Passionskantate. Par HOMILIUS GOTTFRIED AUGUST. He was without argument our greatest church composer, wrote the lexicographer E. L. Gerber a few years after Homilius's death in 1785. As a result of the destruction of the Kreuzkirche during the Seven Years War, the longtime Kreuzkantor, a pupil of Bach, performed his professional musical duties primarily at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The Passions…

Par VALENS RITCHIE. Ritche Valens was the first nationally recognized Latino rock'n' roll star. He had a meteoric rise to fame in a career that lasted barely eight months, before his tragic death along with Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and pilot Roger Peterson, in a plane crash north of Clear Lake, Iowa. Ritchie's unique guitar style and high-energy performances and his hits Come On, Let's Go, Donn…

Le film Djembéfola suit Mamady Keïta à l'occasion du voyage qu'il entreprend pour retourner vers son village natal en Guinée. Enfant prodige, ce très jeune joueur de djembé apparaît à l'âge de 7 ans dans le film Africa Dance aux côtés de Harry Bellafonte. A 14 ans, il est sélectionné pour rejoindre le Ballet National Djoliba. 26 années passées à l'étranger, n'ont pas permis que se distendent les l…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Since most of the bands competing in the 4th Section of the Dutch National Championships have many young players, this piece is stylistically youthful especially in the opening and closing sections. An arpeggio pattern appears numerous times in all registers and is the basic musical element of the main melody, alternating with a second theme that has a slightly different mel…

Beati is dedicated to the more than two thousand victims of National Socialist euthanasia killings at the hospital and sanatorium of Kaufbeuren-Irsee. The piece is characterized by speech rhythms and improvisation and also includes the audience. / Choeur Mixte A Cappella

Par COLE GRAHAM. Pentacle a été choisi comme l'éprouvette le championnat 2009 National Brass Band, première Section. C'est un travail de cinq-mouvement, a joué sans interruption. Le Pentacle est l'image d'une étoile à cinq branches up-droit dessinée à l'intérieur d'un cercle avec une seule ligne faisant cinq points également espacés. Traditionnellement, chacune des cinq angles a été attribuée aux …

Par PEPIN CAMILLE. The Road Not Taken est une commande du festival Présences 2018 de Radio France pour violon, violoncelle et piano pour les musiciens de l'Orchestre National de France. Lorsque j'ai commencé à écrire cette pièce, deux idées musicales me sont venues : l'une lyrique et l'autre rythmique et plus répétitive. Si ces deux idées sont présentées alternativement, elles fonctionnent égalem…

Upper Elementary to Lower Intermediate Level. Par . 'Upon embarking on this project, I had little idea of what I would find. There were, of course, the 'usual suspects:' women composers whose name and whose music have stood the test of time and are familiar to many. There were also those whose names ring a bell but whose music does not. The real unknowns were, well, the unknowns. How many women co…

This text covers every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book for woodwinds. It includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century eras while representing more than a dozen countries. Original compositions are included to strengthen young artist skills in developing both facility and tone. The musical collection provides a diverse selection of quality repertoir…

Par GLENNIE EVELYN / CAMERON P.. Beat it! African Dances is a brilliant resource for both general and more specialised music teachers working with beginner percussion groups. It presents sixteen contrasting workshops based on four African dances, providing invaluable material built on the National Curriculum requirements in music for year 4 and up. Inspired by the thrilling traditional music of Af…