Le XIXe siècle voit naître dans le Nord de la France un vaste essor des pratiques musicales tant savantes que populaires. Le présent ouvrage retrace de manière vivante les origines de cette richesse qui fut d'abord concentrée au sein de l'Académie de Musique, des sociétés de concerts et des salons douaisiens. Le violoniste et compositeur Luce-Varlet (1781-1853) fonde un orchestre symphonique capab…

A Must-Have Collection of Well-Known Songs, Including Many Cello Features. If you've been learning to play the cello for a little while, you're probably eager to put those new skills to work and play some familiar songs. The First 50 Songs You Should Play on the Cello includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop hits and movie themes, to folk songs and classical melodies, several of which o…

This beautiful folk melody will capture the hearts of students and audiences. Originally scored for large orchestra, this string arrangement captures the essential qualities often heard in the English style of chamber music for strings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Holst's melody, with its simple pentatonic folksong theme, receives the kind of mystical transformation we o…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. La fresque Music of the Spheres (“La musique des sphères”) souligne la fascination qu’éprouve le compositeur pour les origines de l’univers. L’orchestration est proche de la musique de film. Le climat musical est ample, sonore et contrasté. / Niveau : 6 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par BULLARD ALAN. These seven piano pieces, of intermediate difficulty, represent different aspects of the twelve-bar blues structure, which originated in the southern states of the USA in the mid 19th century. Each is based on the twelve-bar blues chord sequence, but responds to it in a different way, with stylistic references to the past as well as the present, providing a contrasting set of pie…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Variations Gregoriennes Sur Un Salve Regina 1964. As with his other wind compositions, Gregorian Variations for Trumpet and String Orchestra and Organ reduction 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…

Par MACKILLOP ROB. This book is devoted to playing the soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele tuned in perfect fifths as used by the string and mandolin families of instruments, as well as the cittern and tenor banjo. The book?s scores are all in tablature; you?ll have no trouble adapting to the tuning and playing in the book?s various styles.The 55 pieces in Play Ukulele in 5ths Tuning progress from …

See Amid The Winter 's Snow was originally composed by hymn writer Edward Caswall with music by John Goss. Choruses will enjoy this jazzy, gospel-style arrangement of the classic carol - a wonderful re-imagining for any festive programme. Arranged by Matthew O'Donovan for SATB choir with piano accompaniment, this single sheet choral release is perfect for choirs wanting to create their own Christm…

Bernhard Romberg (1767-1841) probably was the greatest cello virtuoso of his time and compared to Paganini in his lifetime. He gave cello lessons at the famous Conservatoire de Paris among others.Romberg's popular Trio in E minor originally was the first part of the Trois Trios d'une Difficulté Progressive pour le Violoncelle Viola et Violoncelle Op. 38. The solo violoncello was accompanied by a v…

An arrangement of Piazzolla's 'La Chanson de la Naissance', originally for solo voice with a French text. A new English text is used here (not a translation). / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano