Par HELLER BARBARA. The pieces were written in the manner of diary entries, some can be played either on treble or descant recorder. “The recorder was my first instrument as a child and I learnt to play all manner of songs and melodies on it. Subsequently, I was rather less keen on the instrument: its timbre seemed too coarse and monotonous. Even later – when it was promoted to a ‘high art’ instru…

from Porgy and BessInstrument : string quartet (double bass ad lib.)Type : score and partsNombre de Pages : 16There is hardly any other lullaby in the field of classical music - apart from Brahms' 'Guten Abend, gute Nacht' - that has gained such popularity as George Gershwin's (1898-1937) 'Summertime'. It is a song from his opera Porgy and Bessâ'' which was premiered in New York on 10 October 1935…

Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. Contrary to what one might think, it is particularly difficult to write a solo or concertante work for an instrument that a person is very familiar with. Whenever I encounter this situation, I always feel a certain reserve or prudence, or even apprehension about leaning toward facility, in terms of gestures. Lack of objectivity can result in the imagination being more instrume…

INSTRUMENTATION : ORCHESTRA VERSION : STUDY SCORE DESCRIPTION : THE PREMIÈRE OF DAUDET'S PLAY, L'ARLÉSIENNE, WITH INCIDENTAL MUSIC BY BIZET, AT THE THÉÂTRE DU VAUDEVILLE ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1872, WAS A DEVASTATING EVENT FOR BOTH PLAYWRIGHT AND COMPOSER AND THE PRODUCTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE REPERTORY AFTER 19 PERFORMANCES. THE CRITIC JOHANNÈS WEBER, HOWEVER, WAS ALERT TO THE QUALITY OF BIZET'S SCORE …

Par OKAZAKI MILES. This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. It is …

Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Here the fourths, springing from an entirely different expressive urge, shape themselves into a defi nite horn theme, spread themselves out architectonically over the whole piece, and place their stamp on everything that happens. Thus it turns out that they do not appear here merely as melody or as a purely impressionistic chord effect; their character permeates the total ha…

10 Christmas Songs For Electric Guitar. Every year it's the same thing: When the sparkling sounds of strings and flutes were heard and classic Christmas carols were played, the electric guitar player better left his instrument at home and rather helped himself to grandma's Christmas biscuits. Enough of that! With these original and authentic arrangements for electric guitar, any old-fashioned Chri…

Performance score with basso continuo (without figured bass realisation). At the beginning of the 18th century, the recorder enjoyed great popularity as a solo instrument for amateurs. Among these were also the princesses of the English court, for whose musical entertainment and training Handel?s six recorder sonatas were probably written in 1725/26. Only four of them appeared shortly thereafter i…