Par BROWN ROBERT. A must for improvising guitarists who play all styles, from rock to jazz. This is a thorough and unique approach to learning and applying the scales and modes to improvisation on the guitar. Each book includes: exercises and licks in standard music notation and tablature, examples in a variety of styles, easy-to-read scale diagrams, lessons that teach you to solo freely throughou…

Elegy For Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The initial idea was for a millennium piece, which it is, but rather than add to the many celebratory pieces that have understandably been written to salute the 3rd millennium, Philip Sparke thought it would perhaps be appropriate to think about the aspects of life that are constantly with us (such as faith and philosophy) rather than the exciting changes that th…

Par WHITE MAURICE. Still one of the funkiest tunes ever written, here is Earth, Wind and Fire's September in a version for younger bands. Paul Murtha expertly captures the infectious groove of the original. You simply can't go wrong with this one! / Date parution : 2024-04-27/ Répertoire / Jazz Ensemble

Exceptional singer Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) owes his early successes to the 'songs for voice and piano? genre, whose raison d'être he defines in his journal as follows: 'To highlight a poem, word for word but without uniformity - to emphasize its meaning without distorting it - to shine light upon one idea, obscure another and present it all in vocal, sung form - to produce a sharp, precise sensa…

Muzika aizlidoju'ajiem putniem / Music for Fleeting Birds. Par VASKS PETERIS. This is the first of two works by the successful Latvian composer for this instrumentation. It was written in 1977 and shows his early compositional style: while freely notated in the beginning, improvisational sections then change over to chordal passages with sharply accentuated rhythm. It is particularly in the freely…

Faber New Choral Works. Par PITTS ANTONY. Anthony Pitts' XL is a setting of Psalm 40 for 40 singers.(8 x  SATBarB), which he describes as a companion piece for Tallis's masterpiece Spem in alium.  this piece is from the Faber New Choral Works Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living c…

Par PUSCOIU COSTEL. Great performers have proven that the viola can be successfully used for playing not only classic music, but also symphonic or chamber music from the classical, romantic or modern 36 period just as well as any other musical instrument. No longer is the contemporary repertoire considered unfit for the viola. This collection contains music which has been adapted and arranged espe…

This book focuses on the key elements of Django Reinhardt's style of Gypsy jazz or 'jazz Manouche'. Author Stephane Wrembel gained his impressive knowledge of the style through years of experience jamming with French Gypsies and studying with masters of the style. Wrembel acquired his skills entirely by ear and has taught scores of musicians worldwide using the method that appears here in text …

Par . A collection of thirty guitar solos for the plectrum or flatpick guitarist drawn from the early American shape-note tradition. These songs reflect the rugged faith of America?s early settlers and range from joyous, rhythmic pieces to somber, contemplative melodies. The arrangements are of medium difficulty and present a broad palate of harmonic colors. Written in standard notation and tabl…

Par RAE JAMES. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEARNING All of these pieces for young trumpet players in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as a solo or in unison with others. Some have an optional 2nd part and may also serve as ensemble material. MIXED ENSEMBLE OPTION Whilst written specifically for the trumpet, a special section is included of four pieces which are 'key friendly' for beginne…