Après le succès du Petit Livre rock et du Petit Livre des Beatles, Hervé Bourhis, en ethnologue averti, se penche sur la naissance des plus mythiques des 45 tours, ces hymnes adolescents parfaits qui ont bouleversé le xxe siècle, ces chansons intemporelles que chacun d'entre nous a fredonnées. Multipliant les anecdotes les plus surprenantes et les révélations les plus inattendues, Bourhis, en pass…

Par URIE BRENDON. Originally released in 2019, this Taylor Swift hit has become one of her enduring classics. With its underlying marching percussion style pulse and an upbeat and catchy melody, this is an appealing and effective arrangement for young players. / Date parution : 2025-01-21/ Répertoire / Orchestre D'Harmonie

In the key of A, this lively Irish tune stands out as a melody you could easily play again and again without ever tiring of its upbeat, catchy melody and trademark snappy bowings. You might find your audience dancing in their seats with this tune. (2:25) / Orchestre A Cordes

Par LOPEZ VICTOR. Give your students the opportunity of playing a piece for beginning strings that is upbeat and full of excitement! Violento, is an original beginning strings composition by veteran composer Victor López. This exciting work is a forceful and rhythmically driven composition that sounds more difficult than written. A mixture of the danzón---Cuba's unique genre of song and dance---an…

This James Bond theme tune was released in 1981 with the film starring Roger Moore. The vocalist, Scottish singer Sheena Easton , beat out the band Blondie to record the song which went on to become a chart success and nominated for an Academy Award. The soaring love song integrates the signature style of Bond themes usually composed by John Barry, but this time written by Bill Conti and Mick Lees…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. This medley has been inspired by Peter Kleine Schaars’ previous experience that every concert should end with a selection of unbeatable melodies. With this in mind Peter Kleine Schaars has chosen some of his favourite pop songs and combined them to form this lively medley. Hits include That’s the Way I Like It, Boogie Down, One Day I’ll Fly Away, Fantasy and Street Life.…

Ever ask your intermediate students to sing their parts? This one's for you! This American fiddling song is arranged by Renata Bratt so that every section gets a chance to sing the song as well as play the tune with idiomatic fiddle breaks based on the tune. Sounds great without the singing as well! The fast driving rhythmic power of offbeat accents in cut time is emphasized in this accessible D m…

Par BACKSTREET BOYS / WALLACE TOM (Arr.). A heavy beat and strong bass line set the mood for this time-honored hit by the Backstreet Boys. Combined with Tom's clever treatment of the melodies, this is likely to become one of your band's favorites charts to play. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Répertoire / Marching Band