Dances from 'The Cossacs'. Par ELLING CATHARIUS. The Opera “The Cossacs” by Catharinus Elling is based on the Nikolai Gogol novel about Taras Bulba. “The Cossacs” was premiered in 1897 at Eldorado in Kristiania (the old name on Norway’s capitol Oslo). Despite positive response in the papers of that time, the opera was newer performed again in it’s entirely. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation h…

Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz and Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a CD containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.

Par PIERNE. Written by Gabriel Pierné, Op. 3, No. 12 Cache-Cache is the twelfth of a set of fifteen pieces for Piano. It was composed in 1883 and is ideal for intermediate players. This lovely piece holds the name of the children's game “Hide & Seek”. Within the piece and after the introduction, right and left hands alternate the use of semiquavers going up and down continuously, the other hand pl…

Depicting the hustle and bustle of the morning commute, this high-energy, contemporary overture for developing band will have your students sounding a grade higher than written. With sweeping melodic lines and driving percussion, this overture will be a great contest or concert opener! (2:30) / Concert Band

Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Written on the occasion of Paul Sacher's birthday, this 3 Strophes Sur Le Nom De Sacher features three Cello pieces composed by Henri Dutilleux and reviewed by Mstislav Rostropovitch. It was first performed in an audition by the latter in 1982. Henri Dutilleux composed the first part of this volume for the celebration and added the final two pieces later in 1976. The whole set…

Par WYKOFF JOHN. Premiered in 2023 by an American choir and French orchestra in Caen, France, Out of this Darkness: A Normandy Cantata dares to hope for a repentance from the interminable waves of violent conquest. The salty shores of Normandy have washed away more blood than can be measured, and when you perform this work, you can participate in the washing. The new text, written by Charles Antho…

Par DE HAAN JAN. Inspiration was commissioned by the Solothurnischer Kanotonal Musikverband in Switzerland in 1993. The composition begins with an A-theme written in a Phrygian tonality and, after an enormous climax, moves on into a quicker B-section, characterized by the use of wide interval jumps. Then follows the development in which both themes return individually and together. Peace and quiet…

Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. Taken from Bärenreiter’s first volume in the “Works of Gioachino Rossini”, this brilliant chamber music composition for winds belongs to a little known genre of Rossini ’s output. “ Andante, e Tema con Variazioni ” was allegedly written in Bologna in 1812. Rossini deftly sculpts the theme to fit each instrument i. e. all players take their turn with the tuneful theme. This p…

Bassist Hellmut Hattler original member of the legendary band KRAAN and internationally successful jazz-pop duo TAB Two , continues to inspire Bass players all over the globe. His stunning picking technique is the hallmark of his world-famous sound. This book contains 16 of his best songs from the band HATTLER , which was founded in the year 2000. They have been transcribed and faithfully written …

Just about every song ever written and sung by the Beatles, arranged in melody line with guitar chord boxes and symbols, strum marks and complete lyrics. One of the most famous songbooks ever published... The most celebrated Beatles book of them all. The Beatles Complete was first published in 1972 and was an instant best-seller. Reprinted every year since, it has sold over 2 million copies worldw…