Music from the last movement of the Ninth Symphony. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823. In the last movement of this symphony Beethoven set music to the 'Ode to Joy' by Friedrich von Schiller from 1785. This poem sprang from Schil…

Get a Better Grip on Neck Navigation!-Mastering the bass neck has always been a challenge even for very experienced players. The diagrams in Bass Fretboard Atlas will help you quickly memorize scales and arpeggios that may have previously seemed impossible to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and arpeggio shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the n…

This paean to the divine creation of the world sets part of the Benedicite text from the US Book of Common Prayer. The four unaccompanied voice parts are used to great effect with phrases often beginning in a strong unison before opening out into rich and colourful harmonies. Helvey highlights the words through the use of homophonic textures and changing time signatures to follow the natural stre…

This book/CD pack presents a wide selection of riffs in a variety of styles just waiting to be used in your solos! The riffs are organized according to 15 common chord progressions so you can use them in solos over many jazz standards.This is the ultimate resource for beginning and intermediate jazz guitarists seeking a straightforward route to solo-building as well as for seasoned pros who wan…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Improve your scales!' is a new method for learning scales that form an integral part of playing an instrument. It will encourage a methodical and thoughtful approach and provide some solutions to common memory problems. This tutor is ideally used in conjunction with 'Improve your sight-reading', to give these often neglected areas of learning a more central role, making pupils mor…

Set De Partitions. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Even by today's standards, the Grosse Fuge is a complicated work and poses a challenge to performers. However it was the first work in music history to include a helpful addition: rehearsal numbers. These were included in the first edition so that during rehearsals musicians could find a common entry without having to start the piece afresh. / Date paru…

Scales for Soprano Ukulele provides fingering diagrams construction formulas in whole and half steps (in standard notation) and application (usage) for the most common scales used in improvisation and composition. This easy toread and understand book is packed full of scalar information. Scales are shown with roots on the 4th 3rd and 2nd strings. Scales and modes shown include Major Minor Harm…

500 Jazz Licks aims to assist you on your journey to play jazz fluently. These short phrases and ideas we call 'licks? will help you understand how to navigate the common chords and chord progressions you will encounter. Adding this vocabulary to your arsenal will send you down the right path and improve your jazz playing, regardless of your instrument. / Tout Instrument

In a stately march tempo Nobles of the Sword features tonal centers in A minor and C major and is written in tutti style with ample opportunities to teach common rhythms (including dotted quarter/eighth note).

Book 2 includes studies and songs in the keys of C, G, D, Em, and F, syncopations and dotted rhythms, more advanced strums, the most common 1st position chords, solos, bass runs and a variety of styles from bluegrass to blues-rock. A great selection of traditional songs including: Simple Gifts - Mamma Don't 'Low - Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - and many more. Pages ar…