edited by Kenneth Sillito. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Sergei Rachmaninov, is regarded as one of the most formidable pianists of all time and the last truly great composer in the Russian Romantic tradition. Vocalise op. 34 no. 14 is a beautiful melody. It is an all-time favourite orchestral piece that flows above the lush chords that begin this work, and weaves in and out with additional themes. This …

Par CURNOW JAMES. A superb way to keep your concert performance vibrant and interesting is the inclusion of one or two feature pieces. The natural contrast that happens when you include a section feature or solo keeps the audience focused and enlivens your program. Feature your agile and expressive Flute section this season with FLIRTATIONS FOR FLUTE by James Curnow! With its light and frivolous a…

Par BROSSE DIRK. The central figure in this work is Marianella Garçia Villas (1948-1983). This Salvadorean woman fought for human rights in her country. As a barrister for political prisoners she belonged to the opponents of the regime in El Salvador. She escaped death several times, but eventually her activities cost her her life. The story of Marianella Garçia Villas is very important in the str…

Op. 50. Par FAURE GABRIEL. This beautiful slow melody has been voted one of the top ten classical melodies and has been used in many television adverts. This arrangement for string quartet will make an ideal work for any occasion. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Educatif

for Fingerstyle Guitar. Par WEISER GLENN. This is a colleciton of 47 favorite 19th century American songs arranged for fingerstyle guitar from Glenn Weiser's recent CD, My Old Kentucky Home. Here you'll find Stephen Foster's famous compositions and other parlor songs, African-American spirituals, Civil War anthems, familiar hymns and 1890s hits. These priceless legacies of our national heritage fo…

The Blues Scale For Alto Sax And Eb Instruments by Andrew D. Gordon is, he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. / Saxophone Et Alto

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The history of the origins and sources of Beethoven’s 'Choral Fantasy' is complex and poses considerable difficulties to today’s researchers. A definitive 'final version' is not extant. Instead, there are contemporary printed editions which diverge from each other in many details. The English musicologist Clive Brown thus also based part of his text-critical work on his c…

Arrangeur: Hartmut Schick. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. When Antonín Dvorák started composing his String Quartet No. 10 in late 1878, none of his quartets had yet been performed. However this new work, deliberately cast in the 'Slavonic” style, quickly achieved international renown and has remained among one of the most popular string quartets by Dvorák. The authoritative Dvorák scholar Hartmut Schick has…

The name Carlos Gardel is synonymous with the tango. Before his life was cut short by a plane crash, he had popularized this famous Latin dance music the world over through records, radio, television, and a burgeoning film career. Songs include: El Dia Que Me Quieras * Melodia de Arrabal * Mi Buenos Aires Querido * Volvio Una Noche and many more. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

in E flat major. Par STEFANI JAN. Composition was completed at the beginning of 1825, in stylistic terms it falls between Classicism and Romanticism. The straddling of stylistic epochs is evident in the four-movement design of the quartet, which refers do Classical solutions established during the previous centrury also in other genres. Nethertheles, it is worth drawing attention to the third move…