Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of traditional pieces from around the world, the collection is of easy/intermediate level s…

Par KNOCKAERT PETER. Carrousel is a composition written for the former Guitar Quartet Quadrant (Belgium). The classical 'waltz' brings back memories of a barrel organ on a fair and evokes a fun ride on a carrousel. Strange things are happening on this adventurous ride and some things go wrong here and there: the carrousel horses go wild, the engine breaks down, the driver may have been drinking a …

Celebrate Noel with this carol taken from a 16th century courtly dance tune. The variations in this new setting will lift your spirits as they pass from a joyous opening, through a brief moment of reflection, and on to a jubilant ending. This little bit of effervescence is a great addition to any part of your Christmas program. (2:25) / Concert Band

Mauro Giuliani is considered today to have been the most important guitarist-composer of the early nineteenth century. Not only was Giuliani the foremost player of his day: his fame reached far beyond the realm of guitar enthusiasts, earning him a place among the musical élite as a complete, versatile musician. Even so, by the end of the nineteenth century he was largely forgotten and his music ma…

L'utilisation des open tunings à la guitare pour accompagner le chant est l'un des sons de la marque Country Blues. Incontestablement, les deux open tunings qui ont été utilisés le plus couramment dans le pays Blues ont été tuning espagnol, souvent appelé Open G tuning et tuning Vestapol, assez souvent appelés open tuning D. Pour cette leçon 2-DVD, nous avons choisi le nom espagnol et Vestapol pou…

Spaur-Messe. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The relatively unspectacular nature of the 'Spaur Mass' may be one of the reasons for the fact that writers on music generally refer to it only as a peripheral work, a little sister of Mozart's 'important' church works. With regard to scoring, the 'Spaur Mass' belongs to the category of the 'missa solemnis', but its brevity and its stylistic character belo…

Par LOCKE MATTHEW. Edited by Michael Tilmouth No comprehensive collection of British music would be complete without reference to the outstanding achievement of Matthew Locke, most idiosyncratic and arguably the most original of Restoration composers before Purcell. This first of two chamber music volumes contains duos for two bass viols, the consort of two viols, the Little Consort and the Flat C…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. Le titre résume parfaitement le contenu du medley : les plus grands succès commerciaux du groupe Queen : Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You et We Are the Champions. / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par WILLIAMS RODERICK. A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'. Commissioned by The Sixteen choir and recorded on their 2021 album ‘Goodnight Beloved'. …

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars_John Blanken. Par MERCURY / JOHN DEACON / BRIAN MAY. Le titre résume parfaitement le contenu du medley : les plus grands succès commerciaux du groupe Queen : Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You et We Are the Champions. / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Brass Band