The second of the Quartets commissioned by the Naxos label was completed in January 2003. This work swings between nervous virtuosic energy to the serene calm of an extended Lento with exotic harmonies reminiscent of Bartok andis characterised by it's sharp and unpredictable contrasts. First performed by the Maggini Quartet on 11 July 2003 at the Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham as part of the C…

Groovin' Styles for Classroom Instruments-Your students will ?riff? from the rafters with this collection written specifically for classroom instruments. Styles that groove like dixie swing bebop and hard bop are introduced in a sequence that reflects the overall history of jazz as well aslevels of difficulty. Scat singing is optional but can add a boppin alternative to playing instruments so al…

New in the Jo Ann Miller series for 2008 up and coming composer Justin Metz illustrates the text of Robert Louis Stevenson masterfully. The accompaniment descriptively swings in the air while the vocal lines follow appropriately after. A true concert pleaser.

This organ trio play-a-long set simply swings like no other! You will be sure to explore all that the blues form has to offer with a B-3 trio that will blow you away with their musicianship and feel. A great addition to your collection! Special stereo separation has drums and bass on both channels with guitar and organ split on different channels.Boogaloo in Bb - Work Song - Slow Blues - Groove B…

Like the title says this one really swings! Excitement abounds as Swing Low Sweet Chariot is given new life in this energetic arrangement.Available separately: SATB SAB and SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 3:30.

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès’s second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award for Chamber Composition, the 20-minute work charts the progress of a day. Glassy harmonics typify the opening movement Nightfalls, whilst playful pizzicati abound in Serenade – Morning …

Though occasionally expanding to four voices this work is primarily two-part mixed. Linda Marcus and David Lantz have produced the perfect piece for a 'bluesy' spring concert (the piano really swings!).

Titled in honor of Charles Mingus' good friend and mentor Oscar Pettiford this swing chart opens with the two tenors followed by all the saxes and finally the entire ensemble. Whether you play this at a medium tempo or as ablazing burner the result is the same – a unique-sounding chart that swings like crazy.

For Piano Four-Hands. Par LIANG LEI. A child encounters a magnificent tree. The tree’s delightful spirit is full of stories hidden in its many tree rings that ripple like waves. Its thousand leaves dance and ring in the wind, making a magical and playful music. The tree whispers, rustles, sings, and swings, taking the child onto a special journey. - Lei Liang 2016/ Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains