Composées en 1963, les Cinq Séquences pour quatuor à cordes de Maurice Ohana affirment l'orientation que le langage de ce compositeur poursuivait depuis quelques années à la recherche d'un 'tempérament perdu'.Ce sont en effet les cordes, autant que la voix humaine et la percussion, qui offrent, parmi les moyens non électroniques d'expression, les plus grandes possibilités d'explorer l'univers sono…

This unique collection comes from original magazine sheet music from the heyday of the big bands. Bill Irwin shares his collection of music from legends of the genre (Art Tatum, Nat 'King? Cole, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Error Garner, Fats Waller, Alec Templeton, etc.) as well as other lesser-known but influential pianists such as Milt Buckner, Buddy Cole, Pete Johnson, Mel Powell, Gohnny Guarn…

Par BIBER HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ. Im Jahr 1922 beginnt Hindemith, sich verstärkt mit alter Musik zu beschäftigen und entdeckt das Instrument Viola d’amore. Er komponiert eine Sonate und ein Konzert für Viola d’amore und schreibt zahlreiche Werke von Biber, Ariosti, Pezold, Rust, Vivaldi sowie Stamitz ab und fertigt zu den bestehenden Bassstimmen eigene Generalbassaussetzungen an. Allen Musikern, die…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Volume 1 of Beethoven’s Sonatas for violin and piano includes the Three Sonatas Op. 12 composed around 1797/98 as well as the Sonatas Opp. 23 and 24 composed in 1800, the latter later becoming known under the epithet 'Spring Sonata'. Right from the start, Beethoven’s violin sonatas are duets for two equal partners. Musically, they are of different characters and are in no…

Flute - Seule. Par LEVINAS MICHAEL. Ruffling Feathers by Michaë l Levinas is a piece for Flute in which the player reproduces the sound of ruffling feathers. With no degree of difficulty given, the player still requires the mastery of some techniques learnt in the intermediate level and above. Quite challenging, it differentiates itself from classical pieces due to the presence of many effects: tr…

Par DELERUYELLE THIERRY. RUDIMENTS est une méthode en cinq volumes regroupant toute la technique fondamentale de la percussion travers les instruments de base : Caisse claire (livre 1), Xylophone (livre 2), Timbales (livre 3),Vibraphone et Marimba 4 baguettes (livre 4) et Accessoires (livre 5). Il s?adresse aussi bien au débutant qu? l?élève confirmé, comme au musicien professionnel qui désire ent…

Best of Cello Classics' contains 15 popular performance pieces for cello and piano from four centuries. The Baroque works also contain a continuous bass part. Apart from standard works and 'classics' such as the famous sonatas by Breval (C major), de Fesch (D minor), Vivaldi (E minor) or Saint-Saëns' 'The Swan' from 'The Carnival of Animals', this volume also contains lesser known works, like Rece…