Transcription by Marc-André Hamelin. Par HAMELIN MARC-ANDRE. The exceptional pianist Marc-André Hamelin has written this arrangement of the Brazilian world hit 'Tico Tico no Fubá' for piano solo. Using all means of classical virtuoso piano playing, Hamelin has Tico Tico, the curious little bird, fly chirping over the keys, giving the world-famous hit a hitherto unforeseen swing. The present editio…

Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Festive Overture was composed in 1954 to commemorate the 37th birthday of the October Revolution of 1917. With this overture Shostakovich shows his brighter side, in contrast to his melancholy 10th symphony written in the previous year. The premiere of this piece took place on November 6, 1954 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Shostakovich makes great use of different th…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Par GASIENIEC MIROSLAW. The first version of the Sonata for violin and piano was written in the autumn of 2008, when I had the opportunity to work with the violinist Robert Bachara, who was pursuing his doctoral studies at Wroclaw Music Academy. A few years later, around the turn of 2016, I revised the musical material, made some changes and shortened the work. It was then that Dr Jacek Ropski, a …

Par HENZE HANS WERNER. The theme of Henze’s Ninth Symphony is his German homeland as he remembers it during the days of his youth and during the war years. He has written this work in homage to all the people who fought back against the oppression of the Third Reich and sacrificed their lives for freedom of thought. Hans-Ulrich Treichel adapted the text from a poem by Anna Seghers. Henze has calle…

A Carol. Par WALTERS EDMUND. A carol for treble voices, complete with audience (or choral) participation, with words by Peter Kennerley. Written for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society Carol Concerts of 1973./ Feuillet / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Kantate. Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Buxtehude's numerous vocal compositions which was written for performance in the Lübeck Marienkirche, are stylistically quite varied. The cantata 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet' is a concerto for solo soprano, with a text taken from the Gospel of St. John. The text employs the principle of dialog as a musical competition between individual instruments or between …

Par SERRANO JUAN. Written in Spanish and English, this book contains 12 of Juan Serrano's finest flamenco guitar solos. Selections include: Bella Mar (Verdiales) - Ensueno (Petenera) - Fantasy (Zambra) - Juani (Farruca) - Lidia - Majestuosas (Serguiriyas) - Munequita (Zapateado) - Nancy (Rumba) - Nostalgia (Guajiras) - Posadas (Soleares) - Tentacion (Bulerias) - and Verde Selva (Danzon). All solos…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…

The 26 Rudiments As Adopted by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers. Par . There are 26 standard drum rudiments. Anyone determined to learn the art and science of drumming would do well to learn to properly execute all 26. The rudiments are the first principles of drumming. They are the A, B, C\'s. They are stick control patterns that should be played according to the standards set by t…