‘Four Easy Dances’ is a four-part suite from Gobelin’s ’Flexy Band Collection’. This series is meant for starter ensembles i.e. youth orchestras which may not have the full range of instruments available yet. Therefore it is possible to combine various instruments. ‘Four Easy Dances’ comes from the ‘Flexy 3 Series’ and can in principle be played by only three instruments completed with three percussion instruments. ‘Four Easy Dances’ consists of: 1. Hop Skip and Jump 2. Little Polka 3. Spanish Dance (castanets are obligatory) and finally 4. Tango.

John Luther Adams' Four Thousand Holes for Piano Percussion (Vibraphone and Orchestra Bells) and Electronic Aura. Composed in 2010 and dedicated to Stephen Drury. Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds.'Four Thousand Holes is my own effort to re-appropriate and reclaim for myself something of my own musical past. For the first time since my days as a rocker I've chosen to restrict myself to major and minor triads - thosemost basic elements of Western music (both pop and classical). But I've tried to assimilate them fully into my own musical world. Approaching these simple chords as found objects I've superimposed them in multiple streams oftempo to create darker harmonies and lush fields of sound. In recent years I've been fortunate enough to form a close musical partnership with Stephen Drury. Steve's extraordinary gifts inspired me to exploreexpansive forms and textures (similar to those of my orchestral music) with only one or two performers In essence Four Thousand Holes is a concerto. To begin I composed the score for the electronic tracks. Steve recorded all ofthe individual chords that occur in the score. I took these recordings time-stretched them reversed their envelopes and knit the reversed sounds together with their original decays. The resulting waves of sound I layered intoten independent tracks to create the virtual 'orchestra'. Next I composed the Piano part articulating the peaks of all the electronic tracks simultaneously - a feat of coordination that demands considerable virtuosity from thepianist. Finally I composed another multi-layered part for metallic Percussion sounds that I think of as sparks emanating from the Piano. In Four Thousand Holes strong musical currents fall and rise again andagain as points and lines are juxtaposed with heavy hammered chords. The mix of 'live' and electronic sounds blurs the distinction between musical figure and ground. As in much of my recent music I conceive of the entire piece

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth, aging, desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress, feeling, craving, desire; Nirodha which tells us how to eliminate those aspects of our lives which induce stress and Magga which describes the eight didciplines which can help us eliminate the origins of stress from our lives. It can be seen from these over-simplified definitions, that the Four Noble Truths fall into two pairs, the first two describingthe origins of stress and the second two describing how we can reduce stress. To reflect this, the four movements of this work are also combined into two pairs - two quick movements and two slow movements. A fascinating work from this great English composer. / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth aging desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress feeling craving desire; Nirodha which tells us how to eliminate those aspects of our lives which induce stress and Magga which describes the eight didciplines which can help us eliminate the origins of stress from our lives. It can be seen from these over-simplified definitions that the Four Noble Truths fall into two pairs the first two describingthe origins of stress and the second two describing how we can reduce stress. To reflect this the four movements of this work are also combined into two pairs - two quick movements and two slow movements. A fascinating work from this great English composer.

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth aging desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress feeling craving desire; Nirodha which tells us how to eliminate those aspects of our lives which induce stress and Magga which describes the eight didciplines which can help us eliminate the origins of stress from our lives. It can be seen from these over-simplified definitions that the Four Noble Truths fall into two pairs the first two describingthe origins of stress and the second two describing how we can reduce stress. To reflect this the four movements of this work are also combined into two pairs - two quick movements and two slow movements. A fascinating work from this great English composer.

The Essential Collection continues with a folio of the greatest works by Antonio Vivaldi. The pieces include his celebrated Violin Concertos and, of course, movements from the Four Seasons, all arranged as Piano solos for you to learn and enjoy. / Classique / Partition /

Piano Reduction-Composed in 1849 Robert Schumann's Concert Piece For Four Horns And Orchestra Op.86 is still considered a romantic work for Horn par excellence and a benchmark for all soloists.'Something quitecurious I believe' it was thus that Schumann described his Concert Piece For Four Horns And Orchestra in a letter and he did indeed break new ground with this work as far as the scoring and treatmentof the instruments was concerned.At the time in which the work was composed the French horn was still fairly new enabling players to play previously unheard-of runs and free modulations a fact which Schumann madethe most of particularly with his scoring for four Horns.

Like his predecessor Chopin Debussy discovered new possibilities and refinements in the art of playing and composing for the piano. His compositions and transcriptions for piano four hands are among his most inventive and interesting works. This volume contains Marche Ecossaise written specifically for piano four hands and the composer's transcription for four hands of La Mer.These works display both the brilliant pianism at the heart of Debussy's musical imagery and the composer's affinity for the unexpected — a quality that allowed many of his compositions to unfold like highly sophisticated improvisations. Reprinted here from authoritative French editions theywill challenge and delight pianists with their unique qualities.Republication of the Durand et Cie. and Jean Jobert Paris n.d. editions.

pour deux harpes-French harpist composer and teacher Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) wrote important repertoire for the Harp which expanded the harmonic and technical possibilities of the instrument. His Four Preludes for Two Harps is no exception. Published in 1921 Four Preludes is still performed and recorded by harpists. The first volume comprises the first two preludes in which tonality and rhythm are sublimely experimented with as well as uses of harmonics. Tournier's Four Preludes is suitable for all intermediate to advanced Harp duets seeking to explore varied repertoire on the instrument.

The Four Last Things for Clarinet Percussion and Cello. Composed 2014 published 2016. Score included in UYMP's Firewheel Anthology (ISMN M-57036-615-6) recorded by Dark Inventions. Duration: 8 minutes. The Four Last Things takes its title from Hieronymus Bosch’s painting ‘The Seven Deadly Sins and The Four Last Things’ a work of art that depicts its religious subject matter in the visceral style associated with its artist. Bosch’s work has always fascinated me: its detail immediacy and sometimes grotesque subject matter keep me coming back to it. There is no direct parallel with the painting in this piece but inspiration has been taken from the manner in which Bosch juxtaposes images whilst creating consistency and continuity between individual parts. The simultaneous discreteness and dependency of separate elements is mirrored in the treatment here of instruments as both soloists and part of the group. Each player has moments of overt dominance but even whilst providing more of an accompanying role they still present material that is striving to be heard above the rest. Commissioned by Dark Inventions and first performed by them on 8th May 2014 at The Engine House Manchester.

Contains 15 of Schubert's best-loved, most popular four-hand compositions, including Three Military Marches, Sonata in C Major, Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Andantino Varie in B Minor on French Motifs, more. Contenu : Three Military Marches, Op. 51, D.733 1. D Major 2. G Major 3. E-flat Major Two Characteristic Marches, Op. 121, D.886 1. C Major 2. C Major Children's March in G Major, D.928 Overture (Ouverture) in F Major, Op. 34, D.675 Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 30, D.617 (dedicated to Count Ferdinand Palffy d'Erdöd) 1. Allegro moderato 2. Andante con moto 3. Allegretto Sonata in C Major, Op. 140 (Grand Duo), D.812 1. Allegro moderato 2. Andante 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 4. Allegro vivace Rhondo in A Major, Op. 107, D.951 Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, D.813 (dedicated to Count Anton Berchtold) Variations C Major on a Theme (Was einst vor Jahren) from Hérold's opera Marie, Op. 82, No.1, D.908 (dedicated to Cajetan Neuhaus, Professor of Philosophy in Linz) Andantino Varié in B Minor on French Motifs, Op. 84, No. 1, D.823 Lebensstürme (Storms of Life), Characteristic Allegro in A Minor, Op. 144, D.947 Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103, D.940 Four Polonaises, Op. 75, D.599 1. D Minor 2. B-flat Major 3. E Major 4. F Major Four Ländler, D.814 1. E-flat Major 2. A-flat Major 3. C Minor 4. C Major Fugue in E Minor, Op. 152, D.952

Based on poems by Judson Evans. Four Haiku Poems is a mini-cycle cast in four songs of 11 bars or less. A Panopticon is a building which is organized so that all elements of the interior can be seen from a single point like in a hospital or library. Panopticon is comprised of four movements: I. Recitative II. Aria III. Intermezzo and IV. Barcarolle.

RV580-Performed by Bojidara Kouzmanova violinAccompaniment: Tempi Concertati Chamber OrchestraConductor: Nayden TodorovThis wonderful and unique Baroque concerto features four magnificent violin parts withstring orchestra. A masterpiece in Vivaldi's oeuvre and a great learning tool as each of the four violin solo parts is of varying difficulty. You pick the part that's right for you and we supply the rest. We've even included aversion minus all violins so you can get together with a group and make great music! Tremendous fun with a sumptuously beautiful classic! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version of each accompaniment to help youget up to speed. Includes a newly-engraved edition of the concerto on high-quality ivory paper edited by Ms. Kouzmanova; and a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and allsoloists; then an additional performance minus you the soloist for each of the four violin solo parts as well as a bonus version minus all violins. Contains a second compact disc featuring -20% reduced-tempo versions of eachaccompaniment for practice purposes.

FOR FOUR hORNS. Par KOCSAR MIKLOS. The noted Hungarian composer Miklós Kocsár (b. 1933) composed his Echoes series consisting of four pieces during the 1980s and 1990s. Written for one, two, three, and four horns respectively, each work effectively exploits the rich palette of sounds from horn ensembles of different sizes./ Répertoire / 4 Cors