Par O'HARA LABRIE KATIE. Waking up on a cold winter day. Sledding. Hot chocolate. It's a snow day! Written by Katie O'Hara LaBrie, Snow Day! is craftily designed only using the notes of a D major scale. This highly accessible piece, with its bright melodies and jingle bell accompaniment will delight students and audiences. (2:10) This title is available in SmartMusic. / Date parution : 2022-10-12/…

Par LAMBERT RICHARD. 3 movement sonata in a modern style The Sonata for euphonium and piano was written in 2013, an idiomatic transcription of the Sonata for bassoon and piano (Op.36) Lasting about 13 minutes, it has three movements: Allegro Moderato - Larghetto - Allegretto con spirito. The first movement is free-ranging tonally, continually developing the initial thematic material - a neo-Baroqu…

Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. Melodia Blues, a swinging composition by PeterKleine Schaars begins with a robust intro. Fourbars follow, which can be repeated ad lib. toallow for an optional announcement (this is theso-called VAMP). The blues theme follows alongwith two written-out improvisations. These can beexpanded - depending on the resources withinyour band. After a richly scored reprise of thethe…

Par MC CARTNEY PAUL. Six songs written specially for Linda McCartney in arrangements for string quartet. Paul McCartney's unmistakable melodic and rhythmic style come to the fore in these beautiful pieces. They are presented here in skilful arrangements by Michael Thomas, Robert Pansera and the Loma Mar Quartet. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Leichte bis mittelschwere Etüden. Par COLES PAUL. These pleasing little studies have been written to help the student to develop a basic technique based upon the traditional teachings of Francisco Tárrega, Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani to name but a few. They are enjoyable to play, with memorable melodies, harmonics, and rhythms. The studies progress from relatively easy to more demanding pieces…

Par PUJOL MAXIMO DIEGO. Suite Mágica arranged for harp and guitar. All four movements - Preludio, Vals, Tango and Candombe - take their cues from Argentine dance forms and are presented in a well-balanced and conversational style for the two instruments. Simple in structure and romantic in spirit, the movements alternate gracefully between interwoven dance material and heart-meltingly beautiful in…

Par WHITBOURN JAMES. This glorious collection of beautiful choral music by composer James Whitbourn includes fifteen short works drawn from his oeuvre from the first few years of the 21st century. Many of his greatest compositions are included in The Choral Collection, with many of the pieces working perfectly for seasonal performances, while also reflecting the many fruitful collaborations of Whi…

Par SZELENYI ISTVAN. The Hungarian composer István Szelényi (1904-1972) studied with Zoltán Kodály and later himself became a lecturer at the Budapest Academy of Music. This Rhapsody, published here for the first time, was written in 1956 for the Henryk Wieniawski Composition Competition in Warsaw. On the autograph manuscript Szelényi noted in French a saying of his former composition teacher Zolt…

Par COHEN MARY. 15 irresistible intermediate level jazz studies for solo Violin and Violin duet expertly written and arranged by Mary Cohen to extend players' technique. Approximately grade 4 to 6 level. Each piece concentrates on a specific jazz style, and has practice and performance tips to guide the student and outline technical and musical goals. A perfect introduction to true jazz playing, i…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…