'Fear Thou Not? was commissioned by the Swedish women's vocal ensemble 'Les Jolies? (gold medalists in 2002 Choir Olympics.The piece depicts how man can change from doubting to believing, led by the Father's voice which both comforts and admonishes.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings…

'The idea of writing a 'Jazz Suite for cello solo' came out when I tried to imagine how it would have sounded like if one of the baroque masters (Gabrielli, Buxtehude, Bach) had lived in our time and wanted to write a suite of dances. I thought it would probably still keep some of the conventions of the traditional form, like maybe the use of a Prelude to establish the key and the alternation of s…

Can You Feel The Love Tonight. Par MENCKEN ALAN. The Lion King was a smash-hit box office success all over the world, and is still the highest grossing 2D animated film in the US. Can You Feel The Love Tonight, is a delightful concert band arrangement of the song from this Walt Disney classic, sung and composed by Elton John. A Disney favourite for young and old alike, your musicians will look for…

20 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from four Centuries. Par NEUMANN EVA-MARIA (Arr.). Making music in a quartet uniquely nurtures young string players’ musical development, ensemble playing, listening to each other, and intonation. So, what could be more obvious than introducing the scoring of this genre, often referred to as chamber music’s supreme discipline, as early as possible. Indeed, composers…

More Tools to Go Beyond Strumming Includes Video Downloads. Par . In this book and video guide, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers gives you an array of tools for making chord progressions more distinctive, deepening your grooves, and getting outside the box of strumming block chords. Over the course of six in-depth lessons, you'll learn how to build dynamics in an arrangement, play bass lines on guitar, and …