Compiled and edited by Helen Marlais Succeeding with the Masters is a series dedicated to the authentic keyboard works of Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th Century masters.This series provides a complete and easily accessible method for learning and performing the works of the masters. Each book presents the works in historical perspective for the student and provides the means and the moti…

String Quartet No.1 Op.14 in four movements by British composer Benjamin Frankel composed in 1944. This is the Full Score. Frankel's compositions were largely neglected following his death. After BBC Radio 3 featured him as their 'Composer of the Week' and the German record company CPO partnered with the Australian Broadcasting Company to record his entire works his oeuvre was reassessed to gr…

From their 2011 album Peace on Earth this song by Casting Crowns offers a fresh perspective on a familiar lyric with a fusion of contemporary and classical sounds that will provide a joyful and inspirational moment inyour concert. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA 2-Part ChoirTrax CD. Rhythm parts (syn gtr b dm) available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 4:15.

It's a casting call for the annual holiday revue and a host of familiar North Pole faces are lined up to audition, headshots and resumes in hand. Three Elves, a not-so-famous Reindeer, a stage-worthy Snowman, Mrs. C. herself, and regular kid Cameron make the first cut and are put to test by their never seen but consistently heard through a sound system director---Santa Claus! Fantastic Broadway-st…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Masterpieces of Italian Opera-The verismo opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo is the first work in Bärenreiter's new series ?Masterpieces of Italian Opera? (MIO). Pagliacci which was Leoncavallo's most successful work has remained an integral part of opera literature up until today. The role of Canio the tragic clown helped many singers achieve successful performances and iconic interpretatio…

John Hammond is regarded as one of the most prolific and outstanding solo acoustic blues guitarists on the scene today. His career has spanned more than four decades and he has recorded and appeared on nearly 50 albums. In this in-depth interview taped in 1991 you get an inside glimpse of John's aspirations his style and techniques that distinguish him as a unique and inspiring solo blues guita…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Sa Música évoque l’histoire et l’ambiance de l’île espagnole de Majorque, l’une des îles Baléares. L’oeuvre débute avec une introduction majestueuse s’inspirant de motifs grecs. Peu à peu, les influences espagnoles se distinguent clairement dans le thème rapide qui vient ensuite, une véritable fiesta. A cette ambiance festive succède le calme, avec un lent passage lyrique que Ja…

Classical Music For Dummies is a friendly funny easy-to-understand guide to composers instruments orchestras concerts recordings and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles ofhuman achievement and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll learn how Bach is different from Beethoven how Mozart is different still and why…

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written origin…