SKU: AP.6-450414

ISBN 9780486450414. UPC: 9780486450414. 9x12 inches. English.

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers, offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets of their success, sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, they discuss their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies with Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician, and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice, immproving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in musical literature, this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Dover (2006) unabridged republication of the work originally published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1919.

SKU: SU.32040060

Violin, Oboe, Cello & Piano Duration: 6' Composed: 2012 Published by: Amy Mills Music, LLC 3 movements I. Seven Toes Down II. En Pointe III. Muddy Boots This charming suite has three short movements, each with its own character. The suite bursts open with breathless energy. Seven Toes Down is modal, in 7/8 time, with people dancing in bare feet on bare ground, so vigorously that it kicks up the dust. En Pointe opens with a lovely waltz, then it focuses in on the tiny, delicate movements of a ballerina high up on her toes. Muddy Boots is big strong guys, covered with dirt from a hard day of work, practicing one-upmanship. Different players have the chance to show what they can do, surrounded by their friends. Then we catch another glimpse of the ballerina before closing playfully with Seven Toes Down. Difficulty Level: 4 (Advanced) See composer website for audio sample.

SKU: HL.233289

12.0x9.25x0.43 inches.

Score and separate parts with spiral-bound keyboard/organ part. Number 5, 1950 was Mark Rothko's last painting before the breakthrough into his mature format. In it the luminous color fields of a classic Rothko are inscribed across the middle with three delicate lines. Describing this painting and its pivotal position in Rothko's work, Brian O'Doherty observes: 'After this, the lines disappear completely.' In recent years gesture and figuration have disappeared from my music. What used to be background has emerged to become a musical world composed entirely of floating color fields. In this new world I've changed media, moving from the orchestra to smaller combinations of acoustical instruments and electronically-processed sounds. I still think in orchestral terms, but this hybrid medium allows me to create orchestral textures for more practical and readily available ensembles. Initially I imagined this as a kind of monolithic music -an entire piece as one rich and complex sound. Then I came to hear it as homophonic or heterophonic. And now - in this musical world that I thought was completely free of lines - I've come to hear a polyphony of harmonic clouds. Maybe the lines never disappear completely. Maybe Christian Wolff was right when he quipped: 'No matter what we do, sooner or later it all sounds melodic.' - John Luther Adams.

SKU: BT.DHP-1084540-400

ISBN 9789043130271. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

This modernised and revised edition comes with a demo CD that features all the études - this allows you to hear what the final result should be. Another advantage is the easy-to-read layout with unequivocal symbols. Well-thought-out fingerings have been chosen, taking into account current practice and styles, whilst showing due regard for the original.

Deze bekende en waardevolle etudes hebben hun nut reeds lang bewezen, ze staan aan de basis van de technische bagage van de violist. De gemoderniseerde en gereviseerde uitgaven van De Haske hebben een demo-cd waaropalle etudes zijnvoorgespeeld - zo is meteen te horen hoe het uiteindelijke resultaat zou moeten zijn. Een ander pluspunt is de overzichtelijke bladindeling met eenduidige symbolen. Er is gekozen voor gedoseerde vingerzettingen. Daarbij is rekeninggehouden met de huidig geldende inzichten en stijlen - met inachtneming van de oorspronkelijke aanduidingen van de componist. Zowel 60 Studies Opus 45 als 30 Special Studies Opus 36 wordt door veel beginners alsstudiemateriaal gebruikt. In de eerstgenoemde uitgave zijn de etudes opgedeeld in twee reeksen van dertig (eerste positie - derde en tweede positie). Beide boeken mogen niet ontbreken op de lessenaar van de leerling.

Diese modernisierte, überarbeitete Ausgabe der bekannten Etüden von Mazas ist mit einer Demo-CD ausgestattet, auf der alle Etüden enthalten sind - so kann jeder vorher hören, wie sein Ergebnis klingen sollte. Ein weiterer Pluspunkt ist die leicht lesbare Aufmachung mit eindeutigen Symbolen. Es wurden gut durchdachte Griffe gewählt, an gegenwärtige Praktiken und Stile gedacht und dabei auch das Original gebührend berücksichtigt.

Cette édition révisée et modernisée des 30 Ã?tudes Spéciales de Mazas est accompagnée dâ??un compact disc sur lequel vous trouverez une version intégrale de chaque étude. Ces interprétations constituent un excellent point de référence. La présentation est facile dâ??accès, les symboles sont clairs et les doigtés sont parfaitement adaptés aux exigences de la pratique et des styles actuels tout en restant fidèles aux versions originales.