Par JOLAS BETSY. 'Almost half a century after 'B for sonata', here is another musical evocation of my intriguing trip to Bali. Yannis Xenakis and Toru Takemitsu were there, among others, and we were walking around in the dark one evening when a Topeng appeared to us, in full action: Balinese musical theatre with one actor successively playing several legendary characters by means of mask changes c…

François Rabbath was born into a musical family in Aleppo, Syria, in 1931. Self-taught, he discovered the Double Bass at the age of thirteen. After moving with his family to Beirut in 1946, he played in a quartet with his brothers in restaurants and hotels. At the age of twenty-two, with the encouragement of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and pianist José Iturbi, he developed an original approach to the…

Par PICHAUREAU G. / GALIEG. French trombonist and composer, Gerard Pichaureau (b. 1916) collaborated with trombonist Marcel Galiègue to compile an excellent series to aid the learning of Trombone studies. The first album of Preambule addresses a variety of aspects, including scales, rhythm, arpeggios, intervals, time signatures, accidentals and performance directions, among other features. Moreove…

Par DANCLA CHARLES. The studies by Charles Dancla (1817–1907) are more than mere technical exercises. They demand a special sense of tone, an elegant, softly flowing and swinging way of playing. They challenge the violinist in all associated disciplines, such as staccato on an up- and downbow, arpeggios, double stop passages and rapid passages. Apart from that, Dancla again and again seeks the sof…

After a solo career spanning 13 years and a total of four studio albums, Farin Urlaub has returned with a new Farin Urlaub Racing Team Songbook, featuring songs from his new album, as well as hits, his favourite songs and invaluable tips from the rest of his back catalogue.Each song is arranged with lyrics and Guitar chord symbols, but the updated FURT Songbook also features all the singles and B-…

As Recorded By Bob Brookmeyer And The New Art Orchestra. Par MULLIGAN GERRY. Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994. Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra on New Works (Challenge CHR 70066), featuring Scott Robinson, baritone sax. 'The good will and beautiful playing of the …

12 Selections from Sondheim Musicals. Par SONDHEIM STEPHEN. This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for trumpet in B-flat and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the trumpet. The music has been edited with added dynamics, articulations and phrasing, making it appropriate for lessons or performances. The accompaniments have been recorded on an acoustic grand piano. Include…

Par MYLLARINEN TIINA. Tiina Myllärinen's (b. 1979) (Bad) Dreams come true for strings quartet (2022) was composed when war broke out in Europe. The composer tells: 'The shock, and the daily news barrage of battles could not help making an impression on my work and its material. I wondered what dreams and plans people had in Ukraine before the war, and how everything became a nightmare in a single …