It was during the 1950s that popular music first began to reflect the influence of rock 'n' roll. From Fats Domino's rolling New Orleans Piano pieces, to Buddy Holly's staccato Texas rock and the Everly Brothers' country harmonies, this was the period that first recognised the new teenage market. It was also during the 1950s that legendary musicians such as Ray Charles and Elvis Presley first rose…

Sword Dance from Hymn of the Highlands. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Strathcarron is a movement from Philip Sparke’s Hymn of the Highlands, in which each movement reflects a different location in the beautiful Scottish highlands. Stratcarron, named after a village at the head of Loch Carron, near the Isle of Skye, takes the form of a sword dance which alternates between fast and slow tempi. / Niveau : 5 /…

Par WEIR JUDITH. This suite for chorus and string orchestra was commissioned by the Addison Singers, London, and dedicated to their conductor David Wordsworth. It is a setting of texts by three American poets - E E Cummings (O Sweet Spontaneous), William Carlos Williams (Peace on Earth) and Emily Dickinson (I reason, Earth is short ) - each reflecting on the Earth and mankind’s experience of livin…

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…

Herttrich Ernst (Editor) - Schilde Klaus (Editor). Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. After an early work and a discontinued attempt in 1831/32 Mendelssohn made his breakthrough in this important chamber music genre in the summer of 1839 with the Piano Trio in d minor op. 49, which was to be followed six years later by the Trio in c minor op. 66. On publication of the first trio, Schumann took the o…

Arr. James Curnow. Par BACCHUS DYKES JOHN. The music for the beloved hymn Holy, Holy, Holy (also known as Nicaea) was composed by the English composer John Bacchus Dyke in 1861 and was first published that year in the book Hymns Ancient and Modern. The beautiful melody is not only suitable for use in church services but also makes an ideal reflective concert work. / Niveau : 3 / Musique pour cél…

The soundtrack to the smash hit film of Helen Fielding's first novel, Bridget Jones' Diary. Originally conceived as a weekly column in The Independent on Sunday, it was to reflect urban life in London and to appeal to young professional women.

C'est si facile ! Cette série met en lumière des arrangements accessibles pour piano, comprenant une mélodie simple à la main droite, le nom des notes inscrit sur chacune d'entre-elles, ainsi que les accords basiques pour la main gauche. Cette édition contient 60 des meilleures chansons Disney : Be Our Guest - Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Chim Chim Cher-ee - Let It Go - Mickey Mouse March - Ref…

Chandons Te Deum HWV 281. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Handel composed the 'Te Deum” in B-flat major HWV 281 in 1718 for the future Duke of Chandos, hence its nickname 'Chandos Te Deum”. Here it is called 'Te Deum for Cannons” after the Duke's stately home named Cannons where the first performance took place. The unusual scoring for flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, two violins and basso continuo plu…

The Billy Strayhorn Collection brings together 17 memorable pieces written, arranged or made famous by the man of whom Duke Ellington said '(He) was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head'. A shy man who realised early on that his dream of a career in classical music was unlikely to become a reality because of his race, Strayhorn found a father figure and a lifelong employe…