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 …

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. This book is the second in a series of four books and follows on directly from Book One. It is a fantastic collection of new and original pieces for Solo Piano in a variety of styles to suit any mood. With a range from sentimental ballads, to cosy dinner jazz and wistful blues to cheerful, upbeat tunes, it truly provides the perfect antidote to stress. Suitable for players at Gra…

Temps de bande, la suite de la bande de Swing, est conçu pour être convivial aux musiciens et airs sont écrits hors d'une manière simple et avec le phrasé pour aider les appelants et des danseurs. Dans les sections de la bobine, Polka, Gigue, Hornpipe et Waltz, airs sont disposés afin qu'ils peuvent être joués en bas de la page. Certains les airs dans ce livre ont des arrangements plus faciles imp…

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók' s 'Romanian Christmas Songs' are based on folk melodies that originated in a pagan celebration of the winter solstice, and which he felt gave ' the impression of a fiery, war-like type of song, rather than a pious and religious one”. Nevertheless, he chose 20 melodies from this collection of ' colinde” and published them under the title of ' Christmas Songs”. In the first …

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…

d'après The Turn of the Screw d'Henry James. Par GUILLOU JEAN. Though the work bearing this title is a portrait of childhood, it is a childhood quite different from the purely gameplaying and dreamlike childhood that is customarily represented. The childhood described here is carrying the seed, in all its purity, of all positive and negative qualities to be found the fully-grown men: a childhood b…

An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. O Saving Victim was completed on 16th March, 2003, and was premiered by the choir of St Mary's Church, Gooch…

Par STRAUSS JOHANN. Following the universal success of his dance music, Johann Strauss turned his attention to operetta. Die Fledermaus was one of his finest efforts, in which he created a sparkling masterpiece that premiered to instant acclaim on the Vienna stage in 1874. This volume, reproduced from an authoritative German edition, contains the complete vocal score with German singing text and s…

These well-known words seem endlessly fruitful for the composer and conjure up such lovely images which strike each of us in our own way. For me it was the beauty of the language with its flower imagery which made me want to set the words with richly warm harmony and to temper that with gently imitative refrains. The important element in approaching the performance of this carol is the blend and b…