Par DURY IAN / THE BLOCKHEADS. Ian Dury was a wordsmith, artist and entertainer who gave the English language two of its most famous phrases drawn from the song titles, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll and Reasons to be Cheerful . Now a major British film, starring Andy Serkis as Ian Dury, focuses on his personal relationships during his rise to fame. It is ten years since Ian's last gig at the Lon…

12 Piano Solos for the Church Pianist. 12 exciting piano solos! This 2nd edition features old favorites as well as new arrangements of Glenda's favorite Christmas carols. They can be used for church or recital performances, or simply for personal enjoyment. Titles: A La Nanita Nana (Hear Lullabies and Sleep Now) - Angels We Have Heard on High - Away in a Manger - Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The Song of the Earth , composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler’s best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver’s model. It is therefore …

per organo. Par VASKS PETERIS. Peteris Vasks has written compositions for organ again and again, whether original works or arrangements of his own works for strings. He drew his ideal sound image and his inspiration from the famous organ of the Cathedral in Riga where the composer has been living for a long time. Like in almost all his compositions, the basic idea of 'Musica seria' is the personal…

Par SHELTON MELVIN L.. A touching and intense memoriam piece, the mechanics are on the easy side of Grade 4, but the demand for tone quality and control in tenuto passages and long slurred phrases calls for the best of musicianship from any group. The 'Adagio e Rubato' tempo indication invites the kind of wonderfully expressive ensemble playing that should probably make up a larger part of band li…

Par DAVIDSON BRIAN. Five Romantic Waltzes by Brian Davidson offers intermediate to advanced pianists a collection of original waltzes, each with its own distinct voice and expressive palette. Begin your journey with the ‘Slavonic Waltz’, where lyrical melodies and expressive phrasing are paired with lively dance rhythms and rich harmonies. Next, the ‘Turkish Waltz’ introduces exotic flavours and r…

Exciting piano solos for church pianists everywhere! These great arrangements by Glenda Austin include some of her favorite gospel hymns that may be used for both church and recital performances, or simply for personal enjoyment. Features two great medleys: How Excellent Is Thy Name/Ive Just Seen Jesus/Because He Lives and The King Is Coming/We Shall Behold Him in addition to six other gospel stan…

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Second String Quartet was composed ? with several long interruptions ? between 1915 and 1918, after he had spent several years almost solely devoted to collecting folk music. The melody and rhythms of the riotous middle movement ?Allegro, molto capriccioso? provide impressive testimony of how his research trips had taken him as far as North Africa. The first edition of th…

for piano. Par LARCHER THOMAS. One could say that it is very natural to write for a “natural” [as opposed to prepared] piano - yes, maybe, but for me this had not been natural for many years. Exploring new things and sounds sometimes also has to do with not wanting to face the status quo, hiding oneself in a so-called future. In many of my earlier pieces I had fled into preparing the piano, wantin…

Leningrader. Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. The Leningrad symphony is a hugely significant, patriotic and celebratory hymn to the city, and a vital condemnation of the devastating powers of fascism. This pocket score is the ideal choice for academic study, performance preparation, or to illuminate your personal enjoyment of the work./ Répertoire / Orchestre