These 4 pieces, Waltz, Sad Song, Rain, and Shake It Out, offer this often-neglected percussion group musically satisfying and fun-to-play pieces. The techniques required are rudimentary, and the instruments are usually available to the beginning band director. The pieces are written from the unique percussionist's prospective, where students are expected to: * Count multiple bars rest * Play numer…

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 RAE JAMES. James Rae is the man who put fun into woodwind and brass teaching. His many compositions, especially in the jazz and blues idioms, have often featured on examination syllabuses. Recent years have seen his publications of easy flexible ensembles for younger players and now he turns his attention to the wind band. In his new series “The Concert Band Collection”, he has written excit…

Horn, Paul (Arr.) - Mh 837. Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. The Missa sub titulo Sti. Leopoldi pro festo Innocentium MH 837, written for the choir boys of the Salzburg Cathedral, was the last completed work of Johann Michael Haydn. Haydn composed more than thirty works to Latin and German settings for his “beloved choir boys” in a scoring for two or three treble voices. The composition of the Leopoldi-M…

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

à quatre voix mixtes et piano ad libitum. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. This is the complete edition of Opus 68, including 2 well-known pieces written in 1882 as an homage to Charles Gounod: I. Calme des nuits II. Les fleurs et les arbres Original lyrics in French and English translation included. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte SATB et Piano

One of the most touching Gershwin love songs (written in 1930) continues to melt hearts today. Appropriate for concert choirs as well as show and jazz groups. / Choeur SSAA

Arrangeur: Mark Sirett. Par SEEGER PETER / SEEGER PETER. Pete Seeger's classic folksong is as moving and relevant today as when it was first written in 1955. This lyrical arrangement adds layers of voicing while retaining the song's original beauty and clarity./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière, Hautbois, Violon, Windchimes, C

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Written for a Quintet with Violin, Viola, Cello and Bassoon and Piano, the Quintet in A Major (Trout)Op. 114 is a wonderful early composition by these great Austrian master. It was Franz Schubert's first turly significant chamber work and this 1819 piece is indicative of his romantic genius and melodic warmth. / Urtext / Répertoire / 5 Pianos

Par SAL SALVADOR. This is an excellent technique study text. It is divided into two sections. The first, 'The Art of Single String Soloing,' presents concepts and ideas for improvisation. Chord relationships are explored in each key, phrasing and progressions are discussed and a wealth of single string studies are given. Part two, 'Jazz Single String Studies,' presents a thorough grounding in jazz…