In G Major. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The performance material available up till now for Dvorák’s sun-filled cheerful Symphony No. 8 has been notorious for its myriad mistakes. The challenge of correcting it has now been taken over by the editor Jonathan Del Mar. He has taken into account the engraver’s copy, which was actually discovered in a rubbish bin at Novello’s in 1964. Its title page bears the w…

Haydn presumably wrote his 'Missa brevis? in 1775 for the Brothers Hospitallers of Eisenstadt Abbey. The work takes its nickname, the 'Little Organ Mass', from the organ solo in the 'Benedictus?. This arrangement for female choir (SMezAA) is based on the complete edition of the 'Works of Joseph Haydn?.The original soprano and alto parts have, for the most part, been taken over, as has the soprano …

Vingt-deux chansons comme présenté par Eric Clapton, y compris 'Wonderful Tonight', ' Layla ' et ' I Shot The Sheriff '. / Chant Et Guitare / 48 pages / Partition

Par DALTON JAMES. The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical region the pieces, most of which are for manuals only, are arranged by date of composition or publicat…

Par VLAK KEES. Studio-Pop consists of five movements. The first movement, entitled Marching on a String, is an energetic rock march in a modern rhythm. Next, the charming Dreaming of Summer has been composed in three-four time - which is quite unusual in modern pop music. The inspiration for the third movement, Chicken-Charley was a youngman selling chicken legs from a stall. His supple, dancing m…

Par REID ELLEN. Tiresias, the Blind Prophet of Thebes, is on a walk, and along comes Orlando, the title character from Virginia Woolf's novel. Orlando, who is of noble birth, has only recently been changed - inexplicably - during seven mysterious days of unbroken sleep - from a man to a woman, and is crossing this plane heading from Constantinople back to England, his homeland. Tiresias assumes th…

Par SCIORTINO. French composer, Patrice Sciortino (b. 1922) is a highly versatile musician. His compositional career has been met with success, including with his Contre-Sujet for Percussion and Piano. Published in 1922, a typical performance of Contre-Sujet takes around seven minutes. Percussive instruments used include: Wood Blocks, Bongos, Vibraphone, Snare Drum, Marimba and Timpani. The first …

Piano Professional Series. Par MC LACHLAN MURRAY. Piano Technique in Practice is for all pianists and piano teachers. Following on from Murray McLachlan's widely acclaimed first book, The Foundations of Technique, this informative text offers a more detailed guide to piano playing for pianists at every level. Concert pianist, writer and teacher Murray McLachlan is chair of EPTA-UK and founder-di…