SKU: HL.49045907

ISBN 9783795710507. UPC: 888680792671. 9.0x12.0x0.239 inches.

The Easy Concert Pieces series for alto saxophone and piano provide easy to intermediate pieces from the Renaissance to the modern era for music lessons, concert performances or private music-making. The volumes with accompanying CD add to the not very extensive repertoire of performance pieces for saxophone. They were carefully selected according to technical and musical requirements and arearranged in three volumes according to their level of difficulty. All pieces are included on the accompanying CD as demo and play-along versions (piano accompaniment). The piano part contained in the volume is very easy so that it can even be played by a pupil, e.g. at a music school concert. Volume 1 (ED 22553) contains easy pieces which mainly range from d' to c'', occasionally even to d'''. The keys range from C to D major or the respective minor keys. This volume contains works by Charpentier, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Smetana, Putz, Moser, and others. Volume 2 (ED 22554) contains intermediate pieces ranging from c' to e''', with unusual metres and demisemiquavers appearing occasionally. Including works by Wolkenstein, Peuerl, Schein, Purcell, Telemann, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Gounod, Humperdinck, Elgar, and others. Volume 3 (ED 22942) - in preparation: Will contain pieces at even higher levels of difficulty and add further works to the repertoire.

SKU: UT.CH-387

ISBN 9790215328235. 9 x 12 inches.

Opus 114 is certainly one of Carulliâ??s most important didactic works, so much so that the author himself made a point of writing in the second edition of his famous Method op. 27 (1819): The student, when moving on to the second part, must continue to practise on the easy pieces which are to be found in opus nos. 50, 15, 35, 36, 93, 7 and above all in opus 114. He maintained this indication also in later editions of the Method itself, unlike what he did with other collections of studies which were no longer recommended.
The purpose of op. 114, in particular of the preludes, is clearly explained by the author himself in the preface of op. 265: I have already offered preludes in my opus nos. 71 and 114 to people, but they serve to study and learn to play all sorts of difficult passages, to practise modulating, and learn to improvise on the guitar. Carulli seems to want to provide his students with a large handbook of formulas typical of his musical writing and he does so by making use of the keys which, in his opinion, are most congenial to the guitar. In his Method he points out: Each instrument has its favourite keys: the guitar can be played in all keys, but the best ones are: A major and minor, D major and minor, E major and minor, C, G, F. The others are difficult; [â?¦]. However, some of the difficult ones are included but only in the fourth part. Of course, the easiness of a key essentially depends on the possibility of extensive use of the open strings, especially in the low notes, ensuring the accompaniment on the main degrees.
This edition has some unique features. First of all, it is the first complete modern edition of Carulliâ??s op. 114; it presents an important critical apparatus in which the Carullian technique is presented and analysed; finally, Carulli's original fingering is indicated in the score (including that of the thumb of the left hand) and the missing one was obtained from the comparison of his other fingerings present in other works. All this allows an easy and complete reading both for those who perform the pieces following the nineteenth-century performance practice with a historical instrument, and for those who play a modern instrument.

SKU: GI.G-018111

UPC: 641151125855.

Conforms to the official English and Spanish liturgical texts for the United States. Inspirada en las armonías y el contrapunto de la música clásica estilo barroco, pero utilizando un lenguaje musical moderno apropiado para una liturgia multicultural, Misa Luna está construida de una forma imaginative y versátil. Sus melodías son fáciles de aprender para una comunidad angloparlante, hispanohablante o bilingüe, y su círculo de acordes es simple para los guitarristas. Al ser acompañada por órgano y trompeta tanto por guitarra y percusión esta música bella elevará la dignidad de las celebraciones.   Inspired by the harmonies and counterpoint of classical Baroque music, but using modern musical language appropriate for a multicultural liturgy, Misa Luna is imaginatively and versatilely built. Its melodies are easy to learn for an English-speaking, Spanish-speaking or bilingual community, and its chord circle is simple for guitarists. Whether accompanied by organ and trumpet or by guitar and percussion, this beautiful music will elevate the dignity of your celebrations.   Coro a dos voces, cantor, y asamblea | Two-part choir, Cantor, and Assembly.

SKU: GI.G-018066

English, Spanish, Bilingual.

Conforms to the official English and Spanish liturgical texts for the United States. Inspirada en las armonías y el contrapunto de la música clásica estilo barroco, pero utilizando un lenguaje musical moderno apropiado para una liturgia multicultural, Misa Luna está construida de una forma imaginative y versátil. Sus melodías son fáciles de aprender para una comunidad angloparlante, hispanohablante o bilingüe, y su círculo de acordes es simple para los guitarristas. Al ser acompañada por órgano y trompeta tanto por guitarra y percusión esta música bella elevará la dignidad de las celebraciones.   Inspired by the harmonies and counterpoint of classical Baroque music, but using modern musical language appropriate for a multicultural liturgy, Misa Luna is imaginatively and versatilely built. Its melodies are easy to learn for an English-speaking, Spanish-speaking or bilingual community, and its chord circle is simple for guitarists. Whether accompanied by organ and trumpet or by guitar and percussion, this beautiful music will elevate the dignity of your celebrations.   Coro a dos voces, cantor, y asamblea | Two-part choir, Cantor, and Assembly.

SKU: HL.456809

UPC: 809164026907. 17.5x41.5x3.5 inches.

59 Port Thinline Boutique styling and classic sound come together in the 59 Port Thinline. The mahogany body features a highly-figured spalted maple top, and accented by rich cream binding. The offset sound hole and side port create an open resonant tone, while still providing the rich sustain of a solid body instrument. The semi-hollow construction keeps the overall weight of the instrument low and the modern “C” neck profile makes it easy to play all day. Both the neck and fingerboard are made from eye-catching roasted flame maple. Equipped with two Rockfield P90 pickups, the 59 Port Thinline has a variety of sought-after tones for every player. These pickups sound great playing clean chords but also offer an aggressive bite when paired with overdrive. The electronics feature a three-way toggle switch to select the bridge pickup, neck pickup or both at the same time as well as a Volume and Tone knob.