Hercules at the crossroads (Dramma per musica) - BWV 213. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. What does Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio¨ have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the fall of 1733, with the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Crown Prince Friedrich Christian fast approaching, Johann Sebastian Bach composed the secular cantata “Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen” (Let us …

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. This energetic overture with delightful natural contrasts is sure to find its way into your repertoire. Opening with a wonderful F Horn melody (cued in Alto Saxophone) the classic overture style piece sparkles with interesting twists and turns. There are many style, dynamic and articulation contrasts in the piece so there are plenty of things to teach and learn. / Niveau : 2.5…

Par RICHARDS TIM. The latest publication in this award-winning series. This unique collaboration between two of the UK's top pianist/educators offers intermediate pianists a detailed introduction to the highly rhythmic music of Latin America and Spain, featuring a wide range of styles from many countries, including: • Cuba – son, montuno, mambo, cha-cha-chá, bolero, danzón • Brazil – bossa nova, …

Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. 2ème Symphonie, ; Le Double is a symphonic piece for Orchestra and chamber orchestra composed by Henri Dutilleux. It was commissioned for the 75th birthday of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1959. The piece features three movements, which consists in dialogues between the Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra: I. Animato, ma misterioso II. Andantino sostenuto III. Allegro fuoco…

Par AHO KALEVI. Kalevi Aho's Solo XV for marimba and three triangles (2018) proceeds to a motor-like beat in music dominated by semiquavers momentarily interrupted by eight short triangle entries. The triangle parts gradually get longer towards the end, and during them the soloist has a chance to change the marimba sticks from soft to hard and back. The triangles also create an ethereal, lingering…

The didgeridoo is an ancient instrument of the Aborigines of Australia, but the discovery of its rhythmic and harmonic richness has only been in the West for a few years. This work gives all the essential advice needed to test, appreciate and buy a didgeridoo. The many exercises and sound samples given on the CD let you appreciate the acoustic qualities and playing potential of the didgeridoo. / N…

Gospel Guitar Solos in DADGAD Tuning. Par MCMEEN EL / SHALK SANDY. This fingerstyle guitar book includes many wonderful gospel songs adapted for DADGAD tuning–a style not typically used in gospel. The material includes standards, as well as songs less familiar to fingerstyle players. Intended for advanced-beginners, intermediate-level players, and anyone looking to dive into alternating-bass music…

Par SAMINSKY LAZARE / PERLMAN GEORGE. The revival of national styles throughout Europe, at the end of the nineteenth century, was paralleled by a growth of interest in the characteristic folk music of the Jewish people. The association of the violin with this tradition, its inherently 'soulful' character and the dominance of the concert stage by violinists of Jewish heritage in the first half of t…

This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the four volumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores, and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate…

Five Early Piano Pieces. Par EOTVOS PETER. Peter Eötvös completed his early neo-classical Hungarian piano pieces at the age of 17. Now published in one volume, they were created when he studied composition at the Budapest Music Academy between 1959 and 1961, shortly before taking up a scholarship to study conducting in Cologne. A highlight is the witty three-movement Hommage à Haydn in which he hu…