Par DAVIES JOHN H. / HARRIS P.. Now more than ever, the ability to sight-read fluently is an essential part of the training of musicians of any instrument.This workbook is designed to help young musicians overcome the nerves that often cause sight-reading problems, by giving them thorough technical grounding as well as confidence boosting strategies. This book is designed especially for horn playe…

100 years of popular music chronicles the greatest music of the last century. This book contains more than 70 songs from the 1970s arranged for piano, voice and guitar, providing a fascinating insight into the music of the ear. A listing of new inventions first seen during the 1970s is also included.

Par RAVEL MAURICE. In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tziga…

Par BRANDAO MAICA. Pour la musique, le style baroque naît au début du XVIIe siècle avec l'invention en Italie de l'opéra. L'éloquence et la théâtralité sont les premières caractéristiques de ce nouveau style. Pour le violon, sa promotion, d'instrument populaire à la Renaissance, au statut de roi des instruments d'orchestre, dès les premiers opéras voit le développement de sa facture par les célèb…

Par PART ARVO. Pärt's take on the Te Deum text, also known as the Ambrosian Hymn, employs his signature tintinnabuli style of composition. The melodic lines, as well as their harmonies, strictly follow the rhythms of the text, resulting in heightened importance given to the text itself and an unconventional setting. For advanced players and vocalists. The liturgical text of the Te Deum consists of…

Music for Clarinet in Bb, Cello and Piano. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. In this trio, as in most of his compositions, Jost has pictures and associations with true incidents, films and novels in his mind. What inspired him to write this piece was Joseph Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness' in which the protagonist Marlow says about the city of Brussels: 'In a few hours I arrived in a city that always make me …

3 Tessitures (hautes, Moyenne, Basse). Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. ‘With distinguish’d glory shine, to add a lustre to this day’. In 1713 Handel set this joyful text, an Ode to Queen Anne, to one of his most exquisite melodies. A tender work of extraordinary grace, Eternal Source of Light Divine is music befitting a royal celebration and was memorably sung at the wedding of Prince Harry and Megha…

Par PELLEGRINO MICHEL. Volume 2 : Le mélange des genres Ce 2e volume présente des pièces caractéristiques de compositeurs brésiliens qui, depuis le milieu du XIXe jusqu\'au milieu du XXe siècle, ont enrichi le répertoire en étant les précurseurs de la Samba, née au début du XXe siècle, ou de la Bossa nova, née dans les années 50. Presse Ces deux volumes sont une invitation à approfondir ses conna…

Following the success of Volume 1, the Spring and Summer edition of Really Easy Piano Chart Hits contains 16 of today's biggest and best pop songs, complete with song background notes, playing hints and tips.The end of the past year produced pure pop gold, from Little Mix's big earworm Black Magic to Adele's impeccable return to form with Hello. If you're a beginner pianist looking to learn some o…

The latest addition to the Novello Handel Edition. A stage work of 1745 based on John Milton's classical masque Comus created from a compilation of songs by Handel and Thomas Arne, both pre-existing and original, with the text adapted by John Dalton. This is the first ever complete publication of the work and is edited by Handel scholar Colin Timms.This work is for three or four Sopranos, Mezzo-So…