Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. All of Bach ’s six authenticated motets were written between 1723 and 1727 for St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig, where Bach was appointed as director of music in 1723. During this period, Bach composed most of his cantatas, and it seems likely that for ordinary Sunday services he used existing motets from the seventeenth century tradition, reserving his own motet compositions …

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Remember, O Lord was written to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Harvey's dark and sonorous tone creates an intense and majestic atmosphere. This piece was written as a contemporary equivalent to Howells' 'Behold O God Our Defender' written for the coronation fifty years earlier. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Reverie from Scenes from Childhood includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he considers how to interpret the Romantic language of Schumann’s piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, c…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Impromptu in G flat major includes the printed score, a written masterclass from award-winning concert pianist Clare Hammond, in which she gives fresh insight into the techniques required to play this classic example of Schubert’s piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of clas…

Par MITCHELL HAROLD. Mitchell on Trumpet is revered by educators around the globe and stands unequalled by any other published approach for trumpet. This proven curriculum will guide any ambitious student on a path towards performance excellence. It takes you from the beginning to the extreme limits of the horn through a gradual progression of 82 balanced lessons developing your range from low F-s…

Category: Jazz Ensemble CollectionFormat: BookInstrument: DrumInstrumentation: DrumsTwelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic Take Five with a 5/4 time signature. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation …

Par MCMEEN EL. Having written or contributed to several volumes of Celtic guitar music over the course of four decades, El McMeen offers fresh and unusual concepts in these 30 fingerstyle arrangements of both familiar and lesser-known Celtic tunes.The music is written in standard notation and tablature in three distinctive guitar tunings: Standard (EADGBE), Drop-D (DADGBE) and Low-C (CGDGAD). Uniq…

A Latin-rock groove at around 180 BPM with very simple rhythms and a great melody line. Easy brass ranges, a written solo for tenor sax, and written-out drum fills. Clever, easy to play, and well written = a quality chart. (3:15) / Ensemble De Jazz

Par RODMANN BERTINO. Gypsy Jazz (sometimes known as Jazz-Manouche) is the first unique style of jazz music originating from Europe. It has influences that stem from; Hungarian Czardas; French musette waltzes; Spanish flamenco; and, of course, the music of the Sinti. It was originally played exclusively by Sinti musicians in a swing style. Django Reinhardt, the most renowned player of Gypsy Jazz, m…

Norwegian Festival Overture. Par HALVORSEN JOHAN. The Norwegian Festival Overture was written for the grand opening of the National Theatre on September 1st, 1899. In the opening bars, one can virtually imagine the stage curtain being drawn aside, and the stage is revealed to the audience. The trumpets openly quote Peer Gynts return from Grieg's music to the play Peer Gynt. The main part of the ov…