SKU: HL.49044588

ISBN 9783795744694. German.

Die schonsten Instrumentalstucke der Keyboard Klangwelt-Reihe gesammelt in umfangreichen Sammelbanden.Uber 130 Stucke zu allen frohen Anlassen wie Hochzeit oder Geburtstag, beliebte Evergreens und Wunschmelodien, Stimmungslieder fur frohe Runden und Karneval & Fastnacht, leicht spielbar und gut klingend arrangiert fur Keyboard, Digitalpiano und E-Orgel.Ob Sie alleine oder zusammen musizieren, mit diesem Sammelband haben Sie die richtigen Noten fur jede Gelegenheit schnell zur Hand.

SKU: PR.PP349

UPC: 680160561889.

The Central American Songs were written on commission from the Fourth Festival of Women Composers, for Festival directors Sara Mantel, mezzo-soprano, and Susan Wheatley, piano. They were premiered with Carl Adams, flute, and Gary Olmstead, percussion, at Gorell Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, on March 21, 1996. When I was asked to write some songs for this festival (Fourth Festival of Women Composers), my thoughts turned to a most unusual book titled 'IXOK AMAR * GO' (subtitled; Central American Woman's Poetry for Peace), edited by Zoe Anglesey. The book is printed in Spanish and English, with some poems, and the title, in Mayan. The title means; 'Women Going Forward with Love, not Bitterness Many of the countries in Central America have the inherently unstable situation of a large population of 'peasants' - largely poor and Native American - and a very small group of extremely rich non-Indian landowners. The latter tends to control the government and army as well as the land and have traditionally cultivated close ties with the US government. During the 1980' s, Nicaragua and El Salvador experience prolonged struggles that stemmed from these harsh disparities, and one is currently active in southern Mexico. In Guatemala, the military government has carried out systematic actions against the Mayans, a peaceful, artistic culture. These have included forced removal and massacres. Only in the last few years has the United States tried to discourage these acts, leaving many in the region very bitter indeed. (We still remain the major supplier of weapons to this brutal regime.) The award of a Nobel Peace Prize to a Guatemalan Mayan woman, Rigoberto Menchu, in 1992 focused international attention on the situation and helped curb the atrocities. The poems come directly from these struggles for freedom and integrity, and reflect the lives of women caught up in these events. Movement I, The Woman of the Huipil is based on The Word by Celina Garcia. Movement II, Remedies is based on a poem by Virginia Grutter ; translated by Janet Rodney. Movement III, Prayer for a son disappeared is based on a poem by Maria Perez Tzu ; transcribed from Mayan and translated by Ambar Past. A huipil is a colorful and intricately embroidered vest that Mayan women traditionally wear. Until the current repressive climate began in the 1970' s, America, or Amerigo were common names in central America. - K. Hoover  .

SKU: HL.238675

ISBN 9781495098420. UPC: 888680700393. 9.0x12.0x0.424 inches.

Some of the most famous and enduring songs from “the great American songbook” have been selected and edited especially for singers in this landmark series, with songs from George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many others. The music all dates from the 1920s to the early 1960s, in a musical style that pre-dates the rock era. The majority of the songs appear in all four volumes, though some songs are uniquely in the women's volumes or men's volumes. Unlike standard piano/vocal sheet music, the edition does not have the melody in the piano accompaniment, which gives the singer more vocal freedom. Keys have been carefully chosen for each voice type. Each volume also includes a historical note about each song, often citing recording artists who became associated with a song.