Nikolai Kapustin's Curiosity for Piano was composed in 2015 and has a duration of approximately 9 minutes. Born in the Ukraine in 1937 Nikolai Kapustin has earned a veritable reputation as a Jazz pianist arranger and composer fusing Jazz sensibilities into a classical setting. Suitable for pianists looking for technically demanding pieces between modern and jazz music which sound like highly sk…

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Launch of Curiosity-La composition Mission to Mars illustre les principales étapes de la mission Curiosity le robot non habité qui a exploré la planète rouge. Elle débute par un motif joué par les cuivres suivi d?un andante et d?un allegro moderato représentant quelques déceptions ainsi que la détermination et le courage de mener le projet à bonne fin. Nous entendons ensuite le lancement de…

The Launch of Curiosity-La composition Mission to Mars illustre les principales étapes de la mission Curiosity le robot non habité qui a exploré la planète rouge. Elle débute par un motif joué par les cuivres suivi d?un andante et d?un allegro moderato représentant quelques déceptions ainsi que la détermination et le courage de mener le projet à bonne fin. Nous entendons ensuite le lancement de…

Par BIRCH SVEN. Each piece is based on a motive characteristic of the respective style. For all its simplicity, the composer achieves to keep the musical curiosity alive by little variants in melody and accompaniment. This makes engaging with this music both motivating and instructive. The markings for articulation and dynamic help to achieve a profiled, expressive playing. The fingering, kept to …

David Knotts' Coyote Star Song for Piano Trio.American Indian myth tells the story of Coyote who makes a ladder stretching from earth to sky. Five wolves climb up to have a closer look at the two grizzly bears they can see from down below. Coyote warns them not to get too close but their curiosity gets the better of them. The wolves look at the bears: the bears look at the wolves. ‘that looks go…

‘…a true celebration of great and heartfelt music.’ Acoustic Guitarâ€� John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee are two pivotal figures in the history of British folk music. Founding members of the British folk-rock group Pentangle in the 1960s guitarist John Renbourn and vocalist Jacqui McShee have been musical collaborators and innovators for four decades. Renbourn’s guitar style is a unique pr…

I Will Bow And Be Simple from 'Three Shaker Tunes' arranged by Betty Jacobson for SSA choir with Piano accompaniment.'The form of worship practiced by the Shakers in New England has been a subject of curiosity for more than a century and a half. The Shakers originated in the English Quaker Church and came to America in 1774 and settled in New England and in New York state. They still exist in some…

Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702/3-1771)Concerto in C major for viola da gamba, two violins, viola, and basso continuoGraunWV A:XIII:2While this concerto contains the excitement and virtuosity which is the soul of the concerto, it is perhaps less demanding than some of Graun?s other gamba concertos. We are indeed fortunate that it has recently come to light again after the chaos of the war years and th…

Lewis Carroll from 'Alice in Wonderland' and inspiration for this lively and fun piece of light organ music. ' . . . suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!' (when she thought it over afterwards it occurred to h…

Written as a commission for the Palmetto Consortium of South Carolina this expansive work explores the delight wonderment and excitement of a young boy's hopes and dreams. Several stylistic elements combine to depict variousemotions and imaginings. In the words of the composer “a boy's dreams are fantastical and mysterious show great curiosity and yet most importantly they are innocent …

This expansive overture for band takes the listener and performer on a varied path of moods and styles. The opening portrays the start of a new day full of wonder and promise. The second section represents curiosity in the world and paraphrases the hymn On Eagle's Wings. A lyric section follows featuring a solo for trumpet. The next section (The Glorious) is dynamic and powerful in nature before …

Volume Three-This is the third volume of a series of DVDs presenting the recent evolution of fingerstyle guitar presents a range of stylists who at times appear to have little more in common than the mantle of instrumentalists testing their talents and repertoires to the limit. What bridge exists between Larry Coryell’s avant-garde amble and Martin Carthy’s assay of a bagpipe tune? Only one of…