This collection showcases the syncopated piano music of Latin American during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It features Latin rhythms, which are really African rhythms brought to the Americas by slaves and applied to the music of the European colonists. These rhythms are varied and complex and so is their history. They've had a widespread and profound influence on the evolution of popular music not only in Latin America, but also in the United States. The most obvious offshoots are the tango in Argentine and Uruguay and most of the other popular dances of South and Central America, as well as ragtime and jazz in the United States. Jelly Roll Morton claimed this Latin tinge is the essential element that distinguishes jazz from ragtime. These rhythms are the musical roots of groups like The Buena Vista Social Club.Adios a Cuba (I.Cervantes) - Almendares (I.Cervantes) - Carioca (Ernesto Nazareth) - Coquetona (Danza) (Jose I.Quinton) - Cruz, Perigo!! (Ernesto Nazareth) - El Entreriano (Tango) (A.Rosendo) - El Esquinazo (Tango Criollo) (A.G.Villoldo) - El Panuelo de Pepa (Contradanza) (manuel Saumell) - El Zurdo (Tango) (Juan Maglio) - Esta Chumbado (Ernesto Nazareth) - Garoto (Ernesto Nazareth) - Ilusiones Perdidas (I.Cervantes) - l Chicotazo (Tango No.2) (Vincente Greco) - La Encantadora (I.Cervantes) - La Isabelita (J.Morel Campos) - La Luz Electrica (Tomas Leon) - La Matilde (Contradanza) (Manuel Saumell) - La Paloma (Sebastian Yradier) - La Quejosita (Manuel Saumell) - La Reina de las Flores (Tomas Leon) - Lamentos de Amor (Manuel Saumell) - Laura y Georgina (J.Morel Camppos) - No Me Toques! (J.Morel Campos) - O Que Ha? (Tango) (Ernesto Nazareth) - Por Que, Eh? (Why, Eh?) (I.Cervantes) - Que Le Importa a Usted? (Tomas Leon) - Quien Sabe (Tomas Leon) - Recuerdos de Gottschalk (Contradanza) (Manuel Saumell) - Remando (Tango) (Ernesto Nazareth) - Suipacha (Tango Milonga) (Eduardo Arolas) - Tiene Que Ser (It Must Be) (I.Cervantes) - Trocha (A Cuban Dance) (Wm.H.Tyres) - Tu (Habanera) (E.Sanchez Fuentes) - Vaya Una Pregunta (Tomas Leon) - Vitorioso (Tango) (Ernesto Nazareth) - Vuelta al Hogar (I.Cervantes) - Yo Se Lo Dire a Ustted (Tomas Leon)

Build compelling improvisations from just a few notes, with a method that's easy to understand and to practice.A Berklee Professor since 1976, Ed Tomassi is a Saxophonist, clinician, and renowned scholar in the art of improvisation. His methods and techniques have inspired everyone from beginning players to advanced students and professionals. Tomassi has performed with the Temptations, Vic Damone, Gloria Loring, and the Rhode Island Philarmonic Orchestra. He performs regularly with a number of popular and jazz groups around Boston, and is co-leader of the Ken Cervenka/Ed Tomassi Sextet. / Théorie Solfège

For many years this melody was known as Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni. It is now agreed that Remo Giazotto is responsible for this beautiful piece. Regardless of its origins this melody can be heard in countless applications and now is available for your choir in a beautiful setting using the traditional Latin text Agnus Dei.

The beloved Adagio from Albinoni has long been a concert favorite everywhere. Jamin Hoffman's new version is set in E minor and arranged to fit the musical and technical levels of today's string orchestras. It includes a keyboard part that can be played on organ (as the original) and solo violin appropriately arranged to feature your best soloist.