The ?Easy Concert Pieces? series offers a wide spectrum of pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras. The repertoire enriches the daily exercises and double bass tutor and is suited for all kinds of auditions. It contains original works for double bass solo as well as orchestral excerpts and arrangements of famous classical masterpieces. Volume 1 (easy) contains pieces in half and first position, with easy rhythms and melodies. It includes easy strokes and articulations such as portato, staccato and legato. Some pieces contain easy Flageolets. This volume offers a broad selection of classical masterpieces in easy arrangements.Volume 2 (easy to intermediate) contains pieces up to the 3rd position. As some new double bass tutors have a different approach in introducing position changes, volume 2 offers several pieces which reach the 2nd position, some pieces using only 1st and 3rd positions and some more difficult pieces which encompass all positions from half to third position. This volume consists of more original works.Volume 3 (intermediate) increases the repertoire up to the 6th position and requires a good control of the lower positions. It makes higher demands on expressive playing and interpretation, velocity and rhythm, as well as bowing techniques with articulation and phrasing./ Recueil / Contrebasse et Piano

Written in 1943-44 as a ballet for Martha Graham Appalachian Spring is one of Aaron Copland's most celebrated compositions and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. In this edition for concert band Robert Longfield has skillfully adapted the most striking and beautiful sections from the orchestral suite. The work ranges in scope from delicate and soloistic to the overpowering force of the full ensemble culminating with Copland's signature setting of ?Simple Gifts?.A wonderful opportunity for band members and their audiences to enjoy this beloved music from one of America's pre-eminent composers.Instrumentation:Piccolo 4 x Flute I 4 x Flute II 2 x Oboe 2 x Bassoon 4 x Clarinet I 4 x Clarinet II 4 x Clarinet III 2 x Bass Clarinet 2 x Alto Saxophone I 2 x Alto Saxophone II 2 x Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 3 x Trumpet I 3 x Trumpet II 3 x Trumpet III Horn I Horn II Trombone Trombone II Baritone.

This volume contains a pair of works originally written for piano by Ravel and later orchestrated by him. Le Tombeau De Couperin is a four-piece suite written between 1914 and 1917 dedicated to close friends who died in World War I. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales pays homage to the work of Franz Schubert. These eight uninterrupted Waltzes abound in Schubertian characteristics.

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Les trois Symphonies de Haydn nos 90 à 92 pourraient en fait être présentées sous l’appellation de «Symphonies parisiennes, seconde partie», car elles sont nées en 1788-1789 également dans le cadre d’une commande de la Société Olympique pour laquelle Haydn avait déjà composé ses six «Symphonies parisiennes» nos 82 à 87 quelques années auparavant. De façon assez amusante, Haydn les vendit ensuite une nouvelle fois au Prince von Oettingen-Wallerstein, qui souhaitait «acquérir 3 nouvelles “Synfonien” de lui». Au-delà de ces complications mercantiles, Haydn se montre, dans ces œuvres, en pleine possession et en pleine maîtrise de son métier de symphoniste. La Symphonie en Ut majeur n° 90 fut terminée, si l’on en croit le manuscrit autographe, en 1788, et souligne son caractère festif par l’emploi de timbales et de trompettes. L’édition d’étude reprend le texte de l’édition complète des œuvres de Haydn, garantissant ainsi la plus haute qualité scientifique. Une préface informative et un bref commentaire critique font de cette partition en format maniable un accompagnateur idéal pour tous les fans de Haydn, ainsi que tous ceux qui souhaitent le devenir. / Date parution : 2020-07-04/ Répertoire / Orchestre Symphonique

As Recorded By Bob Brookmeyer And The New Art Orchestra. Par MULLIGAN GERRY. Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994. Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra on New Works (Challenge CHR 70066), featuring Scott Robinson, baritone sax. 'The good will and beautiful playing of the musicians can not be described in words... just music. They have my eternal gratitude for making my life and music shine.' Bob Brookmeyer Bob Brookmeyer (b. 1929) began writing music at age 14 and also began playing the valve trombone, arriving in NY in 1952. After joining Stan Getz in 1953, he replaced Chet Baker in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, remaining with Mulligan for nine years, writing much of the music for the Concert Jazz Band. With Thad Jones-Mel Lewis, he wrote ABC Blues, Willow Weep For Me and St. Louis Blues, all seminal additions to the big band literature. After returning from California in 1978, he became Musical Director of the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and wrote some of the finest music for that band including American Express, Ding Dong Ding, First Love Song, Hello and Goodbye, and Skylark. In the 1980s he wrote for both Jazz and Classical Orchestras and in 1994 formed the New Art Orchestra, an 18-piece ensemble of mainly European musicians. They have recorded two CDs for the Challenge label and commenced touring in 2001. A book on Composition is in the works and a DVD on Band Teaching is also planned. During the past decade, Brookmeyer has composed a diverse collection of jazz material, chamber music, and large orchestral works./ Répertoire / Big Band

15 Selections for Young Concert Band-You don't have to be using the Essential Elements band method to enjoy this fantastic collection of arrangements and originals for developing bands. Containing proven winners from the Essential Elements Band Series thiscollection is an economical way to provide a variety of quality literature for your band.Includes: African Sketches Barrier Reef Do You Hear What I Hear? Regimental Honor Spinning Wheel The Streets of Madrid You're a Grand Old Flag British Masters Suite Elves' Dance Firebird Suite–Finale Gaelic Dances Irish Legends On Broadway Summon the Heroes and Two Celtic Dances. (Grade 2)

Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a separate key and likely corresponding to these river parties. This transcription of Water Music Suite II for saxophone quartet has two purposes: to make this music available to saxophonists for performance and education, and to provide in one volume the entire Suite II. The exception to the latter, because of the limits of endurance, is the exclusion of the short Adagio, a brief interlude between the fi rst two movements. Included though are the Allegro, Hornpipe, Minuet, Lentement, and Bourree. These works were originally meant for an outdoor performance, and one of the original intentions of the saxophone was to play in French military bands, also an open-air purpose. The original scoring of brass, woodwind, and string instruments (but no continuo) transcribe well for saxophones. Matching the ranges of instruments of the original to the saxophone quartet was a primary objective. In addition, this arrangement strives to disperse melodic material to all four saxophones so as to make the arrangement pleasing to all the members of the quartet while providing variety to an audience. Any dynamic, articulation, and tempo markings are to be taken only as suggestions so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The musical study and performance of all styles while using examples of composition and performance that represent excellence is necessary for saxophonists who wish to be well-rounded musicians. For the above reasons saxophonists are urged to listen to recordings of the original orchestration in order to learn and imitate proper interpretation of Baroque style. There are currently a number of excellent recordings of Handel's Suites on period instruments, such as (but not limited to) those by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, and the ensemble Tafelmusik. The Lewis-Clark State College Saxophone Quartet has for many years enjoyed performing Suite II for concerts, ceremonies and social settings, and I thank Advance Music for the opportunity to bring these great works to the profession. / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

Renowned composer Alfred Reed brings us yet another superb suite of symphonic dances for mature concert band each a separate and contrasting style. Includes: I. March Miniature II. Summer Stroll III. Halloween Hobgoblin IV. Awa Odori (Japanese Dance).

I>Colorado Springs est une œuvre de commande pour l?Orchestre d?Harmonie de l?Académie Militaire de l?Armée de l?Air des États-Unis placé sous la direction et le commandement du Lieutenant Steve Grimo.La ville de Colorado Springs siège de l?Académie Militaire de l?Armée de l?Air des États-Unis est située à l?extrémité sud des montagnes Rocheuses dans un environnement naturel spectaculaire. Véritable paradis pour les randonneurs les grimpeurs et les skieurs la ville attire chaque année des touristes du monde entier. L?Académie Militaire joue un rôle important dans la vie de la région. Elle est la résidence principale de l?Orchestre d?Harmonie de l?Académie Militaire del?Armée de l?Air des États-Unis une des formations professionnelles qui assurent la vie musicale des Forces Aériennes américaines.Cette suite est composée de trois mouvements : 1. The Springs Fanfare?The Springs? est le surnom donné à la ville par ses habitants. Le premier mouvement s?ouvre avec une éblouissante fanfare pour cuivres et percussion. Les cors débutent à l?unisson. Les autres cuivres se joignent à la structure tandis que les bois développent des motifs ornementés. Après un bref changement de style le matériel thématique initial est repris et mène le mouvement vers sa conclusion.2. Seven FallsSeven Falls est le nom d?une superbe cascade haute de cinquante-cinq mètres et dont l?eau cristalline descend le long de sept marches moulées dans le décor granitique de Pikes Peak. Dans ce mouvement les bois illustrent le cheminement de l?eau étincelante qui coule vers un célèbre poste d?observation situé au pied de la chute.3. Pikes PeakAu nord-ouest de Colorado Springs se dresse Pikes Peak qui culmine à 4300 mètres. Il est le sommet le plus à l?est des montagnes Rocheuses attisant la convoitise des explorateurs et des pionniers qui y découvrirent de l?or en 1859 provoquant une véritable ruée vers l?or. Le nom de la montagne devint un cri de ralliement : 'Pikes Peak or bust!' (?Pikes Peak ou la mort !?). Pikes Peak est le

Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Bayard, Leclerc, s.d. (=1744)Pièces à deux instruments égaux, particulièrement deux flûtes seules, de différents auteurs, dont Blavet. Certaines pièces suivies de variations.Présentation par Jean SaintArroman : Utilisation pédagogique des pièces.Ces trois recueils de pièces à deux flûtes seules, offrent un panorama de la musique du milieu du XVIIIe siècle en France, avec l'ajout de quelques airs étrangers. Les pièces sont de difficultés variées. Les phrasés sont très bien indiqués, et l'agrémentation, détaillée dans l'introduction, est très représentative du classicisme français. / Musique De Chambre / 96 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 23.5 X 31.5

Suite Montmartre. Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. Besides light-hearted, entertaining works he also wrote several serious compositions, among which the three ballets: Parade, Relâche and Les Aventures de Mercure. However, his piano pieces, such as Trois Gymnopédies or Gnossiennes will remain his most popular compositions. Satie cooperated with almost all the great artists of his time: Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Sergei Diaghilev, Georges Braque and composers Darius Milhaud (Le Groupe des Six) and Claude Debussy. Johan de Meij made an orchestration of three short pieces by Erik Satie: I. Petit Prélude ?La Mort de Mr. Mouche? - II. 1ère Gymnopédie - III. Rag-Time Parade

True Love's Kiss ?'? Andalusia ?'? Nathaniel and Pip ?'? That's How I Know ?'? Enchanted Suite.Enchanted (Il était une fois) débute comme de nombreux classiques des studios Disney : dans une forêt enchantée où les animaux parlent une jolie princesse est sauvée par un beau prince charmant que le hasard menait par là. Mais très rapidement la magie du merveilleux monde de Disney rencontre le cynisme de notre société moderne. On obtient alors une comédie romantique humoristique dans un contexte réaliste. La bande originale drôle et accrocheuse est signée Alan Menken le génie musical des films d?''animation.