SKU: HL.239841

ISBN 9781780382531.

This collection of 50 popular tunes has been carefully arranged and graded to provide attractive repertoire for young violinists. The familiarity of the material will stimulate pupils' enthusiasm and encourage theirpractice.

The technical demands of the solo part increase progressively up to the standard of Associated Board Grade 3. The piano accompaniments are simple yet effective and should be within the range of most pianists.

SKU: PR.11641373L

UPC: 680160680337.

The concerto has always seemed an especially attractive medium to me, not necessarily because of its expectations of virtuosity (although flaunting it when you've got it certainly has its place), and emphatically not because of the perception of a concerto as a contest, but because so much of what I write feels song-like; I'm very much at home with the age-old texture of melody and accompaniment. I hope, before I move on, to have the opportunity to write concertos for all the major instruments, and perhaps some of the rarer ones as well. The oboe is not only one of the major instruments, it is one of my favorite instruments. I've always loved its sound, but since moving to New York I have gotten to hear and, in some cases, know some extremely fine oboists who broadened my appreciation of the instrument's possibilities. I especially remember a concert, probably in the late 1960's, in which Humbert Lucarelli played a Handel concerto, filling out large melodic leaps with cascading scale passages in a way that raised the hair on the back of your neck, somewhat in the way that John Coltrane's sheets of sound did. The sweeping scales in the second movement of my concerto were definitely inspired by Bert Lucarelli's performance. The first, third and fifth movements of the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra are song-like, whereas the second and fourth have strong scherzo and dance qualities, including a couple of sections that sound like out-and-out pirate dances to me. The hymn-like tune at the beginning of the middle movement was originally begun as a vocal piece to be sung by my wife, son and daughter at my brother's wedding, but I couldn't come up with good works for it, so it ended up as an instrumental chant. The opening and closing of the concerto make use of the oboe's uniquely soulful singing. I had not heard Pamela Woods Pecha's solo playing in person when she approached me about writing a concerto, but I had heard her fine recording of chamber music for oboe and strings by the three B's (English, that is: Bliss, Bax and Britten) with the Audubon Quartet. I actually already had some oboe concerto ideas in my sketchbooks; although I didn't end up using any of those earlier ideas, it's interesting that most of them tended to share the general feeling and tonality of the eventual opening of the concerto. The work was completed on October 13, 1994. I hate the compromises involved in making piano reductions -- perhaps I would feel differently if I were a more accomplished pianist -- so I often decide to make piano reductions for four hands rather than two. My good friend Jon Kimura Parker is a terrific sight-reader, and I roped him into coming over to my place on February 17, 1995, to help me accompany Pamela on the first read-through of the piece. The first performance of the work took place on July 21, 1995, at the American Music Festival in Duncan, Oklahoma, with Mark Parker conducting the Festival Orchestra.

SKU: CY.CC2475

Equali were works written for equal, or similar, instruments; in the eighteenth century they were almost always used for funeral services and usually employed a quartet of trombones. The most famous of these were the three Beethoven wrote for the Linz Cathedral in Austria on All Soul's Day 1812. Two of these were adapted later for male voices and were sung at Beethoven's funeral.

These pieces are some of the most famous works for trombones, no doubt due to the fact that they were composed by Beethoven. They were commissioned by Franz Xaver Gloggl, Kappelmeister of the city of Linz, while Beethoven was visiting his brother. According to later accounts by Gloggl's son, although his father had a complete collection of trombones (soprano, alto, tenor, bass or quart) the three Equali were performed by a traditional quartet of alto, tenor and bass trombones.

This edition offers a compromise: the original score and parts are given exactly as written in the complete works, and a version designed for the less experienced players: the three movements are transposed down one step, edited with minor musical suggestions, and all four parts are written in bass clef.

Dr. Mathie has done the Trombone world a great service in bringing this great work in its two forms to publication.

SKU: BT.GOB-000731-030

The title is a popular saying in England. It means that's where the money is. Where there's muck, there's power is such a popular expression in the United Kingdom. The saying inspired Peter Martin to compose a highly attractive piece in four parts, consisting of contemporary dances that can also be performed separately. Let's dance!

De titel is een populair gezegde in Engeland. Het betekent vrij vertaald - waar het geld zit. 'Where there's muck there is power' is zo'n gevleugelde uitspraak uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Het gezegde inspireerde Peter Martin tothet schrijven van een bijzonder aardig 5-delig werk met moderne dansen welke ook gescheiden van elkaar gespeeld kunnen worden. Let's dance! 1. Easy does it - Steady Rock Een aanstekelijk stukje in rock-stijl. De rockmuziek bestaatvanaf begin 60-er jaren en sindsdien is de stijl populair gebleven maar er is geen genre waar zoveel bands de grond in- en uitgestampt worden. Maar het blijft leuk. 2. Best Foot Forward - mars positief De grootste doemdenkers wordenvrolijk bij het aanhoren van een vrolijke mars. De oorsprong van de mars is niet te achterhalen maar de stijl blijft populair en actueel. Best Foot Forward is een op Amerikaanse leest geschoeide mars. 3. Swing Bin - De swingstijldie eind 20-er jaren in de VS losbarstte was een uitvloeisel van de crisisjaren. Aangevoerd door Benny Goodman en de Dorsey Brothers (Tommy en Jimmy) werd deze vorm een rage die grote invloed bleef houden op de ontwikkeling vande jazzmuziek. Stilzitten is er niet bij want de muziek nodigt uit tot het losmaken van al die luie spieren en waar kan dat het beste? In de concertzaal maar het liefst op de dansvloer. 4. The Supreme Skedaddle - alla US March Eenuitsmijter vormt de Supreme Skedaddle, een mars in US-stijl. Het woord skedaddle is een interessant item voor etymologen maar de componist kent het woord uit zijn Noord-Engelse geboortegrond. Het betekent daar 'verspilling vaniets'. Maar de feestelijke mars is beslist geen verspilling van papier of energie.

SKU: M7.DUX-342

ISBN 9783868494006.

The Ukulele-Ding 2 contains 200 songs from Pop and Rock for campfires, outings and parties. In order to be able to sing the songs optimally and accompany them with the ukulele, suitable keys and chords have been chosen. The chords are given directly above the lyrics, so you can sing and play directly from the sheet. A fingering chart for all ukuleles in the tuning g - c - e - a is included. A must for every campfire ukulele player and all those who want to become one. Bound as a practical spiral book - like every edition from the cult songbook series Das Ding. With songs from ABBA - AC/DC - Aerosmith - BAP - Billy Joel - Bob Dylan - Bob Marley - Boney M. - Bruce Springsteen - Cat Stevens - Coldplay - Die Toten Hosen - Dire Straits - Elvis Presley - George Ezra - Howard Carpendale - John Denver - Kansas - Lady Gaga - Max Giesinger - Nirvana - Peter Maffay - Phil Collins - Pink Floyd - Queen - Reinhard Mey - Robbie Williams - Rod Stewart - Simon and Garfunkel - Supertramp - The Beach Boys - The Beatles - U2 und vielen weiteren.