Each sonata is written in a three movement form (fast-slow-fast), and are equally successful and satisfying when played by any two instruments of matching pitch.Editorial metronome markings, articulation and dynamics have been suggested throughout. They, along with trills and other ornaments, may be adjusted as desired. The music should be interpreted in strict Baroque style. / 2 Clarinettes (ou f…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. These settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins , the Jesuit poet, were written while Benjamin Britten was resident in America. The title is a shorthand form of a pious inscription, Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam , often placed at the head of a piece of work. Benjamin Britten was a central figure of 20th century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other v…

Volume 1. Par LE TOUZE DENIS. Specialising in teaching music, Denis Le Touze currently researches the tonal system and notation of classical music. Therefore, his Writing Music In 30 Lessons is very well-informed. Le Touze 's Writing Music In 30 Lessons is divided into two volumes. The first volume incorporates three types of exercises; technical exercises for the understanding of chords, figured …

Arranged for Electric Bass. Par SOR FERNANDO / PAUL BALLAMO CROSS (Arr.). This book presents selected studies by masterful 19th-century classical guitar composer Fernando Sor, arranged and edited for bass. Drawn from several of Sor?s collections of studies, this publication aims to provide electric bass players with material that is both didactic and enjoyable to play but could also be used in rec…

Commissioned by the South Carolina Band Directors Association, Finya Wulo (Mende - 'funeral song?) is written using a distinctive 12/8 'bembe? feel in a moderate tempo. The scoring utilizes a small combo contrasted with passages for the full ensemble. This is an adventurous and engaging work featuring extended harmonies and a unique rhythmic tapestry. Solos are included for trumpet and tenor sax. …

Par SARASATE PABLO DE. Sarasate\'s concert career began at age seventeen after he was awarded the coveted Premier Prix from the Paris Conservatoire for both violin and composition. After his London debut, the playwright and music critique George Bernard Shaw wrote in his review that Sarasate \'left criticism gasping miles behind him.\' Shaw also declared that there were many composers of music for…

This beautiful Scottish melody, written about the island of Benbecula off the west coast of Scotland, will captivate both performer and audience. This arrangement allows all instruments to portions of this beautiful melody. (3:00) / Orchestre A Cordes

In some European Christmas traditions, Saint Nick (Santa Claus) does not work alone. He travels with the 'Krampus,' a 'Christmas Devil' who doles out punishment to bad boys and girls on Christmas Eve. This work serves as a darkly delightful Christmas piece, intended to educate, entertain, and creep out your audience. The poem 'Beware the Krampus' (written by the composer) helps frame the piece as …

by Hubay and Sarasate for Violin and Piano. Par SARASATE PABLO DE / HUBAY JENO. Georges Bizet\'s opera Carmen had its first performance in Paris in 1875. In the audience was the 17-year-old Hungarian violin virtuoso and budding composer Jenö Hubay. After the performance Hubay started writing his Carmen Fantasy from memory. The following season for his debut recital in Paris, he included his newly …

Kantate. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Vienna Musicians’ Society, a pension fund for the widows and orphans of professional musicians, asked Mozart, among others, to compose a choral work for performance at their benefit concert series. Presumably it was due not just to the pressure of a deadline, but also for the chance to have the music of the torso of the great C minor Mass, K. 427, performe…