Par VILHELMSEN INGEBJORG. 'The Cosmographic Mystery' outlines the great mysteries and secrets of the universe. The musical foundation is a tribute to composer Gustav Holst, and his suite 'The Planets'. Each movement from the suite is quoted in the course of the piece. The title is taken from a book by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, which was published in the 17th century. The book explains…

La Poule G Minor. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Le célèbre concerto pour trois violons, alto, violoncelle et basse est publié dans cette édition pratique avec la prosternation indications et nageoire-gerings. Sa particularité résulte des caractéristiques titres des mouvements : La Poule - Menuet - Menuet - L'Enharmonique - L'Egyptienne/ Répertoire / 3 Violons, Alto, Violoncelle et Contrebasse

Par HESS NIGEL. To the Stars!' est le fruit d'une collaboration unique entre Nigel Hess et les enfants de plusieurs écoles de Bedfordshire qui ont été invités à contribuer des idées pour un livret basé sur les thèmes de l'exploration et le voyage dans l'espace. Le travail a été exécuté puis lors d'un concert au Royal Albert Hall présentant les oeuvres de Services de musique County Bedfordshire. La…

Joining The Dots' offers guitarists lots of material to help build confidence and skill in sight-reading. The series brings together a range of activities to help students improve their sense of fingerboard geography, helping them to read new music more quickly and easily.The five books cover the requirements for ABRSM's sight-reading tests at each of Grades 1 to 5, and include:many short, charact…

For soprano/tenor (c'-a''), recorder, and bc Corydon Love frowns in beateous Myra's Eyes Cleora sat beneath a shade When Loves soft passion Menalcas once the gayest Swain These five English cantatas are elegant and entertaining pieces; the characters Corydon, Menalcas , Thyrsis, from Virgil's Georgics are joined by nymphs and shepherds from the English madrigal tradition. While all the cantat…

Kleine Werke aus aller Welt. Par DE HAAN JAN / ROBERT VAN BERINGEN / ERIC J.HOVI / . BLÄSERKLASSE GLOBUS führt junge Musiker vom Proberaum in die weite Welt: Durch alle fuünf Kontinente geht es von Amerika uüber Europa nach Japan und nach Afrika und schließlich zu den Kängurus nach Australien. Als Souvenirs nehmen die Reisenden Eindruücke von den Klangwelten in den verschiedenen Regionen mit. Vert…

Kleine Werke aus aller Welt. Par DE HAAN JAN / ROBERT VAN BERINGEN / ERIC J.HOVI / . BLÄSERKLASSE GLOBUS führt junge Musiker vom Proberaum in die weite Welt: Durch alle fuünf Kontinente geht es von Amerika uüber Europa nach Japan und nach Afrika und schließlich zu den Kängurus nach Australien. Als Souvenirs nehmen die Reisenden Eindruücke von den Klangwelten in den verschiedenen Regionen mit. Vert…

Five Variations on the 'Brugg Song'. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Kaleidoscope is a set of five variations of on the ‘Brugger Lied’ (Brugg Song) which is the traditional song of the town of Brugg. The lyrics tell of the geography, people and traditions of this charming and historic town, which is situated in the north of Switzerland, near to the German border, about halfway between Basel and Zurich. Each va…

Par SHELTON MELVIN L.. Shifting harmonies in the stately but exciting opening introduce a lovely lyric theme. A gorgeous 8-measure Alto Sax solo (cued Tpt. ) brings in a second, extended lyric theme which gradually develops beautiful counterpoint reminiscent of a Romantic serenade. Melvin Shelton’s sensitive scoring makes this excellent concert and contest offering both accessible and worthwhile. …

Par FREEMAN ALEX. Alex Freeman found initial inspiration for his string quartet (2015) in a series of photographs a geologist friend showed him of en échelon veins in rock formations. The open strings punctuated with pizzicato unisons that begin the single-movement work call to mind something crystalline and shimmering, which is immediately infused with tumbling lyrical lines in something of a rap…