SKU: PE.EP68790

ISBN 9790300762364. Words by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Death by Tyshawn Sorey was commissioned by the L. A. Opera for a streaming premiere by mezzo-soprano Amanda Lynn Bottoms in February 2021, with pianist Howard Watkins. Its text, by the great Black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, imagines just a glimmer of light dawning over a bleak, nightmarish landscape, haunted by death, which the composer explicitly connects to the current conditions and precarity of Black life in America in the 20th and 21st centuries. (Dunbar himself died in 1906 at the age of 33). This slow and melancholy setting expands the poem into a five-minute lament.

This piano/vocal score includes the full text of the poem as well as a brief program note from the composer. Clarifying the racial contexts surrounding the piece, Sorey requests that the roles of both vocalist and pianist be played exclusively by Black American performers.

ISBN 9781591848349. English. [Jay Z] By Zack O'Malley Greenburg.

As much as Martha Stewart or Oprah---and perhaps more than any musician---Jay-Z has turned himself into a lifestyle. You can wake up to the local radio station playing his newest hit, spritz yourself with his latest cologne, slip on a pair of his Rocawear jeans, lace up your Reebok S. Carter sneakers, watch baseball star Robinson Cano smack a couple of hits in an afternoon game, and grab dinner at The Spotted Pig. On the way to Jay-Z's 40/40 Club for a D'Ussé cognac nightcap, sign up for streaming service Tidal and hear his latest collaboration with Beyoncé. He'll profit at every turn of your day.

SKU: HL.49015354

ISBN 9790001125925.

Es gibt kaum eine Pop-Produktion, in der der Synthesizer nicht die erste Geige spielt, kaum eine Band, die auf elektronische Keyboards life on stage verzichtet. Von der modernsten Digitaltechnik profitiert auch das Schlagzeug (Drum-Set): Mit dem Drum-Computer, der digital gespeicherte Schlagzeugklange enthalt, lasst sich jeder beliebige Rhythmus programmieren. Die harmonische und rhythmische Verknupfung von Drum-Set, Bass-, Akkord- und Melodiestimme bildet das Grundgerust eines Popsongs. Auf dieser Basis ist die Rock-Pop-Keyboard-Schule aufgebaut. Die band-orientierten Kompositionen lassen sich in der Gruppe oder allein zur Cassette bzw. CD spielen und mit einem Homerecording-Equipment selbst aufnehmen und abmischen. Neben musikalischem und spieltechnischem Know-how enthalt jeder Band auch grundlegende Tipps fur den umgang mit Synthesizer, Drum-Computer und Homerecording-Equipment (nicht produktbezogen). Geeignet fur den Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht.