Par KHACHATURIAN ARAM. In 1941, Khatchaturian composed a ballet soon to be known throughout the world - Gayaneh. In this piece the composer describes the landscape of his native country Armenia, and the people who tried to build the country to create a happy life there. Evil powers, however, try to destroy the peaceful work. Gayaneh is a young ordinary woman who cares greatly for her village. In a…

Par HARRISON TOM. Tom Harrison's book How to Become a Film Composer gives up-and-coming composers the inspiration, information and the tools necessary to succeed in today's music for media industry. Harrison has spent years working on the front line in Hollywood, where he has held key positions on music teams for some of the world's most successful television shows. His own music can be heard all …

for solo piano. Par RUO HUANG. Huang Ruo has been lauded by the New Yorker as 'one of the worlds leading young composers' and by the New York Times for having “a distinctive style. ” His vibrant and inventive musical voice draws equal inspiration from Chinese ancient and folkmusic, Western avant-garde, experimental, noise, natural and processed sound, rock, and jazz to create a seamless, organic i…

Like Dvorák's third and fourth quartets (in D major and E minor respectively), String Quartet #2 in B-flat major was probably composed between 1868 and 1870, when the young and still inexperienced composer was openly responding to stimuli from his musical surroundings and excitedly adopting new compositional techniques. All three quartets were long considered lost - it was even said that Dvorák de…

Variants on a Japanese Folk Song. Par CURNOW JAMES. The beautiful Japanese folk song 'Ancient Castle' is transformed and enhanced through subtle variation in this stunning setting by James Curnow. Curnow, who is so respected by directors of more experienced bands, shows how effective he is at the very easy level as well. Offering ample opportunity to focus your band's attention on intonation and b…

Dans cette incursion musicale Mike Cornick a conduit le pianiste de l'époque Baroque à nos jours. Ses arrangements de titres bien connus tels que l'Air de Bach, Mozart Ave Verum Corpus, prière du soir de Humperdinck Heymann/Young When I fall in Love et Elton John et Your Song de Bernie Taupin illustrent également la vaste gamme de styles disponibles aux pianistes. Biographie : Mike Cornick est né …

There are some songs that naturally warm both the heart and the vocal chords, and there is no better time of year than the holidays to sing them. Alfred introduces this book of songs guaranteed to bring Christmas joy to young and old alike. Christmas Song Essentials captures the essence of the season with the ultimate songs to celebrate Christmas. A total of 51 titles include classics like 'The F…

12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing, ballads, rock, pop, holiday, Latin and a great warm-up chart titled Loosen Up. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and 4 rhythm, but designed to sound full and …

Par POGSON STEVE. A Cantata For Young Voices/ Répertoire / Choeur de Jeunes et Piano

21 character duets for pupil and teacher. Par COBB CELIA. Cool Beans is an eclectic mix of 21 character duets composed by Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell. The pieces draw on a wide range of moods, styles and playing techniques, and young string players will enjoy exploring and performing them with their teachers. The duets in Cool Beans are designed to encourage excellence in both technical and perfo…