Par PIATTI ALFREDO. The first part of the comprehensive and renowned Method For Cello by nineteenth century composer, educator and celebrated cellist Alfredo Piatti. An extremely popular tutor, Piatti takes the student through the early stages of playing technique & such as the open strings, first position and bowings & up to exercises in the fifth, sixth and seventh positions (in the Tenor Clef).…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Paul Harris's Clarinet Basics is well regarded as one of the best teaching methods of Clarinet for beginner Clarinet players and their teachers. The book offers a fresh design, clear technical drawings, fun illustrations, creative activates, pull-out fingering chart, and of course a vast selection of original tunes for Clarinet. Paul Harris has established an international reputat…

The Occasional Overture is a piece of two parts, the first meditative and singing with the dotted rhythms that denote grandeur, while the march is confident of victory. Handel composed the Occasional Oratorio - or cobbled it together, as some sources would have it - in the winter of 1746 and performed it almost immediately.The oratorio contained some new music and some borrowings from earlier musi…

Par CLARK PATRICK. FastTrack is (you guessed it!) a fast way to learn to play Violin. Skeptical of method books? (Yeah, we think they're kind of boring, too.) That's why FastTrack is different from the rest: user-friendly, featuring plenty of cool songs and a lot more fun. In addition to teaching you what you need to know about the Violin, lots of other useful information is included - the parts o…

A fine chart for a concert, a festival, or a dance gig. A medium swing at 114 BPM, written solos are provided for alto, trombone 1, and piano. With great dynamics, sax solis, and a sweet shout chorus, this chart swings all by itself, and you'll love its voicings, too. Optional vibes. (4:04) / Ensemble De Jazz

Par SKRAM HENRIK. Solohouse is an experimental architectural project by the American materialist visionary Lebbeus Woods. The project consists of architectural drawings and models of a house for one person. The work for solo cello explores the potential for ¼ tone writing, attempting to treat micro-tonality as an extended resource of melodic composition, hence creating nuance in the treatment of l…

The Groovy Version of OX. Par SCHONHERR CHRISTOPH. Christoph Schönherr, Professor at the Hamburg Conservatory of Music, is a respected expert in the field of jazz and pop choirs and he is a much sought after choral composer. He has written of his work: “I have been especially influenced by the polarity of the text. On one hand it expresses Mary's joy at her pregnancy, but on the other Mary present…

A jazz waltz that swings at 170 BPM. A great hook melody by the great Mingus that grabs you, written solos for alto and trombone 1, and trumpet 1 range is to written G top space. All the ingredients you need for a fine chart. (3:30) / Ensemble De Jazz

Check out this easy-going chart that swings at 132 BPM. This great Cole Porter standard is arranged with written tenor, trumpet, and alto solos with an alto cadenza. The lead trumpet range is to written B-flat. Bill Cunliffe included great development and a sweet shout chorus. Superb chart! (6:23) / Ensemble De Jazz

The peripatetic life and career of the Belgian composer Henry Vieuxtemps anticipated the European concept almost prophetically in the 19th century. The best example is his Elégie of 1848: written in St. Petersburg, it celebrated its greatest triumphs in Paris, was printed in Offenbach am Main, and enthusiastically reviewed in London. Critics were quick to note the expressive contrasts as well as t…