A Modal Fantasy. Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Cette composition de James L. Hosay est une rencontre entre les modes musicaux anciens et les codes des musiques de notre temps. L’oeuvre débute dans un univers sonore mystérieux qui mène vers un passage rythmé et accentué. Les mélodies suscitent des images venues des confins de l’Orient. Nous sommes aux temps des prophètes, des mages et des grands oracles. Ancient Echoes (“Échos d’un temps passé”) est une pièce enrichissante à la fois pour les musiciens et le public. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

Ce Tome 2 s'adresse à tous les instrumentistes, arrangeurs et compositeurs disposant d'un solide bagage et qui souhaitent acquérir de nouveaux éléments de langage. Il est le prolongement logique du Tome 1 sur lequel il s'appuie et dont il reprend la plupart des principes et des termes. À travers cet ouvrage, nous vous proposons de découvrir des notions pédagogiques rarement abordées ailleurs?: - un système modal basé sur l'analyse de cinq gammes mères (dont le majeur harmonique et le majeur double harmonique)? - - l'étude exhaustive des échelles à transposition limitée? - - les différents types de pédales? - - les mouvements horizontaux (conduites de voix et conjonctions mélodiques)? - - les accords d'appoggiature. Pour optimiser l'apprentissage, le livre se présente comme une méthode progressive, chaque notion étant exposée, mise en contexte à l'aide d'un exemple (fichiers audio écoutables en ligne) puis validée par une série d'exercices (avec leurs corrigés). Il explicite et rend accessible bon nombre de principes et de techniques qui permettent de comprendre et de s'approprier le langage des plus illustres musiciens de jazz. En Harmonie a pour ambition de stimuler la créativité de chacun en proposant des outils originaux, efficaces et immédiatement utilisables. Vous trouverez à l'adresse Internet un fichier audio d'une sélection d'exemples musicaux signalés dans l'ouvrage par un pictogramme. ' Grâce à cette méthode, le précieux legs de Bill Evans et de Bernard Maury est désormais accessible à tous. ' Enrico Pieranunzi / Orchestre D'Harmonie

This book and the accompanying recordings are designed to provide the guitarist with the following: A collection of contemporary music which is fun to play and equally enjoyable to listen to. Material which is challenging and exposes the guitarist to new styles and techniques. The opportunity to improvise within a variety of musical settings and styles including Latin, modal jazz, funk and New Age. Preceding each piece are performance suggestions and explanations of techniques required for that particular piece. / 2 Guitares

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes its inspiration from the happy and sad masks that symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features Harlequin as one of its main characters) and comprises of two movements, a slow modal ballad followed by a frenetic faster movement. A fantastic showpiece for the euphonium and brass band. Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, Euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes its inspiration from the happy and sad masks that symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features Harlequin as one of its main characters) and comprises of two movements, a slow modal ballad followed by a frenetic faster movement. A fantastic showpiece for the Euphonium and Brass Band. / Niveau : 5 / oeuvre solo et Orchestre / Répertoire / Baryton ou Tuba et Brass Band

Par DATESMAN KYLE. Perhaps the first 5-string banjo book of its kind, Renaissance and Elizabethan Music for Banjo consists entirely of music from these early periods and provides banjo players with \'growing material\''that is, the opportunity to play in a number of different keys besides G major. This detail alone will expand your banjo horizon by requiring the use of unusual chord shapes. Written for classical banjo enthusiasts who want to further enhance their musicianship, some selections reveal one of the earliest aspects of music theory, that of modal scales. Various compositional forms and unfamiliar tempos are also introduced in arrangements that will help you become less dependent on the open fifth string. This type of music would be extremely difficult to learn by ear, so a book of tablatures should prove to be invaluable. Every piece is presented first in a vertical chord arrangement, which was the way it was originally intended' and then arranged in a linear horizontal style more familiar to modern players. Every tune is accompanied by performance notes supported by a helpful glossary. Written in tablature only with access to online audio, these pieces also make great finger-limbering exercises! Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2022-01-18/ Recueil / Banjo

The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth Century. Par JEPPESEN KNUD. This classic introductory text focuses on the polyphonic vocal style perfected by Palestrina. Unlike many other texts, it maintains a careful balance between theoretical and practical problems, between historical and systematic methodology. The result is an exceptionally useful resource, ideal for classroom use in teaching modal counterpoint. Unabridged Dover (1992) republication of the edition published by Prentice Hall, Inc. New York, 1939. Translated by Glen Haydon. New foreword by Alfred Mann. Knud Jeppesen. The Polyphonic vocal style of the Sixteenth Century./ Livre / Livre Musical

Par CURNOW JAMES. Fiery sounds of the Spanish Fandango for young bands! Mysterious modal harmonies and stirring Percussion transport us to the mythical kingdom of gold. Intense and rhythmic, your band will be happy to dig in and refine their performance skills as they uncover the hoard of musical enrichment that James Curnow has carefully included in the arrangement. Relentless energy ensures that this will captivate and invigorate your audience. / Niveau : 1 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Randy Vincent's 200-page complete guide to three-note jazz guitar voicings and related topics. For everyone from intermediate newcomers to jazz guitar up to very advanced players, the book develops a unique 'dynamic' concept of harmony where three independently moving lines team up to create beautiful harmonies that are valuable for comping, chord melodies and chordal jazz improvisations. Topics include: three-note 'shell' voicings and special derived comp voicings; complete triad review including all close and open inversions on all strings; triad applications such as 'slash' chords, upper structures, hexatonic triad-pairs and special 'hybrid' voicings; quartal and secundal voicings perfect for modal comping and soloing;and much, much more. Hundreds of examples in both music notation and guitar grids are included. / Methods & Tutors / Recueil / Guitare

by Tony Dagradi. Tony's second book of Jazz Solos concentrates on the chord changes to well-known modal 'Standards.' Soloing over one chord for an extended period of time presents a unique set of challenges. These solos utilize both common and 'secret' techniques employed by the masters to help you improvise musical and exciting solos. The book includes parts transposed for both alto and tenor sax and the CD includes both full performance tracks and 'rhythm section only' play-a-long tracks.

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistful melancholy that carries over into the following Intermezzo, a song-like episode containing some of the most virtuosic writing in the work. The last movement is a theme and six variations with a fugal ending. The theme is ballad-like with a suggestion of 18th-century elegance. Modality creeps into the second Adagio variation and there is rhythmic exhilaration in the succeeding Presto. What can be admired in this attractive quartet is its conciseness. This String Quartet was his first major composition of any kind. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes