Par CURNOW JAMES. Contrasting colors and varied orchestration techniques make this majestic setting of OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM come alive for Christmas. Of the three different tunes that are commonly associated with the original carol text, this arrangement uses the melody that’s best known in England. ENGLISH CAROL FANTASY remains entirely accessible to bands at this level and plenty of cuein…

Par ALAKOTILA TIMO. Timo Alakotila composed Kangastuksia - Illusions for young talented musicians at Hyvinkää Music Institute in 2006. The fresh combination of flute, violin, violoncello and piano was given by the commissioner. In two movements Illusions offers dreamy vibes as well as constantly changing key signatures considerable speed. Composer, musician Timo Alakotila (b. 1959) is a distingu…

pieces using the finger pattern 01-2-34, plus low 2nd fingers and high 3rd fingers 2nd and 3rd position pieces a range of bowing techniques, including spiccato, hooked bowing, and string crossing original pieces and duets in a range of styles, plus well-known pieces pieces using modes, the chromatic and blues scales, and dominant 7ths, linking with Fiddle Time Scales 2 a CD of …

New edition with completion by Christian Alexander of the young composer's first extended work- only the instrumental prelude was performed during Finzi's lifetime. The other three movements are settings of poems by John Masefield, Thomas Hardy and Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.Scored for baritone solo, small chorus (or SATB soli) and chamber orchestra, the wellspring of the Requiem's composition was the …

Ce pack de livre/CD est consacré uniquement à vous offrir un aperçu complet des techniques et styles popularisés par les plus grands saxophonistes ténor de tous les temps. Tous les meilleurs sont ici : depuis les excursions cool bebop de Dexter Gordon, aux rêveries stellaires de John Coltrane, avec plus d'une douzaine de joueurs maîtres examinés entre les deux. Inclut des leçons, musique, analyse …

Harkening back to the past, this modal-sounding piece from Sean O'Loughlin will make your students feel like they are playing some serious music! Indeed, the piece is serious in nature; t just happens to be written very appropriately for the youngest of students with limited rhythms and notes. Its mysterious minor tone is well-scored to make your group sound marvelous, as well as make them want to…

Par LAST JOAN. For many pianists both young and old, Joan Last's exquisite art of the piano miniature has been an essential part of learning to play the instrument. The twelve pieces collected in By Land and Sea, ranging in difficulty from Grades 1 to 3, bring together a variety of country scenes and nature studies that capture the essential out-of-doors spirit that lies at the heart of her much-l…

With 'L'Etoile?, Chabrier composed a light-hearted opera which has increasingly enjoyed revivals in recent years.The plot is introduced by King Ouf I who offers his subjects an execution every year on his birthday. Unfortunately the problem now arises that no crime has recently been committed which might serve as a reason for an execution. Finally, he finds a would-be victim in the young Lazuli. H…

per flauto. Par ROMITELLI FAUSTO. I met Fausto Romitelli in the early Eighties, while he was still studying composition with Umberto Rotondi at the Conservatory in Milano. Though he was very young, he already showed the signs of a strong and unconventional personality. In a morespecific way, besides a very strong bias towards instrumental experimentation, I was impressed by his irresistible urge t…