Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association and first performed at the 2015 ACDA Convention in Salt Lake City, this setting of the Gloria text from the Christian Mass (in Latin) is a highly energetic, rhythmic piece with a contrasting, lyrical middle section. Repeated rhythmic and melodic figures make the work very accessible, but striking to listen to. The accompaniment is written o…

Par LAURIDSEN MORTEN. O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord was written for Stephen Layton and Polyphony by Morten Lauridsen. Purchase the sheet music for unaccompanied SATB chorus. This setting has been recorded on Lauridsen: Nocturnes (Hyperion, CDA 67580). In speaking of Lauridsen in his book Choral Music in the Twentieth Century, the author Nick Strimple says of him, 'he is the only American compo…

Par FISHER CHRISTOPHER / KNERR HAGUE JULIE. Pattern Pieces 1 is designed to supplement any standard piano method. As the name implies, it contains pattern-based pieces that are to be taught by rote. A code for corresponding digital audio tracks is included. Pattern Pieces 1 contains rote pieces excerpted from Repertoire Book 1, pieces currently published as elementary rote sheets, and newly compo…

Par GURNEY IVOR. Originally for Piano and String Quartet, and later provided with piano accompaniment by the composer. Newly edited, with an introduction by Michael Pilkington. Contents Far in a Western Brookland (D flat - G flat) The Lent Lily (E - A) Ludlow Fair (E - G) On the idle hill of summer (F - A) 'Tis time, I think (F - G flat) When I was one and twenty (E - G) When smoke stood up from L…

The Queens Service. Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. SATB and organ Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F was written in 1872, while the composer was a choral and organ scholar at Queens' College, Cambridge. Though early in date, the work already shows his remarkable talent for composition and his gift for writing large-scale choral music. Edited by Ralph Woodward, a latter-day organ scholar …

Par BLOC PARTY. The 2005 album by Bloc Party shows a band transcending their influences, and shaking off the shackles of easy-definition to reinvent the post-punk sound for themselves. Established as part of the DFA-affiliated scene that included LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture, Bloc Party have succeeded in taking this disco/punk crossover to a wider audiences with songs of depth and significance …

The complete keyboard method - both of the Absolute Beginners keyboard tutor books together in one volume. Practical advice, clear layout, and a playalong CD gives you all you need to know from the first time you sit at a keyboard. / Clavier

Découvrez les voix légendaires de théâtre musical du XXe siècle. Ce livre et CD comporte des chansons populaires, hits from les spectacles et les chansons associées à la clé chanteuses de l'époque, avec les arrangements et les dossiers basés sur les productions de broadway authentique lorsque c'est possible. Informations sur les chanteurs, de chansons et de spectacles sont également incluses. Une …

Ten classic jazz tunes, including transcribed solos and chord symbols, in melody line arrangements. This pack includes demonstration performances and specially recorded backing tracks, featuring a live jazz trio. Ideal for learning and practicing jazz improvisation. Includes transcriptions of famous recorded solos and chord symbols for your own improvised solos. The CD: Hear full performance versi…

by Walt Weiskopf. From the popular performer and composer, here are 16 solos based on well-known standards designed to improve your time, melodic sense, and harmonic awareness. They sound like 'real' solos because they were designed the way real soloists think and play. Chord changes are written above each measure, allowing instant analysis of how and why a particular lick or pattern sounds great.…