SKU: CF.WF216

ISBN 9781491149164. UPC: 680160906666. 9 x 12 inches.

Continuing with the success of the popular Compatible series, Compatible Duets for Winds Volume 2 contains 29 duets in a variety of styles that can be played with any combination of two wind instruments. Students can develop their chamber-ensemble skills while playing with their friends, no matter what wind instruments they play. Ranging from grade levels 2-3, Compatible Duets for Winds Volume 2 is perfect for band directors looking for new tools for the classroom, and its flexibility makes it a must-have for any wind player.
Having students play in small chamber music groups is a very beneficial exercise to improvethe student’s overall musicianship. The simplest form of chamber music is the duet. It is anopportunity for the student to play with a teacher or to play with another student of similarabilities. Aspects of playing such as tone quality, intonation, technique and ensemble skillscan be developed during the process of studying duets.These duets are different in that they have many different performance options, since all ofthe books in this series are compatible. As a former middle-school band director I alwayshad students that wanted to come to the band room during lunch or after school; studentswho just wanted to play with their friends. That was not possible since there was very littleduet material available that was compatible with all of the wind instruments. This bookand the first volume in the series take care of that. A student can now grab their friend,no matter what instrument they play, and have hours of fun playing duets together. Mostimportantly, they will learn something in the process.The duets have been generally placed in the book in order of difficulty and cover a rangeof keys that are appropriate for this ability level. Special care was given to making surethat both of the duet parts were on a similar ability level and that each line was givenan opportunity to play a lead role at some point during the arrangement. Also, most ofthe musical markings are attached to both systems, and the point size of the music wasconsidered for ease of reading.It is my hope that this collection will help to stimulate and enhance the musicianship of theperformers. It was a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to put together this collection.I hope it is a useful tool for you for years to come.

SKU: BT.DHP-1094746-400

ISBN 9789043132848. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Take a trip around Europe with this exciting play-along book: Enjoy visits to Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, Spain, Bohemia and many more exciting places!

Die Tänze in diesem Buch enthalten alle charakteristische Rhythmusmerkmale der musikalischen Tradition des Landes oder der Region, aus der sie stammen. So ist zum Beispiel Irish Dance von der traditionellen Jig mit ihrem trällernden 6/8-Takt inspiriert. In der Violinstimme von Spanish Dance ist der der Flamencorhythmus in einem schnellen 3/4-Takt herauszuhören, während die Klavierstimme den Klang der Gitarre nachahmt. Scottish Dance weist Strathspey-Rhythmen auf und imitiert außerdem den Klang eines Dudelsacks.

Douze danses traditionnelles en provenance d‘Espagne, d‘É cosse, de Roumanie, d‘Italie, de Suède, des Baltiques, des Landes, d‘Irlande, de Provence, d‘Hongrie, de Bulgarie et de Pologne ; douze pièces idéales interpréter lors d‘une audition. Sur le compact disc vous trouverez trois pistes pour chacune des danses : la version intégrale, l‘accompagne ment dans le tempo normal et enfin l‘accompagne ment dans une version d‘étu de au tempo lent.

Inizia un viaggio attraverso l‘Europa. Questa pubblicazione di porter in Scozia, Irlanda, Ungheria, Spagna, Boemia e tanti altri posti affascinanti!

SKU: AP.1-ADV7621

UPC: 805095076219. English.

Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are---in a direct or wider sense---of Celtic origin, in other words, they have been borrowed from the Irish, Scottish and Gaelic musical tradition. These through-composed arrangements are rather easy to perform from the rhythmical and technical point of view. Yet, they are quite demanding in respect of the key they are written in, their intonation and, especially, their interpretation. Their different instrumentations are fully compatible with each other and, due to their overall structure, they are also suitable to be played with multi-scored parts.

Annotation on Aignish on the Machair. The arrangement of Aignish on the Machair illustrates, above all, the melancholic character inherent in the harmonies of the original tune. A short rubato passage is followed by several variations over the flowing melody in 3/4- time. The short triplet passages embedded in these variations are quite demanding from the technical point of view; considering the key they are written in, however, these passages are not too difficult to play.