in between. The text, photos, music, diagrams, and accompanying demo audio tracks provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: bowing techniques, non-classical playing, electric …