Easy Violin Duets. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Sir Roger Moore's drawings together with Aleksey Igudesman's music and poems make a wonderful package - all about fish. Written for two violins, these easy pieces would be great fun for developing players. The enclosed CD provides inspiring demonstration performances and play-along tracks for each part. The pieces could be performed with or without the rel…

Not to be confused with the same titled piece from the Nutcracker Suite, this tenor sax feature from Duke's later years has an open almost 'world music' groove that transitions to straight ahead swing. Contrasting traditional harmonic sections with vamp like textures, odd phrase lengths and his usual colorful orchestration, makes this one of Duke's great compositions. / Ensemble De Jazz

Par BARRETT DAVID. Minor Blues Harmonica includes introductory material for new players on holding the harmonica, achieving a single note, and common techniques that sound great on the instrument. Not-so-new players will enjoy learning new songs at their current skill levels. Intermediate players will benefit from learning to play in 3rd Position to broaden their options while performing. Players …

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski tells about her 10 minute long work Päärme (Hem) for piano trio: 'We often speak in music of crafting in a figurative sense, and craftsmanship is, for the composer particularly, a traditional professional virtue. I personally have from time to time nevertheless been interested in the concrete images aroused by handicrafts, the way fabrics feel, and sewing. Th…

This book is great for acoustic guitarists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Beginning with a brief review of reading standard music notation and TAB, this book takes you further into three major areas of study: sounds, grooves and special techniques- theory and improvisation- and alternate tunings. You'll be introduced to a variety of styles including acoustic funk,…

Additional Editing and Transcription by David Rosenthal. Par JOEL BILLY. Billy Joel's keyboardist and Music Director David Rosenthal has attentively arranged all the tracks from Joel's 1982 album to combine the piano parts and vocal melodies into playable arrangements with accurate transcriptions of those classic piano parts that are integral to each song. It also includes a foreword by David Rose…

Vienna version 1781. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. Gluck Iphigenie auf Tauris (Vienna version 1781) (Vocal Score) Music drama in four acts Following upon the great success of “Iphigénie en Tauride”, Gluck arranged the popular drama of human passions, guilt and unconditional friendship once again for Vienna’s Burgtheater, where it was premièred in 1781. Especially remarkable is the masterly orche…

Tony Bennett's album, Duets: An American Classic, was released in September 2006 in conjunction with Bennett's 80th birthday the previous month. The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook. Unlike some other celebrity duets efforts where performances were made separately and then combined by producers, such as Frank Sinat…

Shortly before his death, Giovanni Pergolesi moved to the Franciscan monastery in Pozzuoli, where he composed his last works. Among these is his Stabat Mater which reveals the infusion, into church composition, of the operaticstyle. Pergolesi's grand work features a lively declamation of the text and great melodic appeal and expressiveness. Underlying everything is the contrapuntal background that…

Take centre stage and play along with a live rhythm section featuring Bass, Drums and Piano.This collection features 24 great songs, from Jazz and Blues standards through Soul and Gospel favourites and lively Swing and Latin numbers.The authentic backing tracks included on the audio download card will help you achieve a more professional performance.What's included:Printed music - 24 pieces in mel…