The North Pole's New York Debut. By Andy Beck And Janet Gardner. Children's Musi...(+)
The North Pole's New York
Debut. By Andy Beck And
Janet Gardner. Children's
Musicals and Programs.
Christmas and Choral. 5
Singer's Editions.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
The North Pole's New York Debut. By Andy Beck And Janet Gardner. Children's Musi...(+)
The North Pole's New York
Debut. By Andy Beck And
Janet Gardner. Children's
Musicals and Programs.
Christmas and Choral.
Level: Late Elementary.
Score. 68 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Seven
Little Pieces.
Composed by William Grant
Still. Large Score. 36
pages. Duration 12
minutes. Carl Fischer
Music #SC89L. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SC89L).
William Grant
Still’s catalog of
works comprises over 200
pieces, including five
symphonies, nine operas,
four ballets and numerous
works for chamber
ensembles. He initially
found employment as an
oboist in pit orchestras
in New York City, later
as an arranger of popular
music for various
ensembles, including
those by William C.
Handy, James P. Johnson
and Paul Whiteman. His
career as a composer was
launched with a
performance in 1931 of
his Symphony No. 1
“Afro-Americanâ€
by the Rochester
Philharmonic, conducted
by Howard Hanson, who
would remain a life-long
champion of
Still’s orchestral
works. By the 1950s the
symphony had been
performed in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles and
various European
capitals.This notoriety
earned Still a Guggenheim
Fellowship in 1934, after
which he moved to Los
Angeles. He is credited
as the first
African-American to
conduct a major orchestra
(the Los Angeles
Philharmonic Orchestra),
the first to have an
opera performed by a
major company (Troubled
Island by the New York
City Opera in 1949), and
one of the first
composers to write for
radio, films and
television. So numerous
were his awards and
accolades, including
three Guggenheim
Fellowships and a variety
of honorary doctorates,
that he was designated as
the “Dean of
Afro-American
Composers.â€The
“Black beltâ€
refers to a region in the
southern United States
that was distinguished by
the color of its fertile
soil. It was an area
whose rich economy was
based on cotton and
tobacco plantations that
were controlled by rich
white people and worked
by poor black laborers.
Still’s piece From
the Black Belt from 1926
is presumably a musical
representation of these
laborers. He described
its seven parts in the
following
ways:Â William Grant
Still’s catalog of
works comprises over 200
pieces, including five
symphonies, nine operas,
four ballets and numerous
works for chamber
ensembles. He initially
found employment as an
oboist in pit orchestras
in New York City, later
as an arranger of popular
music for various
ensembles, including
those by William C.
Handy, James P. Johnson
and Paul Whiteman. His
career as a composer was
launched with a
performance in 1931 of
his Symphony No. 1
“Afro-Americanâ€
by the Rochester
Philharmonic, conducted
by Howard Hanson, who
would remain a life-long
champion of
Still’s orchestral
works. By the 1950s the
symphony had been
performed in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles and
various European
capitals.This notoriety
earned Still a Guggenheim
Fellowship in 1934, after
which he moved to Los
Angeles. He is credited
as the first
African-American to
conduct a major orchestra
(the Los Angeles
Philharmonic Orchestra),
the first to have an
opera performed by a
major company (Troubled
Island by the New York
City Opera in 1949), and
one of the first
composers to write for
radio, films and
television. So numerous
were his awards and
accolades, including
three Guggenheim
Fellowships and a variety
of honorary doctorates,
that he was designated as
the “Dean of
Afro-American
Composers.â€The
“Black beltâ€
refers to a region in the
southern United States
that was distinguished by
the color of its fertile
soil. It was an area
whose rich economy was
based on cotton and
tobacco plantations that
were controlled by rich
white people and worked
by poor black laborers.
Still’s piece From
the Black Belt from 1926
is presumably a musical
representation of these
laborers. He described
its seven parts in the
following ways:
Li’l Scamp If one
were to base his judgment
on the volume of sound,
he would think this
little fellow, who
delights in playing
childish pranks, a big
scamp. But the aptness of
the title is determined
by the brevity of the
piece rather than by the
volume of sound.
Honeysuckle A musical
suggestion of the
saccharine odor of the
honeysuckle. Dance This
title is
self-explanatory. Brown
GirlA tone picture of a
lovely girl. Mah Bones Is
Creakin’An old
man, afflicted with
rheumatism, complains
loudly. BlueThe lament of
a weary soul. Clap
Yo’
Han’sThe
participants in a game
for children form a
circle and clap their
hands at intervals.
Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.50511847 New Definitive Edition. Composed by...(+)
Piano (Piano)
SKU:
HL.50511847
New
Definitive Edition.
Composed by Bela Bartok.
EMB. Volume 3. Studies &
Exercises. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1951. Editio Musica
Budapest #Z127. Published
by Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50511847).
ISBN
9790080001271.
9.0x12.0x0.141 inches.
Hungarian-English-German-
French. Peter
Bartok.
Bela
Bartok's Mikrokosmos
series contains 153
progressive piano pieces
published across six
volumes by Editio Musica
Budapest. The series,
which was written between
1926 and 1939, starts
with very easy beginner
etudes and progresses to
difficult advanced
technical displays, and
remains an essential part
of modern piano lessons
and education.
The
word Mikrokosmos may be
interpreted as a series
of pieces in many
different styles,
representing a small
world. Or it may be
interpreted as world of
the little ones, the
children.
Der
Mikrokosmos ist ein
Zyklus von 153 Stucken
fur Klavier, zu
didaktischen Zwecken
geschrieben (Band 1: Z.
125, Band 2: Z. 126, Band
3: Z. 127, Band 4: Z.
128, Band 5: Z. 129, Band
6: Z. 130). Das bedeutet,
dass von Anfang an kleine
Klavierstucke g eubt
werden konnen, um dann
darauf weiter aufzubauen,
da die Stucke
entsprechend ihrem
Schwierigkeitsgrad
angeordnet sind. Das Wort
Mikrokosmos kann als eine
Serie von Stucken in
verschiedenen Stilen
verstanden werden, die
zusammen eine kleine Welt
b ilden. Oder man kann es
als ,die Welt der
Kleinen, der Kinder'
verstehen. (Aus einem
Interview des WNYC, New
York, Anfang 1945, im
Rahmen einer Sendung mit
dem Titel Fragen Sieden
Komponisten.).
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ126 New Definitive Edition. Composed by Bela Bar...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ126
New
Definitive Edition.
Composed by Bela Bartok.
Educational Tool. Book
Only. Composed 1951. 48
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ126.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ126).
Der
Mikrokosmos ist ein
Zyklus von 153 Stücken
für Klavier, zu
didaktischen Zwecken
geschrieben (Band 1: Z.
125, Band 2: Z. 126, Band
3: Z. 127, Band 4: Z.
128, Band 5: Z. 129, Band
6: Z. 130). Das bedeutet,
dass von Anfang an kleine
Klavierstücke g
eübt werden können,
um dann darauf weiter
aufzubauen, da die
Stücke entsprechend
ihrem Schwierigkeitsgrad
angeordnet sind. Das Wort
Mikrokosmos kann als eine
Serie von Stücken in
verschiedenen Stilen
verstanden werden, die
zusammen eine kleine Welt
b ilden. Oder man kann es
als ‚die Welt der
Kleinen, der Kinder'
verstehen. (Aus einem
Interview des WNYC, New
York, Anfang 1945, im
Rahmen einer Sendung mit
dem Titel Fragen Sieden
Komponisten.).
Mikrokosmos 1 Piano seul EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ125 New definitive edition. Composed by Bela Bar...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ125
New
definitive edition.
Composed by Bela Bartok.
Educational Tool. Book
Only. Composed 1951. 36
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ125.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ125).
Der
Mikrokosmos ist ein
Zyklus von 153 Stücken
für Klavier, zu
didaktischen Zwecken
geschrieben (Band 1: Z.
125, Band 2: Z. 126, Band
3: Z. 127, Band 4: Z.
128, Band 5: Z. 129, Band
6: Z. 130). Das bedeutet,
dass von Anfang an kleine
Klavierstücke g
eübt werden können,
um dann darauf weiter
aufzubauen, da die
Stücke entsprechend
ihrem Schwierigkeitsgrad
angeordnet sind. Das Wort
Mikrokosmos kann als eine
Serie von Stücken in
verschiedenen Stilen
verstanden werden, die
zusammen eine kleine Welt
b ilden. Oder man kann es
als ‚die Welt der
Kleinen, der Kinder'
verstehen. (Aus einem
Interview des WNYC, New
York, Anfang 1945, im
Rahmen einer Sendung mit
dem Titel Fragen Sieden
Komponisten.).
Leduc. CD only. 34 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL30442.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48186275).
UPC: 888680838874.
9x12
inches.
“Maur
ice Hauchard (1870-1957)
was a French violinist
and composer. As a minor
composer, often in the
shadow of his
contemporary, Maurice
Ravel, much of Hauchard's
music is not widely
known. However, his
Positions Studies have
enhanced the technical
progression of many
violinists and Alain
Mames' transcription of
the studies for Viola
have also been
well-received. As an
excellent, versatile
musician, Hauchard loved
his art and remains one
of the greatest
contributors to music
education. Positions
Studies (3rd Position)
addresses the third hand
position in the context
of musical techniques,
such as intervals,
scales, chromaticism and
is studies of varying
styles. Mames' adaption
for the Viola of
Hauchard's Positions
Studies is an imperative
aid to technical
progression.&rdquo.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 12 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL25708.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48183554).
UPC: 888680870263.
9x12
inches.
“Famo
us pieces for Eb Alto
Saxophone and Piano '
Vol. 2 is the second
volume of an anthology of
famous pieces,
transcribed and adapted
by Marcel Mule. Part of
the collection 'Classics
for Saxophone', this
volume features nine
classical pieces: -
Chanson de printemps, by
Mendelssohn -
Orphée '
Champs-Élysé
;es scene, by Gluck - La
reine de Golconde -
Gavotte, by Monsigny -
Grave, by Tartini -
Ballet des petits riens,
by Mozart - Petite valse,
by Beethoven - Petite
valse et tyrolienne, by
Weber -
Sérénade,
by Schubert -
Scènes d'enfants -
Rêverie, by
Schumann Marcel Mule
(1901-2001) is one of the
greatest French
saxophonists, renowned
worldwide for his work on
the classical Saxophone
repertoire. He was
teaching his students how
to obtain a good quality
of sound and believed it
was dependent on the
embouchure, the emission,
the mastery of vibrato
and thus, of breathing.
He wrote different
methods that focus on
technique, articulation
and tone productions such
as 'Eighteen exercises or
etudes', 'Daily exercises
after Terschack' or '30
Great exercises and
studies after Soussmann'
(in two books), among
others.&rdquo.
Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.50511846 New Definitive Edition. Composed by...(+)
Piano (Piano)
SKU:
HL.50511846
New
Definitive Edition.
Composed by Bela Bartok.
EMB. Volume 2. Studies &
Exercises. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1951. Editio Musica
Budapest #Z126. Published
by Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50511846).
ISBN
9790080001264. Bach (23 x
30,2 cm) inches.
Hungarian-English-German-
French. Peter
Bartok.
Bela
Bartok's Mikrokosmos
series contains 153
progressive piano pieces
published across six
volumes by Editio Musica
Budapest. The series,
which was written between
1926 and 1939, starts
with very easy beginner
etudes and progresses to
difficult advanced
technical displays, and
remains an essential part
of modern piano lessons
and education.
The
word Mikrokosmos may be
interpreted as a series
of pieces in many
different styles,
representing a small
world. Or it may be
interpreted as world of
the little ones, the
children.
Der
Mikrokosmos ist ein
Zyklus von 153 Stucken
fur Klavier, zu
didaktischen Zwecken
geschrieben (Band 1: Z.
125, Band 2: Z. 126, Band
3: Z. 127, Band 4: Z.
128, Band 5: Z. 129, Band
6: Z. 130). Das bedeutet,
dass von Anfang an kleine
Klavierstucke g eubt
werden konnen, um dann
darauf weiter aufzubauen,
da die Stucke
entsprechend ihrem
Schwierigkeitsgrad
angeordnet sind. Das Wort
Mikrokosmos kann als eine
Serie von Stucken in
verschiedenen Stilen
verstanden werden, die
zusammen eine kleine Welt
b ilden. Oder man kann es
als ,die Welt der
Kleinen, der Kinder'
verstehen. (Aus einem
Interview des WNYC, New
York, Anfang 1945, im
Rahmen einer Sendung mit
dem Titel Fragen Sieden
Komponisten.).
Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.50511845 New definitive edition. Composed by...(+)
Piano (Piano)
SKU:
HL.50511845
New
definitive edition.
Composed by Bela Bartok.
EMB. Volume 1. Studies &
Exercises. Book
[Softcover]. Editio
Musica Budapest #Z125.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(HL.50511845).
ISBN
9790080001257. Bach (23 x
30,2 cm) inches.
Hungarian-English-German-
French. Peter
Bartok.
Bela
Bartok's Mikrokosmos
series contains 153
progressive piano pieces
published across six
volumes by Editio Musica
Budapest. The series,
which was written between
1926 and 1939, starts
with very easy beginner
etudes and progresses to
difficult advanced
technical displays, and
remains an essential part
of modern piano lessons
and education.
The
word Mikrokosmos may be
interpreted as a series
of pieces in many
different styles,
representing a small
world. Or it may be
interpreted as world of
the little ones, the
children.
Der
Mikrokosmos ist ein
Zyklus von 153 Stucken
fur Klavier, zu
didaktischen Zwecken
geschrieben (Band 1: Z.
125, Band 2: Z. 126, Band
3: Z. 127, Band 4: Z.
128, Band 5: Z. 129, Band
6: Z. 130). Das bedeutet,
dass von Anfang an kleine
Klavierstucke g eubt
werden konnen, um dann
darauf weiter aufzubauen,
da die Stucke
entsprechend ihrem
Schwierigkeitsgrad
angeordnet sind. Das Wort
Mikrokosmos kann als eine
Serie von Stucken in
verschiedenen Stilen
verstanden werden, die
zusammen eine kleine Welt
b ilden. Oder man kann es
als ,die Welt der
Kleinen, der Kinder'
verstehen. (Aus einem
Interview des WNYC, New
York, Anfang 1945, im
Rahmen einer Sendung mit
dem Titel Fragen Sieden
Komponisten.).
Piano Duet SKU: BT.EMBZ14703 By Ãgnes Lakos. EMB Musical Expeditions. ...(+)
Piano Duet
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14703
By
Ãgnes Lakos. EMB
Musical Expeditions.
Studies & Exercises. Book
Only. Composed 2010. 52
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14703.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14703).
Piano students
can most easily get to
know and enjoy chamber
music through four-hands
playing. It is no
accident that this volume
makes reference to the
title of Haydn's famous
piece Il maestro e lo
scolare, since the
four-hands etudes it
contains provide
opportunities for
teachers and pupils to
make music together. The
teacher can always play
the more difficult part
(this is sometimes the
'Secondo', sometimes the
'Primo') and the student
the easier one.
Den angehenden
Pianisten lässt sich
die Kammermusik am
leichtesten durch
Stücke für vier
Hände vertraut und
beliebt machen. Der Band
weist nicht umsonst auf
den Namen des bekannten
Haydn Werkes Il maestro e
lo scolare hin, da die
Etüden dieser Ausgabe
Schülern und Lehrern
die Möglichkeit zum
gemeinsamen Musizieren
bieten. Der Lehrer kann
immer die schwierigere
(diese ist einmal die
'Secondo', ein anderes
Mal die 'Primo'), der
Schüler die leichtere
Stimme spielen.
Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 35
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL29234. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48185573).
UPC:
888680854126. 9x12
inches.
“Clas
sical guitarists of the
early 1800s, Mauro
Giuliani, Frenando Sor
and Matteo Carcassi
compiled a substantial
study book for aspiring
guitarists, filling a
large gap. Daniel
Lavialle's revisions in
15 Studies for Guitar
include detailed written
instruction and
fingerings. This
compilation addresses
rhyhtm, counterpoint,
intervals, arpeggios,
scales, variations in key
signatures and time
signatures, chords and
performance directions,
amongst other aspects.
For all aspiring
guitarists, 15 Studies
for Guitar is essential
to improving
technique.&rdquo.
Voice a Cappella SKU: BT.EMBZ14478 Composed by Gilles Binchois. Classical...(+)
Voice a Cappella
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14478
Composed
by Gilles Binchois.
Classical. Book Only.
Composed 2006. 84 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#EMBZ14478. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14478).
Hungarian-English-Germ
an-French.
This
volume contains short
two-part extracts from
choral church music of
the 15th century (masses
and motets), arranged in
ascending order of
difficulty. The principal
aim of this compilation
was pedagogical: to
provide students with
fairly easy etudes of the
period, through which
they can later gain
access to the
large-scale, four-part
compositions of
Renaissance vocal
polyphony, which at first
sight generally seem very
difficult and complex. At
the same time, many of
these pieces of varying
length, each of which
forms a complete unit in
itself, are very suitable
for public performance,
and for use in a
liturgical
framework.
In
diesem Band finden sich
nach Schwierigkeitsgrad
geordnet kurze
zweistimmige Ausschnitte
aus geistliche Chorwerken
(Messen und Motetten) des
15. Jahrhunderts. Diese
Sammlung verfolgt vor
allem pädagogische
Ziele, in dem sie den
Schülern leichtere,
zeitgenössische
‚Etüden' in die
Hand gibt, durch die sie
später auch bis hin zu
den grossangelegten,
vier-
oderfünfstimmigen und
auf den ersten Blick
zumeist recht schwer und
kompliziert wirkenden
Kompositionen der
Polyphonie in der
Renaissance gelangen
können. Gleichzeitig
sind seinezahlreichen,
auch in sich selbst eine
abgeschlossene Einheit
bildenden, mehr oder
weniger langen Stücke
hervorragen dazu
geeignet, öffentlich
aufgeführtoder im
Rahmen der Liturgie
gesungen zu werden.