Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a se…

Par WILLIAMS JOHN. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise, created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg. This book contains the main theme from John Williams' score, arranged for Piano solo. The film was released in May 2008, and was a financial success, grossing over $783 million worldwide, becoming the second highest gross…

Voici un formidable ouvrage préparé avec rigueur et maîtrise par l'excellent guitariste et compositeur Jean-Pierre Grau. Ces volumes, pour une technique instrumentale virtuose de la guitare, forment un parcours d'une précision rare et pensé avec minutie. Ils apparaissent aujourd'hui comme une référence absolue, un condensé historique et une projection de l'avenir. Les exemples précis faciliteront…

For the occasion of the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, which took place in Westminster Abbey on October 11, 1727, Handel wrote four splendid anthems and personally supervised their performance which was, according to all reports, one of great magnificence. The four anthems were enthusiastically received, and one or more of them has been performed at every British coronation since…

Ce chant de Noël, commandée par la société de radiodiffusion finlandaise Yle et créée à Helsinki par Helsinki Chamber Choir, dirigé par Nils Schweckendiek, repose sur trois textes, deux de William Shakespeare et l'autre par George Wither. Les textures homophones largement combiner avec des harmonies riches et souvent caractéristique chromatique Rautavaara pour former un travail très efficace et sa…

Opera in three acts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. ; Almira, Handel's first opera, was well received when premiered in 1705 at the Theater am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg. The director was Reinhard Keiser, who, remarkably, had himself already set Friedrich Christian Feustking's text to music. The role of Fernando was sung by Johann Mattheson. The translation used by Handel leaves several Italian arias in …

To General George Washington. Par CURNOW JAMES. The grand and energetic opening, contrasting styles, careful attention to articulations, and rich harmonies make this one sound more advanced than it actually is. Consider using Heroic Tribute as the opening piece for your young band festival performance. The easy but bright and colorful Percussion, along with excellent use of the Woodwind and Brass …

Romberg's adaptation of melodies by Franz Schubert for Lilac Time (1921) and started him on the path to greatness. He subsequently wrote his best-known operettas, The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928), which were in a style similar to the Viennese operettas of Franz Lehar. He also wrote Rosalie (1928) together with George Gershwin. His later works, such as Up in…

Opus 2 no. 1. Par ELGAR EDWARD. En 1885, Edward Elgar est nommé organiste de l’église Saint-George de Worcester. À ce titre, il compose de nombreuses oeuvres liturgiques. En 1887, il crée un Pie Jesu, dans le cadre d'un triptyque comprenant aussi un Ave Maria et l’ Ave Maria Stella. Il remanie la pièce en 1892, et celle-ci devient alors l’ Ave Verum Corpus pour Soprano solo, Ténor solo, Choeur mix…

Par LEFEBVRE CLAUDE. Cette méthode et son CD permettront d'accompagner facilement vos chansons dans tous les styles (traditionnel, Rock, Blues, Ragtime, Surf, Reggae, Jazz…). Ralentis, photos, tous les conseils… Agrémentez votre jeu au-delà du Common Stroke. Découvrez Dampings, Chord Soloing, Trémolos, Roll Stroke, Split Stroke, Fan Stroke… Toutes les techniques spectaculaires qu'utilisent Jake Sh…