Written in a D minor hand position, this early elementary piece has a spirited feel to it that students will love. Repeated phrases make it easy to learn, and varied articulations provide interest. In the middle section, the right hand plays long, legato phrases while the left hand plays staccato notes. An optional duet accompaniment is included. / Piano

Par . An incredible collection of 36 famous bass solos and lines from 18 masters written in bass clef, including Jimmy Blanton, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Richard Davis, Stanley Clarke, and Michael Moore over the changes of great standards, including Body and Soul, Sophisticated Lady, Stardust, But Not For Me, All The Things You Are, April In Paris, Stella, …

Par OARE MICHAEL. Commemorating fifty years that the Bay Youth Orchestras of Norfolk, Virginia have served young musicians in the area, Ebullient Energy masterfully portrays a feeling of enthusiasm and joyous excitement. Written completely in one tempo and featuring tuneful melodies, fresh harmonies and careful pacing, this work will provide a rewarding experience for all! Dur: 3:05 / Date parutio…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Originally written in the key of G major, Michael Lorimer has transcribed Bach's Cello Suite 1 (BWV1007) for guitar in D major, with the sixth string dropped to D. In his preface, Lorimer notes that the guitar lends itself well to transcriptions of cello music because the two instruments occupy a similar range and 'the lute-like style-brisé (broken chord) textures of thi…

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.

C-Dur. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart’s 'Adagio in C major' for English horn, 2 violins and violoncello KV 580a has survived as a fragment but based on a comparison of analogous passages the editor, Helmut Renz, was able to complete the movement. In the Carus edition an arrangement by an unknown author from before 1900 for oboe and string quartet has also been included. The arrangement is wri…

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. Albumblatt für Arriaga, commissioned by the Trio Arriaga and lasting some 7:30 minutes, is the composer's fourth contribution to the classical violin, cello and piano ensemble, for which he has a special esteem. The work was written in homage to the composer Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, and at the same time as a token of gratitude and admiration for the Trio Arriaga, to whose me…

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Hwv 283. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The “Dettinger Te Deum” was written to celebrate England’s victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen. It is Handel’s last and most successful setting of the “Te Deum” and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition. The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the …

This double choir anthem setting a text from the 12th century Worcester Acclamations was written for St Paul's Cathedral, London, with the music incorporating breathing space to allow for the cathedral's natural reverberation. Counterpoint is contrasted with simple harmonies and glowing Alleluias to telling effect, plus melismatic solos for treble/soprano. The anthem starts from the sopranos and w…