Musical Drama In Three Acts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The composition “Semele”, which premiered in February 1744, does not correspond to the genre criteria of either opera or oratorio and thus belongs to a number of significant works by Handel that elude clear classification. The editor of this edition calls the work a “musical drama in three acts”. The secular material is borrowed from Greek …

Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. This composition was never called a Nocturne by Chopin. It was probably written in 1830 when he was 20 years old, for his sister Louise, and was marked simply Lento, con gran espressione. It cannot be said to be in the form of a Nocturne, as Nocturnes are not written in any definite form, but the content justifies the name. It is interesting not only for itself but because it …

Music notation is a language that has been developing for thousands of years- even the manner in which we read music today has been around for several centuries. In learning to read music, we encounter basic symbols for pitch, duration, and timing. As we advance, we learn about dynamics, expression, timbre, and even special effects. How to Read Music will introduce you to the basics, then provide …

Kantate Zum Michaelisfest. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Thanks to the false attribution to Johann Sebastian Bach [BWV 219] of the cantata for St. Michael’s Day Siehe! es hat überwunden der Löwe TVWV 1:1328 by Georg Philipp Telemann, one of Telemann’s works experienced an unusually early renaissance. In 1884 the cantata was published in the Bach-Gesamtausgabe [Complete Edition] and from then onwards…

Warm-ups, technical training and studies. Most trumpet players blow downward a bit too much; as a consequence, the pressure point lies on the lower lip. The result: a thick, dull tone without treble and smoothness. The present technical exercises help to shift the pressure point to the upper lip. Thus, a much better treble, a finer tone and generally a better embouchure is gradually achieved. This…

Par CURNOW PAUL. Have your Drummers been patiently (or impatiently) standing at the back of the band while you rehearsed that expressive piece? Reward their equanimity with this fiery and percussive addition to Paul Curnow’s impressive and growing catalogue of works for Concert Band. This enticing new composition lies well within the command of a solid Grade 2 band while bringing the smoldering en…

Level 1, Complete Blues Harmonica Lesson Series. Par BARRETT DAVID. Basic Blues Harmonica Method is geared toward getting you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible. The songs and exercises have been designed to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument and allow you to take full advantage of the great sounding patterns available on your harmonica, without first having to learn ad…

By spelling his name backwards, the 19th-century pianist and composer Jean Louis Gobbearts created the pseudonym under which he published many of his pieces. These simple and charming pieces with descriptive titles develop various aspects of piano technique including legato and staccato articulation, grace notes, hand crossing, broken chords and melodic voicing. An excellent choice for early-inter…

Par DE HAAN JAN. The work Prevision has been composed in a freefantasy form. Sunk in thought the composersketches his prevision: the development of hissmall grandson growing up to be an adult man. After a brilliant introduction, a slow march follows, which symbolises the first steps toward adulthood. Aspects such as love and a sense of security, thatare indispensable for a positive development, ar…

Par . Matches method series in which students learn notes from middle-C outward on the grand staff. Gives focus to lifting from the keys led by the wrists as well as shifting arm weight from one finger to the next. Playing melodic intervals and selected harmonic intervals (2nds, 3rds, 5ths) with the building blocks necessary for playing two- and three-note chords. Various note naming exercises are…