Par DOBSON SIMON. Commandé pour comme l'éprouvette set pour la Section B du championnat 2007 EuAvailableean Brass Band, ce travail s'inspire de nombreuses formes de musique, mais surtout de Drum ' ne Bass - bien qu'il ne cite pas directement ou ne sonore comme ce médium lui-même. J'ai été récemment présenté à ce milieu grâce à des amis du compositeur, qui étaient des DJs et découvert que cette for…

For Chamber Ensemble.Commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble and first performed on their Scottish tour in March 2010.In Seven Pierrot Miniatures I took the Commedia dell’arte character Pierrot as my primary sourceof inspiration. Other more tenuous links to Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire also served as a starting point in forming the general shape of the work. The piece is cast in seven short mo…

Composer's Note My aim in publishing this work is to demonstrate to young violinists the importance of the study of bowing of a supple wrist and above all of flexibility in the finger-joints of the right hand.The bow represents in a measure the human voice; by it the tone of the violin is produced; with the bow great artists captivate charm and enrapture their hearers.I am convinced that t…

Simon Dobson wrote his 'Four Sketches' at the request of Peter Bossano Head of Brass at the Royal College of Music in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s death. The first movement 'Fanfare' quotes directly from the opening violin melody from Britten’s song cycle Les Illuminations. This melodic line is superimposed upon sonorous Lydian mode chords to project a …

For Speaker And 5 Instrumentalists. Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Pierrot lunaire marks the high point of Schoenberg's expressionistic period, the essence of which he described as renouncing tonal centers and systematic relationships, replacing them with the twelve-tone method he was later to develop, with its dodecaphonic principles. Dethroning tonality and 'emancipating the dissonance' led to a radical…

Songbook. Par HAUSCHKA. Volker Bertelmann, également connu sous le nom de Hauschka, s'est retrouvé au premier rang des compositieurs instrumentaux : ceci a été confirmé par sa nomination aux Oscars pour la bande-originale du film Lion. Dans son dernier album ' A Different Forest ', sorti le 8 février 2019, la forêt fait usage de contaste avec la vie urbaine. Des titres tels que Talking to My Fathe…

If you have ever been left feeling dazed and confused by the sheer volume and variety of guitar methods to choose from, or simply put off by the amount of text to wade through before you even start playing, then this book is exactly what you need. Using pictures and diagrams to show you the essentials, here is the most simple and direct way to start playing the guitar - immediately! Perfect for th…

Tapping is a technique that involves playing notes with both hands directly on the neck of the Bass Guitar. It was popularised by virtuosos such as Adam Nitti Stuart Hamm Victor Wooten and Billy Sheehan but has become more and more popular with amateur players for the unique and futuristic sounds it can produce. With Tapping A La Basse you can learn everything necessary to master this cool tec…

Par CORDERO ERNESTO. Ce concerto pour guitare et orchestre a été composé par Ernesto Cordero, un des compositeurs contemporains exceptionnelles de Porto Rico. Le premier mouvement de pastorale dépeint le paysage idyllique d'antillais à l'aide d'une combinaison d'influences continentales d'espagnol et antillais espagnol créole, qui sont plus perceptible dans la cadence luxuriante et romantique. Le …