Discovering Creative Improvisation For String Players. Par WALLER JULIANNA. Learn how to improvise and explore your creativity with this method developed by acclaimed fiddler, violinist, and instructor Julianna Waller. This book is divided into four Skill Sections and presented in workbook format. Each exercise includes basic and advanced examples as well as easy progress tracking. The unique impr…

Par KODALY ZOLTAN. This edition is based on the fi rst printed score published in 1927 (Universal Edition UE 8943), and was compared with Kodály’s own conductor’s copy, three additional scores held in the Budapest Zoltán Kodály Archives containing autograph notes, as well as the corrections from the piano reduction and the orchestral parts of the stage work, kept in the archives of the publisher. …

O Gloriosa Domina is divided into three distinct parts: the beginning is in chorale style with sparkling harmonies and surprising chords throughout. A contrasting, fast and very rhythmic middle section follows. The finale recalls the chorale and climaxes in an ecstatic ending. This piece is well suited for advanced choirs. / Saxophone Alto Et Piano

Par BENNETT JON. A set of 12 beautiful new folk tunes arranged for acoustic instruments and suitable for ensembles ranging from duos to small orchestras. Each tune has three written parts – melody, countermelody, and bass line – as well as chords shown beneath the melody line. In addition to technical tips there is a video performance of each tune by Moonrakers played at a steady pace. Suitable fo…

Unlock the secrets of playing Drums to reveal how to become a successful drummer.This level three book covers Grade 6, 7 and 8. It includes detailed explanations of the techniques required to master any music exam.Throughout the book, you will be encouraged to develop your creativity and individuality as well as enhance both your aural and visual skills in order to become the best musician you can…

Par HAGEN JOCELYN. Jocelyn Hagen is one of the best-loved choral composers working in the USA today. Her Mother’s Song uses a touching translation by Willis Barnstone of an anonymous Japanese text in which the health and well-being of a mother’s child is sought. Commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and scored for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir, this three-minute piece c…

For each song you will hear the full version, featuring the Pianist accompanied by an Orchestra, as well as a playback version for you to play along to. There are three different versions for each piece: 1)Keyboard/Organ 2)Piano (medium difficulty) 3)Piano (simple for beginners) The pieces in Tubes Du Jazz Claviers are great for playing as part of a group. The included harmonic grids will help Bas…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. This concert work, the latest of Jacob de Haan works based on American states, is a suite in three movements, based on a well-known folk tune from Arkansas. In the course of this varied work the folk song appears in its complete form and in fragments, in major and in minor, as a ballad in a lyrical orchestration, as a blues, accompanied by a jazzy rhythm and at the end again in …

The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. The name referrers to an ancient Greek festival and dance. This piece has a haunting quality to its very familiar melody while its harmonies are atmospheric and ethereal. The setting would easily stand on its own but would also lend itself well to choreography for m…

Essential Grooves For Writing, Performing and Producing Contemporary Music packs everything you need to know about contemporary styles into a must-have reference of audio, scores, and text. Written by three great artists, who also happen to be teachers, the book presents 41 different grooves covering all the important styles that have influenced contemporary music, each performed by live players. …