Variations on a melody by Adriaen Valerius (1575-1625). Par SPARKE PHILIP. Dutch composer, artist and poet Adriaen Valerius is mostly remembered today for his collection of 79 songs for voice and lute or cittern, published posthumously in 1626. Philip Sparke has taken one melody from this collection that tells of the War of Independence with Spain. The beautiful slow melody is followed by a series…

Love me sweet was composed for the occasion of the composer's wedding in July 2010. The text consists of four verses taken from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's ironic poem A Man's Requirements which ends with the couplet, 'I will love thee - half a year - As a man is able.' This setting responds to the purer sentiments of the earlier verses, employing a lilting metre, a harmonic idiom and a piquant s…

(Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000)Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a uniso…

A fantastic selection of festive classics ranging from Santa Baby to Merry Xmas Everybody , Silent Night to Jingle Bells . Here's your chance to stand out in the spotlight and play some of the all-time greatest yuletide songs! Learn to play these solos specially arranged for Clarinet. Hear how they should sound on the CD 1 and then play along with the full backing tracks on CD 2 to show off your n…

Pop Trios for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent w…

Par WHITESNAKE. The original lineup of David Coverdale's Whitesnake were one of the great exponents of earthy blues-rock in the '70s and their individual style of melodic rock gave them commercial success through the '80s. The lineup has included everthing from the soulful melodic duo of Mickey Moody and Bernie Marsden to the Guitar pyrotechnics of Steve Vai . This Guitar workshop is a powerful le…

Eight classic jazz originals written by Miles Davis. This is a unique way to learn eight of the most popular songs of the Fifties. These tunes are considered jazz classics because most all jazz musicians around the world have learned them. And the reason so many jazz musicians have learned them is because they are all such interesting vehicles for improvising and interesting chord changes, altered…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Kum Ba Yah is one of the most popular and loved of all American folk songs. It is sung in places of worship, around campfires and at social gatherings all over the world. This bright and happy arrangement makes use of African percussion and rhythm underneath velvety-smooth chords and flowing lines. It can also be enhanced by the use of an optional electric bass part. / Niveau :…

11 sélections à partir du succès montre Chansons pour un monde, nouveau défilé, Les cinq dernières années, Urban Cowboy The Musical, 13 La musique, et l'album Lauren Kennedy: Songs of Jason Robert Brown.Avec un CD d'accompagnement, avec des accompagnements au piano effectuées par Jason Robert Brown! Le CD comprend également amélioré le réglage du tempo et du logiciel de transposition de l'utilisat…

Christian Hits for Christmas contains 24 arrangements of Contemporary Christian songs that celebrate the birth of Jesus. These hits frequently are heard on Christian radio and performed in contemporary church services during the Christmas season. Helpful fingering and approximate performance times are included with each arrangement. / Piano