A Bicentennial Tribute to Adolphe Sax. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Variations – Paris, 1846 fut composé en 2014 à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de Brass-Aux-Saxes, qui coïncidait aussi avec le bicentenaire de la naissance du grand inventeur belge Adolphe Sax. Philip Sparke rend donc hommage à Adolphe Sax avec cette oeuvre basée sur une série de variations sur un thème original. Elle permet à l’orchestre d…

Includes Video Instruction and Audio Play-Alongs!. Par MAGIDSON JEFF. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method has been a mainstay for students of the guitar for many years. In this latest installment, the Hal Leonard Gypsy Jazz Guitar Method, guitarist Jeff Magidson (Hot Club of Francisco, Duo Gadjo) guides you through this ubuquitous style that first emerged in the 1930s as a result of cross-pollinating Am…

Par CARRE SOPHIE. In Prends Ton Tempo , Sophie Carre has included all of the concepts that need to be acquired during the first years of music studies. Concepts such as reading intervals, sol and fa keys and reading different rhythms. These theoretical concepts are helpfully contextualised by a number of original songs and rhymes as well as by short musical segments. All of the essential concepts …

Kammeroper Nr. 2. Par RIHM WOLFGANG. Chamber opera does not mean “little opera.” On the same scale as chamber music is to the symphony, it is rather the other way of talking onstage. The movable apparatus permits sophisticated voice-leading. A large ensemble demands simple conception to achieve the complexity it perhaps intends; this can be formulated more sharply and nuanced in a chamber ensemble…

Salsa and Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano authored by Carlos Campos is an extremely informative 92 page book containing hundreds of musical examples showing you how to play in these aforementioned Latin styles. Mr. Campos originates from Lima Peru and has studied Latin music for over 20 years. This book contains great study material for learning the various techniques and rhythms used in playing Lat…

Par RENIE HENRIETTE. With few studies in existence for the Harp, Henriette Reine 's Complete Method of the Harp fills a large gap. Comprising two volumes, the first addresses the fudamentals of technique. Renie (1875-1956) was a deeply religious woman who lived in poverty for much of her life. She was a highly accomplished harpist and composer, yet she had little triumph due to success being socia…

Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of students during a Trinity Laban co-lab period in 2013, though the idea goes back over 30 years when I first saw Steve Gooch’s Female Transport and stored the idea of adapting it as an opera until the right opportunity arose. I have been involved in opera for a long time and it has always been a frustration for me that while …

Par SAMIE. Études Mignonnes (or Cute Studies) is the first in a series of three volumes of studies for the Violin. Compiled in 1878 by Auguste Samie , the études allow students to work on basic technical concepts, such as bowing and sound production. The 20 studies in Études Mignonnes each helpfully contain a title indicating the focus of the exercise, followed by clear instructions regarding tech…

This edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces a number of First Hit Songs to the beginner pianist, providing easy-to-play hits in the well-loved John Thompson style with simplified arrangements and large notation.A number of the most popular chart songs are included in First Hit Songs, which have all been simplified so that pupils working through parts two to four of the Easiest …