With his cantata 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren? which Bach composed for the Visitation of Mary (2 July), he created a Magnificat setting of a different kind: The German text source is a combination of biblical text and a free interpretation, the basis being the Marian hymn of praise from the Gospel according to Luke. The 9th psalm tone acts as the chorale melody and becomes a recurring musical the…

This medley of two of John Lennon's most popular songs has been arranged as a tribute to the holiday season. Although the selected songs' timeless message about peace and goodwill towards men is appropriate all year round, it seems especially poignant during the holidays. The ensemble parts have been arranged to capture the essence of these iconic songs, while providing plenty of teaching and lear…

Classical Solos for flute complements Clardy’s two volumes of Classical Duets. Included are short biographies of the seven composers represented, along with performance suggestions for each piece. Flutists will recognize the must-have repertoire works, such as the Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in A minor, Kuhlau Divertissement No. 1 in G and Debussy’s Syrinx, which is otherwise available in the …

Kenneth Baker reveals the secrets of professional sounding 'left hand' with just two basic chord shapes. Master a few simple chords and you'll be playing great piano in no time at all. Learn with well-known hits from Eric Clapton, Chris De Burgh, The Carpenters, The Beatles and Paul Simon. Available with unique audio-backing tracks or MIDI files. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) (Avec Grille D'Accords)

A Creative Violin Method for Children. Par ROS STEPHEN. Violin Junior … is a fun and creative violin method for children from the age of 5 years upwards. The repertoire covers a wide range of styles from classical music to folk, world and popular music. Join Fiocco the Frog in this new approach and find out just how much fun playing the violin can be! Lesson Books include many duets for two stude…

Par QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. Queens of the Stone Age are the most important American rock group since Nirvana, revitalising a stale metal genre with their blend of the heaviest rock, combined with delightful and intriguing melodies. Lullabies To Paralyze is the follow-up to their two previous, hugely successful albums: Songs For The Deaf and R , and finds Josh Homme and his co-contributors continu…

Trilogie Sacrée. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The history of the composition of the oratorio is odd: the kernel of this three-part work were the movements from the middle section, the “Flight to Egypt, ” which Berlioz composed on a whim in 1850 and which he passed off as the work of a baroque composer whose existence he himself had invented. In 1854 the triptych, which was completed with the parts entitled…

Par VINE CARL. Carl Vine’s atmospheric Violin Concerto (2011) creates a rich and multi-faceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. Unfolding over two finely-crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23-minute work often uses the orchestra sparingly, with players from the orchestra joining the soloist in delicate chamber-music textures. / Scores / Répertoire / Violon et Orchestre

These two extraordinary works of late Mozart, KV 594 and KV 608, were both composed to fulfill a commission for a memorial exhibit in Vienna, to be played in a 'mechanical clock organ.? The term 'fantasy? or 'fantasia? came to be affixed to these works later, and is more descriptive and less cumbersome than the term Mozart listed in his own catalogue, 'Ein Stüke für ein Orgelwerk in ein Uhr.? They…

Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger's concert overtures are completely beholden to the tradition of the genre established at least since the 1820s. The spread of this genre was favored in equal measure by the growth of bourgeois musical culture and the overwhelming model of Beethoven's nine symphonies, which sowed a certain perplexity and discouragement among composers of the next generatio…