for String Quartet op. 35a. Par SUK JOSEF. Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert. Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas” hymn. The hymn's message - a plea for the well-being of the Czech peo…

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Commuterland for Solo Piano. 'Commuterland was written directly after I had had to do a long commute every day for a week for a project I was working on. The frustration of rush hour and being caught behind crowds walking slowly through underground tunnels is expressed in this piece! At the same time I was listening to a lot of Bartok and the repetitive motivic cells and …

Jazz great Luther Henderson created a number of classic settings for the Canadian Brass and this is one of his best!Skillfully adapted by Michael Brown directly from the quintet version here is the clever pairing of When the Saints Go Marching In with The Hallelujah Chorus. This unique and entertaining production number is sure to be a showstopper!

Arr. Hirokazu Fukushima. Par JACKSON MICHAEL. Five years after the release of the monster album Thriller, which sold a record-breaking 105 million copies worldwide up to this date, this second single from the album Bad, released in 1987, also peaked at number one on the Billboard chart. This song was performed during Michael’s first solo world tour that started from Japan (Korakuen Stadium) in Sep…

This companion CD will assist harp players in learning the pieces in the 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps book. Since many will want to ?play along? as they learn Sylvia has recorded most of the pieces slowerthan they are usually played and as ?straight? as possible with little or no expression or rhythmic variations. Each piece has two arrangements: (A) an easy version and (B) one that is more…

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer.The composer says: 'Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by William Cornysh Junior who died in 1523 of a text usually regarded as of anonymous composition though there have been some attributions to John Skelton. It is a thoughtful powerful meditation on C…

Of Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Lamb-The great ragtime pieces of the early 20th century were written mostly for Piano but many translate superbly for the Guitar and David Laibman will show you how.Here's a mystery: if the great ragtime pieces of the early 20th century were not written for Guitar and if they weren't player on the Guitar at all (until some of us started doing so half a ce…

The Easy to Play series has been so stupendouly successful and we are delighted to present another book in the series!Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor was the only concerto the composercompleted. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all Piano concerti. The second Adagio movement is a lyrical movement in D-flat major which leads directly into the third last…

Par HENZE HANS WERNER. In this work, I had wanted completely to submit to the traditional rules of the classical symphony so as to mould my musical expression as if in a furnace and enable it to reach the listener as directly and clearly as possible. The first movement is a kind of German dance, an Allemande, so to speak; the second one a Lied. The third, in strict scherzo-form, is a representatio…

Eugene Rogers Choral Series-One of Korea's most prominent composers Hyo-Won Woo has crafted a theatrical masterpiece for advanced male choirs. With dramatic directions and an IPA pronunciation guide many of the initial obstacles are cared for. A link to watch Miss Woo work with Eugene Rogers and the Michigan Men's Glee clarify the intentions and pave the way for a performance that will stay in e…