In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written origin…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Trois Pastorales for Flute Trio in 1964. As with his other wind compositions, Trois Pastorales was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured in to musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming …

Arr. Jacob De Haan. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Viele der zahlreichen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach sind bis heute bei einem großen Publikum bekannt und beliebt. Hierzu zählen die Matthäus-Passion, das Weihnachtsoratorium und das Air aus der dritten Orchestersuite. Das Arioso aus BWV 156 gehört ebenfalls zu seinen bekanntesten Kompositionen. Jacob de Haan arrangierte dieses Werk, ohne den Charakt…

Arr. Frederik Kampstra. The Lion Sleeps Tonight was originally recorded in 1939 and was an instant hit in many countries. Since then, countless artists have recorded this well-known song. The Lion Sleeps Tonight was also used in the famous Disney movie The Lion King. Add a little Disney magic to any concert with this stirring arrangement. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Brass Band

Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. These short character pieces are amongst the most endearing and stylistically varied of C. P. E. Bach's keyboard works. The volume includes five facsimiles of contemporary manuscripts, with a preface by Christopher Hogwood, and thorough editorial notes. The Pieces Characteristiques are amongst the most compact as well as the most stylistically varied of Bach's keybo…

How do you play a calypso? Where do the blues and hip hop styles originate from and what different variations of metal music are there? DrumCoach aims to answer all of these questions and more.DrumCoach is designed to optimize your game and get you playing. This comprehensive guide leads you safely through the most important and interesting musical styles with over 300 rhythms, 80 style typical dr…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Jouée depuis le Moyen Âge par des musiciens juifs itinérants (klezmorim), la musique klezmer est une musique joyeuse colportée de fête en mariage, qui trouve ses origines dans les “shtetl” (villages) et les ghettos d’Europe de l’Est. A Klezmer Karnival (“Festival klezmer”) de Philip Sparke rassemble trois airs traditionnels : Choson Kale Mazel Tov - une danse nuptiale, Freylekh …

Par FAURE GABRIEL. This volume of 'oeuvres complètes de Gabriel Fauré” contains Fauré's four secular choral works in their orchestral arrangements, namely 'Les Djinns”, 'La Naissance de Vénus”, 'Madrigal”, and 'Pavane”. These works were composed between 1876 and 1887 - thereafter Fauré wrote choral compositions based only on sacred texts. The first three works are presented here for the first time…

Par WATERFIELD POLLY / LUBACH G.. This is another volume of lively and entertaining duets, originally composed for Cello. They are designed to encourage the development of good technique. In idioms ranging from the energetic folk music of Eastern Europe to ballads and rhapsodies, More Polytekniks presents a variety of more advanced technical challenges, from vibrato, spiccato, extended position wo…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Spartacus is a 'Symphonic Tone Poem' with 3 joints. Each section has its own melodical materials, however: in the final movement the main theme from the second section returns in a 'grandioso'-tutti. The last bar but one recaptures the 'oriental' atmosphere of the very beginning. The first section (= from the beginning till J) builds up a climax by repeating and accumulating…