Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. When it comes to musical skill, why is it that some people achieve so much more than others? We are frequently led to believe this is because of a talent hardwired into their DNA. Now, music educator Michael Griffin dismisses that age-old notion in favour of another known factor: practice. His new book, Learning Strategies for Musical Success illustrates how the quantity and q…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. Wladyslaw Zelenski had the Six Character Pieces for piano, op. 17 ready around 1871, although it is quite possible that he composed them earlier, even in 1864. Such is indicated by the opus number. At that time he was giving opus numbers to works in chronological order of composition. This set is dedicated to Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, a pianist whom Zelenski could have met on …

Voici 18 pièces vocales de Maury Yeston 2011 de off-Broadway sensation, largement reconnu pour son riche partition et romantique. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) / 124 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition

170 classical studies and pieces - A cura di Roberto Fabbri. La Guitar Master Anthology voit le jour dans le but d’offrir aux élèves une riche sélection de titres appartenant au répertoire incontournable pour la formation du guitariste, rassemblés en un seul volume. Le choix des pièces, de niveau facile et moyen, couvre cinq siècles d’histoire de l’instrument (de la Renaissance au XXe siècle), off…

The first three movements of Johannes Brahms' E minor Cello Sonata were composed in 1862, the last movement was written in 1865. During the first years of its performance the work was received with mixed enthusiasm. By the end of Brahms' life, however, it was widely performed and by the first decades of the 20th century it was firmly embedded in the repertoire of many distinguished cellists. It wa…

Brahms completed his Cello Sonata op. 99 during the productive summer of 1886. The first public performance took place in Vienna on 24 November of the same year. Robert Hausmann played the cello part and the composer himself was his partner at the piano. Even though the work was generally received positively, it took some years until it was fully appreciated and gained its irrevocable place in the…

A Portrait Of Master Guitarmaker Robert Benedetto. Par DOYLE WILLIAM. Over 4 hours of content on 2 DVDs featuring: A two-hour documentary of Bob Benedetto including a complete biography, interviews with family, friends, players and industry professionals, archtop guitar construction/innovations, and his relationship with Fender Musical Instruments and The Benedetto Players. The Making of Anima e C…

Par GLASER W.W.. Pendant longtemps, Wolf Glaser, pianiste, pédagogue et compositeur de musique, n'avait pas été connu en Allemagne. Né à Cologne en 1913, il a étudié avec Philipp Jarnach et Paul Hindemith, entre autres, mais à peine avait-il été donné à un poste permanent comme deuxième entraîneur en 1933 que lui a dû fuir le pays en raison de son origine juive. Tout d'abord, il se rendit à la Fra…