Festival Classics for Violin

Music Minus One Violin-Bach's second Brandenburg concerto is a classic of Baroque beauty as is the famous 'Triple' concerto. Highly recommended for all advancing violinists. Contains a printed score and a compact disc featuring both concerti in split-channel stereo with the violinist on the right channel then again in a stereo accompaniment version minus the solo violin part. Performed by Geoffrey Applegate violin Accompaniment: Vienna Festival Orchestra Conductor: Franz Litschauer

An exciting collection of fifteen Violin duets for you to enjoy with your teacher or fellow performer featuring some of the most memorable pop hits by your favourite artists.Here's a chance for you to play the melodies that you and your friends know and love as superb concert duets. From contemporary chart-toppers such as Christina Aguilera's Beautiful and Katie Melua's Closest Thing To Crazy to timeless classics including Unchained Melody and I Will Always Love You you'll always have something special for that important festival or concert performance.

20 Easy Solos with Piano Accompaniments-First Festival Solos: 20 easy Violin solos with Piano Accompaniments. Carl Fischer presents a new collection of solo pieces with piano accompaniments for use at festival adjudicated events or in recitals. These solos are written by two of the most popular composers of music for students: Larry Clark and Sean O'Loughlin. The solos range in difficulty from grades 1 to 2 and are progressively arranged in the book. There is a wide variety of musical styles from original compositions to beautiful arrangements of folk songs and classical pieces. Each volume includes a CD of full-version recordingsfor the student to use as examples as well as piano-only recordings to use in practice. The CD also contains piano accompaniments as printable PDF files so that the student can print the solo they need for the accompanist. This collection of solos is destined to be on every state contest/festival required music list.

Commissioned by the Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited with funds provided by the Arts Council of Wales for premiere in August 2012 by the Carducci String Quartet in St. Andrew?s Church Presteigne.Composer's Note'Some years ago I noted down the opening theme of what I anticipated would be a relatively Classical string quartet ?Classical? in the sense of the forms adopted plus perhaps a predominantly lyrical tone of voice. The commission for this work from the Presteigne Festival for their 30th anniversary in 2012 gave me the opportunity of putting into practice this long-held idea. It isdedicated to the Festival and to the Carducci Quartet whose career as much-admired friends and colleagues I have greatly enjoyed.The only break with ?classical? tradition is that there are five movements instead of four with two Scherzi as the second and third though both these are very short and contrasting. I found myself listening to Haydn?s string quartets a lot before and during the composition of this work and I hope the spirit of his delight in writing for this medium is echoed in my own music. The opening movement is in sonata form unusually for me and lyricism is I hope the basis of it though there is a good deal of activity at times. The Scherzo light and marked by frequently-changing rhythms is followed by an equally short but ferocious Perpetuum mobile marked Wild und rasch (one of my favourite German tempo markings). The fourth movement is an intense Adagio in which a single phrase uttered strongly in unison is gradually transformed into gentle diatonic chords before the close intermingled with cadenzas for cello for viola and for the two violins together. The finale (a Rondo) resumes the classical tone of the first movement but apart from one dance-like episode it builds up a fair head of steam towards a final Presto which however ascends slows and quietens towards a gentle summer sky at dusk.'

The most important concert and orchestral works from the Baroque era to the Romantic period in the 'Eulenburg Audio Score' series: All scores are presented in a reader-friendly format, including CD with excellent recordings of the masterpieces.NEW: 25 masterpieces in a handy slipcase at the special price of 199.- ? as a complement to the existing set of '50 Masterpieces' (EAS 100-50, 399.- ?).The basis of every music library!The 'Eulenburg Audio Score' series contains the orchestral world's greatest musical treasures from the baroque, classical and romantic repertoire. - Over 80 volumes of clearly-presented and authoritative scores, with informative prefaces detailing the biographical and creative background- - CDs of great performances of each work in full length, from orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Amazing value: almost 50% cheaper than buying each volume separately! This is the perfect gift for any music-lover. 'Eulenburg Audio Score' is the new way to hear, read and understand music. Eulenburg is the 130 year-old world-famous publishing brand, renowned for its top-quality, reliable study scores at reasonable prices. Focussing on the fields of opera, orchestral music, chamber music and vocal music, it is the favourite choice of conductors, orchestra musicians, soloists, students, teachers and music lovers generally. The more you read, the more you hear! / Concert Band

The composer says: Several musical threads led to my writing this piece of music to celebrate my friend Matanya Ophee's (AKA MO) 80th birthday - a life lived with the guitar. Jelly Roll Morton once asserted: 'In fact, if you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning; I call it, for jazz.' Over the last couple of years I moved back to Jelly Roll Morton's city: New Orleans, home of my adolescence and reacquainted myself with the tinges of Spanish in its rich musical heritage. One of these pieces was the Mardi Gras Mambo, an iconic song frequently played during Mardi Gras and, in David Newman's reworking of the lyrics, at the New Orleans Saints football games as the Super Bowl Mambo. Uncited sources on both Wikipedia and Essortment say the word Mambo means 'conversation with the gods' in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba where it became the name for a musical form and a dance style that developed originally in Cuba in the able hands of Cachao's (Bassist Orestes Lopez) tune: Danzon Mambo. This rhythmic style became famous in the 1950's following its use in dance bands in Mexico and through New Orleans to the United States. The infectiousness of the New Orleans re-interpretation of the Mambo's ostinato bass line and the reaction of people who are readily moved to dance when they hear it spoke to me of dance and celebration. This led me to choose some of this piece's characteristics and title for this piece: Mambo for MO. As we have progressed on the instrument, some of us may have encountered the four-chord descending minor chord progression known as the Andalusian cadence: i - VII - VI - V in many different genres and guises. After all, it appears in Ray Charles' Hit the Road, Jack, the verse on Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys, Walk, Don't Run by The Ventures, Runaway by Del Shannon and in that great work arranged and embraced by the Guitar: J.S. Bach's Chaconne from the Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004. This bass line derived from a Latin American musical style as reinterpreted in New Orleans, a chord progression that evokes the Flamenco Music of Spain, and my impressions of the sinuous lines of people dancing the Second Line in the streets of New Orleans at Mardi Gras led me to this synthesis as a tribute to a man who has contributed so much in his lifelong efforts for the guitar, its history and lore on the occasion of his birthday! Happy Birthday, Matanya! Carlos Barrientos was born on June 25, 1954 in Tela, Honduras. He began his formal music studies at the National Music Conservatory in Guatemala City, Guatemala C.A. His training with Maestro Elias Barreiro, Director of Guitar Studies at Tulane University, was supplemented with Master Classes with Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Juan Mercadal, Michael Newman, Tommy Tedesco and Carlos Barbosa-Lima. He studied composition under the tutelage of Dr. Jerry Sieg, University of New Orleans, and Dr. Roy Johnson, Florida State University. He consulted with Michael D. Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music, Albany State University, Albany, GA in the creation of a recordings library that reflects Western Art Music and American Jazz for the students at Albany State University. The New York Premiere of the First Movement of his Second Guitar Sonata was dedicated to and performed by Classical Guitarist Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima in 2003 at Carnegie Hall. At the request of U.S. Senator Bob Graham one of his compositions, Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go Away), was included on a recording to promote The Everglades Trail. In 2004, at the American Church in Paris, France the World Premiere of his Romance for Flute and Guitar was performed by the award-winning Serenade Duo, flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd and Debbie Reynolds, led an on stage Renaissance Trio in a University of New Orleans production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and played incidental music for their production of Bertold Brecht's The Good Woman of Sichuan. He has performed Carulli's Guitar Concerto in A, Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Marvin Hamlish's A Chorus Line with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, and with the Southern Art Music Ensemble, a Jazz/Latin Fusion Sextet, including an Honors Convocation in Atlanta for Mr. Ted Turner. He has been a guest performer with the Albany State University Jazz Ensemble at The Fletcher Henderson Jr., Macon and Atlanta Jazz Festivals, and played the banjo in the Albany State University /Albany Symphony's co-production of George Gershwin's Opera Porgy and Bess.

The first classical Organ method for children the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki a world-renowned violinist and teacher the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to therecordings and work with their Suzuki Organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki Organ lessons. In certain pieces the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 2 is a great tool for Suzuki Organ lessons encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström.Titles: 'Allegro' (Suzuki) 'Amaryllis' (Ghys) 'Anthem' (Traditional) 'Bells' (French Folk Song) 'Cinderella' (French Folk Song) 'Claire de Lune' (Lully) 'Folk Song' (Icelandic Folk Song) 'French Folk Song' (Traditional) 'Goodbye to Winter' (Folk Song) 'London Bridge' (Folk Song) 'Long Long Ago' (Bayly) 'Lullaby' (Schubert) ' Musette' (Anonymous) 'O Come Little Children' (Traditional) 'Prelude' (Charpentier). 'French Folk Song ' 'O Come Little Children ' and 'Prelude (from 'Te Deum')' are Federation Festivals 2016--2020 selections.

The first classical Organ method for children the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki a world-renowned violinist and teacher the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to therecordings and work with their Suzuki Organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki Organ lessons. In certain pieces the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 7 is a great tool for Suzuki Organ lessons encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström and Jeremy Chesman.Titles: 'New and Effective Education in Music' 'Suzuki Method for Organ' 'Trumpet Voluntary' (Clarke) 'Piéce d'Orgue' (Franck) 'Praeludium' (Buxtehude) 'Sortie' (Franck) 'Prelude' (Bach) 'Trio' (Lemmens) 'Preparatory Exercise' (Walthier) 'Ouverture' (Schmügel) 'Toccata' (Rönnberg) 'Praeludium' (Walther) 'Prelude' (Bach) 'Sortie' (L. Boëllman) 'Toccata' (Rönnberg). 'Piéce d'Orgue ' 'Sortie ' and 'Toccata BuxWV 157' are Federation Festivals 2016--2020 selections.