Par BUCKLEY ROBERT. December was inspired by the holiday season in Canada. It reflects the sounds, the sights, and the moods of that magical time of year. December starts off joyfully with a playful theme of celebration. This leads into an icy, reverent, winter solstice theme. Then there is a further development of the original joyful theme and a jubilant build to the finish. December can be perfo…

Believe me if all those endearing young charms. Henk Hogestein has created a calm, yet uplifting arrangement of the famous Irish song Believe Me, if all these Endearing Young Charms. The melody displays the very best of Irish tradition with the words coming from a poem by Thomas Moore about love that goes above and beyond physical beauty. Irish Charms will make a wonderful inspirational interlude …

Par CURNOW JAMES. What a wonderful idea! Make beautiful music such as this available at the Grade 1 level! Even young bands love to play enchantingly beautiful melodies. You’ve spent a lot of time and effort in helping your students learn to play full value notes, breathe in appropriate places, and stretch out their phrases so that they sound more mature and less like beginners. IN THE BLEAK MID-W…

Par YAGISAWA SATOSHI. In Satoshi Yagisawas SAXOPHONE CONCERTINO the solo instrument is integrated with the accompaniment, rather than being separate. The romantic-sounding solo chorale in the first half of the work sounds wonderful on the alto saxophone. A lively allegrois heard in the second movement, referencing music of the baroque era, with the solo now played on the soprano saxophone but by t…

Par WEISS SUSI. Un voyage de la Forêt Noire, je dis une petite prière, Sunny, Summer Nights, Something Stupid, Mack The Knife, What A Wonderful World, Fly Me To The Moon, l'air que je respire, Hit The Road Jack …/ Recueil / Piano

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. Sculthorpe uses the Plainsong Requiem Mass as the source material for this work for Solo Cello, using the music to reflect the words of the Latin text. This is a most interesting concept, particularly so as the timbral and expressive qualities of the cello seem appropriate for this type of work (or influenced-type of work, at least). The cello has a very rich and warm tonal q…

Par MAW NICHOLAS. This is a wonderful group of 'succinct, effective character sketches whose coruscating arpeggios and great, crashing chordsdemand phenomenal technique and reward it with phenomenal music'. (Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post, 1 November 1991) / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Piano

Arch Gwyn (Arranger). Par ARCH GWYN. Get on Board! offers a wonderful selection of gospel favourites on the theme 'travelling to freedom', in dynamic yet straightforward arrangements. The Faber Young Voices series is devised specifically to address the needs of young or newly-formed choirs looking for easy, yet rewarding new repertoire. For SA(B) (optional Baritone/Alto line) Choir and Piano, as a…

Stover Rico (Edited). Par STOVER RICHARD RICO. Augustin Barrios was one of the greatest geniuses who ever played and composed music for the guitar. This book features a variety of his works ranging from the moderately easy to complex. In addition to being excellent technique studies, these compositions are wonderful solo pieces that reflect the impressionistic, Latin, and European influences found…

Arreglo de Piano para Danza. Par AGUADO SAUL. This book that has emerged thanks to the wonderful World of dance contains arrangements of musical pieces from the 17th-20th centurias. A CD with recordings of all of the pieces and instructions for its use as dance accompaniment are included as well./ Recueil / Piano