Pianists at the late elementary level will experience a variety of Latin styles and rhythms in Wynn-Anne Rossi's Concertino in Latin Styles. The first movement features a bossa nova style, and the second movement captures the rhythm of a tango. The third movement has changing meters, alternating between 6/8 and 2/4, combined with staccato articulation to imitate the sound of claves. For students w…

This 8-minute work set entirely in Latin recounts King David's grief at the death of his son Absalom. Opening with a fiery Piano introduction a solo Tenor emerges from the echoing Keyboard clusters followed by a mournfulchoral response. The music then moves into a molto agitato Dies Irae with angry dissonance and mixed meters eventually resolving into a peaceful and tranquil Requiem Aeternam…

Paul Creston was born 10 October 1906 in New York of Italian parentage. Entirely self-taught with the exception of Piano and Organ lessons in his youth Creston pursued studies in theory composition literature and philosophy while working to support himself and his poor immigrant family. Fiercely independent by nature the composer developed his style free of any particular school of thought or…

Par BRIGGS FRANK. This book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles, author Frank Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. Briggs states, 'He believes the more you know about dif…

This impressive new composition by Richard Saucedo features a variety of musical styles in a contemporary sounding setting. The “Chorale” is written with lush scoring and emotional peaks and valleys. The driving“Presto” uses mixed meters and a combination of woodwind flourishes and fanfare-like brass figures. The “Chorale” theme is creatively woven into this sec…

The majestic Psalm 100 provides the text for this uplifting concert setting for 2-Part voices. The strong opening theme over a rhythmic piano underlay is developed through echo patterns in the vocals contrasting meters and a buoyant recapitulation and key change.

The melodies of MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) span the entire chronology of his creative output, from his earliest song BALLADE DE LA REINE MORTE D`AIMER (1893), written during his student years at the Paris Conservatory, to the cycle DON QUICHOTTE À DULCINEE (1932-33), his last compositions in any genre. In his songs, Ravel's text settings display a meticulous attention to detail. Ravel´s melodies ar…

Sperie Karas takes you systematically through the land of syncopation, starting with 4/4 time, and on to odd and changing meters. The mastery of these solos prepares you for today's musical scene, giving you the control and security for the most demanding contemporary musical challenges in jazz, pop, and rock. Your reading skills will also be rewarded. 50 Syncopated Snare Drum Solos is ideal for c…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Eight carefully crafted mini-compositions that begin with simple time signatures and rhythms and work up to mixed meters and complex rhythms. The exercises are musically rewarding and fun to play, and will give your students the practice they need to develop rhythmic accuracy. / Niveau : 2 / Etude / Educatif