The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

A curious child climbs up to the attic and discovers a jumble of boxes, trunks, old clothes, and dusty junk. There, a black leather case catches her eye. She pries it open and finds inside an old Violin - her grandmother's from high school. Sitting on the floor, she tunes the strings and tightens the bow. As she draws the bow across the strings, the Violin becomes alive with music. To her delight,…

Par SATIE ERIK / RAE JAMES (Arr.). James Rae follows the success of his best-selling ?Debussy Clarinet Album? (UE 21'264) with this selection of arrangements of piano music by Erik Satie. It draws from the well-known ?Gymnopédies? and ?Gnossiennes? as well as other hits such as ?Jack in the Box? and ?Sonatina Bureaucratique?. The clarinet part is of moderate difficulty and the frequent sparseness …

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Par NICKERSON ROSS. Easy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twelve Christmas favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody, but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. The tablature in the book is large and easy to read wi…

Par CANWELL PETER. Ecce Beatam Lucem (Behold the blessed light) uses the same text as Alessandro Striggio's forty-part motet of the same name. Here, Jonathan Dove cretaes an awesome soundworld with shimmering choral writing and a lively organ part to accompany the broad sweeping vocal lines. This piece is an ideal anthem or concert work. Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or …

Par FREEMAN ALEX. Alex Freeman?s Under the arching heavens: A Requiem (2018) was commissioned by Nils Schweckendiek and the Helsinki Chamber Choir to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Finnish civil war. Structured around the Latin liturgy of the mass for the dead, the work has a duration of more than an hour and also incorporates poems in Finnish, Swedish and English, reflecting both t…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. The descriptive piece draws its inspiration from the American west, the music first depicts a scene of wide open spaces and the quiet landscape of the painted desert. The second section is more animated in character. You will hear references to the cowboy era, complete with gunshots and the sound of the rodeo. / Niveau : 2 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Har…

40 Pieces From 20 Of The World'S Leading Piano Composers. This exceptional collection draws upon works from 20 of the world's greatest piano composers. This book is suitable for the intermediate-level pianist and offers engaging and inspiring pieces to elevate and expand their repertoire. Includes beautiful pieces by Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma, Dustin O'Halloran, Joe Hisaishi, Yann Tiersen and may m…

Couverture Rigide. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. For his Paris 'Cythère assiégée?, Gluck drew on his eponymous opéra comique from 1759, transforming it into an opéra-ballet. The libretto which was expanded by Charles Simon Favart was adapted: Gluck added recitative passages, reworked individual sections and also added his own compositions, modifying them in parts. By March 1775, the compositional…