Regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th century, Manuel De Falla (1876-1946) had a distinctively nationalistic style. One of his earliest surviving works, La Vida Breve is a short, 2-act opera written in his local Andalusian dialect, although it was quickly translated into French. Not as popular as his later works, the full opera is rarely performed today, but the orchestral interlud…

The Complete Keyboard Player series will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard, in a fraction of the time it takes to learn a conventional instrument. Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams, this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music. All three books are available with an optional professional-qua…

Par . Classical Themes for Violin Duet is designed for violinists familar with first position and comfortable reading basic rhythms. In each two-page arrangement, violin 1 and violin 2 take a turn playing the melody for a fun and challenging ensemble experience. It includes 30 well-loved melodies by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin, Grieg, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Wagner, an…

A piano method to please students, teachers and parents! The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library is clear, concise and carefully graded. Perfect for private and group tuition. Piano Ensembles Level 3 is a set of four-part student ensembles (for two or more pianos) with conductor's score and optional accompaniment. The ensembles are arrangements of student favourites from Piano Lessons Book 3. Accomp…

Nicolai-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. With the 'Missa St. Nicolai' and the 'Missa St. Joannis de Deo', his last two missae breves, Haydn also achieved masterworks in this category, and during his lifetime they numbered among his most popular works - as is shown by the numerous copies that have come down to us. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Cors, 2

This five movement work for SATB choir is based on five different Native American peoples. The sequence starts with 'Falling,? a lullaby, and ends with 'Rising,? an image of spirits gently swaying on their final journey above. Between these two lie 'Waking,? a celebration of the joy of being alive, 'Singing,? which expresses the experience of attending deeply to the natural world, and 'Leaving,? i…

Whether in the church or in the concert hall, the motets in Heinrich Schütz's 'Geistliche Chor-Music? have long maintained a firm place in the choral repertoire.Now, following upon the two-volume new edition (BA 5901 and 5902), Bärenreiter are publishing selected motets in revised separate editions. Based on BA 5901, these editions will present the motets in their original key with an integrated c…

Everyone has their own personal list of the greatest guitar solos of all time, and this special edition of the Play Guitar With... series has the very best! The two accompanying CDs feature specially recorded backing tracks for each song, the first being a full demonstration performance, and the second intended for you to take the place of the lead guitarist as you play along. From the silky smoot…

Per Violino, Violoncello E Pianoforte. Par CALLIGARIS SERGIO. Sergio Calligaris was born in Rosario (1941), Argentina. He is one of the last musicians to incarnate the traditional 19th century figure of pianist, teacher and composer, inaugurated at the beginning of the 19th century by Muzio Clementi and carriedon after that by a sequence of famous names that the history of music has handed down to…

Version for two pianos. Par HAKIM NAJI. / Répertoire / 2 Pianos