Par DUFEUTRELLE SOPHIE. Flautist Sophie Dufeutrelle ''s Asia is an excellent, modern work for solo Flute. Considering that Dufeutrelle has been involved in many recordings, concerts, live spectacles, theatre works, as well as her teaching works being regularly used in conservatoires and music schools, this work for the Flute is composed with much experience and expertise. Asia begins with a glossa…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. On hot summer nights all along the east coast of America thebeach front strip comes alive with the sights and sounds ofsummer as nightclubs and bands crack out their sizzling music. Incorporating the funky-rock sounds of east coast beachmusic of the 60s and 70s, Atlantic Avenue takes a nostalgicstep into the past whilst keeping a solid foothold in the present. With elements of …

and Chord Progressions. Par SMITH GAIL. This book was written to provide a methodology for improvisation on the piano. Patterns are analyzed in and notated in all keys. Examples are given to illustrate how and where a fill fits. Then, step by step you can learn how to add the left hand accompaniment based on a lead sheet, or improvise with the right hand. While improvising, patterns may be woven i…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This expressive gem will inspire your musicians to higher levels of musicianship. Those who are familiar with composer James L. Hosay’s previous works for this level band will be anxious to explore this rich new offering. Accessible to young bands but artistically worthy of any level group, this opulent soundscape belongs in every band’s repertoire. Work with the geography teac…

Contents: At Last * Back Bay Shuffle * Blues on Parade * Cherokee * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me * Don't Be That Way * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Eager Beaver * In a Minor Mood * In a Mist * In the Mood * Johnson Rag * Pennsylvania 6-5000 * Taking a Chance on Love * Two O'Clock Jump.

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Andrew Porter says '. . . a stirring and beautiful adventure. . . He has written some of the most ardent love music since Messiaen's, and love music finds its place in the opera. . . There is also music of pain and despair. Bell sounds, chants, choruses, electronics, swelling harmonies, sharp-focus solo lines fill the theatre with deep, ever-changing ever-stirring music.' The …

This composition for younger and developing musicians allows them to play a dramatic piece that sounds like the soundtrack of an epic motion picture. The main theme is bold and adventuresome while the secondary theme is more reserved and playful. The rhythms and pitches are playable by most first year musicians. Both accessible and bold, this is a terrific choice for festival or concert performanc…

Cumbees - Marizapalos - La Jotta. Par MURCIA SANTIAGO DE. The dances and sets of variations published in this volume come from the Codice Saldívar, a manuscript that was discovered by the Mexican musicologist Dr. Gabriel Saldívar y Silva in León (Mexico) in 1943. Although the title page of the manuscript is missing, we can assume with great certainty that it is the work of Santiago de Murcia. The …

Op. 20. Par BARTOK BELA. After his 15 Hungarian peasant songs (HN 1404), these Improvisations on Hungarian peasant songs are the second of Bartók' s works to feature the words ' Hungarian peasant songs” in their title. The manner in which he confronts folk melodies with subtle, avant-garde sounds here was later described by Bartók himself as venturing to ' the outermost limits”. He also breaks up …