This anthem was commissioned in 2012 by Simon Winters to celebrate 25 years of the chamber choir Felicitas. Thinking about the unaccompanied vocal texture brought me back to my 1995 setting of the words of The Venerable Bede, Christus Est Stella, which in turn made me think of the beautiful words of Vidi speciosam. The setting seeks to convey the ecstatic nature of the text, set almost exclusively…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. Ce medley, signé Peter Kleine Schaars, lève le voile sur quatre artistes ou groupes de la scène pop néerlandaise qui connaissent un succès national et international : : Damaru & Jan Smit ( Mijn Rowsu ), Nick & Simon ( Lippen op de Mijne ), Ilse de Lange ( So Incredible ) et Marco Borsato ( Dochters ). / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

7 pièces caractéristiques pour jeunes saxophonistes (1er cycle). Recueil proposé par Nicolas Prost. Imposé au concours national pour jeunes saxophonistes le 13 mars 2011 au Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris. / Saxophone / 24 pages / niveau : Facile / Partition + CD

Last Night of the Proms 'A sans que cela mars - impensable! 'Pomp and Circumstance militaire Mars n 1', avec sa section du milieu, le 'Land of Hope and Glory 'hymne comme par Edward Elgar (1857-1934), appartient à la finale de l'événement musical de Londres comme le Mars Radetzky habituellement joué que la dernière pièce de Concert du Nouvel An de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne. La renommée …

Par BRIDGE FRANK. Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge’s best known organ piece and including the chimes ofBig Ben, plus three short renaissance pastiche items, one arranged from Playford (later used by Peter Warlock in Capriol Suite). The m…

Wq 217. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. His Heilig Wq 217 is just 6 minutes long. Bach, however, put all his art into these few minutes, as he himself wrote to his publisher: „ Here I have proved the most daring and hard work . . . It will be my swan song of this nature, and serve to ensure that you do not forget myself too soon after my death“. The work requires an extraordinary instrumentation: …

Margery Agrell's poem recalls 'faint light? and 'soft winds? and provides a reflective and soothing view of nature in this SATB piece for a cappella mixed voices. The close harmonies produce a lush yet evanescent veil of shimmering sonorities in keeping with the hushed and dream-like 'spells of sweet silence.? / Choeur Mixte (SATB) A Cappella

The Vocal Score for True Fire by Kaija Saariaho, composed in 2014 and arranged for Baritone Voice and Orchestra.True Fire was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre national de France. The composition is a setting of five texts, three of which are from renowned transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson's Spiritual Laws. …

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Among Verdi’s many compositions, as a work of sacred music, the Requiem remains unique. It was composed as a musical memorial for the Italian national poet Allessandro Manzoni, deeply admired by Verdi, and was first performed on the first anniversary of his death on 22 May 1874 in Milan Cathedral. The exploration of many extremes places Verdi’s tonal language with musical means…

Creative listening activities from a master music educator! These dynamic ideas invite students to experience, analyze, and reflect on an array of musical genres, including Motown, pop, rock 'n' roll, bluegrass, opera, Broadway, and film. Teacher preparation will be minimal as materials are few, and lesson planning is easy, as Common Core and National Standards are listed on every page. Assemble t…