Make the silence talk'La Muette knew how to make the silence talk like no one', writes Djavann in his book (La Muette, © Flammarion 2008). Those words deeply touched me for they express one of the most beautiful metaphors in music. Through the lines of discourse, beyond words, I was listening to the silence of 'La Muette'. A rare and intense listening which joins the same internal listening I use when I'm writing my score. I was listening to La Muette, I decided to write a new piece to make the silent voice of La Muette told by Chahdortt Djavann sound through music. Choosing the extracts The text put in music is composed of short extracts from Djavann's story. I focused on this woman's portrait, who conquers her freedom through silence in which she forms a strong love relationship with her niece Fatemeh on the one hand, and the Uncle on the other hand. 'She had made her silence become her art of living, her freedom' writes Djavann. The extremely dramatic tension, the flow of the singing in Persian language, and the oppression in relation to the Iranian context are trying to underline the independent beauty of that woman who resists and exists without a voice. Story A young 15 years old Iranian girl named Fatemeh is in jail. Waiting for her death sentence, she writes the story of her aunt on a small notebook, 'so that someone remembers La Muette and myself'. The young teenager was raised by her aunt who becomes mute because she decided to stop talking on a dark day of her own childhood when she was interrogated, never to tell THE truth. An aunt whose silence makes even more fascinating, haughty, with an insolent look, cigarette at her lips, bare-footed and without any scarf on her head. 'La Muette' had made her silence become her art of living, her freedom. Around her, women start to talk, even considering her mad, for only a mad person could act this way. Fatemeh loves her mute aunt unconditionally, that is how she wants to become a woman, by being like her, fascinated by her silence and her excesses. La Muette embodies a figure of Freedom and makes us remember that in some countries, the woman who won't be submissive risks capital punishment. She will be hung. Following this beautiful text by Chahdortt Djavann, 'La Muette', a powerful text, stiff, tensed, without any lyricism nor compromises, which takes place in Iran under the Mollahs' regime. Persian: Phonological material / Compositional material Djavann's story is written in French. I asked Baharé Khadjé-Nouri to translate the text into Persian, and worked with her on pronunciation, accentuation, metric and the structure of the language, and I thank her again for that. I spent a long time having some people reading me the text in Persian and through listening I immersed myself in that sound universe. From this linguistic material, the beginning of the piece starts with the constitution of a tank of sound objects which will constitute parts of the compositional material. To compose the phonological tank, I worked on writing the pronunciation that lies at the origin of every possible vocal composition, writing the tone as well as the 'percussive - resounding' aspects of phonemes, multiple uses of fricative consonants or sibilants. Finally I used the vocal treatment of the phoneme through modes of play in relation to sprechsang: sing -inspire, or -expire, -blow, -chanting, -whispering, -spitting, -speaking. But a purely phonetic analysis of the vocal structures composing the sung part would reduce the word to its mere phonetic entity. The phonological material then constituted a compositional material by giving to the sung word its semantic entity. Form of the piece To strip the drama off every narrative element, at least of the discursive and linear character of the story, I first re-organized parts of the text extracted from the whole book in an order fitting the form I wanted to give to the piece (except for the beginning and ending which are kept in their linear forms). I imagined Fatemeh in jail, whose memories bounced between the four walls of her cell: recurring musical material, re-injected in an obsessive way, disjointed and contrasted, continuously modified each time, bouncing from one sequence to the next in another state. The piece is divided into 5 sequences, between each of them is an instrumental interlude with a voice-off, the voice of the present in the cell that contrasts with the singing voice of the sequence, evocation of memories of La Muette (sequence 1: preamble, sequence 2: portrait of La Muette, sequence 3: La Muette and Fatemeh, sequence 4: La Muette and the Uncle, sequence 5: epilogue). Electroacoustic setupFor this piece, I wrote the electroacoustic parts myself at the same time I was writing the instrumental parts. The electroacoustic setup is here considered as a whole instrument, an instrument added to the 12 others electroacoustic instruments and to Donatienne's voice. The electroacoustic sounds are divided into three types: - Samples from the singer's voice and instruments of the TM+ ensemble transformed - The narrator's voice Baharé Khadjé-Nouri in Persian, original version or transformed - Extra-musical sounds As for the synchronization between the acoustic and the electroacoustic scores, we will use for the first time an innovative application developed by Frédéric Bevilacqua and Bruno Zamborlin, not to follow the moves as we did it in StreicherKreis (my string quartet created in November 2008), but to follow the voice and orchestra. Thus, we will be using an 'audio-following', which constituted a first. This setup of recognition and following will allow the synchronization between instrumental and electroacoustic scores in a musical and precise way. Concerning the interactivity between performers and device, it will all be in real-time. Characteristics of the musicians' sound will 'interpret' what comes out of the speakers. The musicians will define the settings of the sound transformations, in terms of space, transposition, tone or length. This new piece expresses a message through the choice of subject that goes beyond strictly music. For me, it is important that both the composer and writer can invest their work into problematics which they're confronted to because they are immediate witnesses. / Soprano Et Percussions

200 chansons arrangées pour piano solo, chant et accords guitare?Un livre exceptionnel !

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. With the Eight Fragments Bertold Hummel has successfully created a most impressive work. Uncommonly concentrated in the evoking of atmosphere and reflecting the texts strongly, these 'dark grey songs' - to quote Ludwig Hirsch - develop a sadly expressive, almost somnambulant charm. These songs seem to have become Bertold Hummel's completely inwardly turned 'Winterreise', the epigram of a psychosis, full of concealed suggestion and dark references, but always more full of hope. The 'sun' becomes the constantly invoked bearer of hope. The music is highly expressive, exploiting the various performing and bowing possibilities of the stringed instruments and their capacity for nuances to the limits; occasionally oppressive visions in sound appear. It is music in danger, of a most fragile balance. Nor are subtle musical references missing. With only one note, following the word 'music', harmony and tonality are conjured up. / Date parution : 2007-11-20/ Répertoire / Baryton et Quatuor à Cordes

The Piano Treasury of Hymns is designed to be the cornerstone of your personal music library. This tremendous collection contains 400 pages of the best-loved Christian hymns from Europe and America. From traditional favourites to contemporary worship songs, here you'll find the music that has inspired praise and worship for over four centuries. This sacred folio will provide years of enjoyment for everyone who loves the music of the church. Rediscover the beauty and power of the great songs that are a part of the fabric of the church and music history. / Piano

Play In A Day. Par WEEDON BERT. In this remarkable DVD the world-renowned master guitarist unlocks the secrets of the guitar. Highly regarded for his versatility, Bert's glittering career (including being voted Britain's top guitarist nine times!) has been a strong influence on virtually every famous name linked with the instrument. Play in a Day means just that. After just the first 25 minutes video tuition a complete beginner with nay six string guitar will be able to join in with Bert Weedon and his group and play their first tune. Each selection ends with you playing one of fifteen tunes of varying styles and rhythms, with Bert and his group. Previously only available in VHS format, the video has now been reworked into DVD format and is not restricted by territory allowing it to be viewed in any country. Bert Weedon's expert tuition and straightforward advice will not only help you learn basic skills but also give you the confidence and encouragement to go on to more advanced guitar playing.  / Accessoire / Guitare

50 songs are featured in this third edition of an outstanding collection of Disney favorites. Includes: Beauty and the Beast - Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Colors of the Wind - Evil like Me - For the First Time in Forever - Go the Distance - Hakuna Matata - If I Didn't Have You - Lava - Let It Go - My Funny Friend and Me - Part of Your World - Reflection - Seize the Day - Sophie's Theme - That's How You Know - True Love's Kiss - We're All in This Together - A Whole New World - Written in the Stars - You'll Be in My Heart (Pop Version) - and many more. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Playing the recorder has never been so much fun! Recorderworld is the exciting and creative way to learn the recorder. It is a step-by-step teaching method including over 40 pieces in the first book, with well-known and fun original pieces in a style kids love. Concert pieces provide opportunities for performance straight away and there is plenty of opportunity for group work with duets, rounds and percussion boxes. Explore the world of improvisation and composition though imaginative starting points. 'Fact files' introduce new information about beats, musical markings and time signatures while 'Clapping Games' instil a strong sense of rhythm. 'Quick Quizzes' help revise and reinforce new concepts while lively cartoons and colourful stickers make it so much fun! Book 1 incorporates the notes E, G, A, B, C and D, alongside key skills of musicianship, wider musical knowledge and games galore./ Méthode / Flûte à Bec

Volume Two of Fifty Years Of Hits, another collection of 100 songs from the past half-century, arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar. Featuring some of the greatest songs spanning decades, genres and entire musical eras, this massive collection will be a mainstay on any musician's music stand.Featuring many of The Beatles' finest tracks, Fifty Years Of Hits also runs through Joni Mitchell's career, and includes songs by Leonard Cohen and Gladys Knight. Moving from the early years to the 1990s and Britpop, the book features Piano, Vocal and Guitar arrangements of Oasis and Travis, before moving into the current pop world with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Daft Punk, Little Mix and Sam Smith, among many many more. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Par . The musical appeal of the Blues, as they began to be heard in the early twentieth century, was so infectious that musicians with open minds and ears were drawn to it as soon as they heard it. And that appeal crossed the racial and ethnic divides that characterized American society. So it was, that even before African American guitarists were recorded playing fingerstyle blues guitar, their white neighbors had already begun learning the music?listening to, watching, and imitating the musicians whose music they so admired. And what these white musicians ended up expressing in their own playing and singing was not simply imitation, but their own reconfiguration of what their models did, played in accordance with their own senses of rhythm, phrasing and how to sing the music.In Hillbilly Fingerstyle Blues Guitar, author John Miller offers transcriptions, in tablature and standard notation, of twenty-eight pieces by these white fingerstyle blues players, taken from recordings made in the period 1926?1970. Some of the featured musicians in the book, like Sam McGee, Frank Hutchison, Maybelle Carter, Hobart Smith, and Roscoe Holcomb are pretty well known, but the tunes by more obscure players like Debs Mays, Lake Howard, or Lester McFarland certainly don?t suffer by comparison, and in many instances are spectacular. The pieces have been chosen for variety, too?you?ll encounter pieces played in C, E, and A in standard tuning, as well as songs in Open G, Open D tunings and an exotic offshoot of Open G tuning. Downloadable links to all of the original performances from which the transcriptions were made come with the book, so you can get the sound of the tunes in your head. The musicians in Hillbilly Fingerstyle Blues Guitar gravitated towards the Blues because the music spoke to them so strongly that they felt compelled to make it part of their own musical language. And they did just that. These performances are strong and worthwhile in their own right, but they?ll also show you how you can honor those who have inspired you by singing and playing in your own voice. And that?s an important lesson to learn. Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2021-11-03/ Recueil / Guitare

Cette collection Really Easy Piano englobe toute l'histoire des films d'animation de Disney, de La Belle et la Bête à La Reine des Neiges. Les chansons présentées dans ce merveilleux recueil sont aimées de tous et font partie des airs les plus mémorables de Disney. Avec des classiques tels que I Just Can't Wait To Be King (Je voudrais déjà être roi), A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Tendre rêve) et Part Of Your World (Partir là-bas), ce recueil comprend également les tubes des derniers films comme Let It Go (Libérée, délivrée). Retrouvez la collection Really Easy Piano de chez Music Sales (Wise Publication). / Niveau : Très facile / Recueil / Piano

A pocket sized collection of over 80 Johnny Cash hits presented in chord songbook format with complete lyrics and Guitar chords. This little black song book contains the best songs of the six American Recordings, the joint production of large, old 'Man in Black' Johnny Cash and legendary producer Rick Rubin. / Mélodie/Vocal/Guitare (MVG)