Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistfu…

UE's successful collaboration with pianist-teachers Anne-Lise Gastaldi and Valérie Haluk has given rise to a new project. Following Piano Project (UE 33662), which was released in 2006, an illustrious selection of contemporary composers has once again been invited to contribute short piano pieces for young musicians who have completed around four years of piano lessons. The new project aims to bri…

The title of Paul Mealor's, Spectred Light refers to the ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over rivers or lakes. Tales of the 'Spectred Lights' can be found in numerous folk tales around the world, and it is often depicted as a malicious character in these stories. In Welsh folklore, it is said that the light is 'fairy fire' held in the hand of a 'pwca' - a small goblin-like fairy…

Volume 4 contains a fresh set of Intermediate-Advanced jazz etudes. This book and play-a-long CD set will take you through a variety of tempos that are designed to correspond to the flow of a live performance set. The Chord changes are based upon popular standards that will be easily recognizable. This set will further soldify your grasp of modern jazz vocabulary and help prepare you for real worl…

Fanfare For Billy. Par SPARKE PHILIP. It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members’ parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token of gratitude for his year’s work. In 2009, clarinet player Brenna Hensley had the idea to commission a new piece from composer Philip Sparke to present to band di…

This book and CD examines some of the problems that vocalists encounter and how to deal with them . For the vocalist that feels alone in the world of instrumentalists. Includes chapters on Jargon, Preparing songs, Chord voicings, Scat singing, Scales and chords for scat singing, Ear training and tips... all supported by actual examples on the demontration CD.
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Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. Wladyslaw Zelenski had the Six Character Pieces for piano, op. 17 ready around 1871, although it is quite possible that he composed them earlier, even in 1864. Such is indicated by the opus number. At that time he was giving opus numbers to works in chronological order of composition. This set is dedicated to Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, a pianist whom Zelenski could have met on …

An Essential Guide to Supporting the Large Jazz Ensemble. Par . No other ensemble is so readily identified with jazz music than the big band. Every component, from the saxes to the brass and rhythm sections, has drawn audiences for over a century with high-energy hits, lush ballad textures, and toe-tapping rhythms. The vehicle for the groove of the band lies with the drums, which dictates the inte…

Music Minus One Vocal. Par LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW. All that's missing are your vocals! The music in this book includes the lyrics, vocal lines, and piano accompaniments for eight favorites from this legendary musical classic by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The online audio tracks contain professionally-produced sound-alike audio tracks for performance for 8 songs from the cast recording, including: All I Ask…

Par WILSON CHRISTOPHER. This is part of a series of inter-related instrumental workbooks for keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Planned so that concepts are carefully introduced, consolidated and extended, this is the last of the three workbooks, containing twenty-five units. They support and complement the teacher's resource through an innovative approach that encourages a creative att…