Score-While Promenade Overture can be performed with the orchestra seated throughout in traditional fashion it is engineered to allow the players to enter playing building the orchestra from an almost empty stage. Thepremise of Promenade Overture took root years ago when the composer was caught off guard by Haydn's delightful Farewell Symphony. This Haydn work is often used to end a concert be…

The Old Chevalier (2005) - A Gothic Tale for Bass Trombone and Ensemble. Piano reduction: WH30854 Version for Tenor Trombone available: WH30941 Programme note The Old Chevalier for Trombone and Ensemble is the second of a series of seven compositions named after Karen Blixen's collection of short stories Seven Gothic Tales. My musical gothic tales are written for very different ensembles - THE SUP…

Piano reduction and solo Trombone part for The Old Chevalier (2005) - A Gothic Tale for Tenor Trombone and Ensemble. Full score: WH30941 Version for Bass Trombone: WH30942 Programme note The Old Chevalier for Trombone and Ensemble is the second of a series of seven compositions named after Karen Blixen's collection of short stories Seven Gothic Tales. My musical gothic tales are written for very d…

The inspiration for this work came from the novel Silence by the great Japanese writer Sh saku End (1923 96). His book asks profound philosophical questions and resonates with one of the most anguished questions asked 2 000 years ago ???My God my God why have you abandoned me'??? End ???s ???silence??? is the silence of God in the face of terrible events springing from the merciless nature of…

Backings and vocals to 200 timeless songs-Favoutite Memories is a nostalgic and fond return to singing music from the War years to the 1970's. It includes: 125 popular songs traditional Folk songs old-time 'Music Hall' songs film And Show Songs pop songsfrom the '50s '60s and '70s 50 favourite traditional and contemporary hymns. 25 Well-known Christmas Carols and Songs. This wonderful volume…

Par SADELER GEORGES. Schola Vitae, dedicated to the former director of UGDA Music School in Luxembourg, Paul Scholer, describes in an 8-minute piece that learning and playing music is a school for life. Starting with popular scales that ascend and descend through various keys, an essential tool familiar to every musician appears: the metronome. It sets the tempo, and musicians practice their them…

Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale PrintMusic!. The PrintMusic! Primer is a tried and true first step guide to using the world's number one music notation program. Road tested for more than eight years the information found here will help readers transcribe or create any style of music as a desktop masterpiece. This practical and easy-to-use book guides readers through the intricacie…

It was 'H.M.S. Pinafore' or 'The Lass that Loved a Sailor' that established Gilbert and Sullivan as a creative force to be reckoned with in British comic theatre. Gilbert's libretto has everything necessary for their type offarce - Josephine is being courted by two men one a sailor (Ralph Rackstraw) and the other the Admiral of the British Navy (Sir Joseph Porter). To make things more complicate…

Klavier Für Kinder is a carefully constructed step-by-step guide to the wonderful world of popular children's songs for those aged 4 to 8 years old. The simple arrangements and colourful illustrations throughoutenrich the learning experience making it fun and enjoyable. Also included is a CD with all the individual songs as well as a DVD featuring the exercises. Using these you can see and he…