SKU: BT.WH31324

ISBN 9788759822555. English.

Improvised Music - Essays And Interviews by Jakob Thorkild Overgaard.

From the preface:

This book is the child of my extensive personal experience
as performerof musical improvisation. I have
a large number of concerts, recordings and bands in
my baggage, and throughout my career as performer
I have reflected much on the music as such, its origins,
and its effects onperformer and listener alike.
In addition to this, my M.A. in Music from Copenhagen
University provided me with a theoretical foundation
which has sharpened my reflections on music
and fostered an interestinthe spoken word.
As its point of departure, this book will attempt a discussion
of improvised music after 1968, as a concept
and as an actual performing art. I shall use the terms
‘freeimprovisation’ or ’ freely improvised music’ – as I
think that they are the best, although I am of course
fully aware that there may be several other adequate
terms for this music...

...There are sections solely based on my views and analyses as well as sections taking their starting point in the views of other writers and artists.

Besides, the book containsinterviews and communications with prominent performers of improvised music and theorists such as, inter alia, Danish Peter Ole Jørgensen, Swedish Raymond Strid, Danish Vagn E. Olsson and Torben Sangild, Postdoc at theDepartment of Arts and Cultural Studies, Copenhagen University.

SKU: GI.G-9545

ISBN 9781622772551.

How choir members listen directly impacts the quality of their music making. Listening Awareness is a practical book that guides choral singers—and members of any music ensemble—to become more aware of their own sound as well as the sound of their ensemble. The goal is to help musicians take ownership of the sound they create so singers and musicians learn to provide effective feedback to improve the sound of the entire ensemble. Author Anthony Bernarducci’s approach is simple: Students need to be taught to accurately hear musical concepts before they can apply them in their own music making. He provides a practical and pedagogical approach to concepts such as tone, balance, form, and texture. He also includes exercises that apply aural concepts to style and nuance of historical and contemporary literature—always recommending suggested repertoire, composers, and recordings for each style period. Other topics in Listening Awareness include the different levels of listening, the impact of seating position on sound, strategies for starting a new work, and the characteristics of harmony and melody. Finally, Listening Awareness includes reproducible worksheets to assist with many of the exercises. States Bernarducci, “Our ability to listen, evaluate, and transform will need to be constantly sharpened throughout our careers, our students’ abilities are no exception to this need.” Anthony Bernarducci is Assistant Professor of Music at Clemson University, where he conducts the Men’s Choir and mixed chamber choir Cantorei. He also teaches courses in music theory and composition.

SKU: SU.29120160

Aurora Borealis for solo Bb Clarinet evokes the mystery and drama of the northern lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis. The Aurora Borealis was out. It hung and moved with majesty in folds like an infinite traveler upstage in an infinite theater. In colors of rose and lavender and purple it moved and pulsed against the night, and the frost-sharpened stars shone through it. What a thing to see!... ― John Steinbeck Level of difficulty - music school student to professional Clarinet in Bb Duration: 6' Composed: 2020 Published by: Todd Mason Aurora Borealis for Solo Clarinet (Youtube):.

SKU: CL.026-4913-00

Your band students can experience the joy of playing Mozart with this skillfully crafted five-part arrangement of A Little Night Music (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,) offering endless possibilities for unusual instrument combinations using Build-A-Band scoring! You will find enjoyable opportunities to challenge your developing musicians, and embracing the light, staccato style of the music of Mozart will sharpen a life-long skill in making music. The familiar and lively melodies from this popular work will provide your audiences tremendous enjoyment, and the diverse flexibility in instrumentation will allow your students to perform an iconic classic! Superb!

SKU: M7.AHW-4003

English.

The series starts on an intermediate easy level and progresses from there. This first book contains simple rhythms with very few technical problems on the horn. This book will hopefully sharpen the students' eye to the simple but tricky rhythms he or she will be confronted with throughout their musical career. Chord changes are also included on some of the studies with space for the student to improvise if he or she is so inclined.