Par HIMES WILLIAM. This rousing, jubilant overture mixes five original themes with the well-known doxology Old Hundredth, which is also known as Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. The hymn is presented in short lyrical, energetic motif fragments, which combine until the complete hymn is presented in the form of a chorale prelude. This is a wonderful and truly uplifting concert work. / Nivea…

Par TOMASI HENRI. Composed in 1949 by Henri Tomasi, Complainte Du Jeune Indien is a piece for Clarinet and Piano accompaniment. This piece voices the lament of a young Indian, expressing nostalgia. It is quite sad with an Andante tempo and the harmonic motion is quite slow. Two cadenzas feature in this work, with the possibility to cut them out to make rehearsals easier. The piece finishes sadly o…

Jason Robert Brown's popular Broadway musical The Last Five Years was adapted for the screen in 2014 with Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan playing the leading roles in this dramatic comedy.This songbook features 14 songs as presented in the movie: I Can Do Better Than That - If I Didn't Believe in You - Moving Too Fast - Nobody Needs to Know - A Part of That - See I'm Smiling - Shiksa Goddess - Sti…

Students will enjoy the scampering sound depicted in this late elementary solo written in A minor. Staccatos are used throughout the piece but are contrasted with some two-note slurs. There are a number of register changes, allowing the hands to 'scamper' up and down the keyboard using different major and minor five-finger patterns. / Piano

Fantasias and Selected Works. Par BYRD WILLIAM. William Byrd is one of the great English composers of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Today this creative Catholic at the Anglican court of Elisabeth I is known primarily for his masses, motets and madrigals. However, in addition to vocal music he also composed an impressive number of keyboard pieces that brook comparison in quality with thos…

Par DYLAN BOB. Matching folio to Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Albums Vols. 1, 2 and 3, in one complete edition. Forty-five songs including the classic hits 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' and 'The Mighty Quinn'. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép International / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par SEJOURNE EMMANUEL. The fourth volume of a series of books for percussionists by Emmanuel Sejourne, 5 pieces for Marimba, Vol. 4 is a set of 5 works for 4 to 4. 5 Marimbas. Written for advanced level players and inspired from African rhythms, the three first compositions can be played each after the other or separately. The five pieces are: Balafon Ambira Akadinda Generalife Pretexte The names …

In the biography Keiko Abe: A Virtuosic Life, author Rebecca Kite tells the untold story of Keiko Abe's groundbreaking influence on the evolution of the marimba and its music. Kite also offers a history of the xylophone, the marimba, and the music, composers, and performers that each instrument was associated with over the centuries. Examples of rare and historic recordings are included on a CD. K…

Par BACHUS NANCY. The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with recordings and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the pi…

Alfred is pleased to release 2000-2005 Best Rock Songs, the latest addition to Alfred's Best Songs series of books. Distinguished by genre, each book in Alfred's Best Song series provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for some of the most popular hit songs released during the first five years of the new millennium. Songs are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the so…