Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. Written in the traditional triple-meter bambuco style of Colombia, this arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield captures the main character\'s yearning to be more like the rest of her family while maintaining her unique identity. The infectious melody and rhythm will leave the audience members singing this melody as they leave the performance! / Date parution :…

This beginner's guide takes you through the basics of the instrument and its techniques. The accompanying online videos include demonstrations of many examples in the book. Topics covered include: notation - bass and slap tone exercises - three- and four-tone exercises - basic rhythms - traditional djembe rhythms - modern technqiues - and much more. / Djembé

Dansons la Morvandelle contains 152 tunes from Morvan, a 'parc régional' in south Burgundy, presented in keys suitable for British players. Morvan is an area of gently wooded hills, pastureland and lakes. It has a strong regional identity and is proud of its folk heritage. Traditional music forms an integral part of this heritage. Originally published in 1997, Dansons la Morvandelle has been compl…

Par ORFF CARL. Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge and enrich the …

A Melodrama Interspersed With Music. Par BENDA GEORG. Georg Anton Benda's melodrama „Medea' (1775) was one of the most successful German musical theatre works of the late 18th century. With a libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter, the work soon became a great influence within the melodrama genre. For several decades, it was performed all over central Europe, developing an impressive reception histo…

Par AL PETTEWAY. Master guitarist Al Petteway ventures into new territory with 15 Celtic-inspired, traditional, and New Age fingerstyle compositions in standard and alternate tunings. Derived from Al's award-winning solo recording of the same title, each piece bears the inimitable Petteway signature of profoundly graceful, inspired innovation. Written in standard notation and tab with several piec…

Par PIBURN BILL. Bill Piburn has penned artist fingerstyle guitar solos on 90 favorite fiddle tunes. The solos are both beautiful and rousing in style. All solos are presented in notation and tablature. John Schroiter of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine writes, 'Traditional fiddle tunes get a breath of new life in the gifted hands of Bill Piburn. Behind each of his carefully crafted arrangements are co…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54 was written in 1804, just after the highly virtuosic 'Waldstein' Sonata and before the 'Appassionata' Sonata, and has unjustly stood in the shadow of its predecessor and successor ever since. Its two movements are characterized by the friction between traditional form and creative abandon. While the opening movement marked 'In Tempo d'…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart Requiem (K.626) (Ostrzyga completion) (Full Score) This publication offers a source-critical edition of Mozart’s fragmentary “Requiem” as well as an alternative to the traditional Süssmayr version. It makes it possible to perform 1) the fragment, identified in print in both the score and the parts, 2) the authentic sections left incomplete by Mozart, now in a s…

Weve Been Awhile Awandering. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. SATB unaccompanied or solo unison and piano Taken from Eight Traditional English Carols/ Feuillet / SATB