Par SAINDON ED. While the primary focus of Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation is on polyrhythms, the book also covers other additional important rhythms that are useful for the improviser. Extensive syncopated rhythmic figures (via the use of rests, dotted notes and ties), mixed rhythmic figures and partial subdivision are also covered which are beneficial to today's improviser. Advanced Rhythms in…

Floating Turning Spinning

Floating turning spinning

Llyne Plowman's Float Turning Spinning for Oboe d'Amore and Harp. commissioned by Okeanos with funds from the RVW Trust and the David James Music Trust. Duration: 7 minutes

In order to be able to express yourself freely with the instrument a good technique is essential. But this technique should be discreet and become both natural and instinctive so that it can serve the music. This can be achieved by practising specific exercises like those presented throughout this method. This book details a vast practice programme covering the right hand technique first with bo…

Ed Hughes' Sky Blue for solo Clarinet and Orchestra. A4 study score.'This concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra is approximately eight minutes long.It was composed especially for Alison Hughes (clarinettist) and the University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra.Sky Blue is inspired by a painting of the same name made in 1940 by Wassily Kandinsky in which figures appear to float free across a clear blue sk…

Early to Mid-Elementary Level-Enter an enchanted musical world with these 6 wonderful lyrical pieces written especially for the elementary student. All but the final piece feature excellent teacher accompaniments. Each comes with short imaginative descriptions. Titles: Castle in the Clouds - The Enchanted Kingdom - Floating Flowers - The Playful Unicorn - Royal Waltz - The Wizard's Wand.

for Six Violoncellos-These are three musical portraits of the sounds and images associated with trains. I. On Track is energetic focusing on the forceful rhythms of a train speeding down the tracks with the reiterated rhythmic patterns (wheels-on-tracks) passed from one cello to another and the more sustained whistle sounds floating above. II. Lonesome Whistle is a blues-oriented movement in a ba…

Full Score-A barcarolle is a musical form which describes a song or instrumental piece in a swaying 6/8 time sugessting the lilting motion of a Venetian gondola. Shcherbakov's Barcarolle for Piano and Orchestra is less a literal interpretation of the traditional form but rather a spiritual one which suggests floating along a winding canal which is at times serene and darkly ominous at others. T…

'Diacritical Marks was written for the Chiara Quartet in 2011 and is in eight short movements. I have a huge anxiety about string quartets; they are normally meant to be giant expressions of a composer’s emotional life. Here I focused on details: a tiny dot above a letter a tiny swivel of the bow. The first and last movements are energetic and driving and the middle movements are more lyrica…

I wrote Cygncopations in 2003 for Victoria Walpole who gave its first performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton on 11th July of that year. The performance was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 as part of a Friday Night is Music Night programme from London's Mermaid Theatre. The work was subsequently recorded by BBC Radio 3 conducted by Barry Wordsworth. In 2005 Victoria…

Christian Bourdon's new book features traditional and modern African rhythms for Conga, Tumba and Djembe. The focus is on special playing techniques (floating hand, 'bascules') with exercises for one and two players plus 3 solo pieces. / Conga - Tumba - Djembé

By Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For Piano. Piano Adventures. Methods. Level: Grade 1. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Bastien Piano Basics, Level 1, Piano. For piano. Method book. Bastien Piano Basics. Learn To Play. Level 1. Instructional book. Introductory text, instructional text, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on most songs) and illustrations. 55 pages. Published by Neil A. Kjos Mu…

Expressive Piano Pieces in a Variety of Styles. Composed by Mike Springer. Piano Supplemental; Promotional Packet. Lyrical Landscapes. Recital. Book. Alfred Music #00-106942. Published by Alfred Music (AP.106942).

Celtic Music for Flute, Volume 2 by Jessica Walsh. For Flute. Saddle stitch. Celtic/Flute Instruction. Beginner/Intermediate. Book and Play Along CD. 52 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Published by ADG Productions

By Walter Noona. For piano. Level: Starter. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press. (40/1039H)

By Jim Taylor. For unison/2-part choir and piano. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild

(Book 1). By Rachel Beatty Kahl. Arranged by Rachel Beatty Kahl. For piano. Music Sales America. Designed to be played with student's very first piano book. Sacred. Softcover. 48 pages. Music Sales #BMC12102. Published by Music Sales

Composed by Herwig Stieger. Music Styles and Regions, Latin American, Percussion: Hand Percussion and Bodhran, Method. Book/CD Set. 143 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.610477).

High Voice. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Softcover. Size 9x12 inches. 192 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

(A Trio for Piccolo (or Flute), Clarinet, and Piano). By Eric Ewazen. Piano trio. For Piccolo (or Flute), Clarinet in Bb, Piano. Contemporary. Score and part(s). Standard notation. 40 12 pages. Duration 22 minutes. Published by Theodore Presser Company

By James Macmillan. SSAATTBB. BH Secular Choral. Softcover. 16 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060120756. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). Secular. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8247).

Composed by Gary Schocker. For guitar and harp. Published by Tuscany Publications

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). For high voice, piano. Secular, 21st century. Medium. Collection. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

All for a Baby by Ruth Elaine Schram. For SSA choir and piano. Christmas. Octavo. Published by Heritage Music Press

By Joseph M. Martin. Words by J. Paul Williams. For SSA Choir. Sheet Music. Published by Harold Flammer Music.

By Walter Noona. Piano. Level: Primer. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press.

Composed by Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Arranged by Mike Forbes. For 4 Trombones. Level 4 . Duration 1 minutes, 50 seconds. Published by Kendor Music Inc

(Musical Settings of the Poems of Emily Dickinson). Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). For soprano voice solo, piano. Secular, 21st century. Medium. Collection. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

By Carol Matz. For Piano. Piano Solo; Sheet; Solo. Signature Series. Early Elementary. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Low Voice. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Size 9x12 inches. 192 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

For SATB Choir. Religious, Choral. Sheet Music. Published by Novello and Co Ltd.

Composed by Chris M. Bernotas. Concert Band; Part(s); Score; SmartMusic. Sound Innovations for Concert Band. 130 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.44155).

Composed by Various. For piano duet. Collection. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By David Bobrowitz. Edited by J. Cameron Law. For string orchestra. Grade 2. Score and set of parts. Duration 2 minutes. Published by Grand Mesa Music