A setting of a poem from nativity 'Her Maker's Maker' by Michael Symmons Roberts, 'New-made for a king' was commissioned by Andreas Klatt for Farnham Youth Choir. Mainly Scored in four parts, the choral texture is homophonic, the harmony rich yet approachable by young performers, with a decorative piano accompaniment. In the mold of a lullaby, the room's over-riding is calm troubled Towards the cl…

to the violin concerto by Gyorgy Ligeti. Par ADES THOMAS. In a conversation with the violinist Peter Herresthal, we touched on the “invitation” in the score of Ligeti’s Violin concerto to provide a cadenza for the work. Peter suggested that I answer this invitation and I was happy to accept. I followed all the composer’s directions exactly: the cadenza may use material from all five movements, and…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. After preparing his Scenes historiques op. 66 for print in spring 1912, Sibelius had many grand plans but had to turn towards more profitable piano works first, due to his financial situation. Within only one month, he wrote the Three Sonatinas op. 67 in June 1912, which were published by Breitkopf already in November the same year. Although by his own accounts he did not like w…

Practical Scale Studies for All Levels of Violin Performance with Backup Practice. Par KHANAGOV KAREN. You may not fall in love, but the 257 online piano accompaniment tracks that come with I Love My Scales are likely to change your attitude towards playing tetrachords, scales, arpeggios, and double stops on the violin. In fact, anyone who plays a C instrument with a comparable range will enjoy pl…

In this What Jazz and Blues Can I Play? collection you'll find seventeen popular tunes that are both challenging and entertaining. These pieces have been carefully selected and arranged to provide a fascinating introduction to jazz and blues, and are ideal for young pianists who are either working towards or have recently taken a Grade One, Two or Three piano examination. Technical demands increas…

Par SORENSEN BENT . When it comes to titles, almost all the works I have composed have found their title before or at the same moment I started them. That is why it was also surprising - not to say transgressive - for me that my work for 9 instruments for Ensemble MidtVest was completely untitled until the last bar. Then it dawned on me that the titlelessness was a natural result of the music's vo…

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. “This flute quartet is filled with pictures out of my own mind. The idea is to walk through a fictional gallery that exists exclusively in my head. The pictures one sees are moods, feelings and the inner secrets of a person. After one round, one returns to the beginning of the inner gallery and starts walking faster. The musical material repeats in a more compact way, where …

The smash hit 2005 album by the 1980s hair-rockers is a triumphant return to form, and every song is available here in accurate Guitar Tab. Have A Nice Day sees Bon Jovi brimming with assured confidence, as well as a newfound worldly-wise cynicism that brings their songwriting right up to date. The songs themselves range from trademark stomping rock riffs to country-tinged nods towards Dylan and a…

Step into the spotlight and play along with the superb backing tracks on the specially recorded CD with a duet partner. Guest Spot Duets includes two CDs containing four tracks for each song: a full performance demonstration, one backing track omitting both duet parts, one containing the first duet part only, and one the second part. So whether or not you have a duet partner, Guest Spot Duets incl…

for Piano. Par SCHWAEN KURT. Drei Präludien zu Grafiken von Herbert Sandberg (KSV 271) by Kurt Schwaen is an 8-minute work for solo piano. The three Preludes were inspired by Herbert Sandberg\'s graphic cycle Der Weg (\'The Way\'), which deals with fascism. Kurt Schwaen was an extremely prolific composer whose style could be classified between Bartók, Stravinsky and Hindemith. The Three Preludes f…