Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Trittico Festoso est une composition festive en trois parties, dédiée au chef d’orchestre d’un brass band. Chacun des trois mouvements reflète un aspect différent de son caractère : dans la fanfare d’ouverture, sa personnalité est présentée ; puis son travail comme manager, organisateur et dirigeant est dépeint dans le dynamique Daily Life ; tandis que dans The Artist, l’hom…

for String Quintet Score and Parts. Par ADOLPHE BRUCE. Are There Not a Thousand Forms of Sorrow? for string quintet (2 violins, viola and 2 cellos) was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center by a consortium of the followingchamber music organizations: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Northwest, Salt Bay Chamberfest, O…

Par CURTIS MIKE. The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico. Its subtle alternation of 2 and 3 can be demonstrated in this recitation: MEX-ico, EC-uador, CHI-le, COS-ta, RI-ca. These dances can be likened to diarist entries written during an extended stay in Mexico's west coast state of Nayarit. Following each sultry day of exploring the beaches, I would come back to t…

for Tuba. Par VASILIEV. 24 Melodious Etudes is a set of studies by S. Vasiliev for Tuba. Number 276 of the collection ; Music for Brass, each study is between one and two pages long, and will enable intermediate players to work on their embouchure and their breathing. They will also help to gain a better sonority. S. Vasiliev has managed to make them quite lyrical to avoid any fastidious feeling w…

Light And Matter was jointly commissioned by the Library of Congress, Britten Sinfonia, Norrbotten NEO and the Aeolian Chamber Players in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Composed in 2014 by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, the piece is for Violin, Cello and Piano.Saariaho states that her inspiration for this work came from looking out of her window in Ne…

Par HEIDSIECK ERIC. « Cet hommage est né sur le bord du Rio Negro au Brésil un 14 juillet à Manaus où je jouai notre Hymne national en bis. Désirant par la suite approfondir la richesse exceptionnelle de ce thème, “le plus beau de la musique française” disait Sviatoslav Richter, je rajoutai au fil des ans des variations qui forment un ensemble. Le rappel des compositeurs n’est pas toujours chronol…

Walther Durr continues the new Urtext edition of Schubert's lieder by editing Volume 8 in separate editions for high, medium and low voice. This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815, between August and November. Three series of lieder, each based on works of a particular poet, immediately catch the eye: they consist of a number of Ossian settings, a group of Klopstock …

To every young musician, the first concert is a special experience. It is a motivation to study the instrument and its music even further. A suitable selection of technically and musically manageable pieces is an important prerequisite for first successes. The selection of the mostly original works has been arranged according to epochs, thus providing a small overview of the history of guitar and …

Every student's first concert is a special experience. Finding the right piece is important: it should be something easily manageable that sounds great, and isn't too long or too short.This collection contains the most beautiful original piano pieces from Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary music, including some rock, pop and tango. There are works by well-known composers amongst lesser-…