Clarinet (Clarinet)

SKU: HL.48181105

For Clarinet and Piano. Composed by Marcel Dautremer. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. Alphonse Leduc #AL20254. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48181105).

UPC: 888680861940. 9.0x12.0x0.081 inches.

Composed by M. Dautremer for the Paris Conservatoire contest, Story and Impromptu is a piece for Bb clarinet and piano accompaniment. Dedicated to Auguste Perier, Professor at the Conservatoire, and inspired from Page d?Exil, this piece requires advanced skills to be executed perfectly. Starting as a recitation and lasting approximately 6 minutes, the melodious piece features a cadenza and is divided as per below: 1. Recitative 2. Moderato 3. Cadenza 4. Largo. Mastering breathing technique and the accidentals is quite important for this work, which will demonstrate all your abilities during a contest. The book feature score and parts. M. Dautremer (1906-1978) was a French musician and pedagogue. He was director of the Conservatoire in Nancy and conductor for the Symphonic Orchestra of the city.

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: FJ.ST6482

Composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Form: Dance. Masterwork Arrangement; Multicultural. Score and Part(s). Duration 1:45. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6482. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6482).

UPC: 241444400968. English.

This energetic and lively dance features some of the most delightful themes from Mussorgsky's original. Based in G Major, this arrangement also showcases some of the composer's harmonic vocabulary while using very few accidentals. A perfect selection to change the pace of your concert, especially after a heavy work. (1:45).

About FJH Developing Strings

Slightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs. Grade 2 - 2.5

By Tom Gerou. For Piano. Piano Solo. Alfred Signature Series. Level: Elementary. Sheet. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Arnold Evans. By Arnold Evans. For electric bass. Technic. All styles. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 80 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Cornet (Trumpet)

SKU: HL.48180081

[Fifteen Studies for Cornet]. Composed by Guillaume Balay. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 14 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL14960. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48180081).

UPC: 888680954826. 9.0x12.0x0.076 inches.

Guillaume Balay (1871-1943) served in the French military as a prolific cornet player, having won first place in the 1894 Cornet Award competition at the National Academy of Music in Paris. His compositions and studies were popular in the cornet and brass repertoire at the time, including his Fifteen Studies for Cornet. This Balay work remains within the cornet study repertoire to this day and is suitable to advance level players. The Fifteen Studies address features, including accidentals, breath control, intervals, range, ornamentation, chromaticism, complex rhythms, dynamics, performance directions, and variations in time and key signatures, among other aspects. These quirky studies provide the advanced cornet player with exciting exercises to ensure progress to a high level of technique.

Viola and Piano

SKU: BT.ALHE31122

Composed by Darius Milhaud. Classical. Book Only. 20 pages. Heugel & Cie #ALHE31122. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE31122).

English.

French composer and teacher, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded, Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano being no exception. Milhaud'scompositions are influenced by jazz and polytonality, as exemplified in Sonata No. 2. Composed in 1944, Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano is an alternative, exciting sonata made up of three movements - 1) Rural, 2) Dramatic, and 3)Rough. Milhaud makes use of variation in articulation, complex rhythms, chromaticism, accidentals, harmonics, altering tempos, variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura, amongst other aspects. Milhaud's Sonata No. 2 for Viola andPiano is essential to all advanced violists seeking modern and exciting repertoire.