Eight Pieces In Popular Styles. Par NORTON CHRISTOPHER. Microjazz pour enregistreur de groupe, des pièces originales vous pouvez jouer avec un groupe de petits enregistreur ou impliquer toute la classe. Microjazz est la célèbre série de pièces basés sur la technique classique, encore à l'aide des styles contemporains populaires comme le jazz, blues, rock ' ne roll et funk. Microjazz vous aide à développer la musicalité et la technique à travers les sons familiers et les styles de musique populaire. C'est cette combinaison unique de genres modernes avec la technique traditionnelle qui a fait Microjazz un succès international avec les enseignants et les joueurs et de la série éducative plus largement utilisée jamais publiée. Nouvelle technologie apporte Microjazz vivante et ajoute une dimension interactive passionnante à la pratique et la performance. Basé sur la technique classique Microjazz, c'est une excellente façon d'introduire de rythme et de développer des compétences de coordination tout en étant amusant pour tous les âges et les normes. Un grand facteur de motivation pour l'étudiant réticent, les pièces sont tout aussi efficaces sur les instruments acoustiques ou électroniques./ Répertoire / 3 Flûtes à Bec (SSA), Piano et Guitare

Arrangements for string quartet of Romance for string orchestra, op 11 (1928), Elegy for violin and piano, op 22 (1940), and Prelude for string orchestra, op 25 (1940s). Romance (8 mins) was first performed in 2009 by the Finzi Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall, and has been recorded by them on Resonus Classics RES 10109. Elegy (9 mins) and Prelude (5 mins) were first performed in 2014 by the Marilla Quartet at Downe House School, Berkshire, UK. The arrangements are presented as three separate works and form an attractive addition to the string quartet repertory.Difficulty:Prelude: intermediateRomance and Elegy:intermediate/advanced. / Quatuor De Cordes

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman and Gerald Barry, as well as a love of virtuoso piano music which he performs, broadcasts and records. While having an easily recognised, unique voice, Volans' music resists compartmentalisation. He is as comfortable working in conventional genres as embarking on innovative collaborations with artists of other disciplines.String Quartet #1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and was first performed by them in July 1986, London.The title 'White Man Sleeps' comes from a moment in nyanga Panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their loud pipes for a few cycles and dance only to the sound of their ankle rattles, to let the white landowner sleep - for a minute or two.'In composing this piece I drew from the following sources: the first movement owes something to the style of Basotho concertina music - the second and fourth movements are drawn from traditional Nyungwe music played by Makina Chirenje and his Nyanga panpipe group at Nsava, Tete, Mozambique, recorded and transcribed by Andrew Tracey (to be found in an article entitled 'The nyanga Panpipe dance' in African Music, Vol.5, #1 (1971) - the third movement derives from the San bow music (recorded by Tony Traill of the University of Witwatersrand) and from Basotho lesiba music, transcribed by myself - in the fifth movement I added my own invented folklore. My approach to the original music was anything but purist - it is played in Western tuning, filtered, slowed down by a few 'time-octaves?, cast into non-African metres (like the 13-beat pattern of the first dance) and redistributed between the players in several ways. I also used interlocking techniques where they were absent in the original models and vice versa' - Kevin VolansDuration 24 minutes. Parts available: CH61205. / Quatuor A Cordes (Conducteur)

Intermediate-level arrangements of well-known Classical and Romantic works. Par AUTEURS DIVERS / BROOKER DAVID (Arr.). In his preface to 'Piano Trios on Stage�, the arranger, David Brooker, reminds us that, just as the string quartet, the piano trio has always been one of the pillars of chamber music. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was almost like the later invention of the gramophone record, allowing larger works, in arrangement, as well as lighter pieces to be presented to small audiences, often as background music. David comments that string players have plenty of easy material to introduce them to the pleasure of making music with other instrumentalists but when it comes to piano parts these are usually written or arranged with a teacher or more advanced student in mind. David sets out to rectify that imbalance and his arrangements aim to put all three players on an equal footing. Of easy to intermediate standard, they are ideal for violinists, cellists and pianists who are now ready to try their hand at proper chamber music. The music is fun and instantly recognizable, drawing on Grieg's 'Peer Gynt�, Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker� and Leopold Mozart's 'Musical Sleigh Ride�./ Recueil / Violon Ou Flûte, Violoncelle Et Piano

Composed in 1741 Handel's Messiah has remained a popular choice for choir performances for nearly 275 years. With 3 Steps To Sing anyone can now learn and rehearse the piece at home, regardless of their ability to read music.This easy-to-follow learning method for the Alto part includes the following steps:Step 1 - Visual Learning DVDA voice part recorded by a professional singer (Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass). The notes and words are displayed on the screen and change colour in time with the music - all you have to do is join in as if singing a duet to learn your part.Step 2 - Voice Part Rehearsal CDIn this second step a narrator guides you, telling you when to sing and calling out where you are so that you don't get lost. Rehearse using your vocal score (available separately) and you will soon know the words and be singing the right notes.Step 3 - Chorus Backing Track CDPut what you've learned into practice with the third step, the Chorus Backing Track CD. Listen out for your part and sing along with the choir and background music - it's like singing with a real choir. / Alto

Inspired by the events of September 11th, this three-movement work incorporates recorded voices of NORAD air traffic controllers (North American Aerospace Defense Command), FDNY (Fire Department New York), and Ground Zero neighborhood residents. / Quatuor A Cordes

2 copies. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. G. F. Handel 's Suite For Two Treble Recorders And Cello. Also suitable for Flute, Violin or Oboe./ Répertoire / 2 Flûtes à Bec Alto ou Flûtes Traversières et Viol

Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. Despite the rich palette of colours and articulation, Relief IX is a static work, and its slowed narrative creates the impression of being stretched out over time, thereby leading the listener into an unreal, unfamiliar world. This composition has often been described as a surrealistic and contemplative work. As Andrzej Chlopecki wrote: ‘[Relief IX] directs its expression towards sur-real realms, departing from the composer’s previous strategies’. This work was written to commission for the Polish Realities festival in Glasgow (hence its nickname: Relief IX (‘Scottish’). The tape component was recorded in collaboration with David MacKenzie of Glasgow University’s Electronic Music Studio. That is also where the work was first performed, by the Paragon Ensemble and BEAST group under the direction of David Davies, on 19 November 1988. The first Polish presentation of Relief IX was given by the Silesian Quartet on 16 September 1989 during the 32nd ‘Warsaw Autumn’ International Festival of Contemporary Music. Relief IX was dedicated to Józef Patkowski, who founded Polish Radio’s Experimental Studio, and to the ‘Warsaw Autumn’ festival. Grazyna Krzanowska translated by John Comber / Date parution : 2022-11-08/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes et Enregistrement

Par MARCLAND PATRICK. Alto-Solo 1A was written for Christophe Desjardins and recorded on Sismal Records SR006. Alto-Solo 1B was written in memory of Christophe Desjardins for Laurent Camatte and first performed and broadcast on 23 January 2021 at the Philharmonie de Paris. / Date parution : 2022-02-03/ Répertoire / Alto

Chaconne. Par LERDAHL FRED. Chaconne (2016), for string quartet, was commissioned by the Daedalus Quartet to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The commission was supported by New Music USA, made possible by annual program support and/or endowment gifts from Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Helen F. Whitaker Fund, and Aaron Copland Fund for Music. My music has a substantial history with Daedalus. I composed the Third String Quartet (2008) for them, and subsequently they performed my three string quartets on several occasions and recorded them brilliantly on Bridge Records (Bridge 9352: Music of Fred Lerdahl, vol. 3). Chaconne is in one movement lasting 19 minutes. It is effectively my fourth string quartet. Quartets 1-3 form a unified cycle lasting 70 minutes. When I finished the cycle, I thought I would never write again for the medium; yet I could not resist the opportunity of working again with Daedalus. The issue was how to compose another string quartet unrelated to the earlier cycle. The solution came from my solo cello piece There and Back Again (2010), which was based on a four-bar variation pattern from a 17th-century chaconne. Unlike the asymmetrical phrases and expanding variations of much of my music, the chaconne form requires symmetrical phrases and strictly periodic variations. I wished to work again with these symmetries but on a larger scale. Chaconne also differs in character and expression from the three-quartet cycle. The cycle is inward and intense, a kind of psychological excavation. Chaconne is, for the most part, transparent and playful. Many of its textures emerge from little canons, not completely unlike the rounds that children sing. Any composer who writes in chaconne form (one thinks above all of the last movement of Bach’s D minor violin partita and the finale of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony) is confronted with the challenge of how to create a larger form out of a constantly repeating pattern. My Chaconne grows from paired antecedent-consequent phrases, each variation lasting eight bars. The 50 variations group into three large rotations, forming three arcs of tension and relaxation, with subtle parallel connections across the rotations. Notwithstanding my attraction to chaconne form, I purposefully disguised its symmetries and periodicities in order to build an overall dramatic shape. Fred Lerdahl/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

This three-minute piece for string quartet unites the typical features of Elena Kats-Chernin's compositions: blues harmony, a motor-like rhythm driven by syncopes, bittersweet melodies and austere-poetic sonority. Silver Eucalypt was written in 2006 and recorded in 2012 by the Acacia Quartet on their CD 'Blue Silence' released by Vexations840. Now there is finally a printed edition which may be a charming addition to the repertoire of professional and amateur musicians alike. / Quatuor A Cordes

Par SUZUKI SHINICHI. This material is part of the worldwide Suzuki Method of teaching. Companion recordings should be used with these publications. In addition, there are piano accompaniment books that go along with this material. / Pédagogie / Méthode / Alto

Music for Double Wind Quintet by Franco Cesarini. Par CESARINI FRANCO. A superb recording of five pieces for double wind quintet composed by Franco Cesarini. Suite Siciliana is a true tribute to this beautiful island, a piece composed by seven dances in the musical form typical of the baroque period. Divertimento, an early work of Franco Cesarini, illustrates the composer's love of popular song. A piece characterised by skillful instrumentation and meticulous attention to balance and form. Le Cortège du Roi Renaud is a suite in five parts based on tales that originate in southern European folk songs dating back as far as the 16th century. Pastorale de Provence, a suite in four movements, was written by Franco Cesarini in memory of the great Provençal composer Darius Milhaud. As the title says, Greek Folk Dances is entirely in the sign of Greek dances starting with a kalamatianos, followed by a zeibekiko. The piece ends with a hasapiko. A perfect mix of new and less new repertoire, perfectly composed and arranged for double wind quintet by Franco Cesarini and beautifully performed by the Rovereto Wind Ensemble! / Date parution : 2021-11-03/ Accessoire / Double Quintette à Vents

Par DUCKETT BULL / GOODBORN. La série de ' Equipe ' est utilisable avec les deux individus ou un tuteur de groupe encourager les étudiants à essayer ensemble jouant depuis le début. Tous les livres de la série sont entièrement intégrés permettant aux étudiants à l'aide de ' Equipe chaînes ' à jouer dans les ensembles avec les élèves à l'aide de 'Equipe cordes', 'Equipe en laiton', ' Equipe percussions ' et ' Equipe Recorder '. ' Equipe chaînes ' est un cours flexible et adaptable idéal pour les joueurs de Viola débutant. Le tuteur peut être adapté en fonction des besoins spécifiques de chaque étudiant. Chaque pièce est soigneusement classé pour assurer une progression logique à un rythme raisonnable et étudiants sont introduits à une grande variété de styles musicaux tout au long de l'ouvrage. ' Equipe chaînes ' a été écrit spécialement pour soutenir presque n'importe quelle combinaison d'instruments à cordes l'enseignant peut rencontrer. Imaginative Piano accompagnements ont été fournis ainsi que des notes utiles et claires scores ensemble à l'aide de l'enseignant. ' Equipe chaînes ' aussi comprend toutes les échelles pour les catégories pertinentes.../ Recueil / Alto

Par DUCKETT BULL / ROGERS. La série de ' Equipe ' est utilisable avec les deux individus ou un tuteur de groupe encourager les étudiants à essayer ensemble jouant dès les premières étapes. Tous les livres de la série sont entièrement intégrés permettant aux étudiants à l'aide de ' Equipe chaînes ' à jouer dans les ensembles avec les élèves à l'aide de ' Equipe bois ', ' Equipe percussions ', ' Equipe Recorder ' et ' Equipe Brass '. L'équipe chaînes 2 suit directement sur de la série originale de ' Equipe chaînes ' et de même est un cours flexible et adaptable, conçu pour les joueurs d'Alto débutant. Le tuteur peut être adapté en fonction des besoins spécifiques de chaque étudiant. Chaque pièce est soigneusement classé pour assurer une progression logique à un rythme raisonnable et étudiants sont introduits à une grande variété de styles musicaux tout au long de l'ouvrage. ' Equipe 2 chaînes ' a été écrit spécialement à l'appui de presque n'importe quelle combinaison d'instruments à cordes que l'enseignant peut rencontrer. Cette deuxième série est encore améliorée par titres du monde du jazz et de blues et offre des possibilités de développer des pl... / Pédagogie / Recueil / Alto