A Surfin' Melody-Au début des années 60 le surfeur et guitariste californien Dick Dale et son groupe The Deltones lancent la mode de la « surf music ». L?Amérique découvre alors la « surf-culture » à travers de nombreux groupes comme The Challengers The Surfaris etc. Mais l?histoire ne retiendra de ce mouvement que les Beach Boys qui connaîtront un succès mondial. Les chansons sont courtes et rapides ; les mélodies sont fleuries et insouciantes ; les rythmes sont dérivés du rock. Crystal Waves fait entrer l?énergie des vagues californiennes dans votre salle de concert !

Duets For Two Acoustic Guitars-The Christmas season has always been special to me. It is a season that has crystallized the hopes aspirations and faith of millions of people through the centuries. The amount of music written for Christmas is monumental.This book contains 14 scores from my Christmas Guitar Portraits recording. I selected various genres dear to me.First there are selections from the early American sacred song tradition. The Babe of Bethlehem Cherry Tree Carol A Star in the East The Shepherd's Star A Virgin Unspotted and I Wonder As I Wander all are from this rich heritage.I also picked a number of carols from theOld English genre. Away In The Manger Green Grow'th the Holly and What Child is This are included.Then there are the Christmas favourites. In the Bleak Mid-winter and a medley ofBaloo Lammy; The First Noel and Silent Night make any Christmas complete. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is one of my favourite Advent hymns. Gaudete Christus est natus is arousing carol dating back many centuries.Finally I included two originals. Lullay My Liking is an ancient carol text. Many composers over the centuries have written melodies to these lyrics most notably GustavHolst. I could not resist the temptation so the melody here is original. Finally Christmas Prayer is a new composition. I have always wanted to compose and arrange music designed to bring the Plectrum or Flatpick Guitarto the concert stage. These arrangements were written with that in mind.

Crystalline III was commissioned by Encounters in Canada. It was first performed by Eve Egoyan at the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC, on 9th May 2000. Karen Tanaka: 'From the composition of Crystalline for solo piano in 1988, I have desired to project the image of crystals in sounds and space. Hommage en cristal (1991), Metallic Crystal (1994-95) and Crystalline II (1995-96) are linked to this earlier piece, in which a glassy, solid, yet transparent sound suggests cold, crystal sound sculptures. This idea has been extended and developed in Crystalline III, but it has become more joyful and more rapidly fluttering in space. / Classique / Partition /

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Play a selection of superb John Williams' compositions from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This book is part of an instrumental series arranged for Violin Viola and Cello. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book features a specially designed Piano part that can easily be played by a teacher or intermediate piano student and a carefully crafted removable part complete with bowings articulations and keys well suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD containing a demonstration track of each song featuring live instrumental performance plusa Play-Along track. This terrific edition also contains a tuning note plus a host of full-colour stills from the film.

Musaic (1969) by Per Nørgård - for Brass Ensemble and Electronics. Instr: 5 Cornets 3 Trombones and Electronics Progamme Note Among my compositions for brass band three (“Backlight” “Massifs” - crystals - cascades” “Musaic”) all belong to a three-dimensional space. Thus “Massifs - crystals - cascades” was proclaimed from a mountainside towards the audience in the Norwegian town Tromsø and “Backlight” to the special room of the new concert hall at The Music Conservatory of Jutland Denmark.  “Musaic” was composed in 1969 for the inauguration of Edition Wilhelm Hansen’s new branch in Århus Jutland. Short movements for brass were intermittently heard on the street. In the concert hall all the movements were however heard - also the ones already played; by means of a continuous tape individual fragments of the ´street music´ were gradually collected into one concluding uninterrupted piece lasting all in all 10 minutes a mus(a)ic/muza(i)k…  A synthesis can be heard on a CD from 2007 (by the Brass Ensemble of The Royal Danish Conservatory Jutland) with the note that the work might be much longer when performed live.  Per Nørgård (2007)   

Jazz Play-Along Volume 185-The books in the Jazz Play-Along series have been designed for use with all B-flat E-flat Bass Clef and C instruments. These books are the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. Featuring musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices in the included audio tracks this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. The included online audio can be accessed using the unique code printed in the book. For study: each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Choruses for soloing Removable bass part Removable Piano part.For performance: each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) Additional choruses for soloing. Jazz Play-Along Volume 185: Jazz Fusion includes the pieces: Butterfly Chromozone Crystal Silence Friday Night at the Cadillac Club Hideaway Light as a Feather Peep Some Skunk Funk You're Everything.

DVD One-On this in-depth DVD lesson Jorma breaks down his fingerpicking style lick by lick sharing important tips on use of the slide opn tunings right hand picking and many other essential techniques.Close-ups split screens and other camera angles help you see and hear Jorma's powerful guitar while he provides intriguing insights into his approach to music.You'll learn four of Jorma's favourite pieces in note-for-note detail including traditional tunes such as 'West Coast Blues' and 'Hesitation Blues' as well as the classic Jorma originals 'Crystal City' and 'Embryonic Journey'.

Like a fine crystal ornament the delicate opening expresses the precious meaning of the song. Gradually the music grows in strength to a full and rich proclamation of joy. Thrilling chimes lift the spirit even higher. In the last bars the music melts away once again befitting the gentleness of the gift and the moment. This is a delightful contrast piece for the holiday concert that allows the musicians to be truly expressive.Meaningful!

10 Solos-Composed between 1920 and 1921  Histoires is a suite of ten short movements by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) a neoclassical composer who won the Prix de Rome in 1919. Written for Piano this publication was commissioned by Alphonse Leduc editor and increased Jacques Ibert’s popularity. The ten pieces are as follows: 1. La meneuse de tortures d’or (The golden Turtle's leader) 2. Le petit âne blanc (The little white donkey) 3. Le vieux mendicant (The old beggar) 4. “A Giddy girl” 5. Dans la maison triste (In the sad house) 6. Le palais abandonné (Theabandoned palace) 7. Bajo la mesa (Under the table) 8. La cage de cristal (The crystal cage) 9. La marchande d’eau fraiche (The fresh water merchant) 10. Le cortège de Balkis (Balkis’ march) It is believed that the pieces 1 2 4 8 and 10 were initially composed for 4-hand Piano. Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) also composed many symphonic suites operas and seven orchestras including 'Angelique' (1926) and 'Divertissement' (1930). He also was in charge of the French Academy in the Villa Médicis (Roma) and was later administrator for the Paris Opera.

Play a selection of superb John Williams' compositions from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This book is part of an instrumental series arranged for Violin Viola and Cello. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book features a specially designed Piano part that can easily be played by a teacher or intermediate piano student and a carefully crafted removable part complete with bowings articulations and keys well suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD containing a demonstration track of each song featuring live instrumental performance plusa Play-Along track. This terrific edition also contains a tuning note plus a host of full-colour stills from the film.

This book of First Australian Songs follows the world-renowned John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course method that has helped thousands of beginners learn the Piano. Now you can learn all of those famous Australian pop and folk songs with ease.The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is one of the best-selling Piano methods ever, and for good reason. The collection of repertoire books that are intended as supplementary material for these tutors are equally deserving of their praise, with the way they enable students to put what they've learned into practice through familiar and famous songs. This particular songbook is made up of those Australian Songs that remind you of a beautiful beach with white sands and a crystal clear ocean, while also representing the natural beauty of the flora and fauna of the great island.Popular tunes like I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree and Waltzing Matilda perfectly supplement students working through parts 2, 3 and 4 of the Easiest Piano Course, with the songs are also ideal for use as sight-reading practice by more advanced students. Other familiar melodies include Waltzing Matilda, Skippy The Bush Kangaroo and, of course, The Australian National Anthem. By learning and playing fun songs from this book, students will be more motivated to play the Piano and will become more musical as a result.What's more, this book is great in the sense that it creates a natural progression for beginners. The pieces become more difficult as they go on, meaning players have something to strive for. Also, because techniques like dynamics and phrasing (though essential) are not introduced until the later parts of the course, they have been omitted from the earlier parts of this songbook, so that initially the student remains focused on accuracy in the notes and rhythm.To enhance learning through fun-to-play popular songs, the First Australian Songs book will bring a taste of down-under to your fingertips. These jaunty melodies and happy tunes will get you playing, and improving, in no time at all. / Piano

Vers. 2010-This 2010 version (with Harp instead of Piano and without Percussion) was edited by harpist Tine Rehling in 2010 in collaboration with Ivan Hansen and the composer. Instr.: fl(afl).cl(bcl).hp.2vn.va.vc A Mezzo Soprano may (ad lib.) sing the following fragment of a text 'Drunknande i dimman gryningens svindelfåglar: den glasklare drömmens punkter av glömska.' 'Drowning in the mist the birds of dizziness in the dawn: moments of forgetfullness in the crystal clear dream.' by Gunnar Ekelöf in the Coda (bars 85 to 91). Orig. 1986 version: KP00108

The large and technically demanding G major Sonata was composed two years before Schubert?s death in October 1826 and is one of only three piano sonatas that appeared in print during his lifetime. The unusual title of the first edition ?Fantasie, Andante, Menuetto und Allegretto? stems from the publisher Haslinger and is probably due to the dreamy-melancholy underlying mood of the first movement which corresponded little to the traditional concepts of a sonata?s first movement. It is hardly surprising that the ?Fantasy-Sonata?, as it is often still called today, later inspired artists such as Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann with its free and romantic nature, who described it as being consummate ?in form and spirit?. For the present Urtext edition a thorough re-examination of all known sources was undertaken, including the autograph in the British Library, and the edition now presents itself with the usual crystal clear Henle music engraving. The preface by Schubert expert Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl and the detailed commentary section provide comprehensive information about the genesis of the work, the sources and their readings. A further highlight are the fingerings by pianist Martin Helmchen.