Par WOODGATES BENJAMIN. These time-honoured words so suitable for the musical adornment of a service of marriage or blessing receive a new and very moving encounter with music through the inspiration of Benjamin Woodgates. His five-part a cappella setting is in a simple three-part form, rightly illustrating the tempestuous waters that cannot quench love in a more strenuous middle section. The over…

Mike Cornick adds to his previous arrangements for piano duet this mouth-watering selection of music from the movies. 'Movie Music Favourites” includes, in intermediate arrangements, many gems of classical music, all closely associated with famous films. For example, who can hear Strauss's 'Blue Danube” waltz without thinking of Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey”? Or the beautiful slow movemen…

The studies by Friedrich August Kummer are perfect for music lessons, particularly because of their accompaniment of a second violoncello. They are characterized by a very systematic arrangement, cleverly introduce the circle of fifths and offer exercises at all levels of difficulty. The studies originally come from the appendix to Kummer's Celloschule für den ersten Unterricht Op. 60. In this ne…

Instructeur John McCarthy continue son exploration du blues, pour vous aider à développer votre propre style unique. Dans ce didacticiel plus avancé, McCarthy traite en profondeur de certains licks plus appréciées et les plus célèbres, riffs et redressements comme utilisés par les légendes de blues meilleurs dans l'entreprise. En outre, les leçons individuelles sont félicités par un ensemble de pi…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. An important work for Clarinet with Piano accompaniment from Brahms' rich-textured romantic repertoire. A heavier, moodier piece than the opening movement of the Opus 120 but they compliment each other magnificently./ Répertoire / Clarinette et Piano

La harpe a une image d'instrument de salon au répertoire réduit. Pourtant ses pratiquants sont en nombre croissant et son répertoire se distingue par sa diversité et sa richesse. La harpe est bien vivante. Cet ouvrage redonne enfin toute sa place aux compositeurs du monde entier, du Moyen Âge à nos jours. Les notices alphabétiques décrivent et interrogent leurs relations à la harpe, celtique et à …

Alban Berg's String Quartet can be considered to be one of the founding works of the Second Viennese School. Already composed in 1910 and first published in 1920, it was the last composition the 25-year-old wrote under the tutelage of Arnold Schoenberg, who admired 'the fullness and unconstraint of his musical language, the strength and sureness of its presentation, its careful working and signifi…

This collection contains 15 incredibly detailed transcriptions written in standard notation and tab, spanning from McLaughlin's debut album, Extrapolation (1969) to Miles Davis' landmark jazz-rock fusion album, Bitches Brew (1970), to the Indian-infused The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) and Birds of Fire (1973) by the Mahavishnu Orchestra- to the acoustic flamenco album Friday Night in San Francisco…

The first volume of Debussy's Préludes for piano (HN 383) was published in 1910 and was soon followed by arrangements for various scorings commissioned by the original publisher. Debussy personally transcribed only one Prélude, Minstrels, which was released in 1914 in a version for violin and piano. Back at that time, 'Minstrels? was the name given to comedians who performed in blackface and caric…

Björk Guðmundsdóttir is one of the key recording artists of the 21st century. Moving effortlessly between disciplines and genres so fluidly it would shame David Bowie, Björk has tackled neo-classical, showtunes, house, pop, indie as well as acting (winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Dancer In The Dark) and creating a visual template for her work that is staggeringly r…