Partition + Matériel. Par CANAT DE CHIZY EDITH. La formation du Trio Polycordes (mandoline, guitare et harpe) et la particularité commune de leur mode de jeu attaque/résonance m'ont évoqué la sonorité des cloches et leurs divers types d'émission. Aussi les cinq parties qui composent cette pièce font référence aux cinq principaux modes de sonneries campanaires : 1. Carillon, 2. Tintement, 3. Tocsin, 4. Volée, 5. Glas. Loin d'être illustrative, l'écriture explore ici les multiples possibilités de ces instruments. En outre, l'utilisation de la Mandoloncelle dans les deux dernières pièces ajoute à l'éventail des timbres offert par cet ensemble. Edith Canat de Chizy/ Répertoire / Mandoline, Guitare et Harpe

Whilst making no claims to be stylistically authentic this little piece aims to capture the infectious spirit of mariachi a word whose origins are lost in the mists of time but which describes not only the performers (on guitars vihuelas violins trumpets and harp) but also the music itself. Their music speaks of love passion politics life in the country and revolutionary heroes but is unerringly uplifting in style and immediately recognisable as the spirit of Mexico. A chance to add that Spanish flavour to your concerts.

Leichte Ensembleliteratur Für Den Unterricht-Martin Tourish is an accordionist composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments.?World Music Celtic? presents material from the Irish Scottish Welsh Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often ?skeletal? hence it is important to gain a knowledge ofthe individual traditions in question and naturally he offers plenty of information on performance practice.The collection spans three centuries from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. ?World Music Celtic? is available in four formats each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin flute or saxophone (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C Bb or Eb) piano guitar bass and bodhrán.

Par COMBIER JEROME. Petite obscurité est composée à partir de l'Offrande Musicale de Jean-Sébastien Bach. Tâche délicate, un peu audacieuse (quoique souvent perpétrée), peut-être impossible, mais qui dit avant tout mon profond attachement à cette musique. Le modèle n'apparaît toutefois jamais ostensiblement, mais toujours de manière voilée, cryptée, déformée, comme une charpente invisible. C'est peut-être avant tout le caractère contrapuntique de la musique qui révèle la filiation et que j'ai souhaité mettre en lumière. Mais les lignes mélodiques qui constituent ces contrepoints sont déformées par des quarts de ton et si intimement unies (canon à la seconde mineure, contrepoint dans le registre aigu, canon dit 'écrevisse') qu'elles finissent par créer entre elles des irisations, des reflets, et par basculer dans le registre du timbre. Elles jalonnent la partition comme autant de salles - obombrées, a giorno - où le temps se fige, mais pour un instant seulement car la musique, loin d'y séjourner reprend son cours. Dans Petite obscurité, il fut question pour moi de ne rompre jamais la fluidité que j'ai souhaité lui donner. Le titre est emprunté aux écrits apocryphes d'Esther Hallam Meynell La petite chronique d'Anna Magdalena Bach : 'Deux chandelles entre nous (je faisais toujours bien attention de les moucher, afin que la fleur de lumière ne soit pas gâtée par une épine d'obscurité), nous travaillions en silence.' / contemporain / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière Clarinette, Guitare, Alto et Vio

From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music the cantata combines traditionalsounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children GoWhere I Send Thee and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements togetherin a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB CD-ROM FullOrchestration (Score

For Harp and Guitar. Published 2006. Part of 'On Track' UYMP's Grade 4-level Education Volume.

Described as ?Carter Family - meets - Ramones ? this 7-piece NYC ensemble whips up a bubbling cast-iron melting pot of classic country styles; from Bluegrass to Rockabilly Western Swing to Honky Tonk with just the right amountof punk thrown in for good measure. Catchy quirky melodies and left-field lyrics are heightened by virtuosic leads on Telecaster and fiddle whooping blues harp and freight train rhythms. This exciting genre-bending collectionof songs guitar tabs and more is great for non-traditional Americana songwriters guitar players looking to turn up the twang fiddlers/violinists looking for their roots and anyone inspired to start their own DIYhillbilly-blues harmonica and washboard band.