Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Easter Cantata. Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in grim death's prison) Easter Cantata In recent years the demand for making available a larger number of choral works by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) has made itself felt more strongly than ever before. Within the past few years the search for unpublished manuscripts of choral compositions written by Johann Pachelbel has …

Par RAE JAMES. This is the second book of Progressive Jazz Studies and it includes over 40 original studies for the developing jazz saxophonist. In the first section the book shows players how to take a tune and jazz it up , they learn to craft a simple, rhythmic jazz solo from any well-known tune. Section two teaches about various jazz tonalities helping to develop confidence with whole-tune, dim…

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso, Mambo, Salsa, Songo, Bossa, Guaracha, Samba and Latin-Blues. The 24 grooves totalling over 200 riffs/phrases and play-a-long tracks consists of a v…

Discover the Waltzes is the third edition in the De Haske Flexible String Trios series which offers many possibilities to string ensembles of various instrumentations. The set contains a three-part score and nine individual parts for violin, viola and cello. This means that the pieces can be played in any combination of string instruments, depending on the musicians available.Discover the Waltzes …

Par RAE JAMES. This book has been written to familiarise the clarinettist with the various rhythms and phrasings encountered in modern music. Each study deals with a particular aspect of rhythmic playing, ranging from Jazz and Rock to modern Classical interpretation. They are of short to moderate lenght in order to maximise concentration on style. They are compiled in order of difficulty. Early to…

Line Playing · Voice-Leading · Chromaticism · Bebop Scales
A clear and practical step-by-step approach to chromaticism, line playing and voice leading. The CD contains 23 play-along tracks (most of them played in two tempos), based on standard chord progressions, performed by a professional rhythm section, featuring Renato Chicco on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In …

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. In its various reconstructed and completed version, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Mark Passion BWV 247 occupies a fixed place in the pre-Easter concert repertoire. As the third of what were originally five Passions, not only was it the latest to be written, it is also the most enigmatic of the known Good Friday works composed by the Kantor of the Thomasschule. The fundamen…

Auld Lang Syne. Par TRADITIONAL. This traditional melody is known worldwide as a song of farewell. Jan Van der Roost treated it as an anthem in this splendid arrangement. The melody is brought to us in whole or in part by various instruments and is surrounded by logical yet original - sometimes surprising - chords that dare to fluctuate. After a broad tutti, the ensemble begins to die out. The pie…

With 'The Techniques of Trombone Playing', Mike Svoboda has written a book conceived as a valuable guide for composers and trombonists. It familiarises composers with contemporary trombone techniques and shows how to put them to creative use. Furthermore it helps trombonists to view and employ their versatile instrument as a multi-functional sound generator. Together with composer Michel Roth, Mi…