Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Volume 1 of Beethoven’s Sonatas for violin and piano includes the Three Sonatas Op. 12 composed around 1797/98 as well as the Sonatas Opp. 23 and 24 composed in 1800, the latter later becoming known under the epithet 'Spring Sonata'. Right from the start, Beethoven’s violin sonatas are duets for two equal partners. Musically, they are of different characters and are in no…

from Cantata No 208 'The Hunt Cantata'. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. L’immense production de Jean-Sébastien Bach ne contient qu’une vingtaine de cantates profanes dont la Cantate du café (BWV 211), la Cantate du mariage (BWV 202), Phébus et Pan (BWV 201) et la Cantate de la chasse (BWV 208), dont est extrait l’air Sheep May Safely Graze (Schafe können sicher weiden - Que les brebis paissent en paix)…

Par GAYE MARVIN / LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). Though initially written over 50 years ago, Marvin Gaye's plea for peace and understanding is a message that still resonates strongly and needs to be heard. This arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield maintains the original's easy cool and RandB rhythms in a format that allows modern-day students to find a way to bring some loving here today…

Arranged for Flute (TWV 40: 26-37). Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Georg Philipp Telemann composed thirty-six fantasias for solo instrument: twelve each for traverse flute, violin, and viola da gamba. While those for flute and violin belong to Telemann?s most popular works today, the fantasias for viola da gamba were unknown throughout much of recent history until a copy of these fantasias was redisc…

Alfred is pleased to introduce Elvina Pearce's Favorite Solos, Book 3, a collection of 14 intermediate to late intermediate solos for students of all ages. Students, teachers, and audiences will enjoy the variety of styles, sounds, and moods of this music. The pieces included in this collection have maintained their popularity among pianists for many years and will quickly become your favorites, t…

 'Un petit air de rien' Je voulais justement partir d'un petit air de rien avec un lointain et discret hommage à la riche culture vocale bulgare, On privilégiera donc la version bulgare comme une invitation à découvrir une autre langue, d'autres couleurs de voyelles, d'autres sonorités de consonnes, J'ai tenu cependant à réaliser une version française puisque le texte a d'abord été écrit dans cett…

Volver was originally composed by the man whose name is more closely associated than any other with the tango genre, singer/composer Carlos Gardel (1887/1890 - 1935). His birthplace and birthdate are both uncertain and are fiercely debated between France and Uruguay, but he grew up in the Abasto section of Buenos Aires and subsequently became an Argentine citizen. He introduced tangos into his rep…

FROM THE RESPONSORY DOMINE AD ADJUVANDUM ME FESTINA. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO / SIEVING ROBERT (Arr.). Robert Sieving\'s arrangement of Allegro for Double String Orchestra by Antonio Vivaldi, RV593, originally a motet featuring the vocal setting of Psalm 69 for soprano, 2 oboes, 2 SATB choirs, and double string orchestra, provides the opportunity for two orchestras to perform in opposition and have a m…

A 40-Week Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Vocal Technique. Par BAKER J. MARK. Vocal Aerobics provides 40 weeks worth of practice material. The online audio provides demo tracks of the exercises, as well as backing and demo tracks of the songs. Techniques covered include: proper breathing; chest voice vs. head voice; vowel formation and focus; diction; diphthongs and triph…

Published in 1648, Heinrich Schütz's 'Geistliche Chor-Music? is still regarded as one of his seminal works.A two-volume performance edition based on Werner Breig's revised new text was published in 2012 and 2013 (BA 5901/BA 5902).Now selected motets are being issued in separate volumes. They offer a modern notation and layout, retain the original keys and include an integrated figured bass realisa…