Par RIHM WOLFGANG. Wolfgang Rihm (b.1952) has written more then 400 compositions in all areas, and has developed a keen interest in architecture, painting, philosophy, and more, all of which are used as inspiration for his many works. This leading light in the European music scene began composing early in life, and UE here presents a Pater noster, composed when he was a lad of 16. An excellent gli…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Sacred and Profane consists of eight settings for unaccompanied voices of lyrics from RT Davis' collection of Medieval English lyrics, composed early in 1975 for Peter Pears and the Wilbye Consort of Voices. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Woo 47 Kurfürsten Sonatas. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. These pieces, known as the Kurfürsten Sonatas, were composed in 1783 while Beethoven was still studying with Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn. ' He will certainly become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, if he progresses as he started off' , Neefe wrote enthusiastically in the same year. Announced as an ' excellent composition by a young genius o…

Early to Later Elementary Level. Par GILLOCK WILLIAM. / Niveau : EASY / Recueil / Piano

Par SAURET EMILE. Émile Sauret, violin virtuoso, teacher and composer, was admired by some of the greatest composers of his time, including Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Wagner, Grieg and Mahler. He gave numerous concerts with Liszt, Rubinstein, and Moszkowski, and often played duets with Sarasate. He is predominantly remembered for the fiendishly difficult cadenza he composed to Paganini?s first vi…

The Guitar Playing of Lonnie Johnson, Bo Carter, Rev. Gary Davis, Buddy Moss, Josh White and Tommy McC. This collection presents six legendary blues guitarists from the 1920s to early 1940s. Each has his own unique approach, style and techniques for playing. Some like Rev. Gary Davis favored regular tuning while Josh White was equally at home playing in Open D tuning as well as standard tuning. Lo…

Par BUTTERWORTH HELEN. This collection of seven pieces is suitable for young string players in the early stages of orchestral playing. The rhythms and notes used in all the parts are still quite basic, the third violin/viola being the easiest, but the overall effect is very satisfying for performer and listener. The Violin 3 and Viola parts are the same and the Double Bass part is optional. The op…

Par MARSHALL DAVE. Dropped D Guitar: Bach to Blues provides in-depth strategies to help the seasoned beginner to intermediate guitarist gain familiarity with the patterns of dropped D, utilizing a series of hands-on exercises for playing in dropped D tuning. Actual music is provided (no scales here) in the major keys of C, G, D, A, and the minor keys of Dm, Am, and Em. In addition, the guitarist i…

Melody Bober's arrangements of both secular and sacred Christmas favorites are sure to delight students of all ages. Book 4 contains 8 arrangements for early intermediate pianists. Students continue to progress musically and technically while enjoying songs of the season. / Piano

Inspired by Boulez's multi-cello piece 'Messagesquisse? and John Scofield's inspired funk number 'Protocol?, 'Shift, Trip? is an unrelenting moto perpetuo for amplified cello and pre-recorded guitars, brass and percussion. Although choreographed early on the piece is designed to stand alone. It demands virtuosity and great stamina from the performer over a five and a half octave range and requires…