Fauré's exquisite Fantaisie is one of the jewels in chamber music for which we are indebted to his time at the Paris Conservatoire. The flute professor there, Paul Taffanel, had asked his colleague for a virtuoso examination piece. Fauré presented him with the manuscript in 1898 with the explicit indication 'to modify unplayable passages? before using it in the exam. As the autograph score no long…

Par THIELE BOB / WEISS GEORGE. Arrangement and Orchestration by Andrea Cappellari. Full score and 26 parts: 1) C Instr. (Flute, Violin) / 1) Bb Instr. (Clarinet, Soprano Sax., Trumpet) / 2) C Instr. (Flute, Violin, Oboe) / 2) Bb Instr. (Clarinet) / 3) C Instr. (Violin, Viola) / 3) Bb Instr. (Clarinet, Soprano Sax.) / 4) C Instr. (VViola) / 4) Bb Instr. (Clarinet, Soprano Sax.) / 5) C Instr. (Violi…

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A collection of pieces, all carefully selected and arranged to provide supplementary material for today's young violinists. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple, but effective piano accompaniment. Contains a variety of musical styles ranging from folk and classical through to showtunes and popular …

These two extraordinary works of late Mozart, KV 594 and KV 608, were both composed to fulfill a commission for a memorial exhibit in Vienna, to be played in a 'mechanical clock organ.? The term 'fantasy? or 'fantasia? came to be affixed to these works later, and is more descriptive and less cumbersome than the term Mozart listed in his own catalogue, 'Ein Stüke für ein Orgelwerk in ein Uhr.? They…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par SOUSA JOHN PHILIP. What a way to open any concert. The Black Horse Troopis one of John Philip Sousa?s best known marches and was described by the great Frederick Fennell as ?a regimental march of classic content and proportions, one which serves as a model for all that are similar to it . . . ? Treat your band with this fantastic march. / Niveau : 3 / Marche / Répertoire…

Award-winning composer, arranger, pianist and recording artist Mark Hayes has crafted a superb anthology of ten traditional spirituals for vocal soloist with piano accompaniment in true art-song style, ideal for school or church singers. Titles: Deep River * Go, Tell it on the Mountain * Steal Away to Heaven * I Feel the Spirit Moving * There is a Balm in Gilead * Behold the Star! * My Lord, What …

Chopin - this is passion, elegance and melancholy! And it is exactly what makes him well liked in piano lessons and while music-making at home. Chopin's music is technically quite demanding, but thanks to the suitable fingerings of the composer most technical figures are very comfortable in the hands and can be easily played by advanced pianists. The collection contains Chopin's easiest piano piec…

Symphonic Fragment for Orchestra. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Emotional depth and riveting virtuosity - these elements are what characterise many compositions by Rodion Shchedrin. Even though he has been a cosmopolitan for a long time, the Moscow-born Shchedrin has remained an original Russian composer whose bond with the musical folklore and poetry of his home country has never been severed. This 'Symp…

Cette pièce fut écrite entre Noël et les premiers jours de janvier à la demande de mon ami américain Stephen Robinson, dont le projet consistait à enregistrer un disque consacré au thème de Christmas . After Christmas Feeling, comme l'indique son titre, a un goût de lendemain de fête un peu nostalgique, un côté gaieté évanouie et triste sourire de clown bluesy. On y passe d'un feeling à l'autre c…