Par RAVEL MAURICE. Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the modern spirit that characterized all his musical works. This superb collection includes many of his most admired and performed songs and song cycles. Reprinted from authoritative French editions and with new English translations of the original French texts. Edited by Arbie Orenstein./ Répertoire …

Par NILLES ANIKA. If you don’t have access to your drums regularly, travel a lot, or have neighbors with sensitive ears, you will already have a PRACTICE PAD. But practicing without a drum kit is special! To keep your hands agile and dive deeper into EFFECTIVE METHODS that really improve your pad technique, ANIKA NILLES‘ PAD BOOK is JUST THE THING!  Anika gives plenty of options WHAT AND HOW to pr…

Musical Impressions was written to provide pianists with the experience of playing in a variety of styles. Capturing the essence of different styles is an important aspect of pianistic development. Jazz styles, romantic ballads, mysterious sounds, and more are found in this series, providing pianists of any age with pieces in many moods. / Piano

edited by Kenneth Sillito. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Sergei Rachmaninov, is regarded as one of the most formidable pianists of all time and the last truly great composer in the Russian Romantic tradition. Vocalise op. 34 no. 14 is a beautiful melody. It is an all-time favourite orchestral piece that flows above the lush chords that begin this work, and weaves in and out with additional themes. This …

Symphonic Observations About Albrecht Dürer'S Apocalypse. Par MAINTZ PHILIPP. The doomsday visions of Albrecht Dürer's woodcut series 'Apocalypse with Pictures” have inspired many composers to create musical representations of the pictured events. With 'septimus angelus', Philipp Maintz follows in this tradition. However he abandons the pattern of a primarily pictorial reinterpretation of these ar…

Arr. Otto M. Schwarz. Par PRAETORIUS MICHAEL. The many sided and productive Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) is knwon as a composer of dance music, sacred music and music for the advent and Christmas time. He worked as Kapelmeister to the court at Wolffenbuttel, but he was also asked to serve in other places, includin Dresden. Praetorius was valued for the new impulses he gave to music by means of h…

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par VON REZNICE EMIL NIKOLAUS. Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestral conductor and a highly regarded musicteacher he made his mark in a number of cities, including Mannheim and Berlin. As a composer hesprang to f…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Westfort Ouverture was called after the Dutch village Westervoort that is situated near Arnhem. It is an opening work of many contrasts and completely built on one main motive: G-C-D-E-F#-D-E. / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

The Ukulele Playlist: The Black Book includes 30 classic rock songs especially arranged for the ukulele from artists such as Green Day, Whitesnake, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, The Kinks, Queen, Spinal Tap and many more, including full lyrics, strumming patterns and ukulele chord diagrams./ Recueil / Ukulélé

Georg Frideric Händel 's Serse (Xerxes) has everything one would expect from a Baroque opera - many intertwining love stories, affairs, intrigues, scheming, misunderstanding and forgiving - all presented in the great master's magnificent music. The opera is set in Persia in 480 BC and is very loosely based upon Xerxes I of Persia, though there is little in either the Baroque libretto or music that…