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Intro duction Gustave Vogt's Musical Paris Gustave Vogt (1781-1870) was born into the Age of Enlightenment, at the apex of the Enlightenment's outreach. During his lifetime he would observe its effect on the world. Over the course of his life he lived through many changes in musical style. When he was born, composers such as Mozart and Haydn were still writing masterworks revered today, and eighty-nine years later, as he departed the world, the new realm of Romanticism was beginning to emerge with Mahler, Richard Strauss and Debussy, who were soon to make their respective marks on the musical world. Vogt himself left a huge mark on the musical world, with critics referring to him as the grandfather of the modern oboe and the premier oboist of Europe. Through his eighty-nine years, Vogt would live through what was perhaps the most turbulent period of French history. He witnessed the French Revolution of 1789, followed by the many newly established governments, only to die just months before the establishment of the Third Republic in 1870, which would be the longest lasting government since the beginning of the revolution. He also witnessed the transformation of the French musical world from one in which opera reigned supreme, to one in which virtuosi, chamber music, and symphonic music ruled. Additionally, he experienced the development of the oboe right before his eyes. When he began playing in the late eighteenth century, the standard oboe had two keys (E and Eb) and at the time of his death in 1870, the System Six Triebert oboe (the instrument adopted by Conservatoire professor, Georges Gillet, in 1882) was only five years from being developed. Vogt was born March 18, 1781 in the ancient town of Strasbourg, part of the Alsace region along the German border. At the time of his birth, Strasbourg had been annexed by Louis XIV, and while heavily influenced by Germanic culture, had been loosely governed by the French for a hundred years. Although it is unclear when Vogt began studying the oboe and when his family made its move to the French capital, the Vogts may have fled Strasbourg in 1792 after much of the city was destroyed during the French Revolution. He was without question living in Paris by 1798, as he enrolled on June 8 at the newly established Conservatoire national de Musique to study oboe with the school's first oboe professor, Alexandre-Antoine Sallantin (1775-1830). Vogt's relationship with the Conservatoire would span over half a century, moving seamlessly from the role of student to professor. In 1799, just a year after enrolling, he was awarded the premier prix, becoming the fourth oboist to achieve this award. By 1802 he had been appointed repetiteur, which involved teaching the younger students and filling in for Sallantin in exchange for a free education. He maintained this rank until 1809, when he was promoted to professor adjoint and finally to professor titulaire in 1816 when Sallantin retired. This was a position he held for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1853, making him the longest serving oboe professor in the school's history. During his tenure, he became the most influential oboist in France, teaching eighty-nine students, plus sixteen he taught while he was professor adjoint and professor titulaire. Many of these students went on to be famous in their own right, such as Henri Brod (1799-1839), Apollon Marie-Rose Barret (1804-1879), Charles Triebert (1810-1867), Stanislas Verroust (1814-1863), and Charles Colin (1832-1881). His influence stretches from French to American oboe playing in a direct line from Charles Colin to Georges Gillet (1854-1920), and then to Marcel Tabuteau (1887-1966), the oboist Americans lovingly describe as the father of American oboe playing. Opera was an important part of Vogt's life. His first performing position was with the Theatre-Montansier while he was still studying at the Conservatoire. Shortly after, he moved to the Ambigu-Comique and, in 1801 was appointed as first oboist with the Theatre-Italien in Paris. He had been in this position for only a year, when he began playing first oboe at the Opera-Comique. He remained there until 1814, when he succeeded his teacher, Alexandre-Antoine Sallantin, as soloist with the Paris Opera, the top orchestra in Paris at the time. He played with the Paris Opera until 1834, all the while bringing in his current and past students to fill out the section. In this position, he began to make a name for himself; so much so that specific performances were immortalized in memoirs and letters. One comes from a young Hector Berlioz (1803-1865) after having just arrived in Paris in 1822 and attended the Paris Opera's performance of Mehul's Stratonice and Persuis' ballet Nina. It was in response to the song Quand le bien-amie reviendra that Berlioz wrote: I find it difficult to believe that that song as sung by her could ever have made as true and touching an effect as the combination of Vogt's instrument... Shortly after this, Berlioz gave up studying medicine and focused on music. Vogt frequently made solo and chamber appearances throughout Europe. His busiest period of solo work was during the 1820s. In 1825 and 1828 he went to London to perform as a soloist with the London Philharmonic Society. Vogt also traveled to Northern France in 1826 for concerts, and then in 1830 traveled to Munich and Stuttgart, visiting his hometown of Strasbourg on the way. While on tour, Vogt performed Luigi Cherubini's (1760-1842) Ave Maria, with soprano Anna (Nanette) Schechner (1806-1860), and a Concertino, presumably written by himself. As a virtuoso performer in pursuit of repertoire to play, Vogt found himself writing much of his own music. His catalog includes chamber music, variation sets, vocal music, concerted works, religious music, wind band arrangements, and pedagogical material. He most frequently performed his variation sets, which were largely based on themes from popular operas he had, presumably played while he was at the Opera. He made his final tour in 1839, traveling to Tours and Bordeaux. During this tour he appeared with the singer Caroline Naldi, Countess de Sparre, and the violinist Joseph Artot (1815-1845). This ended his active career as a soloist. His performance was described in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris as having lost none of his superiority over the oboe.... It's always the same grace, the same sweetness. We made a trip to Switzerland, just by closing your eyes and listening to Vogt's oboe. Vogt was also active performing in Paris as a chamber and orchestral musician. He was one of the founding members of the Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, a group established in 1828 by violinist and conductor Francois-Antoine Habeneck (1781-1849). The group featured faculty and students performing alongside each other and works such as Beethoven symphonies, which had never been heard in France. He also premiered the groundbreaking woodwind quintets of Antonin Reicha (1770-1836). After his retirement from the Opera in 1834 and from the Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire in 1842, Vogt began to slow down. His final known performance was of Cherubini's Ave Maria on English horn with tenor Alexis Dupont (1796-1874) in 1843. He then began to reflect on his life and the people he had known. When he reached his 60s, he began gathering entries for his Musical Album of Autographs. Autograph Albums Vogt's Musical Album of Autographs is part of a larger practice of keeping autograph albums, also commonly known as Stammbuch or Album Amicorum (meaning book of friendship or friendship book), which date back to the time of the Reformation and the University of Wittenberg. It was during the mid-sixteenth century that students at the University of Wittenberg began passing around bibles for their fellow students and professors to sign, leaving messages to remember them by as they moved on to the next part of their lives. The things people wrote were mottos, quotes, and even drawings of their family coat of arms or some other scene that meant something to the owner. These albums became the way these young students remembered their school family once they had moved on to another school or town. It was also common for the entrants to comment on other entries and for the owner to amend entries when they learned of important life details such as marriage or death. As the practice continued, bibles were set aside for emblem books, which was a popular book genre that featured allegorical illustrations (emblems) in a tripartite form: image, motto, epigram. The first emblem book used for autographs was published in 1531 by Andrea Alciato (1492-1550), a collection of 212 Latin emblem poems. In 1558, the first book conceived for the purpose of the album amicorum was published by Lyon de Tournes (1504-1564) called the Thesaurus Amicorum. These books continued to evolve, and spread to wider circles away from universities. Albums could be found being kept by noblemen, physicians, lawyers, teachers, painters, musicians, and artisans. The albums eventually became more specialized, leading to Musical Autograph Albums (or Notestammbucher). Before this specialization, musicians contributed in one form or another, but our knowledge of them in these albums is mostly limited to individual people or events. Some would simply sign their name while others would insert a fragment of music, usually a canon (titled fuga) with text in Latin. Canons were popular because they displayed the craftsmanship of the composer in a limited space. Composers well-known today, including J. S. Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Beethoven, Dowland, and Brahms, all participated in the practice, with Beethoven being the first to indicate an interest in creating an album only of music. This interest came around 1815. In an 1845 letter from Johann Friedrich Naue to Heinrich Carl Breidenstein, Naue recalled an 1813 visit with Beethoven, who presented a book suggesting Naue to collect entries from celebrated musicians as he traveled. Shortly after we find Louis Spohr speaking about leaving on his grand tour through Europe in 1815 and of his desire to carry an album with entries from the many artists he would come across. He wrote in his autobiography that his most valuable contribution came from Beethoven in 1815. Spohr's Notenstammbuch, comprised only of musical entries, is groundbreaking because it was coupled with a concert tour, allowing him to reach beyond the Germanic world, where the creation of these books had been nearly exclusive. Spohr brought the practice of Notenstammbucher to France, and in turn indirectly inspired Vogt to create a book of his own some fifteen years later. Vogt's Musical Album of Autographs Vogt's Musical Album of Autographs acts as a form of a memoir, displaying mementos of musicians who held special meaning in his life as well as showing those with whom he was enamored from the younger generation. The anonymous Pie Jesu submitted to Vogt in 1831 marks the beginning of an album that would span nearly three decades by the time the final entry, an excerpt from Charles Gounod's (1818-1893) Faust, which premiered in 1859, was submitted. Within this album we find sixty-two entries from musicians whom he must have known very well because they were colleagues at the Conservatoire, or composers of opera whose works he was performing with the Paris Opera. Other entries came from performers with whom he had performed and some who were simply passing through Paris, such as Joseph Joachim (1831-1907). Of the sixty-three total entries, some are original, unpublished works, while others came from well-known existing works. Nineteen of these works are for solo piano, sixteen utilize the oboe or English horn, thirteen feature the voice (in many different combinations, including vocal solos with piano, and small choral settings up to one with double choir), two feature violin as a solo instrument, and one even features the now obscure ophicleide. The connections among the sixty-two contributors to Vogt's album are virtually never-ending. All were acquainted with Vogt in some capacity, from long-time friendships to relationships that were created when Vogt requested their entry. Thus, while Vogt is the person who is central to each of these musicians, the web can be greatly expanded. In general, the connections are centered around the Conservatoire, teacher lineages, the Opera, and performing circles. The relationships between all the contributors in the album parallel the current musical world, as many of these kinds of relationships still exist, and permit us to fantasize who might be found in an album created today by a musician of the same standing. Also important, is what sort of entries the contributors chose to pen. The sixty-three entries are varied, but can be divided into published and unpublished works. Within the published works, we find opera excerpts, symphony excerpts, mass excerpts, and canons, while the unpublished works include music for solo piano, oboe or English horn, string instruments (violin and cello), and voice (voice with piano and choral). The music for oboe and English horn works largely belong in the unpublished works of the album. These entries were most likely written to honor Vogt. Seven are for oboe and piano and were contributed by Joseph Joachim, Pauline Garcia Viardot (1821-1910), Joseph Artot, Anton Bohrer (1783-1852), Georges Onslow (1784-1853), Desire Beaulieu (1791-1863), and Narcisse Girard (1797-1860). The common thread between these entries is the simplicity of the melody and structure. Many are repetitive, especially Beaulieu's entry, which features a two-note ostinato throughout the work, which he even included in his signature. Two composers contributed pieces for English horn and piano, and like the previous oboe entries, are simple and repetitive. These were written by Michele Carafa (1787-1872) and Louis Clapisson (1808-1866). There are two other entries that were unpublished works and are chamber music. One is an oboe trio by Jacques Halevy (1799-1862) and the other is for oboe and strings (string trio) by J. B. Cramer (1771-1858). There are five published works in the album for oboe and English horn. There are three from operas and the other two from symphonic works. Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) contributed an excerpt from the Entr'acte of his opera La Guerillero, and was likely chosen because the oboe was featured at this moment. Hippolyte Chelard (1789-1861) also chose to honor Vogt by writing for English horn. His entry, for English horn and piano, is taken from his biggest success, Macbeth. The English horn part was actually taken from Lady Macbeth's solo in the sleepwalking scene. Vogt's own entry also falls into this category, as he entered an excerpt from Donizetti's Maria di Rohan. The excerpt he chose is a duet between soprano and English horn. There are two entries featuring oboe that are excerpted from symphonic repertoire. One is a familiar oboe melody from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony entered by his first biographer, Anton Schindler (1796-1864). The other is an excerpt from Berlioz's choral symphony, Romeo et Juliette. He entered an oboe solo from the Grand Fete section of the piece. Pedagogical benefit All of these works are lovely, and fit within the album wonderfully, but these works also are great oboe and English horn music for young students. The common thread between these entries is the simplicity of the melody and structure. Many are repetitive, especially Beaulieu's entry, which features a two-note ostinato throughout the work in the piano. This repetitive structure is beneficial for young students for searching for a short solo to present at a studio recital, or simply to learn. They also work many technical issues a young player may encounter, such as mastering the rolling finger to uncover and recover the half hole. This is true of Bealieu's Pensee as well as Onslow's Andantino. Berlioz's entry from Romeo et Juliette features very long phrases, which helps with endurance and helps keep the air spinning through the oboe. Some of the pieces also use various levels of ornamentation, from trills to grace notes, and short cadenzas. This allows the student to learn appropriate ways to phrase with these added notes. The chamber music is a valuable way to start younger students with chamber music, especially the short quartet by Cramer for oboe and string trio. All of these pieces will not tax the student to learn a work that is more advanced, as well as give them a full piece that they can work on from beginning to end in a couple weeks, instead of months. Editorial Policy The works found in this edition are based on the manuscript housed at the Morgan Library in New York City (call number Cary 348, V886. A3). When possible, published scores were consulted and compared to clarify pitch and text. The general difficulties in creating an edition of these works stem from entries that appear to be hastily written, and thus omit complete articulations and dynamic indications for all passages and parts. The manuscript has been modernized into a performance edition. The score order from the manuscript has been retained. If an entry also exists in a published work, and this was not indicated on the manuscript, appropriate titles and subtitles have been added tacitly. For entries that were untitled, the beginning tempo marking or expressive directive has been added as its title tacitly. Part names have been changed from the original language to English. If no part name was present, it was added tacitly. All scores are transposing where applicable. Measure numbers have been added at the beginning of every system. Written directives have been retained in the original language and are placed relative to where they appear in the manuscript. Tempo markings from the manuscript have been retained, even if they were abbreviated, i.e., Andte. The barlines, braces, brackets, and clefs are modernized. The beaming and stem direction has been modernized. Key signatures have been modernized as some of the flats/sharps do not appear on the correct lines or spaces. Time signatures have been modernized. In a few cases, when a time signature was missing in the manuscript, it has been added tacitly. Triplet and rhythmic groupings have been modernized. Slurs, ties, and articulations (staccato and accent) have been modernized. Slurs, ties, and articulations have been added to parallel passages tacitly. Courtesy accidentals found in the manuscript have been removed, unless it appeared to be helpful to the performer. Dynamic indications from the manuscript have been retained, except where noted. --Kristin Leitterman.
Introducti onGustave Vogt’s Musical ParisGustave Vogt (1781–1870) was born into the “Age of Enlightenment,” at the apex of the Enlightenment’s outreach. During his lifetime he would observe its effect on the world. Over the course of his life he lived through many changes in musical style. When he was born, composers such as Mozart and Haydn were still writing masterworks revered today, and eighty-nine years later, as he departed the world, the new realm of Romanticism was beginning to emerge with Mahler, Richard Strauss and Debussy, who were soon to make their respective marks on the musical world. Vogt himself left a huge mark on the musical world, with critics referring to him as the “grandfather of the modern oboe” and the “premier oboist of Europe.”Through his eighty-nine years, Vogt would live through what was perhaps the most turbulent period of French history. He witnessed the French Revolution of 1789, followed by the many newly established governments, only to die just months before the establishment of the Third Republic in 1870, which would be the longest lasting government since the beginning of the revolution. He also witnessed the transformation of the French musical world from one in which opera reigned supreme, to one in which virtuosi, chamber music, and symphonic music ruled. Additionally, he experienced the development of the oboe right before his eyes. When he began playing in the late eighteenth century, the standard oboe had two keys (E and Eb) and at the time of his death in 1870, the “System Six” Triébert oboe (the instrument adopted by Conservatoire professor, Georges Gillet, in 1882) was only five years from being developed.Vogt was born March 18, 1781 in the ancient town of Strasbourg, part of the Alsace region along the German border. At the time of his birth, Strasbourg had been annexed by Louis XIV, and while heavily influenced by Germanic culture, had been loosely governed by the French for a hundred years. Although it is unclear when Vogt began studying the oboe and when his family made its move to the French capital, the Vogts may have fled Strasbourg in 1792 after much of the city was destroyed during the French Revolution. He was without question living in Paris by 1798, as he enrolled on June 8 at the newly established Conservatoire national de Musique to study oboe with the school’s first oboe professor, Alexandre-Antoine Sallantin (1775–1830).Vogtâ €™s relationship with the Conservatoire would span over half a century, moving seamlessly from the role of student to professor. In 1799, just a year after enrolling, he was awarded the premier prix, becoming the fourth oboist to achieve this award. By 1802 he had been appointed répétiteur, which involved teaching the younger students and filling in for Sallantin in exchange for a free education. He maintained this rank until 1809, when he was promoted to professor adjoint and finally to professor titulaire in 1816 when Sallantin retired. This was a position he held for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1853, making him the longest serving oboe professor in the school’s history. During his tenure, he became the most influential oboist in France, teaching eighty-nine students, plus sixteen he taught while he was professor adjoint and professor titulaire. Many of these students went on to be famous in their own right, such as Henri Brod (1799–1839), Apollon Marie-Rose Barret (1804–1879), Charles Triebert (1810–1867), Stanislas Verroust (1814–1863), and Charles Colin (1832–1881). His influence stretches from French to American oboe playing in a direct line from Charles Colin to Georges Gillet (1854–1920), and then to Marcel Tabuteau (1887–1966), the oboist Americans lovingly describe as the “father of American oboe playing.”Opera was an important part of Vogt’s life. His first performing position was with the Théâtre-Montansier while he was still studying at the Conservatoire. Shortly after, he moved to the Ambigu-Comique and, in 1801 was appointed as first oboist with the Théâtre-Italien in Paris. He had been in this position for only a year, when he began playing first oboe at the Opéra-Comique. He remained there until 1814, when he succeeded his teacher, Alexandre-Antoine Sallantin, as soloist with the Paris Opéra, the top orchestra in Paris at the time. He played with the Paris Opéra until 1834, all the while bringing in his current and past students to fill out the section. In this position, he began to make a name for himself; so much so that specific performances were immortalized in memoirs and letters. One comes from a young Hector Berlioz (1803–1865) after having just arrived in Paris in 1822 and attended the Paris Opéra’s performance of Mehul’s Stratonice and Persuis’ ballet Nina. It was in response to the song Quand le bien-amié reviendra that Berlioz wrote: “I find it difficult to believe that that song as sung by her could ever have made as true and touching an effect as the combination of Vogt’s instrument…” Shortly after this, Berlioz gave up studying medicine and focused on music.Vogt frequently made solo and chamber appearances throughout Europe. His busiest period of solo work was during the 1820s. In 1825 and 1828 he went to London to perform as a soloist with the London Philharmonic Society. Vogt also traveled to Northern France in 1826 for concerts, and then in 1830 traveled to Munich and Stuttgart, visiting his hometown of Strasbourg on the way. While on tour, Vogt performed Luigi Cherubini’s (1760–1842) Ave Maria, with soprano Anna (Nanette) Schechner (1806–1860), and a Concertino, presumably written by himself. As a virtuoso performer in pursuit of repertoire to play, Vogt found himself writing much of his own music. His catalog includes chamber music, variation sets, vocal music, concerted works, religious music, wind band arrangements, and pedagogical material. He most frequently performed his variation sets, which were largely based on themes from popular operas he had, presumably played while he was at the Opéra.He made his final tour in 1839, traveling to Tours and Bordeaux. During this tour he appeared with the singer Caroline Naldi, Countess de Sparre, and the violinist Joseph Artôt (1815–1845). This ended his active career as a soloist. His performance was described in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris as having “lost none of his superiority over the oboe…. It’s always the same grace, the same sweetness. We made a trip to Switzerland, just by closing your eyes and listening to Vogt’s oboe.”Vogt was also active performing in Paris as a chamber and orchestral musician. He was one of the founding members of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, a group established in 1828 by violinist and conductor François-Antoine Habeneck (1781–1849). The group featured faculty and students performing alongside each other and works such as Beethoven symphonies, which had never been heard in France. He also premiered the groundbreaking woodwind quintets of Antonin Reicha (1770–1836).After his retirement from the Opéra in 1834 and from the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in 1842, Vogt began to slow down. His final known performance was of Cherubini’s Ave Maria on English horn with tenor Alexis Dupont (1796–1874) in 1843. He then began to reflect on his life and the people he had known. When he reached his 60s, he began gathering entries for his Musical Album of Autographs.Autograph AlbumsVogt’s Musical Album of Autographs is part of a larger practice of keeping autograph albums, also commonly known as Stammbuch or Album Amicorum (meaning book of friendship or friendship book), which date back to the time of the Reformation and the University of Wittenberg. It was during the mid-sixteenth century that students at the University of Wittenberg began passing around bibles for their fellow students and professors to sign, leaving messages to remember them by as they moved on to the next part of their lives. The things people wrote were mottos, quotes, and even drawings of their family coat of arms or some other scene that meant something to the owner. These albums became the way these young students remembered their school family once they had moved on to another school or town. It was also common for the entrants to comment on other entries and for the owner to amend entries when they learned of important life details such as marriage or death.As the practice continued, bibles were set aside for emblem books, which was a popular book genre that featured allegorical illustrations (emblems) in a tripartite form: image, motto, epigram. The first emblem book used for autographs was published in 1531 by Andrea Alciato (1492–1550), a collection of 212 Latin emblem poems. In 1558, the first book conceived for the purpose of the album amicorum was published by Lyon de Tournes (1504–1564) called the Thesaurus Amicorum. These books continued to evolve, and spread to wider circles away from universities. Albums could be found being kept by noblemen, physicians, lawyers, teachers, painters, musicians, and artisans.The albums eventually became more specialized, leading to Musical Autograph Albums (or Notestammbücher). Before this specialization, musicians contributed in one form or another, but our knowledge of them in these albums is mostly limited to individual people or events. Some would simply sign their name while others would insert a fragment of music, usually a canon (titled fuga) with text in Latin. Canons were popular because they displayed the craftsmanship of the composer in a limited space. Composers well-known today, including J. S. Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Beethoven, Dowland, and Brahms, all participated in the practice, with Beethoven being the first to indicate an interest in creating an album only of music.This interest came around 1815. In an 1845 letter from Johann Friedrich Naue to Heinrich Carl Breidenstein, Naue recalled an 1813 visit with Beethoven, who presented a book suggesting Naue to collect entries from celebrated musicians as he traveled. Shortly after we find Louis Spohr speaking about leaving on his “grand tour” through Europe in 1815 and of his desire to carry an album with entries from the many artists he would come across. He wrote in his autobiography that his “most valuable contribution” came from Beethoven in 1815. Spohr’s Notenstammbuch, comprised only of musical entries, is groundbreaking because it was coupled with a concert tour, allowing him to reach beyond the Germanic world, where the creation of these books had been nearly exclusive. Spohr brought the practice of Notenstammbücher to France, and in turn indirectly inspired Vogt to create a book of his own some fifteen years later.Vogt’s Musical Album of AutographsVogt’s Musical Album of Autographs acts as a form of a memoir, displaying mementos of musicians who held special meaning in his life as well as showing those with whom he was enamored from the younger generation. The anonymous Pie Jesu submitted to Vogt in 1831 marks the beginning of an album that would span nearly three decades by the time the final entry, an excerpt from Charles Gounod’s (1818–1893) Faust, which premiered in 1859, was submitted.Within this album ...

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Een ideale uitgave voor gelijkgezinde muziekliefhebbers die pas een band hebben opgericht - of van plan zijn een band te beginnen. Nieuwe muziekgroepen waarvan de leden nog niet veel ervaring met hun instrument hebben, stellen specialeeisen. Ze hebben eenvoudige stukken nodig die zijn gericht op samenspel en leiden tot de zo motiverende beleving van het eerste optreden. Begin the Band is toegesneden op deze eisen. Elk boek van deze serie bevat vieronderhoudende, goed klinkende arrangementen en originele composities in de muziekstijlen pop en jazz, met de mogelijkheid tot improvisatie. Elk stuk bestaat uit een zangpartij, drie begeleidingspartijen en een ‘easy part’, steedsin C, Bes, Es en C-bassleutel. Er zijn aanvullende partijen voor piano/keyboard/basgitaar en gitaar (met akkoorden), evenals voor slagwerk en percussie. Alle partijen zijn te combineren voor elke denkbare bezetting, van popgroeptot jazzcombo, enz. De minimale bezetting omvat de zangpartij (gezongen of gespeeld door een blaasinstrument) en een begeleidingsinstrument. Laat het avontuur maar beginnen!

Die Gründung einer Band ist immer ein Abenteuer. Haben sich erst genügend musizierfreudige Gleichgesinnte zusammen gefunden, kann es losgehen. Aber halt - etwas fehlt noch: die Musik! Neue Bands, deren Mitglieder nicht allzu viel Erfahrung auf ihren Instrumenten mitbringen, haben besondere Bedürfnisse. Leichte Stücke sind gefragt, die den Schwerpunkt auf das Zusammenspiel legen und schnell zum motivierenden Erfolgserlebnis der Gruppe führen: dem ersten gemeinsamen Auftritt! Begin the Band ist genau auf diese Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten. Jedes Buch dieser Reihe enthält vier unterhaltsame, gut klingende Bearbeitungen und Originalkompositionen in den Stilen Pop undJazz, die auch Gelegenheit zur Improvisation bieten. Zu jedem Stück gibt es eine Gesangsstimme, drei Begleitstimmen und einen Easy Part, das Ganze jeweils im C-, B-, Es- und im C-Bassschlüssel. Dazu kommen Stimmen für Gitarre und Bassgitarre (mit Akkorden), sowie für Schlagzeug und Percussion. Alle Stimmen sind beliebig für zahlreiche verschiedene Besetzungen ergänzbar - von einer Minimalbesetzung aus Gesangsstimme (auch von einem Blasinstrument spielbar) mit einer Begleitung, über eine Popband bis hin zur Jazzcombo und vielem mehr. Mit Liedern und Stücken von Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone, Gary Barone und Hans Kerkhoff kann das Abenteuer beginnen!

Monter un groupe est toujours un défi captivant relever. Il suffit de trouver et réunir quelques musiciens passionnés ayant les mêmes go ts et l’aventure peut commencer. D’accord, mais qu’allez-vous jouer ? Les groupes fraîchement constitués dont les membres ont une expérience instrumentale limitée ont besoin d’un répertoire adapté ; des pièces simples axées sur le jeu en ensemble et qui permettent d’atteindre rapidement le but suprême: monter sur scène. Begin the Band a été conçu spécialement pour satisfaire ces exigences. Chaque recueil de cette collection contient quatre superbes arrangements et compositions originales dans les styles pop et jazz qui offrentun espace de liberté propice l’improvisation. Chaque pièce comporte une partie vocale, trois parties d’accompagnement et une version instrumentale de la ligne mélodique (version simplifiée de la partie vocale), le tout dans les tonalités Ut, Si b, Mib et Ut BC. Sont également jointes les parties pour keyboard/guitare basse, guitare (avec accords), batterie et percussion. En combinant les différentes parties selon votre choix, vous obtiendrez un groupe de rock, un combo de jazz ou tout autre formation. L’instrumentation minimale se constitue de la partie vocale (ou version instrumentale de la ligne mélodique) et d’une partie d’accompagnement. Que l’aventure commence !

Formare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitataesperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare questeesigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazion e. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della lineamelodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta,otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! VFormare un gruppo è sempreuna sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hannobisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta diquesta collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazion e. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificatadella parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combojazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! Formare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto:brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattrosuperbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazion e. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelletonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. Lastrumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! VFormare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunirealcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentratisull’es ecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti ecomposizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazion e. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib eDo �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima ècostituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare!

SKU: HL.281046

ISBN 9781540033253. UPC: 888680785352. 9.0x12.0x0.603 inches.

This songbook provides a treasury of 100 classics by our most beloved vocalists in our trademark E-Z Play(r) Today notation. Includes: All the Way (Etta James) * Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (Rosemary Clooney) * Everybody Loves Somebody (Dean Martin) * Fever (Peggy Lee) * Heart and Soul (Mel Torme) * How High the Moon (Ella Fitzgerald) * I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Tony Bennett) * People (Barbra Streisand) * Route 66 (Nat King Cole) * Sentimental Journey (Doris Day) * Swinging on a Star (Bing Crosby) * That's Entertainment (Judy Garland) * What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) * Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra) * and many more.

About Hal Leonard E-Z Play Today

For organs, pianos, and electronic keyboards. E-Z Play Today is the shortest distance between beginning music and playing fun. Now there are more than 300 reasons why you should play E-Z Play Today. * World's largest series of music folios * Full-size books - large 9 x 12 format features easy-to-read, easy-to-play music * Accurate arrangements... simple enough for the beginner, but accurate chords and melody lines are maintained * Eye-catching, full-color covers * Lyrics... most arrangements include words and music * Most up-to-date registrations - books in the series contain a general registration guide, as well as individual song rhythm suggestions * Guitar Chord Chart - all songs in the series can also be played on guitar.

SKU: BT.1350-06-070-MS

ISBN 9789043124935. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Each volume in the series Begin The Band contains four entertaining, great-sounding arrangements and original compositions in pop and jazz styles, with added scope to improvise. Each piece consists of a vocal part, threeaccompaniment parts and an easy part for wind players, all in four different keys: C, B flat, E flat and C bass. In addition, there are parts for Piano, Keyboard, Bass and Guitar (with chords) as well as drum kit and percussion.All the parts can be combined in any way you like, to form a pop band, jazz combo and so on. The minimal ensemble consists of a vocal part (sung or played by a wind instrument) and one accompanying instrument. Let theadventurebegin!

Ideaal voor gelijkgezinde muziekliefhebbers die pas een band hebben opgericht - of van plan zijn een band te beginnen. Nieuwe muziekgroepen waarvan de leden nog niet veel ervaring met hun instrument hebben, stellen speciale eisen.Ze hebben eenvoudige stukken nodig die zijn gericht op samenspel en leiden tot de zo motiverende beleving van het eerste optreden. Begin the Band is toegesneden op deze eisen. Elk boek van deze serie bevat vier onderhoudende,goed klinkende arrangementen en originele composities in de muziekstijlen pop en jazz, met de mogelijkheid tot improvisatie. Elk stuk bestaat uit een zangpartij, drie begeleidingspartijen en een ‘easy part’, steeds in C, Bb, Eben C-bassleutel. Er zijn aanvullende partijen voor piano/keyboard/basgitaar en gitaar (met akkoorden), evenals voor slagwerk en percussie. Alle partijen zijn te combineren voor elke denkbare bezetting, van popgroep tot jazzcombo,enz. De minimale bezetting omvat de zangpartij (gezongen of gespeeld door een blaasinstrument) en een begeleidingsinstrument. Laat het avontuur maar beginnen!Inhoud deel 1: Beautiful (Christina Aguilera, arr. Gary Barone)• I’ve Fallen in Love with You (Joss Stone, arr. Hans Kerkhoff) • Summer Afternoon (Hans Kerkhoff) • Blue Rock (Gary Barone). Inhoud deel 2: Waterloo (Abba, arr. Gilbert Tinner) • I Will Survive(Gloria Gaynor, arr. Gilbert Tinner) • Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones, arr. Gilbert Tinner) • Hey Jude (Beatles, arr. Gilbert Tinner)

Die Gründung einer Band ist immer ein Abenteuer. Haben sich erst genügend musizierfreudige Gleichgesinnte zusammen gefunden, kann es losgehen. Aber halt - etwas fehlt noch: die Musik! Neue Bands, deren Mitglieder nicht allzu viel Erfahrung auf ihren Instrumenten mitbringen, haben besondere Bedürfnisse. Leichte Stücke sind gefragt, die den Schwerpunkt auf das Zusammenspiel legen und schnell zum motivierenden Erfolgserlebnis der Gruppe führen: dem ersten gemeinsamen Auftritt!Begin the Band ist genau auf diese Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten. Jede Ausgabe dieser Reihe enthält vier unterhaltsame, gut klingende Bearbeitungen und Originalkompositionen in den Stilen Pop undJazz, die auch Gelegenheit zur Improvisation bieten. Zu jedem Stück gibt es eine Gesangsstimme, drei Begleitstimmen und einen Easy Part, das Ganze jeweils in C, B, Es und in C (Bass). Dazu kommen Stimmen für Gitarre und Bassgitarre (mit Akkorden), sowie für Schlagzeug und Percussion. Alle Stimmen sind beliebig für zahlreiche verschiedene Besetzungen ergänzbar - von einer Minimalbesetzung aus Gesangsstimme (auch von einem Blasinstrument spielbar) mit einer Begleitung, über eine Popband bis hin zur Jazzcombo und vielem mehr.

Formare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazion e. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti diaccompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare!

ISBN 9781622776436.

Draw ing from his five decades of success as a conductor and educator in the choral field, Will Kesling has compiled a comprehensive choral methods resource that addresses every necessary fundamental for achieving artistry in the choral art. Written in clear and conversational language, this resource covers: Building a healthy and beautiful choral sound Dealing with vocal issues Selecting repertoire and programming concerts Developing score study skills and interpretive insights Understanding the characteristics of musical periods and composers Planning, preparing for, and running rehearsals The Voices I Hear also explores important but often overlooked topics, including a discussion of performing sacred music in secular education settings, techniques for performing choral-orchestral works, choral versus orchestral conducting, and how to become a true “maestro.” Individual chapters also function as standalone topics of study. A valuable read for emerging and seasoned conductors alike, The Voices I Hear is an expert study of the aesthetic, intellectual, and practical aspects of the choral art. Dr. Will Kesling is Professor of Choral and Orchestral Conducting at the University of Florida, where he has taught for two decades. He has conducted hundreds of choral ensembles and nearly fifty of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. His ensembles have received international attention for their excellence and musical expression.   Thank you, Dr. Kesling, for the decade you gave of yourself to write the most complete and comprehensive writing on the topics of choral techniques, methods, and conducting I have seen. It is in-depth yet practical, to the point of being a valuable resource for both the young conductors entering the choral field to the well-established professionals. You have given us a solid foundation in all significant areas of the choral art, including, among many others, the production of beautiful vocal tone, detailed physical vocal production, textual and physical components of English diction, repertoire programming, appropriate style, interpretation and phrasing, and a pathway to successful conducting of combined choral and orchestral forces. Your enormous and highly successful career, with worldwide performances and numerous awards and honors, has enabled you to bring validity and integrity to the entire writing. —Donald Neuen     Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLA     Former member of the Robert Shaw Chorale     Mr. Shaw’s Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses For more than 50 years, Dr. Will Kesling has been and continues to be a prominent figure and voice in the International and American choral profession. His new book, The Voices I Hear, is the distillation of his long and distinguished career as a conductor and choral music educator. The driving and consuming passion throughout Kesling’s life is the preparation and performance of the world’s rich and diverse choral and orchestral repertoire and the education, development, and growth of those who perform and conduct it. This book is a summation of a lifetime immersed in the choral art and all its many aspects. It overflows with insights into the choral art that will not only instruct the beginning conductor but also will enlighten and entertain the seasoned professional conductor and educator. It is filled with wit, wisdom, and practical advice to all practitioners of the choral arts. I enthusiastically recommend Kesling’s enlightening new book as an important addition to the choral pedagogy bibliography and for use as an invaluable new text for choral practicum classes for both graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Kesling has brought to the choral profession significant new insights to all lovers of the choral art. —Craig Jessop     Professor of Music, University of Utah     Former Music Director of the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square     and the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants Will Kesling’s book, The Voices I Hear, is practical and philosophical, useful and inspirational, focused and comprehensive. The observations and advice are based on his vast personal experiences on the podium with choirs and orchestras, and the book is a monumental resource for both the young conductor and the veteran. Containing a broad spectrum of musical styles, composers, and topics, Kesling’s direct and practical writing connects immediately with today’s choral musician. Keep The Voices I Hear nearby as there will be many times down the road where the information and opinions in Dr. Kesling’s book will answer the questions you have, as well as the ones you didn’t even know to ask! —Jerry Blackstone     Professor Emeritus of Music (conducting) and Director of Choirs (retired)     School of Music, Theatre & Dance, University of Michigan This is the textbook I wish had been available when I was beginning my studies. It is comprehensive in scope, practical and helpful in its suggestions, and, perhaps most surprising in a book from an academic, superbly written in clear and powerful English. Kesling speaks with conviction, clarity, and polish, and he finds colorful and memorable ways of making his points and presents the material from the perspective of one who has done all these things for decades at a highly professional level. I give this volume the highest possible recommendation. —Daniel Gawthrop     Composer & Conductor.

SKU: HL.14008404

UPC: 884088435356. 8.75x11.75x0.406 inches.

Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The prologue is set as a court of enquiry into the unexplained disappearance of the three keepers from a lighthouse. Questions are posed by a solo horn, which may sound from among the audience, and three officers give answer. Gradually, they move from straight testimony into fantastical imaginings of evil during a 'flashback' to the lighthouse; but then we snap back to the courtroom. In the main act the three singers become the vanished keepers. They have been together for months, long enough to be fully aware of each other's weaknesses; petty bickerings suggest a relationship which is stable, but liable to become highly unstable at any moment. They sing songs to reduce the tension, Blazes beginning with a rough ballad of street violence, accompanied by violin and banjo. Sandy's song, with cello and out-of-tune upright piano, is a thinly disguised description of sexual bliss, and Arthur's with brass and clarinet, is a tub-thumping hymn. But the songs serve only to resurrect in their minds ghosts from the past, and as the fog descends each of the keepers becomes convinced that he is being claimed by the Beast. They prepare to meet its dazzling eyes, which become the lights of the relief vessel, and the three men reappear as officers, met at the lighthouse only by an infestation of rats. They leave, and at the end the last hours of Blazes, Sandy and Arthur begin to play over again. Study Score. Duration c. 1h 25mins.