A series available as violin duets or violin and piano.Whether a student or a great artist, the desire to make a beautiful sound is a constant in the life of any musician. Sound is the musician's voice, the means of communicating an artistic vision to the audience and it should be the aim for children of any age or standard to be engaged in good tone production.The inspiration for writing these pi…

Par PART ARVO. The Berlin Mass is intended to be sung liturgically during Pentecost, and includes the Veni Sancte Spiritus specific to that service. The gently unfolding repetition deliberately avoids dramatic and pictorial elements, exuding quiet dignity and a profound sense of joy. The vocal scores have almost no interpretive markings. Dynamics and tempi are left to the performers; it is their t…

Carols for Everyone is a brand new collection of seven festive pieces written specifically for both adult and children's voices to sing together. Making Music commissioned Carols for Everyone to help fill the gap in choral repertoire for combined adult and children's voices and, in doing so, bring more people and communities together to make music. The collection, funded by the Carnegie UK Trust a…

A Simple Approach. Par MAT MARUCCI. The drum rudiments are the language of drummers. They are to us what scales and chords are to the other instruments. Understanding the rudiments allows the drummer to communicate with other drummers and also have the ability to interpret terminology and rhythms that are so often seen in music and music publications. This book is designed for drummers of all leve…

Par ARCHER DARRELL. When a prelude or offertory is played, it is obvious when the congregation occasionally gets ?swept away? and becomes intensely involved in the spirit of the music. Some may even begin to clap their hands in response to a favorite rhythmic hymn, gospel tune or anthem. With its messages of hope, resurrection and redemption, the music of the Easter season is a source of great joy…

Issue d'une longue lignée de musiciens, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) a personnifié la musique aux yeux de ses contemporains ; mais son activité de compositrice fut longtemps occultée par ses dons de virtuose au piano et à l'orgue, ses qualités de cheffe d'orchestre et de choeur pionnière et surtout par l'impressionnant charisme dont faisait preuve cette pédagogue hors du commun. Parmi ses oeuvres l…

Par LES MATOUS / LE SAUX. Avec humour et énergie, Les Matous interprêtent Boby Lapointe, Bourvil, mais aussi leurs chansons et tout un répertoire populaire, dans l'esprit des chansonniers des années 50. Tantôt gouailleurs, tantôt tendres, à  la maniêre des Frêres Jacques, les sept chanteurs-musiciens s'amusent à  se réapproprier ces rengaines, et leur bonne humeur est communicative. Un livre-disqu…