Par JANACEK LEOS. One of Leos Janàcek 's last chamber music works was written in the autumn of 1926 at the suggestion of the pianist Otakar Hollmann (1894& 1967), an invalid from the First World War. Like his contemporary Paul Wittgenstein, Hollmann urged composers to write something for Piano left hand; he succeeded in winning over Bohuslav Martinu, Erwin Schulhoff and Janàcek to do this. Janàcek…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. This exciting medley of American spirituals is sure to please! Mike Hannickel's carefully crafted THREE AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps young bands develop those all-important listening skills. They'll hear how each tune contrasts and complements the others when “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Who did Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah” all come together in rousing cou…

Bartók taught piano at the Music Academy in Budapest from 1907 to 1934. In his first years as a professor the Budapest music publishers Rozsnyai and Rózsavölgyi commissioned him to prepare so-called instructive editions (including suggestions, commentaries and fingerings for the performer) of several classics of the piano repertoire, altogether more than two thousand pages of music. Following Bach…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This cantata combines two texts: “Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort” and “Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich. ” The Lübeckisches Gesangbuch of 1703 included both hymns, with a verse by Johann Walter added, to the melody “Erhalt uns Herr. ” This was the basis for Buxtehude’s composition. The copy of the tabulature of this cantata in the Düben Collection can be dated to the summer …

Drei kurzweilige Impressionen. Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. Dans le cadre du projet “La musique de Kurt Weill”, organisé à Leeuwarden (Pays-Bas) en 2006, Peter Kleine Schaars a donné une seconde jeunesse à plusieurs oeuvres que le compositeur allemand avait créées pour le Dreigroschen Orchester (L’Orchestre de quat’sous), un ensemble qu’il avait spécialement formé et dont il avait fixé l’instrumentat…

Arr. Jacob De Haan. Par TRADITIONAL. Jacob de Haan arranged the famous piece Amazing Grace for four-part variable ensemble, which may be complemented with percussion. With this intrumentation, it is possible to play the piece with almost any combination of instruments. The piece opens with the song theme, which after a modulation, flows into an intermezzo, characterized by a free interpretation of…

Par BLANKEN JOHN. COME ONE AND ALL! Come see the great Circus Bamboni! This four movement work, with flexible four part instrumentation (+ Drum Kit), will amaze and charm you like no other. The first movement features the band as it tunes up and prepares for the show. Then the talented trapeze artists make an appearance as they fly through the sky high above the audience. The elephants parade arou…

Ten Pieces for String Sextet. Par KOECHLIN CHARLES. With this edition, we present another part of the composition 'Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton' inspired by the film, Koechlin's homage to the film actress Lilian Harvey. From a total of 89 uninstrumented short pieces, some of them unfinished, the editor carefully assigned selected pieces to instruments which suit their character best. Ten charming…

Vous sentez-vous enfin prêt vous procurer un recueil de chansons après avoir suivi des cours ' La collection First 50 mène les musiciens en herbe dans la bonne direction. Ces recueils rassemblent des arrangements de chansons incontournables, allant du niveau facile intermédiaire. Chaque arrangement est simplifié tout en capturant l'essence de la mélodie. Maintenant disponible pour une plus large g…

Chp Instrumentation : GCh Edition : Choral Part