Arr. Robert Van Beringen. Par ADAM LOUIS. Né en 1758 à Muttersholtz en Alsace, le compositeur et pianiste virtuose, Jean-Louis Adam (père du compositeur Adolphe Adam) est considéré comme le fondateur de l'école française de piano. Professeur au Conservatoire de Paris, il rédigea une excellente Méthode de Piano. Louis Adam a composé de nombreuses sonates (pour violon et pour instruments à clavier) ainsi que des oeuvres de musique légère. Adam’s Song est l’arrangement d’un Adagio d’une sonatine pour piano. / Niveau : 2.5 / Classique / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par GRIEG EDVARD. The melodies, harmonies, moods and rhythms of Norwegian folk songs and dance (even the sounds of Norwegian folk instruments) permeate the music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). After studying in Leipzig and Copenhagen he returned to Norway and a chance meeting with Norwegian nationalist Rikard Nordraak ignited his interest in folk music and laid the foundation for his compositional style. His most famous orchestral works are the Piano Concerto (1868) and the incidental music to Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (1875). He wrote many collections of folk music for piano and these two tunes come from his 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, op. 17. / Niveau : 2 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Solos with Ensemble Arrangements for Two or More Players. This release from the Sounds of Series is indispensible to fill plenty of solo and ensemble needs! Whether it's a soloist using a book (accompanied by piano or fully-orchestrated accompaniment track) or two, three, fourplayers...or a full orchestra, Sound of Christmas is a uniquely flexible idea for church instrumentalists! Each book includes a solo line and an ensemble line. Mix and match lines with different instruments and combinations ofplayers./ Recueil / Concert Band