'La Mer?, which is an impressionistic work through and through, was composed between 1903-1905. Debussy however refined this work up until at least 1913. These corrections are found in a score which Debussy gave to his wife as a present for her private library in 1913.The new scholarly-critical edition draws on several important sources previously unavailable to musicologists, resulting in an arra…

Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Peter Maxwell Davies spent a day at a gynaecological clinic in London at the invitation of Professor Ian Craft, who commissioned the piece in memory of his father. During his time there he met many people and shared in some of the deep emotions they experienced. Artemis Locheia is the Greek Godess of Fertility. In this one movement, 25 minute work, the joy and exuberance…

Arrangement: Runswick Daryl. Par RUNSWICK DARYL. These imaginative arrangements for SATB choir by Daryl Runswick group five of the best-loved American folksongs. They are both fun to sing and to listen to, guaranteed to enliven a choral programme at any point in the year. Ideal for choirs looking for fresh arrangements of traditional pieces. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / SATB

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…

Alto Saxophone. Look, Listen & Learn sets the bar for brass and woodwind teaching nowadays. These exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles and games to increase the pupils’ understanding of music, information about their instrument, and lots of fun pieces to play. The three volumes of the method that form the basis of this series are enhanced by several books with s…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Volcano is a work commissioned by the Municipal Wind Orchestra of Endingen in Germany. The three creative impulses which provided the basis for this symphonic poem are inspired by outside sources. They are closed linked with the history of the Orchestra and the region in which it performs. In this region is the Kaiserstuhl, an enormous rock situated on the edge of the Black …

Grand Prix - Sangbogen is the first book to be dedicated to the world's biggest music competition, the Grand Prix - also known as the Eurovision.Edited and written by Jakob Faurholt, Finn Gravesen and Henrik Smith-Sivertsen, this book is packed with photos, anecdotes and information about the artists who have taken part in the competition over the years, with facts about the individual songs that …

Par CURNOW JAMES. Fiery sounds of the Spanish Fandango for young bands! Mysterious modal harmonies and stirring Percussion transport us to the mythical kingdom of gold. Intense and rhythmic, your band will be happy to dig in and refine their performance skills as they uncover the hoard of musical enrichment that James Curnow has carefully included in the arrangement. Relentless energy ensures that…

The quartet in a minor is one of the chamber music works with which Schubert wanted to 'pave the way to the great symphony? in spring 1824. At the same time he was paving his way to a wider audience, as the 'Rosamunde? Quartet was the first and only string quartet that was not only publicly performed in Schubert's lifetime but also published in parts. It is fortunate for us that this was the case …

10 Original Easy Intermediate-Level Piano Solos in Progressive Order. Par . The Jennifer Linn Series features carefully leveled collections of either popular music arrangements or original compositions. The pieces or songs in each book are placed in a progressive order so students can learn new skills asthey advance through the book. Written for piano students of all ages, there are five levels i…