Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. A powerful new work for beginning band! The words “exciting” and “accessible” don’t always go together in the band literature field, but Timothy Johnson’s new composition honoring Zebulon Pike’s historic exploration brings these words together with masterful style. Your young band students will love playing this forceful and mysterious music. Don’t forget the cross-curricular …

Par COURT DOUGLAS. With stately majesty your band transports the audience back to medieval days. The music fires the imagination, which is a real asset when directing young bands. Careful doubling of important parts makes sure MARCH OF THE NOBLES will be accessible to bands with sketchy instrumentation as well as complete ensembles. And, there are enough accidentals to keep the musicians’ skills m…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Part of an instrumental series that provides both young and not-so-young players with well-known songs and tunes as duets. / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil / Trompette et Piano

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. History! Introduce a bit of good old early-Americana to your audiences this year. GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE is made up of three tunes known to have been composed for (or about) George and Martha Washington in their own time. Probably the best known of the three is the first movement, WASHINGTON’S GRAND MARCH, which is believed to have been written by Francis Hopkinson. He was one…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Let your young band ROCK with BACH! The “Musette” from the “Anna Magdalena Notebook” forms the basis of this light-hearted mis-treatment of the original rocker, J. S. Bach. The limited rhythmic pallet is a great way for young players to reinforce their basic eighth-note reading and every section gets its time in the spotlight. A few simple accidentals add some spice to the stew…

Par MAIZELS YURI. This collection of etudes was written, compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers, Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars), Wiedemann, Garnier and Debondue are among the finest of writers an…

Cahier 3B Piano. Par VOGT-BATES / BLET. For all budding, young pianists, The Magical Journey is an essential, well-presented guide into the world of Piano music. pianist Leon Bates, has toured the world, performing with many symphony orchestras and his long-standing collaboration with pianist Janet Vogt in aiding aspiring piano players has proved popular from the start. As an excellent collection …

Blues and Boogie For Kids features 15 easy Piano pieces for children in the Blues and Boogie styles composed by Carsten Gerlitz, allowing young pianists to enjoy the rhythm and groove of this exciting genre. Gerlitz has had great success as an arranger and composer, and his For Kids series has helped introduce young musicians to a great many styles. Blues and Boogie For Kids features a number of e…

A lovely poem by Sara Teasdale inspired this new composition by Thomas Juneau. Perfect for young women's choirs at the middle school and high school levels. A nice melody with accessible part-writing and a simple piano accompaniment. Your young singers will enjoy this love song. / Choeur SSA Et Piano