for violin and piano. Par THOMAS KORNEL. Kornel Thomas (*1986) studied composition with László Draskóczy in Budapest, and conducting with Mark Stringer in Vienna. His works were awarded, among others, at the 2023 5th Zodiac International Music Competition, and the 2020 MUPA Composers Competition. As a conductor, he made his debut with the Hungarian State Opera in 2021. 2017-2020 he was assistant c…

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The stateliness of a sarabande is portrayed elegantly in this A minor solo. The left hand is an excellent study in blocked chords. The right-hand melody must be projected over these chords throughout. In A-B-A form, the left hand remains the same throughout. However, the melody in the B section is one octave higher and an embellished variation of the original theme. The return to A is followed by …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Bandsman’s Overture was commissioned by British Bandsman magazine to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. It was premiered by Black Dyke Band, conducted by Dr Nicholas Childs, at a special anniversary concert held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on July 1st. British Bandsman was for a period known as British Bandsman and Contest Field, following an amalgamation of two magazi…

Par BARRETT DAVID. How good of a musician you become is predicated on how much practice you do and the quality of that practice. In all likelihood, you don't have access to a harmonica teacher (a rare breed), so it's up to you to identify what will help you grow as a player and how to best spend your valuable practice time. In Daily Studies for Diatonic Harmonica, author David Barrett (the world's…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. 55 sonates, 55 pianistes – Édition en 3 volumes: HN 1336 (volume I), HN 1338 (volume II), HN 1340 (volume III) 55 pianistes internationaux célèbres ont pu être convaincus de choisir chacun une sonate pour piano de Haydn, afin de la parrainer en lui conférant ses doigtés personnels – une sorte de «Who’s who» du monde contemporain du piano. Les Éditions G. Henle proposent ici…

Par KLOSS BERTHOLD. Mozart’s “Adagio”, Bach’s “Bourrée” and “Solveig’s Song” by Grieg are amongst this selection of popular pieces set for flute and guitar. The flute plays the melody, and the guitar’s notated chordal accompaniment provides harmonic and rhythmical structure while remaining light and subtle. From the contents “Bourrée” (BWV 966) (J. S. Bach), “Les coucous bénévoles” (F. Couperin), …

Description This collection of 50 short liturgical works by Alexandre Guilmant offers organists a practical resource of music ideally suited to church services and recitals. Organists will find here a large, varied, and colourful menu of music for sacred occasions, including offertories, preludes, postludes, marches, meditations, and music for communion services. Selected and edited by Samuel P…