Par NG YING YING / O'SULLIVAN FARRELL MARGARET. Book 1 introduces the child to the keyboard, staves, clefs, simple time signatures, note values and rests. Reading encompasses notes to a 5th above and a 5th below Middle C. The notes A and E are introduced first, played by a braced 3rd finger of each hand. This encourages free movement of the whole arm from the shoulder, and develops a natural, bala…

Par NG YING YING / O'SULLIVAN FARRELL MARGARET. Book 3 introduces the concepts of key, key signature, scales, triads, tones and semitones in a novel and exciting way: each key is a group of characters or objects with note-names (i.e. a band, a birthday party, a clothes-line with garments). Certain notes belong, while all other notes (accidentals) are outsiders. Transposition is a natural outcome o…

Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, 'Stone and Steel' is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked 'Molto pesante,' which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname 'City of Stone' …

Hear the drama in the overture to Gluck's most popular opera, Iphigenia in Aulis, now abridged for string orchestra by Kirk Moss. The clearly marked bowings and fingerings will save precious rehearsal time and lead to a more sophisticated sound. (4:05) / Orchestre A Cordes

Minor: Bordun. Par ORFF CARL / KEETMAN GUNILD. Carl Orff devoted much of his life to the development of a philosophy of Music for Children, based on his belief that music is the natural outcome of speech, rhythm and movement. His ideas and pioneering work have had a major influence on music and dance education throughout the world and today that work continues under the guidance of leading teacher…

Over 20 piano solos for the church pianist. Par AUSTIN GLENDA. 23 brand new arrangements for church pianists everywhere! Preludes and Postludes marks Glenda Austin's 8th book in her popular Solos for the Sanctuary series. Expect to hear the unexpected: interesting chords, jazz, classical influences, and everything in between. There are some pieces that you can sit down and play as well as a few th…

Conducteur Avec Couverture Rigide. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The volume presents, as a first edition, Telemann's surviving compositions for a number of public occasions in Altona. It contains two festive compositions written for the inauguration of the Akademische Gymnasium in 1744, one piece composed for the centennial of the Absolute and Hereditary Monarchy Act in Denmark (1760), one Latin ode…

Par ARCHER MALCOLM. Une compilation de pièces d'orgue populaire pour les mariages, dans des arrangements simplifiés pour les manuels seulement. Malcolm Archer a été instruit à l'école King Edward VII, Lytham, le Royal College of Music, et Jesus College de Cambridge, où il a été chercheur d'organes. Il a étudié l'orgue avec Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir et Nicolas Kynaston, et la composition avec Herb…

Par SARASATE PABLO DE. George Bernard Shaw once remarked that although there are many composers of music for the Violin, there are only a few composers of Violin music. But where Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) is concerned, Shaw declared that the Spanish musician's talents as both a performer and composer 'left criticism gasping miles behind him. ' Famous for his fiery, forceful, and passionate pla…

Performed by Count Basie. By Count Basie. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Young Jazz Classics. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.