Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. All of Bach ’s six authenticated motets were written between 1723 and 1727 for St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig, where Bach was appointed as director of music in 1723. During this period, Bach composed most of his cantatas, and it seems likely that for ordinary Sunday services he used existing motets from the seventeenth century tradition, reserving his own motet compositions …

Par MARGITZA RICK. A unique guide on how to deepen your practice routine from one of the masters of contemporary jazz. 365 Days of Practice is the result of a project by Rick Margitza in which he posted an idea online every day during the year 2020. Exercises cover a broad spectrum of musical ideas that range from basic bebop language to its transformation into contemporary jazz. The lines are oft…

20 original compositions for C instruments including Mare Nostrum, Blue Silence and The Poet. Par LUNDGREN JAN. Jan Lundgren, born in 1966 in southern Sweden, is part of an impressive, long tradition of Swedish star pianists and is considered a pioneer of the emancipation of European jazz from American jazz. Lundgren as well as Bobo Stenson or Esbjörn Svensson have decisively shaped the sound of S…

Par NEELY BLAKE / SCHROEDL JEFF. Always wanted to play guitar? Then get on the FastTrack and make it happen now! FastTrack method books give you a fast way to learn how to play that new instrument (or the one that's been sitting in the closet for a few years). Skeptical because other method books haven't worked for you? That's exactly why we wrote these! They're designed for the player who wants t…

The Art Of Blues Guitar Improvising. Par BARRETT DAVID. Blues Guitar Method Level 2, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series®, is about learning the art of improvising. Areas covered are: Tools for Improvising (Scales and Arpeggios) - Soloing Concepts (Question and Answer Phrasing and Chord Tone Approach Construction) - Pickups, Intros, Turnarounds and Endings - and Bar Solo and Analysis. Thi…

Par EAST ANGELA. This fascinating introduction to the world of Baroque style and technique is perfect for players both young and adult who are learning on the modern Cello. Play Baroque! contains Twenty-six masterpieces from the Baroque period, arranged and edited for Cello with teaching notes and Piano accompaniments. Angela East provides lively insights into bowing, fingering, vibrato and other …

Airs and Dances is a collection of Scottish strathspeys (rugged, lyrical dance tunes) for violin and other melodic instruments. Strathspeys are usually played slower than reels, with many long-short dotted rhythmic patterns. This compilation features some of the best-known strathspeys as well as some of the quirkier, rarer tunes in this wonderful repertoire. The pieces are arranged chronologically…

History of an Instrument. Par OTTERSTEDT ANNETTE. This book is a compendium and practical guide for musicians and music lovers alike, putting a great many problems and questions relating to the viol, and music in general, into perspective. Covers great gamba players, the history of viol construction, the musical role of viols, and practical aspects of viol playing./ Livre / Divers

Par HAMPTON ANDY. Ideal supplementary material for the landmark Basics method series. Saxophone Basics Repertoire has both varied and carefully-chosen original repertoire as well as arrangements of well-known favourites such as the themes from James Bond, The Pink Panther, The Great Escape and Harry Potter. Devised for the Grade 1+ to Grade 4 level, each stage focuses on a different technique w…