As you read this somewhere in the English-speaking world a production of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is being rehearsed or presented. It may be taking place in an elementary secondary or high school; a university; an amateurmusical theater group; a summer-stock ensemble; a professional light-opera company. The musical accompaniment may consist of a piano or two - perhaps plus a few other instr…

Stuff All the Pros Know and Use-This book contains tips suggestions advice musical examples and other useful information garnered through a lifetime of Hammond organ study and professional gigging. Included in the book are dozens of entries gleaned from firsthand experience including: funky scales and modes; unconventional harmonies; creative chord voicings; cool drawbar settings; ear-grabbin…

Par GODAR VLADIMIR. Dormi Jesu from The Faber Choral Signature Series, is by Vladimir Godar, one of Slovakia's leading composers. Rob Cowan on BBC's Radio 3 has commented about Godar's music that, 'It's as if Janacek, Gorecki and Monteverdi have settled on a universal language. . . . . . '. This gentle piece is for Soprano Solo, Mixed Voices with a piano or harpsichord accompaniment, and would be …

Celebrating the Miracle of Christmas-From the inspired pen of Joseph Martin comes a new sacred work that will truly warm the hearts of all who hear it. Filled with classic carols as well as newly composed anthems this hopeful work is both familiar and fresh drawingthe congregation close with brilliant orchestrations and poetic narrations. This joyous Christmas gift shines new light upon the mirac…

Par SHAZZ. Auteur: Didier DELESALLE, Ronald MULDRAW and Ricky BYARDS/ Feuillet / Chant et Piano

String Quartet No.4 by Poul Ruders dating from 2012. Programme Note: It might be of interest for some to note that a gap of only six months separates the writing of my second and third quartets (1979) but a 33 year interval stands between the third and the present piece String Quartet No. 4.Which is in five movements and is about nothing but itself. The first movement 'Adagio - Presto alla bre…

Essential Repertoire for Piano-Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM???s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist???s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-…

Essential Repertoire for Piano. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-lov…

In preparation for Carol Wincenc's landmark Naumburg Award Recital at New York's Lincoln Center, she asked composer Daniel Paget to create a work drawn from the world of wonderful Romanian folk music for nai, or panpipes. The result was Romania!, Fantasy for Flute and Piano, a duet suggestive of both the nai and the cimbalom (hammered dulcimer). The work is a brilliant tip-of-the-hat to Wincenc's …

Five Elizabethan Dances is drawn from the music that sets the scene and provides the accompaniment for the Ballroom Scene from Don Freund's Romeo and Juliet:A Shakespearean Music Drama for singing actors and piano. The style ofthe dances is freely drawn from dances found in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (music from ca. 1562 to 1612) spiced up with changing meters and chromatic twists of melody an…