The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev with his 'Ballets Russes', Pablo Picasso (scenery and costumes), Jean Cocteau (story) as well as Léonide Massine (choreography) divided the music scene of Paris, yet made the composer widely known. Sat…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Commissioned by the Japan Band Clinic Committee of Yamaha for the Nemu Band Directors Clinic in Nemu no Sato, May 18-20, 1997. The surprising title of this work is an indication of its content. By combining the somewhat similar names ‘Nemu no Sato’ and ‘Susato’ into a new word, Jan Van der Roost has produced a significant and interesting subject. The Yamaha corporation has e…

Par THOMPSON WENDY. Salzburg, Mannheim, Rome, Paris, Prague, Vienna - Mozart lived and worked in some of EuAvailablee's most beautiful cities - this lavishly-illustrated biography brings his world vividly to life. Musical extracts from some of Mozart's best-loved works - in simple keyboard arrangement - complete the picture of this flamboyant personality. Composers world is a series of books, illu…

Once upon a time, a hardworking music teacher was determined to slay the dragons of student doldrums. She looked far and wide for meaningful yet entertaining lessons that would engage her students while addressing the Common Core music standards. One day, she happened upon a set of enchanting books filled with folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, myths, legends, and more. As they dove into the…

Notturni. Par VEGINY GIACOMO. There is no biographical information of Giacomo Veginy except for those provided by the title page of his six nocturnal duets from which it is deduced that he was a native of Bergamo, lived in Paris in rue Charlot in the Marais district and carried out the activity of mandolin teacher. / Date parution : 2022-05-03/ Recueil / Flûte et Mandoline

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : Classic Number of pages : 128 Nine outstanding clarinet solos with keyboard accompaniment. Includes works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Von Weber, Tschaikovsky, Schumann, and Haydn. The music has been composed by master composers who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the music has been adapted here for clarine…

for piano. Par LARCHER THOMAS. One could say that it is very natural to write for a “natural” [as opposed to prepared] piano - yes, maybe, but for me this had not been natural for many years. Exploring new things and sounds sometimes also has to do with not wanting to face the status quo, hiding oneself in a so-called future. In many of my earlier pieces I had fled into preparing the piano, wantin…

Manon Lescaut is the fi rst volume of the series 'The operas of Giacomo Puccini? - Critical Edition - in collaboration with Archivio storico Ricordi and Fondazione Simonetta Puccini. It makes available the three main versions of the opera that have survived in various sources: an 1893 version, with the original Act I finale, the fi rst version of Manon's Act IV aria, and the uncut version of the f…

Par WAGNER R. / KING. It is no secret that Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is one of the prolific German composers ever to have lived. Primarily known for his operas, Die Götterdämmerung is the last of Wagner 's 'Ring Cycle'. The Funeral March is superbly arranged for 10-Part brass choir with percussion by Robert King. Die Götterdämmerung received its premiere in 1876 as part of the first complete perf…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Commissioned by the Japan Band Clinic Committee of Yamaha for the Nemu Band Directors Clinic in Nemu no Sato, May 18-20, 1997. The surprising title of this work is an indication of its content. By combining the somewhat similar names ‘Nemu no Sato’ and ‘Susato’ into a new word, Jan Van der Roost has produced a significant and interesting subject. The Yamaha corporation has e…