SKU: BT.DHP-1196083-404

ISBN 9789043156837. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Swing-style music for violin lessons? A delightful idea in itself, but suitable literature is somewhat thin on the ground. This is where the Little Swingies collection comes in: sixteen new pieces by Joachim Johow—some full-spirited and passionate, others gentler in character—introduc e the student step by step to playing in the swing style. In addition to the violin part, this edition includes an easy-to-play piano accompaniment: and on top of this, MP3 recordings of both demo performances and backing tracks are available online. Little Swingies will add new momentum to violin lessons and performances alike.

Swingmuziek voor de vioolles? Een prachtig idee, maar het materiaal daarvoor is dun gezaaid. Little Swingies biedt de oplossing: zestien nieuwe stukken van de hand van Joachim Johow sommige temperamentvol, andere rustiger van karakter laten de leerling stap voor stap kennismaken met het spelen in swingstijl. Naast de vioolpartijen bevat deze uitgave ook eenvoudige pianobegeleidingen: bovendien zijn de mp3-opnamen van zowel de meespeel- als begeleidingstracks online te downloaden. Little Swingies geeft vioollessen en toonmomenten een verfrissende nieuwe impuls.

Musik im Swing-Stil für den Geigenunterricht? An und für sich eine reizvolle Vorstellung, jedoch ist Spielliteratur, die dafür geeignet wäre, dünn gesät. Hier setzt die Sammlung Little Swingies an: Sechzehn neue Stücke von Joachim Johow mal temperamentvoll, mal eher sanft im Charakter führen die Schüler Schritt für Schritt in das Spiel im Swing-Stil heran. Die Ausgabe umfasst neben der Violinstimme auch eine gut spielbare Klavierbegleitung: zusätzlich stehen sowohl Demo- als auch Mitspielaufnahmen aller Stücke im MP3-Format online zur Verfügung. Little Swingies kann dem Geigenunterricht wie auch dem Vorspiel neue Impulse geben.

Du swing pour les cours de violon ? Cette idée est en elle-même séduisante, mais il existe peu de partitions adaptées. C’est pourquoi la collection Little Swingies vient combler un vide : seize nouvelles pièces par Joachim Johow certaines pleines de feu et d’entrain, d’autres plus sereines initient l’élève, pas pas, aux rythmes ternaires. Outre la partie violon, cette édition comprend un accompagnement piano facile : et, pour compléter le tout, des exemples d’interprétatio n et des pistes d’accompagnement sont disponibles en ligne sous forme de fichiers MP3. Little Swingies apportera un nouvel élan aux cours de violon tout comme aux auditions.

SKU: HL.50600469

8.25x11.75x0.14 inches.

“I belong to that group of people who appropriate Debussy's wonderfully formulated philosophy according to which music begins where words end. Contrary to a view that has become widespread during the past 100 years, I am convinced that the task of the composer is to write music, not to talk about it. Even if my technical and aesthetic commentaries on one of my compositions were to have a certain value for listeners, such a commentary would have the effect that I were more or less forcing my own vision of the work onto the listener. The power of music is, however, a gift that makes it capable of calling forth different reactions in listeners. I shall therefore limit myself to saying that the 'Imaginary Variations' were inspired by the wonderful recordings of Janet Packer that I listened to with the greatest pleasure prior to the beginning of my work. The title is derived from the fact that this composition is structured similarly to the classical variation form and that the audience can listen to the constant changes of the musical ideas. In truth, however, the twelve short sections of the work are not true variations even though they reveal some connections and similarities.” (Krzysztof Meyer).

SKU: HL.48025445

ISBN 9783793145820. UPC: 196288216438.

Hans Winterberg's extraordinary life was written in two chapters, one Czech and one German, split right down the middle by the experience of the Shoah, which Winterberg, unlike his colleagues Ullmann, Krása, Haas and Klein, miraculously survived. In 1947, the Prague-born composer moved to Munich, where he worked for the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation. As a student of Alexander Zemlinsky and Alois Hába, he belongs both to the Czech tradition following Janácek and to the circle of the Second Viennese School. He saw himself as a bridge builder between Western and Eastern culture. The circumstances under which Winterberg was able to compose during the war years are still unclear. Although his “mixed marriage” initially saved him from deportation, he had to perform forced labour and was eventually sent to the Terezin ghetto in January 1945. The Suite for Violin and Piano was composed in 1942, the year in which both Winterberg's mother and his piano professor Thérèse Wallerstein were murdered by the Nazis. Compared to the violin sonata from 1936, the Suite is much more condensed, lasting less than seven minutes. A melody dominated by chromatic turns and expressionist harmony lend the work its melancholy character, which gives way, however, to an almost irrepressible defiance in the rhythmically percussive last movement.