A curious child climbs up to the attic and discovers a jumble of boxes, trunks, old clothes, and dusty junk. There, a black leather case catches her eye. She pries it open and finds inside an old Trombone - her grandmother's from high school. Sitting on the floor, she works the tarnished slide free and twists the mouthpiece. As she blows through it, the Trombone becomes alive with music. To her de…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. The pure excitement of space exploration and discovery are proclaimed in the moving work for young band. We follow the progress of the astronauts from their launch, through a tranquil space walk, and back into our atmosphere for a dramatic ending, stopping for a brief saxophone solo on the way. The tempo never lags, even in the contemplative portions of the piece, and there is…

Par WATTS SARAH. Laid out in a clear, simple way, Red Hot Recorder Tutor introduces the notes and the basics of music theory in digestible stages. With the free accompanying CD the children can play along and quickly make progress. They can clap along to the rhythm sessions, and copy the patterns played in the listening exercises. There are specially priced tutor packs for class teaching. The Red …

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The profound impression it makes on us is due in part to the sequence of variations on a death motif that seems to have been borrowed from the beginning of the second Kyrie from Bach's Mass in B minor. Written in 1890, it was commissioned by the publisher Novello for the Birmingham Music Festival and premiered there under the direction of the composer on 9 October 1891. For thi…

A two-volume collection of the complete works of the Beatles, from A to Z! Truly a collector's item. Volume 1: 103 songs from A-I, including: All My Loving · All You Need Is Love · And I Love Her · Back In The U.S.S.R. · Blackbird · Can't Buy Me Love · Come Together · A Day In The Life · Day Tripper · Do You Want To Know A Secret' · Drive My Car · Eleanor Rigby · The Fool On The Hill · Getting Bet…

Par COHEN MARY. Favourite carols and festive tunes have here been creatively arranged for the beginner quartet (Grade 1?2 ) by the ever-resourceful Mary Cohen. From the more solemn to the extremely boisterous, these arrangements explore a wide range of musical styles as well as many interesting string effects (including simple harmonics, col legno, pizzicato and tremolo). Conscious of the limited …

Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Among the vocal compositions incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata has a place of its own, because its tonal language approaches the unmistakable style of the Thomaskantor. This applies especially to its choral movements and recitatives. In the surviving sources, only one of which dates back to the 18th centu…

Avec la collection Ukulele Play-Along vous pourrez jouer vos chansons préférées rapidement et facilement, avec le soutien d'un CD audio. Il suffit de suivre la musique transcrite sur le recueil, écouter le CD pour entendre comment le ukulele doit sonner, puis jouer avec les pistes play-back incluses. La mélodie et les paroles intégrales sont incluses dans le recueil afin de chanter ou de se repére…

Par JONES STEPHEN. This is not just another book of Irish session tunes. It represents the relatively unknown repertoire of a single Irish traditional musician, Packie Manus Byrne of Donegal. There has been considerable interest in the music of Donegal over the past 10 years or so, especially with the rise of groups such as Altan. Packie Manus Byrne is a familiar name to traditional-music lovers i…

Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. “Wonderful! But, aren’t there too many notes?” asked the emperor Joseph II. “No, all notes are necessary. This is new music, ” replied Mozart. This is a famous anecdote about the premiere of the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), which took place on July 16, 1782 at the Burgtheater Wien (Vienna). It ill…