A Melodrama Interspersed With Music. Par BENDA GEORG. Georg Anton Benda's melodrama „Medea' (1775) was one of the most successful German musical theatre works of the late 18th century. With a libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter, the work soon became a great influence within the melodrama genre. For several decades, it was performed all over central Europe, developing an impressive reception histo…

Par JONES NORAH. A collection of ten timeless classics and jazzy grooves as performed by one of the most distinctive voices of modern times. This book and CD offers you the chance to take the place of Norah Jones, with full Piano, Voice and Guitar arrangements of her best-loved songs. The CD features a set of superb professional backing tracks arranged to recreate the sounds of the original record…

Discover the legendary voices of 20th century musical theatre. This book and CD features popular songs, hits from the shows and songs associated with key vocalists of the era, with arrangements and backings based on the authentic broadway productions where posSible. Information on singers, songs and shows is also included. à great resource for every singer! / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil …

for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'The next I'll do is 3 violin quartets' wrote Schumann to Clara Wieck in 1838, stating his reasons in a letter dated 17 March 1838: 'The thought of the quartets gives me pleasure. The piano is getting too narrow for me. In composing now I often hear a lot of things that I can barely suggest. For instance, it is remarkable how I invent almo…

Roméo et Juliette Op.17 Hol.73: Symphonie dramatique
For his third symphony “Roméo et Juliette” (1839) Berlioz turned to his greatest literary passion, Shakespeare, drawing once again on his ownmost fervent experiences.
Berlioz’s discovery of Shakespeare in 1827 had been overwhelming not only for the dramatic force of the poetry and drama, but also because the leading actress of the comp…

Par DELLO JOIO NORMAN. Version for Upper Voices and Piano./ Feuillet / Choeur SSA

Par DONIZETTI GAETANO. Through works such as Verdi’s Requiem or Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, we know that the great composers of Italian bel canto opera also wrote marvelous sacred music. Yet most of these pieces are rarely performed. This is also true of Gaetano Donizetti’s Messa di Requiem, which he composed as an expression of grief at the early death of Vincenzo Bellini in 1835. Neither performe…

A Practical Sight-Singing Course. Par EILERS JOYCE / EMILY CROCKER. Don't read notes, read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading, careful sequencing and musicallyinteresting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing, pitch relationships and to develop…

The Collected Lyrics of Kevin Ayers. Par AYERS KEVIN. Shooting at the Moon celebrates the music and lyrics of Kevin Ayers, one of the great bohemian voices of British music. Kevin Ayers was an English singer-songwriter who was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement and a founding member of the band Soft Machine in the 60s. With introductions by Galen Ayers, Josh Payne and Ro…

Par WALTERS EDMUND. Three playful Christmas songs originally written for the Duncombe Road School Choir of Liverpool in 1977. The three carols are suitable for children's voices and a delightfully unusual selection that will add sparkle to your Yuletide concerts./ Recueil / Choeur d'Enfants et Piano