Par BULLA STEPHEN. What can be more charming than a comely Irish folk melody? This is music that allows the band to play in the rubato style, with much room for expression. Found in an old British publication and simply called “Irish Air, ” this endearing arrangement is a rhapsodic treatment that takes fragments of the melody and develops them into a large symphonic work. The freedom of tempi allo…

With the new Urtext Primo series, the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116), Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8), works by three different composers are selected f…

What a fabulous and fun way to learn about the great composers! This 100% reproducible book includes a coloring page and information sheet for 25 masters. From Bach surrounded by his children and Tchaikovsky conducting the ballet, to a blindfolded Mozart at the keyboard and even Gershwin strolling the streets of New York, these illustrations are both educational and enjoyable. Biographies, fun fac…

Titre 1 What's Another Year ' Compositeur: Logan, Johnny2 Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Compositeur: Adams, Bryan3 There Must Be an Angel Compositeur: Lennox, Annie4 Jealous Guy Compositeur: Lennon, John5 Fallin' Compositeur: Augello-Cook, A.6 Banana Boat Song Compositeur: Traditional7 Memories Are Made of This Compositeur: Dehr, Richard8 Telstar Compositeur: …

After composing the unconventional but highly successful Night Piece (Notturno) for the inaugural Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, the competition's co-founder along with Dame Fanny Waterman, asked Britten to write a further piece for the 1966 contest. He began a set of variations in the autumn of 1965, but the manuscript breaks off just before the end of the sixth of what a…

Si vous apprenez le Glockenspiel depuis quelques temps, vous avez sûrement hâte d'utiliser vos nouvelles connaissances en apprenant des chansons que vous connaissez. Les First 50 Songs You Should Play on Bells/Glockenspiel rassemblent une grande variété de tubes pop, thèmes de films, mélodies classiques et chansons traditionnelles, dont beaucoup comportaient à l'origine du carillon. Sommaire : All…

Má Vlast (My Country). Par SMETANA BEDRICH. In late September 1874, shortly after losing his hearing, Smetana started work on 'Vyšehrad”, the first symphonic poem in what would become a six-part cycle with the title 'Má vlast” (My Country). It tells the eventful history of this fort in Prague. 'Vyšehrad” was published by Urbánek together with 'Vltava” (The Moldau), the next part in the cycle, in a…

Not Your Muse is the official album-matching songbook to the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Celeste, which was released on 29 January 2021. It includes 12 songs including the singles 'Strange', 'Stop ThisFlame', 'A Little Love' and 'Love Is Back', all transcribed for piano and voice with guitar chords. With this album, Celeste became the first British female artist in five yea…

20 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from four Centuries. Par NEUMANN EVA-MARIA (Arr.). Making music in a quartet uniquely nurtures young string players’ musical development, ensemble playing, listening to each other, and intonation. So, what could be more obvious than introducing the scoring of this genre, often referred to as chamber music’s supreme discipline, as early as possible. Indeed, composers…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context, such as musical theatre or oratorio…