Par MARINA / THE DIAMONDS. Marina Lambrini Diamandis , better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds , is a Welsh singer-songwriter who rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second to Ellie Goulding. This songbook is an artist-approved, deluxe edition matching folio to Marina's debut album, Family Jewels . Contains all the songs from the album a…

Or Organ. Par ROESGEN-CHAMPION MARGUERITE. Born in Geneva of a jeweller father (and excellent flautist) and singer mother, Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1894-1976) was one of those rare women who reconciled family life (in 1926, she settled in Paris with her husband, a philately merchant) with a professional activity devoted to music. Her abundant output graced all genres, with a predilection for s…

Oratorium. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio Paulus under the impression of his own revival of J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in 1829. He integrated chorale settings into St. Paul, for which he was accused by his contemporaries of making a stylistic break, using an element unsuitable to church music. In spite of these reservations, during Mendelssohn’s life…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This regal and stately fanfare-opener is a sterling new offering for band. Sixteen opening bars of thrilling fanfare lead inexorably to a theme expressing dignified momentum. Frequent but simple meter changes help to make this an interesting and educational piece that both the band and the audience will enjoy. A recap of the opening fanfare brings the piece to an exciting finis…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This regal and stately fanfare-opener is a sterling new offering for band. Sixteen opening bars of thrilling fanfare lead inexorably to a theme expressing dignified momentum. Frequent but simple meter changes help to make this an interesting and educational piece that both the band and the audience will enjoy. A recap of the opening fanfare brings the piece to an exciting finis…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Bright and festive, SPRING FESTIVAL OVERTURE is perfect for your Spring concert or music festival and also works beautifully as a preliminary overture for the graduation ceremony. With thrilling fanfares and heart lifting themes, this triumphant overture is a real jewel. This piece on your Spring concert will nicely counterbalance any “heavier” piece you may choose to programme…

Oratorium. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio Paulus under the impression of his own revival of J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in 1829. He integrated chorale settings into St. Paul, for which he was accused by his contemporaries of making a stylistic break, using an element unsuitable to church music. In spite of these reservations, during Mendelssohn’s life…

Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. A jewel of English music, The Blue Bird first appeared as the third of these eight-part songs to words by the Victorian poet and novelist Mary Coleridge. Published shortly after her death in 1908, Op. 119 is the first of two such cycles composed in response to the refined sensibility of her poetry, which proved an ideal match for Stanford’s mastery of word-setting an…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Of Schubert, Franz Liszt once said 'Such is the spell of your emotional world that it very nearly blinds us to the greatness of your craftsmanship. ' The subtle beauty and superb compositional skill of this Schubert INTERLUDE are perfectly captured in a masterful arrangement by William Bellis. Certain to become a standard of concert and contest literature, you owe it to your ba…