'A Man's Destiny'. Par DE HAAN JAN. ‘Yn Ieren en Sinen’ (‘with much conviction’) was commissioned by CMV Harmonie Sneek (Friesland, The Netherlands) to mark their 95th anniversary. As requested by the commissioning party, the composer based this work on the life of a former member of the band, who played flugelhorn until the age of 86. Music was very important in the eventful life of the man in qu…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Cette oeuvre de Kurt Hessenberg (1908-1994), représentant important de la musique protestante du Xxe siècle, a été écrite en 1977 et créée un an plus tard, par Helmut Rilling. Par son intensité dramatique, la Passion de Hessenberg compte parmi les plus remarquables de ses oeuvres de musique sacrée. / Harmonie

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Border Zone (Zone frontalière) est une oeuvre en trois tableaux musicaux qui racontent l’histoire de Dinxperlo, un village situé à l’est des Pays-Bas dans la région de l’Achterhoek, non loin de la frontière allemande. Le premier tableau s’ouvre avec une description de la Course des Bataves, une course de relais inter-universitaire entre l’Université de Nimègue et celle de Twente…

Arr. Andrew D. Gordon. Andrew D. Gordon, world renowned music educator, author of over 60 music educational products, has previously written numerous books on funk Keyboard styles such as: ; 60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind, ; Funky Organ Grooves, ; Outta Sight Funk & R& B Riffs For Piano/Keyboards which have been well received by students, teachers and musicians all over the wor…

for Alto Saxophone and Eb Instruments. As playing funk styles is a passion of Andrew’s, he has written this instructional book “100 Ultimate Soul, Funk and R&B Grooves” based on the influences of the great Funk, Soul and R&B artists such as: James Brown, Herbie Hancock, The Crusaders, Average White Band, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Ramsey Lewis, Booker T and The MG’s, MFSB…

Eb Horn Solo. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Aria was commissioned by and written for the remarkable tenor horn player, Sheona White. The work opens with an accompanied recitative, which leads to a change of key where the main melody is presented. This, in turn, serves as an introduction to another melodic idea, marked calmato. The band takes up this theme and then takes centre stage with a passionate repeat …