Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Unusual instrumentations were by no means the exception in the chamber music works of Bohuslav Martinu, most notably the works he wrote in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s being characterised by his experimentation with sound and form. It is from this period that four short serenades also originate (1932), each with a different instrumentation. The serenades were issued by the Pr…

Voici réunies sur un livre et un CD 30 comptines, berceuses, danses et chansons créoles, aux textes d'une grande poésie, collectées par Chantal Grosléziat et traduites en français par Hector Poullet et Janick Tamachia. En annexe, une mine d'informations sur les origines et les gestuelles de ce répertoire traditionnel. Le CD audio, réalisé sous la direction de Paul Mindy et arrangé par Jean-Christo…

As the printing press brought literature to the world, the piano helped bring music out of the exclusive domain of the aristocracy and disseminated all types of music to the general public. Beyond the Romantic Spirit Book 2 presents 16 piano pieces from this exciting period, with music originating in Russia, England, France, Finland, Hungary, and North and South America. Intermediate to early-adv…

Par ESENVALDS ERIKS. O Salutaris Hostia is one of Eriks E?envalds? most popular pieces. Originally written for female voices, the composer later created a version for full choir on which this arrangement is based. It has a gentle meditation with the two soloists drifting across the soft band accompaniment, alternately echoing and imitating each other or joining together in thirds. The effect is qu…

Par BASTIEN JAMES. The Bastiens created this time-tested, rich piano course designed specifically for adult beginners. Bastien Piano for Adults remains an important addition to the best-selling library of Bastien methods and supplementary materials. Lessons, theory, technic, and sight reading are combined into one easy-to-use book. The series is gradually paced to ensure student confidence and suc…

Originating from Jerry Herman's Broadway musical ÚMameÚ, the popular Christmas song is thrilling in this newly orchestrated choral work. Children to adults will love this holiday gem, which is available in multiple vocings, including for men's and women's choirs. / 2 Parties Mixtes

Par CARDENAS CARLOS. Orígenes (Origins) was commissioned by the European Brass Band Association as a test piece for the challenge section of the 38th European Brass Band Championship in Freiburg, Germany 2015. It is a spectacular piece from the pen of CarlosCárdenas, who belongs to a new generation of composing talent. The clave, a rhythmic pattern, which originally comes from African music, was t…

The New Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) is intended as a historico-critical edition of the collected works. They will be carefully studied and prepared according to present-day musicological and editorial techniques and presented in their entirety. Drafts, sketches and fragments, in short, everything that has come down to us as being authentically by Schumann and which, in most cases, has been delib…

Par BURGMULLER FRIEDRICH. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874) was born into a German musical family- both his father and brother were also well-known composers. Settling in Paris after 1832, his light and intimate playing style won popularity in the sal…

Par JOLLET JEAN-CLEMENT. Ces Nouveaux Jeux sont une alternative à la série des Jeux de rythmes et jeux de clés, dans une progression étalée sur quatre niveaux au lieu de trois. La démarche pédagogique est à la fois musicale et ludique, au profit d\'une solide assimilation technique. Chaque nouvelle acquisition est appréhendée dans des configurations les plus diverses (seul à une ou deux parties, e…