Libretto-'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail' (Abduction from the Seraglio) was Mozart's first important success. The libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie features another popular topic in later eighteenth-century drama - the rescue of anabducted heroine. In this instance she is a lady of noble Spanish birth who has been captured by Barbary pirates and sold into the captivity of the Pasha Selim who …

A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Alto Glockenspiel part.This is a special ite…

Build your guitar strumming skills with this excellent book and video teaching system! Learning your first chords is easy with How to Strum Chords on Guitar because it walks you through simple chord fingerings on three strings first - then four strings, five strings, and finally all six strings. You will build up your right-hand strumming technique as your fretting hand forms increasingly challeng…

A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Alto Xylophone part.This is a special item w…

An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listeningskills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognise chord progressions quickly and confidently. Incorporate them into your writing and performing. Listen to m…

Music for Clarinet in Bb, Cello and Piano. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. In this trio, as in most of his compositions, Jost has pictures and associations with true incidents, films and novels in his mind. What inspired him to write this piece was Joseph Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness' in which the protagonist Marlow says about the city of Brussels: 'In a few hours I arrived in a city that always make me …

The purpose of this book is to explore the relationship between jazz harmony and improvisation by studying the vertical structures of chords and their function in a progression, and the horizontal or linear application of harmony to melodic improvisation. Each topic is accompanied by musical examples that are designed to help you hear the connection between harmony and melody and to develop a more…

An excellent and essential primer for the aspiring tunesmith Songwriting: The Words the Music & Money offers authoritative tips on everything from basic song forms to the hard facts of succeeding in the music business. In between veteran songwriter Dick Weissman shares his insights into composing effective lyrics melodies and hooks as well as detailed breakdowns of every musical style from fo…

Wormzzz! takes the classroom down to a grass roots level to look at nature from a more wriggly perspective! Containing seven brilliant new songs and dances by Douglas Wootton this lively musical teaches children about the vitalrole worms play in nature. Wormzzz! is ideal for topic work and can be used to support other areas of the curriculum. The matching CD contains a complete performance of…

Das Fußballstück. Par LANGER MANFRED. What happens to a choir when the FIFA World Cup kicks off? The composer Manfred Länger, of Vienna, has written a very inventive piece about this hot topic in which he spoofs “football fever” in a very compact composition. The work is suitable for all choirs [mixed choir, women’s or men’s choir] singers who are football fanatics and those who are football grouc…