Essential Grooves For Writing, Performing and Producing Contemporary Music packs everything you need to know about contemporary styles into a must-have reference of audio, scores, and text. Written by three great artists, who also happen to be teachers, the book presents 41 different grooves covering all the important styles that have influenced contemporary music, each performed by live players. …

Par HILLBORG ANDERS. The music of Anders Hillborg’s virtuosic Tampere Raw for clarinet and piano alternates between two vividly different characters: one slowly flowing texture, composed completely intuitively, and one fast, fiercely rhythmical and pulsative texture, where the tone material for the most part is generated from permutations of prime-number series.  A thrilling addition to the reper…

Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. The combination of cantabile elements and tight staccato rhythm, typical of Shchedrin's piano music, makes this 'little' sonata an effective, yet quite easily playable piece. It is unmistakable that this music has been written by a pianist who knows how to use the instrument. A virtuoso pianist himself, Shchedrin has often performed his piano works, including concertos, sonat…

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL / LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). This gentle ballad plays a crucial musical role in the movie Encanto, ushering in the reconciliation of Mirabel and her Abuela. Robert Longfield\'s arrangement for string quartet is accessible for young musicians but maintains the Colombian folksong spirit of the original. This piece will touch the hearts of anyone who has experienced love and loss…

This one-movement piece with a duration of 11 minutes stems from the estate of Giselher Klebe who died in 2009. The work is delightful to play, rich in gesture, easy on the ear and ideal for private music making. Moreover it constitutes a valuable addition to the repertoire for violin, clarinet and piano, an appealing combination of instruments, for which composers such as Ives, Bartók, A. Berg un…

\'Pop For Strings\' is a new and special series for string ensembles who also want to play pop and rock songs. The eight titles contained in this volume have been arranged for violin 1, violin 2 and violoncello. The violin parts are inserted separately while the cellist can play from the score. \'Pop For Strings\' is a refreshing change from the classical ensemble literature - both for lessons and…

Full Score. Par HILLBORG ANDERS. Hillborg's first Violin Concerto, composed in the early 90s, is a pivotal work in his oeuvre. Composed in the wake of his highly experimental Clang and Fury and Celestial Mechanics - both of which employ complex and unconventional tuning systems - the concerto displays a more pragmatic approach, though the drama it sets up is far from conventional, with a very flui…

Gigging guitarist and composer, studio player and producer, Rick Cardinali is a supreme master of guitar who has now distilled a lifetime's playing into his very own guitar method! Rick's book takes you from picking up a guitar for the first time to playing a complete blues solo. To begin Rick will explain the parts of the guitar, how to hold the instrument and tune it, holding a plectrum, correct…

Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of Viola music. This Viola method features over 100 great songs and examples and can be used by students who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the audio - 111 demonstration tracks in all available online for download or streaming. / Alto