Par JANACEK LEOS. Janácek's 2nd String Quartet, Intimate Letters, is regarded as a highlight of the modern string quartet literature. It was written during the composer’s last year of life, between 29 January and 19 February 1928, inspired by the ageing Janáèek's exceptional love for Kamila Stösslová. The Moravian Quartet devoted themselves to this impressive work; Janácek attended a total of thre…

A student of Gabriel Fauré and Louis Verne at the Paris Conservatoire, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) owes her aura to an exceptional teaching career spanning nearly 75 years, during which she trained the most illustrious musicians, from Copland to Glass not to forget Bernstein or Gardiner. In the past few years, her creative work, long considered negligible, has finally been escaping from oblivion t…

All the motets in this volume are quite early works, taken from the collection 'Sacrae Cantiones Quinque Vocum', published in 1562 at Nuremburg. The typical features of these works are their virtuoso character and exuberance. These are achieved through the use of predominantly bright tonalities, frequent variation of textures and dramatic harmonic and melodic touches. Edited by Ivan Moody, this is…

Par TREVOR SALLOUM. Here's an entire book devoted to the all too often overlooked Latin instrument, the bongo drums. Trevor Salloum guides you on an inspired informative, and educational musical journey - offering many valuable insights of playing this instrument as well as revealing its colorful history. This text features jazz, rock, Danzon, Mozambique, and bomba patterns with fills, exercises, …

Par PROBST TATIANA. Commissioned by Claude Desmarets, this string quartet was written at Fontevraud Abbey in 2016 as part of a composer's residence organized by the association 'Foyer Joy-eux' which is devoted to perpetuating the memory of pianist Geneviève Joy and composer Henri Dutilleux. 'Ainsi un nouveau jour' is an imaginary continuation of Dutilleux's legendary quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' create…

contient les traités et écrits de Cavalieri, Viadana, Agazzari, Bianciardi, Banchieri et Sabbatini
160 pages, relié cousu
bilingue italien-français
préface et annexe musicale
Ce volume, consacré à la basse continue en Italie, couvre la première moitié du 17e siècle. Il rassemble les traités et les écrits de Cavalieri, Viadana, Agazzari, Bianciardi, Banchieri et …

Entirely devoted to the best-known compositions of the great composers, this book will be a permanent part of any pianist's library. There are works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, and many others. Each composer is introduced in a short biography. / Piano

Par PROST NICOLAS. After publishing the Adolphe Sax album, devoted to early solos from the time of Adolphe Sax, this second volume proposes a similar approach and traces the path of the saxophone from its origin in the 1840s to the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to being able to read the scores, this work provides an indispensable pedagogical tool for expanding knowledge about Sax's i…

Par PURCELL HENRY. Jacques DEVOGEL (Arr. ) - Durée: 2'55 / Niveau : Facile / Vents et cordes ou vents seuls / Répertoire / Conducteur

Par ROSE DE. Je crois que nous pouvons enseigner le piano jazz en ignorant l'héritage classique, mais je n'aurait pas être mal compris : c'est tout simplement parce qu'il est déjà entièrement filtré dans la culture du jazz-enseigner les principes de jazz et de l'élève en même temps sur l'instrument et en tant qu'un compositeur et improvisateur : c'est l'objectif-nous devons avant tout jouer, seul …