SKU: HL.49019006

ISBN 9790001174619. 9.0x12.0x0.075 inches.

With his piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition from 1874, Mussorgsky created a classic example of programme music. Based on the paintings of his deceased friend Viktor Hartmann, he also composed the lyrical serenade 'Il vecchio castello' (The Old Castle), among others. Hartmann's picture shows a medieval Italian castle with a singing troubadour who accompanies himself on the lute. In Maurice Ravel's subsequent famous orchestral version, the beautiful, melancholy melody was played by the alto saxophone. Accompaniment, prelude and interludes are reminiscent of playing a medieval hurdy-gurdy with its pervading drone bass. Therein lies the continuity of the piece, thereabove lies the quiet romance with its melancholy character - the unrequited love of the troubadour. This separate edition now gives all saxophonists the opportunity to play the piece with piano accompaniment.

SKU: XC.WB2241

ISBN 9781644021484. 9 x 12 inches.

The Complete Warm-Up For Band is the quintessential method for preparing your ensemble for rehearsal & performance. Created by well-known Composers and Music Educators Carol Brittin Chambers & Tyler Arcari, The Complete Warm-Up for Band creates an easy to use system that can be implemented with any amount of time, while still accomplishing a well-balanced and complete warm-up. The book is structured in 6 modules that explore and reinforce fundamentals in 12 major keys and some minor keys: Body Module (Breathing & Stretching) -Tone Module (Long Tones & Flexibility) – Scale Module (Scale Patterns, Progressions & Third Patterns) – Technical Module (Articulations & Technical Etudes) – Rhythm Module (Rhythm Studies & Technical Rhythm Etudes) and finally the Ensemble Module which includes 40 Chorales in all 12 major keys and numerous minor keys. Whether you have 2 minutes or 20 minutes The Complete Warm-Up for Band has everything you need for a well-balanced and complete start to any rehearsal or performance!