Igor Stravinsky liked to use different stylistic devices or embedded them in his personal musical language: Be it that he took a Gallop by Jacques Offenbach or composed Circus Polka for a Young Elephant or a ragtime. After the outbreak of the Second World War and his final move to the USA in 1939, he was in particular influenced by jazz music. In 1940 the composer wrote a Tango for piano which he …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. This majestic Christmas medley for young band is unusually nice! A creative arrangement you'll want to use year after year, ANGEL SONG is from the pen of one of today's finest composer/arrangers, Stephen Bulla. The inspiring carols 'Angels from the Realms of Glory' and 'Angels We Have Heard On High' combine in an unforgettable Christmas masterpiece. If you're looking for somethi…

Charlotte Church is one of a small number of artists who successfully crosses freely back and forth over musical dividing lines. The Welsh starlet has performed some of the greatest works in front of some of the world's most important audiences, including the Pope and U.S. President. Her Prelude Album is made up of selections of her finest recordings from her varied repertoire, with highlights tha…

For Intermediate-Level Players. Par CORNICK MIKE. Mike Cornick's 'In the Groove', first published in 2004, has become a firm favourite appearing frequently as a concert item on stage and on YouTube. Here, appearing alongside In the Groove, are thirteen new and equally entertaining pieces in a variety of lighter styles such as swing, blues, ragtime, latin, ballad and calypso - more pieces that will…

Par . Eight classical masterpieces arranged for one piano, four hands! Collaborative music-making often begins with duets between teacher and student but these equal-part duets are appropriate for all advancing pianists, young and old! / Date parution : 2022-06-14/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains

Fantasy on Irish [Scottish] Themes (1852). Par JOACHIM JOSEPH. Joseph Joachim's 'Fantasies on Hungarian and Irish [Scottish] Themes” was his first virtuoso music for the violin with orchestral accompaniment. Joachim was intent on creating popular works, not least at the urging of his family, but they also bore witness to his urbanity: the young Jewish-Hungarian musician spent many summers in Engla…

'O Happy Day' reached the top of the U.S. and U.K. pop charts and has been a gospel standard ever since. This well-crafted arrangement for young band conveys the joy and inspiration of the original, including a 'breakdown' section with clapping and a slow gospel-style IV-I 'amen' at the end. Perfect to close your program and send your audience home with a happy song in their heart! (2:35) / Concer…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. 'Get to know classical masterpieces': Within this series you will find a simple piano arrangement of one of the most famous ballets ever written, Swan Lake by Peter I. Tchaikovsky. With explanatory texts and fully coloured illustrations, the edition is aimed at young and adult pianists. The easily playable arrangements and original pieces provide an ideal introduction…

This text covers every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book for woodwinds. It includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century eras while representing more than a dozen countries. Original compositions are included to strengthen young artist skills in developing both facility and tone. The musical collection provides a diverse selection of quality repertoir…

Par GASIENIEC MIROSLAW. The first version of the Sonata for violin and piano was written in the autumn of 2008, when I had the opportunity to work with the violinist Robert Bachara, who was pursuing his doctoral studies at Wroclaw Music Academy. A few years later, around the turn of 2016, I revised the musical material, made some changes and shortened the work. It was then that Dr Jacek Ropski, a …