Par KASTELEIN JAAP. Play the Blues is meant for players who, depending on the instrument, have studied music for about 2 to 3 years. The pieces of music in this volume have all been written in the twelve-bar blues style and have been arranged in two parts, but it is possible to play just the treble and still sound good. The CD features accompaniments for all 9 duets and also includes tuning notes.…

This book focuses on the key elements of Django Reinhardt's style of Gypsy jazz or 'jazz Manouche'. Author Stephane Wrembel gained his impressive knowledge of the style through years of experience jamming with French Gypsies and studying with masters of the style. Wrembel acquired his skills entirely by ear and has taught scores of musicians worldwide using the method that appears here in text …

We Have All the Time in the World is the classic James Bond theme featuring the warm, graceful vocals of Louis Armstrong. Beloved for its sophosticated, smooth sound, the track - written by John Barry and Hal David - has transcended its tie to cinema, becoming one of the most requested songs at weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations. This brand new arrangement by Thomas Lydon for SAB choir…

Par LOPEZ VICTOR. Give your students the opportunity of playing a piece for beginning strings that is upbeat and full of excitement! Violento, is an original beginning strings composition by veteran composer Victor López. This exciting work is a forceful and rhythmically driven composition that sounds more difficult than written. A mixture of the danzón---Cuba's unique genre of song and dance---an…

Domine, refugium factus es nobis. Par SCHANDERL HANS. Kurt Suttner, editor of the “carus novus” series, has written as follows in the foreword to the printed edition of Schanderl’s setting of Psalm 90: The seven verses of Psalm 90 contrast the eternity of God with the transitoriness of man. This contrast is symbolized in the composition by the majestic, slow-moving basic pulse of the music, and by…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. ‘Toccata Festiva’ was commissioned in 1994 by the Dutch Brass Band Championships. The wind band version was made a year later by the composer himself. Historically speaking, the toccata is considered to be one of the first independent instrumental forms for keyboard instruments. Originally the toccata was typically more or less improvised, later this musical form was given a…

Bruce William (Editor). Par BRUCE WILLIAM. Expand your musical scope and your performance repertoire in new worlds of expression with a special selection of 14 contemporary works, all written by some of today's celebrated composers. Here's your chance to learn some music by real, living composers - not just those only known by their surnames who dies long ago! The musical styles are diverse and ex…

Wind Of Change (Scorpions) gives its name to this new volume, joining other top titles of absolute rock veterans like Metallica (Nothing Else Matters) and The Beatles (From Me To You).For film music fans, the volume contains the ballad It Must Have Been Love (Roxette) and the melancholic song Mad World by Gary Jules.The arrangements are written specially for the violin so they are easy to play and…

Par FRANCES-HOAD CHERYL. Vocalise was written for The Purcell Composition Prize 1994 and first performed by Sheherazade - Verona Chard (soprano), Denise Dance (flute) and Fiona Clifton-Welker (harp) at the Purcell Room, London on 12 April 1994. Recorded by Korros Ensemble: Nick Ellis (clarinet), Camilla Pay (harp), Eliza Marshall (flute) and released in 2022 through Convivium Records CR071. / Date…