Back by popular demand! For many years these preludes by Marcel Dupr were unavailable. Due to increased demand and the acceptance of this book on the National AGO Test Performance list, we have re-issued it. All of the music has been re-engraved. The eight preludes are: Salve Regina * Virgo Dei Genitrix * Pange Lingua * Sacris Solemniis * Alma Redemptoris Mater * Ave Verum Corpus * Lauda Sion * Ve…

Dvorák n'avait que vingt ans quand il écrivit son Quatuor à cordes n o 1 en la majeur, op. 2 (1862). Le travail est considéré comme le deuxième compositeur travail le plus important, après le Quintette à cordes en la mineur op. 1.Dvorák ne sont pas retournés au travail sur op. 2 jusqu'à 1887, quand il a été la révision de ses premières oeuvres. Il a supprimé les sections de ce quatuor substantiell…

This is a special arrangement for double bass choir of the choral piece Silva Caledonia, written for the Estonian National Male Choir, which sets a text by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan. It was first performed by them in April 2006. The double bass version was written for the large group of basses, 22 for the first performance, at Basses Loaded, the annual concert from Gary Karr's summer school i…

Recorded in Prague with the Czech Symphony Orchestra. The CDs in these packs contain two versions of each selection: one with a singer, and one with orchestra accompaniment only. All books in the series contain historical and plotnotes about each opera, operetta or show, and piano/vocal reductions of the music. The singers heard on these recordings are top professionals from Covent Garden, English…

Par HESKETH KENNETH. A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive hall and call upon the company to dance and dice' . The chaos of this dramatic dance is depicted in this Masque by Hesketh. The main theme is bravura and is often present, in the background. The form of the piece is a simple sche…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM / GREGORY F.. This pack has been designed for teachers who prefer to write their own drama, adapting it to the resources available, while leaving the music to someone else. We have provided a basic plot with specially-written songs at regular intervals, and some suggestions for dramatising the action. The pack is enhanced by background notes and suggested activity ideas that are s…

Contents: Basin Street Blues * Copenhagen * The Darktown Strutters' Ball * Fidgety Feet * High Society * Muskrat Ramble * National Emblem * Panama * Sensation * South Rampart Street Parade * Wabash Blues.

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Sacramento, qui se trouve dans l’état américain de Californie, est aussi connu sous le nom de River City – ce qui est aussi le nom de l’orchestre d’harmonie qui a commandé à Jacob de Haan ce morceau sonore et lyrique à l’occasion de la 37th Annual ACB National Convention, qui eut lieu en 2015 à Rancho Cordova. Tout le plaisir des musiciens sera immédiatement transmis au public g…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823. In the last movement of this symphony Beethoven set music to the 'Ode to Joy' by Friedrich von Schiller from 1785. This poem sprang from Schiller's idealistic vision of men who become brothers –…

La réputation du compositeur Bohême Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) a toujours été quelque peu éclipsée par celle de Bedrich Smetana et Antonín Dvorák. C'est fort dommage, pour Fibich, bien qu'il est mort jeune, apporté une contribution tout aussi importante à l'émergent styl national tchèque avec son large éventail de compositions. Après le début des leçons de piano avec sa mère comme son premier maîtr…