Par WEDGWOOD PAM. This book is perfect for those people looking for something to bridge the gap between grades. This is the latest addition to Pamela Wedgwood's supremely successful Up-Grade! Series, and it is guaranteed to breathe new life into a student's trumpet playing. The varied pieces and duets in this sparkling new collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles, a…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This one ROCKS! An infectious funky blues-rock tune, CYBERSPACE BLUES is a chart your band will want to play again and again. James L. Hosay's outstanding percussion writing and jazzy harmonies put this one in the groove. Built in are enough phrasing and articulation considerations, dynamics and ensemble style playing to make it a wonderfully educational experience as well as l…

for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'The next I'll do is 3 violin quartets' wrote Schumann to Clara Wieck in 1838, stating his reasons in a letter dated 17 March 1838: 'The thought of the quartets gives me pleasure. The piano is getting too narrow for me. In composing now I often hear a lot of things that I can barely suggest. For instance, it is remarkable how I invent almo…

Of Noblest Cities is intended for a choir of between 12 and about 40 voices, although it may also be given by just six singers, one to a part (SSATBB). The piece can be performed unaccompanied, if no suitable organ is available, simply by leaving approximately two crotchet beats of silence between the end of the last note of one verse and the beginning of the next. Underlying the melody is a simpl…

for ensemble (or chamber orchestra). Par WIDMANN JORG. Jörg Widmann dedicated 'Freie Stücke' to his teacher Wolfgang Rihm on his fiftieth birthday in 2002. The ten pieces for mixed ensemble or orchestra are 'inspired by the wish for concentration and reduction. Each piece focusses on one sound phenomenon (pulse, shaking ground, noise, monophony, overtone structures, etc.). All parts are locked tog…

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Les compositions pour Orchestre d?Harmonie d?Otto M. Schwarz sont inspirées de styles musicaux très variés. Dans ses oeuvres For the Next Thousand, Millennium et Asteroid, il dépeint des scènes musicales en utilisant des techniques proches de celles du cinéma. Pour la composition de Jazz Waltz No. 1, il choisit le style et les sonorités caractéristiques du Big Band et crée un …

Par WASTALL PETER. Peter Wastall?s award-winning series of tutor books for woodwind and brass instruments, now available in revised and refreshed editions to instruct and inspire the next generation of musicians, guiding them from beginner level to Grade 3 standard. Divided into units that provide clear explanations of each new stage of learning, alongside plentiful exercises and graded concert p…

Perfect for the student of Jazz. --Michael Brecker 'I encourage the jazz guitar students at the University of North Texas to emulate tenor saxophonists. Greg Fishman's book, Jazz Guitar Etudes, contains idiomatic bebop lines and will be a great tool for any guitar teacher with aspiring jazz guitarists. Thanks, Greg!' Fred Hamilton, professor of jazz guitar, University of North Texas 'These are gre…

Par WEBB AMY. Operation Invictus is a rising band work that checks all the boxes: exciting parts for all players, commanding rhythms, and challenging, yet surmountable melodies that will leave your band feeling great about themselves and their performance. Each instrument gets to play snappy little licks that are so engaging they'll want to practice. Even the low brass gets some fanfare-like mater…

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH …