An arpeggiated accompaniment and a smooth melodic line give this intermediate piece in 4/4 meter its tender mood. Repeated patterns make it accessible, and contrasting dynamics keep it interesting. Rubato throughout provides students with the opportunity for individual interpretation. Although written in the key of G major, the piece has many accidentals throughout, which helps students develop at…

Par MIER MARTHA. The variety of styles and sounds continues in Book 3 of this series with six all-new duets. Fans of Martha Mier's jazz, rags, and blues compositions will be delighted with these pieces written for intermediate to late-intermediate pianists of all ages. 'These duets would be a great addition to any recital or performance experience is excellent for sight reading at a lesson with th…

A fine chart for a concert, a festival, or a dance gig. A medium swing at 114 BPM, written solos are provided for alto, trombone 1, and piano. With great dynamics, sax solis, and a sweet shout chorus, this chart swings all by itself, and you'll love its voicings, too. Optional vibes. (4:04) / Ensemble De Jazz

Written in memory of a loved one, this piece celebrates a love of life and a love of music. Sections of text are taken from the traditional hymn How Can I Keep from Singing and the use of Pachelbel's Canon in D as an overlay reflect the universal nature of music and its connection to the human spirit. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Learn To Play Classic Rock Piano From The Masters breaks down the elements that go into playing rock Piano - the melodic riffs, chords, rhythms and bass lines - and explores styles and techniques from all over the map: from hard-driving rock, sweet ballads and funky blues riffs to jazz-inflected polychords.Section I takes examples from dozens of famous songs and shows you exactly what goes on in t…

Choral SuiteInstrument : Fraunechoir (SSA), piano and recorder (optional)Type : vocal/piano scoreNombre de Pages : 72Cantata mundi is a development of ideas first heard in Songs of Sanctuary, where the world of ethnic influenced (both in vocal sound and percussion) are combined with established Western European classical technique to present a unified work.Vocally, the spread of influence is wider…

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…

Par GUILLOU JEAN. Jean Guillou, one of the most important organ composers of our time, studied with Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Convervatoire. Following a several-year stay in Berlin (1958-63), he has been a titular organist at St. Eustache in Paris since 1963 and made appearances as a much sought-after concert organist and teacher of master classes. Written in…

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 MENDONCA VASCO. 'Terrance Hayes? series of sonnets is an extraordinary collection of poems: his poetry captures the spiralling social and political chaos in America (and the world) in a way no newspaper article or scholarly essay has been able to; his words have the rare quality of clarifying a collective feeling that is messy and confusing, an elusive and disturbing combination of fear, hope,…