Destiné à tout élève de niveau 1er ou 2e cycle, enfant ou adulte, désireux de bâtir ou perfectionner sa technique instrumentale à la flûte à bec alto, ce recueil offre de nombreux conseils reposant sur le lien essentiel entre les approches auditive, visuelle et kinesthésique de la musique et de la flûte à bec, développant l'intériorisation de ces trois sens et mettant en exergue l'attention portée…

Choral. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. The German setting of the Te Deum was comissioned for the celebration of the 1000th aniversary of the German Reich in the Berlin cathedral. In the entirely homorhythmic choral arrangement, Mendelssohn seeks variety of sound through colorful harmonies and contrast between the different groups [choir, organ, brass and strings]./ Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Ch…

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. Shade and Darkness, lasting some 12:30 minutes, was co-commissioned by the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical and the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada. The work is inspired by Turner's famous painting of the same name, subtitled 'The Night Before the Flood', although this does not imply any programmatic or even less descriptive intention, beyond the compo…

Par CESARINI FRANCO. Alpina Fanfare est une oeuvre en trois mouvements qui s’enchaînent sans interruption. Composé pour le Swiss Loss Band et dédié à Kurt Brogli, Alpina Fanfare débute avec une introduction solennelle, écrite sous la forme d’une fanfare, et exposée tout d’abord par les percussions, puis par les cors et les trombones. De cette fanfare majestueuse dérive un motif rythmique que l’on …

From Coppelia Ballet. Par DELIBES LEO. French composer Léo Delibes (1836-1891) was primarily known for his operettas and short comic operas. He was also famous for the ballet Coppelia from which arranger Wil van der Beek has transcribed the czardas for concert band. Characteristic of this work and the music of Delibes' in general are rhythmic, alternating melodies. Another trademark of Delibes' wo…

For The Left Het For Piano et Orchestra. Par RAVEL MAURICE. In 1929 Paul Wittgenstein, a pianist and war veteran who lost his right arm in the Great War, commissioned Maurice Ravel to write a concerto for him to perform. The result was one of Ravel's most thrilling compositions and, for Wittgenstein, the most important of the many works he commissioned over the course of his career. This scholarly…

Par LE FORESTIER MAXIME. Le songbook du nouvel album de Maxime Le Forestier 'Paraître ou ne pas être'. Toujours beaucoup de poésie et de guitares avec Manu Galvin et Arthur Le Forestier aux manoeuvres et un superbe morceau composé par le pianiste Baptiste Trotignon (son solo de piano est retranscrit ' note pour note ' dans le recueil). Au total, 10 chansons en transcriptions pour piano, chant, gui…

Bruno Mathieu à l'orgue Xavier Silbermann du couvent des Dominicains à Paris. / Orgue

Music Minus One Vocal. Par PASEK BENJ / PAUL JUSTIN. Starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, this musical drama film released in December 2017 has been a box office success, and its soundtrack composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul is a big part of that. This Is Me from the film won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and was also nominated for an Academy Award in that same category.…

Par FORTNER WOLFGANG. In his later years Fortner wrote a number of compositions for specific, usually private, occasions, most to texts by major German poets. These songs from his estate are here published as a collection for the first time. The dedications are very personal and intimate, in keeping with the private realm of the compositions. The transparent, delicate piano writing, reminiscent of…