To create a coherent oeuvre, Duvillier-Wable drew on the array of possibilities offered by chamber music in his series of six Sonatas, composed between 1992and 2007. Sonata IV For String Quartet was written in 1994, the year his father - painter René Duvillier, a friend of Charles Estienne and André Breton- fell gravely ill. / Quatuor De Cordes

Par BOUTHIER CHRISTIAN. Hello Kentucky is a light-hearted march, written in American style, which makes use of snippets from the traditional folk song My Old Kentucky Home. / Niveau : 2.5 / Marche / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par CLARKE GENE. Easy to Play Violin Airs and Ballads is a collection of 25 nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century folk and popular songs from England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. All of the songs are written in easy rhythms, entirely in first position, with bowing indications and suggested guitar chords. Each tune corresponds with the same song in Easy to Play Viola Airs a…

Détendez-vous au piano avec cette collection exceptionnelle de morceaux satisfaisants et profondément beaux à jouer. Les chansons comprennent : American Beauty Theme (Thomas Newman) - Big My Secret (extrait de The Piano) (Michael Nyman) - Cinema Paradiso Love Theme (Ennio Morricone) - Dawn (extrait d\'Orgueil et Préjugés) (Dario Marianelli) - Fly (Ludovico Einaudi) - In the Morning Light (Yanni) -…

Ragtime, jazz and blues are just some of the many colors presented in Martha Mier's Keyboard Kaleidscope, Books 1 and 2. These two collections feature a rich variety of sounds and styles for the pianist seeking adventure at the keyboard. Each collection contains seven solos. Book 1 is designed for late elementary pianists while Book 2 has been written at the early intermediate level. / Piano

The two-movement, incompletely transmitted Horn Concerto in D major K. 412 was long considered as Mozart?s first horn concerto - it is, however, his last, and was written between March and December 1791. Mozart undertook revisions in the autograph ? which contains the most important orchestral parts next to the entire solo horn part ? in order to adjust the work to the modest technical abilities o…

Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos series contains 153 progressive piano pieces published across six volumes by Editio Musica Budapest. The series, which was written between 1926 and 1939, starts with very easy beginner etudes and progresses to difficult advanced technical displays, and remains an essential part of modern piano lessons and education. All six volumes are available exclusively from Faber Mus…

for piano quartet. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turned out. 2010 is a Chopin year, and I made this pair of nocturnes into a little tribute, after playing through and listening to most of his output. Never bef…

John Dryden wrote two odes in honour of the patroness of music and musicians - A Song For St. Cecilia's Day , in 1687, and, in 1697, Alexander's Feast , both of which were subsequently set to music by Handel. A Song For St. Cecilia's Day proved so popular that it was performed six times during the winter of 1739-40, in spite of the fact that this was a 'hard winter'. Written for soprano and tenor …

Another outstanding, swingin' chart from the expert Dave Wolpe. A great tune at 152 BPM, fat ensemble voicings, nice solis, written-out solos for trumpet 2 and piano, and optional parts to include vibes. What's not to like? (2:40) / Ensemble De Jazz