This impressive work by Samuel Hazo begins and ends with a unifying dramatic and powerful fanfare theme. In contrast the middle section is built around faster and modern-sounding rhythms and harmonies while incorporating traditional melodies (including a hint of Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring) lending a unique and timeless quality to the music.Commissioned as a tribute from one band director…

Johann Sebastian Bach's two-part inventions were an integral part of the study literature used in the composer's Piano lessons. And they are still just as important today. For Piano pupils there is no getting away from them for their basic demands 'to learn to play in tune' and 'to play in a cantabile style' are still valid. The musical text is based on the new Wiener Urtext edition of all of …

One of the great testimonials to the musicianship of Danish-born composer and organist Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) is the frequently told story of the young Johann Sebastian Bach walking more than 200 miles to hear the great man play during one of his famous Abendmusiken concerts in Lübeck. It is widely believed that Bach was responsible for helping preserve Buxtehude's organ music, much of whi…

Opera in tre attiDuring Handel's lifetime Giulio Cesare in Egitto was among his most successful operas. Today it is still one of the most frequently performed, owing to the rich variety of its scenes and its remarkably inventive arias and ensembles, which embellish the underlying affects with virtuoso aplomb.The piano writing contains the musical numbers from the main version and observes the edit…

Series: Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues GuitarCategory: Guitar Method or SupplementFormat: Book and CDInstrument: GuitarThe Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 16 songs, transcribed exactly as perfor…

Par LANG LANG. Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure! Five progressive books provide a unique and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start. Fun, imaginative pieces develop the left and right hands equally and supporting audi…

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten was composed by Georg Neumark in about 1641 and was subtitled ‘Trostlied’ literally meaning consolation song. Songbooks at the time showed the popularity of this song and it is still well-known today partly due to Johann Sebastian Bach’s use of the melody for one of his own chorals. In Jan de Haan’s arrangement the choral i…

The Grammy®-winning hit from pop music's fresh new artist Lorde. James Kazik's solid arrangement is designed for accessibility for most any group. The contemporary modal harmony and easy pop-style rhythms make it a super hit for today's students.

A perfect way to introduce the music from one of Broadway's classic musicals. Originally staged in 1960 Lionel Bart's musical tale of Dickens' Oliver Twist still charms today's audiences. Includes: Consider Yourself Food Glorious Food I'd Do Anything and Where is Love' Available for SATB SAB 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 8:00.