Par ARNALDS OLAFUR. Ólafur Arnalds is one of the best-known Icelandic musicians and composers. His compositions move between indie, neo-classical and electronic music. His work, both as a musician and as a film composer, has been critically acclaimed worldwide, earning him a BAFTA award for Best Original Score as well as Grammy and Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has released…

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Par WOOLRICH JOHN. This lullaby for large unaccompanied SATB chorus was commissioned by the Crouch End Festival Chorus in 1993. John Woolrich interweaves various folk texts in his lilting musical setting, which juxtaposes the peacefulness of sleep with moments of anxiety and tension for the parent whose son is far from home. The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently …

for Ji-nashi Shakuhachi (in D and A) and Double Choir. Par PANUFNIK ROXANNE. In 2005, ji-nashi shakuhachi player Kiku Day approached me to write a piece for her, as part of her mission to increase the use of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Western classical music. When she played to me, its warmth and huskiness seemed so spookily like a human voice that I decided an a cappella double cho…

These easy to intermediate duos contain typical elements of various popular genres. They help to train percussive playing, playing in higher registers or the simultaneous striking of two strings with the thumb. / 2 Guitares

Par FLINT TOMMY. A collection of traditional and Southern mountain songs progressively arranged in flatpicking guitar style. Many tunes are shown as both lyric versions with guitar chords and as flatpicking guitar solos. Selections include: This Train - John Henry - Old Smokey - The Midnight Run - Deer Lick Creek - Kentucky Hoe-down - Bill Cheatham - and many more. Written in standard notation and…

An Essential Study Of Blues Accompaniment Guitar For All Skill-Lev. Par BARRETT DAVID. Blues Guitar Level 1, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, is about learning the art of playing rhythm guitar and its various grooves pertaining to the blues. Areas covered are: major scales, chord construction, Chicago-type shuffles, uptown swing and jump, cut time, slow blues, rhumba, funky blues, roc…

Italian opera was at the centre of Handel's output for over 35 years with solo arias constituting one of the most important elements in Baroque opera. Dramatic roles, with their various moods and reactions, are characterised through arias. A large number of Handel's operas also contain at least one entire scene for two to three voices. These numbers make use not only of similar lyrical or expressi…

Par BOONSHAFT PETER. Sound Artistry supports musical growth, enhancing technical and expressive skills. Backed by collaborative partners and specialist teachers, this comprehensive book features lessons suitable for intermediate to advanced players with a focus on instrument-specific exercises---perfect for use after any method book to bridge the gap to instrument-specific conservatory methods. It…

THIS METHOD IS DIVIDED INTO 2 SECTIONS: THE FIRST SECTION CONSISTS OF 12 EXERCISES WHICH STRESS VARIOUS RHYTHMIC PATTERNS. THESE PATTERNS ARE THEN DEVELOPED THROUGH A MELODIC SONG APPROACH SO THAT THE PLAYER LEARNS THEM IN AN INTERESTING MANNER. THE SECOND SECTION CONSISTS OF 10 TUNES WHICH UTILIZE ALL OF THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THE EXERCISES. LANGUE : EN ANGLAIS