The musical appeal of the Blues, as they began to be heard in the early twentieth century, was so infectious that musicians with open minds and ears were drawn to it as soon as they heard it. And that appeal crossed the racial and ethnic divides that characterized American society. So it was, that even before African American guitarists were recorded playing fingerstyle blues guitar, their white n…

This brand new compilation acts as a source for the very best of today's worship songs, with many of the leading names in contemporary Christian music-writing represented. Each song has been freshly engraved and is presented in full piano/keyboard arrangements with complete words and chord symbols. Here you will find music to enhance moments of prayer, devotion, worship and praise. Spiral-bound fo…

SIMON LAKS (1901-1983), ein polnischer, seit 1926 in Frankreich lebender Komponist jüdischer Abstammung, überlebte Auschwitz zunächst als Mitglied, dann als Leiter des Männerorchesters in Birkenau. Seine ergreifenden Erinnerungen erschienen erstmals 1948, dann 1979 in überarbeiteter Fassung. Laks' Buch, das nüchternen Tatsachenbericht mit philosophischer Reflektion vereint, gehört nicht nur zu den…

Sept pièces pour piano. Par LAKS SIMON. Simon Laks (1901-1983), who moved from Warsaw to Paris in 1926 at the age of 25, belonged to the large group of composers from Central and Eastern European countries who went down in 20th-century music history as the ?École de Paris?. Slavic temperament amalgamated in their music with French esprit, the folklore of their native countries combined with the st…

Deux volumes d'airs tuyaux qui ont été normalisés pour une utilisation tout au long du Scots Guards. / Cornemuse

These well-known words seem endlessly fruitful for the composer and conjure up such lovely images which strike each of us in our own way. For me it was the beauty of the language with its flower imagery which made me want to set the words with richly warm harmony and to temper that with gently imitative refrains. The important element in approaching the performance of this carol is the blend and b…

for Flute Solo. Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Cantabile e Ritmico sind zwei kurze, leicht zugängliche originale Kompositionen fuür Flöte solo. Wie die Titel schon andeuten, steht in Cantabile der sängerische Aspekt im Vordergrund, während in Ritmicoder energiereiche Rhythmus mit uüberraschenden Akzenten und geballten rhythmischen Konzepten die Hauptrolle spielt. Beide musikalischen Skizzen können getrenn…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…