Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah caused a sensation at its world première performance, sung in English, in Birmingham UK in August 1846. The huge forces marshalled for the occasion delighted the audience, who demanded no fewer than eight encores and loudly acclaimed the composer despite an injunction to observe the solemnity of the occasion by refraining from ap…

Motette. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Motet of an unknown arranger [ca. 1820], based on th Adagio of the Serenade KV 361 [Gran Partita]. The motet Quis te comprehendat, K-Anhang 110, is based on the Adagio in Mozart’s Wind Serenade K. 361, the “Gran Partita. ” The arrangement of this instrumental movement with the addition of a four-part choir deserves to be regarded as a successful example of the…

B Flat Instruments . Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content. Students will learn to connect lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds and other harmonic frameworks. To facilitate proficiency in all …

for Clawhammer Banjo. 136 Note-for-Note Authentic Banjo Arrangements in Clear Tablature. Par PERLMAN KEN. The island of Cape Breton & its close neighbor, Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada are home to two of the oldest, strongest, and most vibrant fiddling traditions in North America. Cape Breton gave rise to a professional Celtic-based fiddling scene to rival anything coming out of Scotland &…

Description Fifteen of the greatest Simon and Garfunkel songs, expertly arranged for Piano Solo. Songlist A Hazy Shade Of Winter America Bridge Over Troubled Water Cecilia For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her Homeward Bound I Am A Rock Mrs. Robinson My Little Town Scarborough Fair/Canticle The 59th Street Bridge Song The Boxer The Only Living Boy In New York The Sound Of Silence Wednesday Mor…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of the work between 1994 and 1996 for tárogató and concert band. Since this traditional Hungarian instrument is rarely found in ensembles abroad, a soprano saxophone can serve as an alternative solo instrument. The composer uses melodies from the early 18th century, from the age of Rákóczi's war of independence. An ambitious framewo…

Song Cycle. Par SEIBER MATYAS. This substantial cycle was written for the tenor Peter Pears, and first performed by him in 1953 at the Royal Festival Hall, London, with the distinguished pianist Noel Mewton-Wood. It follws the example of Britten's Serenade in setting a variety of poets, and the set is framed by settings of the same words by Goethe in translation by Louis MacNeice, the unifying fac…

Description Edvard Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces For Piano Includes Op.12, Op.38, Op.43, Op.47, Op.54, Op.57, Op.62, Op.65, Op.68 and Op.71. Songlist Album Leaf Op.12 No.7 Album Leaf Op.47 No.2 Arietta Op.43 No.7 At Your Feet Op.68 No.3 Ballad Op.65 No.6 Bell Ringing Op.54 No.6 Berceuse Op.38 No.1 Brooklet Op.62 No.4 Butterfly Op.43 No.1 Canon Op.38 No.8 Cradle Song, Op. 11, No. 2 Elegy Op.…

Learn the art of jazz vocal improvisation! This book will help you hear, understand and apply jazz theory so that you can solo as a complete musician?in the same way that instrumentalists do. Each lesson offers a core musical concept related to harmony, melody, and rhythm, integrating skills such as conducting and analysis. All concepts are reinforced with practical exercises. The accompanyi…