SKU: P2.90133

In a Quiet Way was composed during the early winter of 2014 for my friend, colleague and former tuba student Stephanie Frye, who premiered it in March, 2015. In a Quiet Way is a short, lyrical work that showcases the beautiful, singing capabilities of the tuba in the hands of a fine musician. The work is intended to serve as a quiet interlude, finale or encore in a program of perhaps more complex, technically oriented works. It could also stand alone when a simple work of a calm nature is suitable for a particular event.
The thematic material for this piece is developed from a melodic fragment in a choral work that I composed in 2011. I always felt that this melody, which played an incidental role in the earlier work, eventually deserved to play a primary role in a piece like this one. The title of the work is certainly meant to convey the nature of the piece, but it is also an homage to one of my favorite jazz recordings from early in my career; Miles Davis's In a Silent Way.
Although I have certainly composed a great deal of complex and energetic music, there is nothing I enjoy more than writing a simple, beautiful melody. I hope you enjoy this one.

SKU: AP.49460

ISBN 9781470650308. UPC: 038081571089. English.

If there is one thing music educators are it is resilient! Resilience, by Chris M. Bernotas, is dedicated to all music educators in recognition of how they always adapt to the unknown and rise to every challenge. This overture is the perfect concert opener for your first-year string orchestra. Using only the notes in the key of D, and melodic parts for all, every student will shine. Violin 2 and Viola are doubled, as are Cello and String Bass, making it very flexible and perfect for any mix of instruments. Correlated to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2. (1:40) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: AP.38189

SKU: BR.EB-8817

This large volume is designed for the young beginner cellist, and is attractively presented with large print and enchanting colour illustrations. (Stringendo AUSTA)

ISBN 9790004183830. 9 x 12 inches.

The Cellokasten (Cello Case) offers a wealth of varied material for the beginner. Like the successful Geigenkasten, it can be used in teaching as a supplement to any cello method. And with its steadily increasing level of difficulty within each chapter, it can also serve as a kind of instruction method as well. The chapters are devoted to the following topics: - Games of posture and movement - Music on open strings and fundamentals of bowing technique - Playing with close stops and wide-stretch stops, high and low - Combination of close stop, wide-stretch stop and chromaticism - Playing, reading, notating rhythms; reading and notating tones as well as improvisation in the chapter Inventing Music . Along with lyrics for singing, there is almost always a second part, which lets two cello lovers make music together. The book offers songs and cello pieces for a variety of occasions and for every season. Interesting information about the instrument is also scattered throughout the book.

This large volume is designed for the young beginner cellist, and is attractively presented with large print and enchanting colour illustrations. (Stringendo AUSTA).