Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Evocations 1969. As with his other wind compositions, Evocations for Solo Saxophone was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured in to musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming a sailor, a…

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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

C'est le 'Weihnachtskonzert' (concerto de Noël) en do majeur qui a remporté la popularité spéciale, une tradition qui a été cultivée par Corelli avec sa pastorale à la fin de l'OP 6 #8 ou par Torelli dans son Opus 8 #6 et atteindre de la pastorale dans 'Messies' de Händel et de la sinfonia dans la seconde cantate d'oratorium de Noël de Johann Sebastian Bach. Cela, enfin, provient de la musique-fab…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Many anecdotes surround String Quartet op. 131: Beethoven is said to have considered it to be his finest quartet and of his late period works, the one dearest to his heart. It is also believed that the composer invested so much of himself in it: his ailing health, the social isolation brought about by his deafness and the suicide attempt of his nephew Karl. In addition it…

Par SANTOS YAGO. Classic and flamenco guitarists alike will benefit from these etudes as they bridge the gap between traditional mechanical studies and engaging practice and concert material. Although relatively short in duration, a few of these etudes could be combined in a medley to form an effective suite or set. In addition, fourteen of the twenty etudes are provided with chord accompaniment f…

Sumer is icumen in. Par ORFF CARL. The first known canon of European art music, now in the British Museum in London, is preserved in a thirteenth-century manusript from the English abbey in Reading: This is the so-called 'summer canon', whose verses greet the advent of summer. An accompanying note elucidates the artistic layer-like construction of the sound structure: a two-voice foundation of bel…

12 songs for solo guitar in DADGAD tuning, arranged by Wings lead guitarist and two-time Grammy-winning fingerstylist, Laurence Juber. Extensively fingered in notation and tablature, the songs include: As Time Goes By - Come Rain or Come Shine - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Over the Rainbow - Runaway - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Yesterday - and more. 'The melodies, textures and harmonie…

Par CAFARO PASQUALE. Pasquale Cafaro, born in S. Pietro in Galantina in 1715; he was directed by his family to 'scientific' studies (science of law) but soon abandoned them for musical ones. He then entered the Conservatorio della Pietà de' Turchini as a son at the age of 18, almost as an adult. His main teacher was one of the greatest musicians of the 18th century, Leonardo Leo, who immediately r…

Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Peter Maxwell Davies spent a day at a gynaecological clinic in London at the invitation of Professor Ian Craft, who commissioned the piece in memory of his father. During his time there he met many people and shared in some of the deep emotions they experienced. Artemis Locheia is the Greek Godess of Fertility. In this one movement, 25 minute work, the joy and exuberance…