Golden Legend, The

It is said that that unimaginable amounts of gold are hidden deep within the Fissserjoch in Tirol (in central Europe). Legend has it a giant made out of gold stands watch over it. Sometimes late at night mysterious lights can be seen and the sounds of treasure hunters drift into the valley. But at the break of dawn all is silent. The Golden Secret tells the tale of gold giants and the mysterious events at the Fissserjoch.

Lynne and Robin Benton. A well-known story of challenge and adventure based on ancient Greek legend following Jason’s heroic journey in search of the Golden Fleece. This versatile musical play can be performed in a variety of ways and has ample scope for involving any number of children in the solo parts chorus and acting roles. The action is always fast moving with short and simple dialogue linking the 13 songs. Written for five speaking and singing roles four speaking roles four non-speaking roles unison voices (with divisions) and piano or the songs can be linked by narrator if a concert performance is preferred. Bass and percussion parts on hire. 25 mins

Instrumentation: piano Edition: score Publisher: Eberhard Mayer OEuvres pour piano/Klaviermusik/Piano Music Edition en 10 recueils/Edition in 10 Bänden/Edition in 10 volumes Volume 1: Femmes de Légende Editor: Eberhard Mayer Item no.: fue 4180 Difficulty: medium ISMN: 979-0-50012-918-9 Contents: Mélisande, Desdémona, Ophelie, Viviane, Ph?bé, Omphale und Salomé The pieces for piano represent a great stylistic variety. One gets the impression that Mel Bonis may have intended to give a summary of musical development, not quoting historic styles but adapting the past through her personal tone and to translate it into contemporary musical language. The first volume includes an original series of musical portraits dedicated to legendary women, where Mel Bonis explores the enigmatic feminine universe. ?Femmes de légende? A collection we have called ?Femmes de légende? contains seven piano pieces by Mel Bonis named after women whose fates have become legendary. They have not always been arranged in this way. The first piece, ?Mélisande?, was published separately by Alphonse Leduc in 1898. In 1909, a collection called ?Trois pièces pour piano? (Three pieces for the piano), dedicated to the composer Paul Locard and which included ?Ph?bé?, ?Viviane? and ?Salomé?, was published by Leduc. In 1913, ?Mélisande? was added to the four last pieces for a final collection called ?Cinq pièces?. ?Omphale? appeared in a Berlin edition ?Signale für die musikalische Welt? in 1910. As to ?Ophélie?, it was never published in Mel Bonis? lifetime and we discovered a manu-script in 1997 without any indication at all of when it was writ-ten. ?Ophélie? was first published by the publishing house Ar-miane in Versailles in 1998. Mélisande (1898) Written before Debussy?s famous opera, Mel Bonis? piano piece ?Mélisande? was also inspired by the poet Maeterlinck (Mélisande, 1893). These short pages of magical harmonies, of radi-ant impressionist colours use music to describe Mélisande?s hair as described by Pelleas: ?your hair and its beautiful light... It escapes everywhere, it shivers, it shakes, it trembles in my hand like a golden bird.? This piece enjoyed quite a success in Mel Bonis? lifetime. She noted of it ?my favourite? in the margin of her hand-written catalogue. Desdémona (1913) The female heroine in Shakespeare?s ?Othello? inspired Mel Bonis to write a nostalgic piece with a fairly easy, rather classical beginning, a kind of romance without words, of great elegance and of a deep and melancholic beauty. Ophélie Ophelia, the lover of Shakespeare?s Hamlet, is a deeply melan-cholic character who goes mad and drowns in mysterious cir-cumstances. Ophelia inspired the poet Rimbaud and the painter Millais ? each of them created a masterpiece. Mel Bonis too evokes images of water, sadness and death in music for a third work of art. With its delicate and chilling beauty and also with its moments of passion, this impressionist piece - the work which owes most to Debussy - calls for great intelligence when performed. Viviane (1909) The figure of the fairy of the lake is musically described here in a well-structured, many-facetted piece; first of all, the initial dancing theme has an air of the ?salon? about it, typical of its time, evoking the fairy?s charm, her smile. Then follow succes-sions of majestic chords and fluent harmonies which represent the underwater castle and the fairy?s power. This piece is easily approachable. Ph?bé (1909) The sister of Phoebus, the sun, symbolises the moon, the night, chastity. The piece creates an impression of night. Steeped in twilight, languor and a sense of immense space, the atmosphere is one of unreality. This feeling of alienation is reinforced by the incoherence of rhythm between the two hands. Salomé (1909) Inspired by the Orient, Mel Bonis creates a very original musical illustration of the biblical character of Salome. She is characterised by shifting moods in which slow syncopes follow light glissandos, and urgent, mysterious psalmodies accompany sensual melopeias, where surprising tempo varia-tions lead to outbreaks of violence. With its relatively difficult beginning, this piece is especially interesting from the viewpoint of research into interpretation. Omphale (1910) The queen of Lydia is a female character from the violent depths of Greek mythology. This powerful female is described here with glittering sensuality and Oriental subtlety. The impressive work shows a complex structure both in harmony and rhythm, it is a lively and rich work which calls for much thought and great virtuosity on the performer?s part. ?Omphale? was awarded a prize for composition by the Berlin magazine ?Signale für die musikalische Welt? in 1910.

20 David Bowie Songs-Really Easy Piano David Bowie includes 20 timeless songs that span the ever-evolving career of the incredible musical legend. All songs are arranged for Easy Piano and feature song background notes as well asplaying hints and tips making this the perfect songbook for beginners looking to learn these wonderful songs.Featuring 20 songs drawn from the different stages of Bowie's 40-year career Really Easy Pianoincludes the best of the best of the British singer songwriter and artist. From his early songs like Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold The World through the golden years of Ziggy Stardust Changes Oh! Your Pretty Things and Starman up to his latter hits like Let's Dance and Lazarus from his final album of 2016.David Bowie was known for hismusicianship and songwriting abilities crafting brilliant songs in a number of genres. For beginners these simplified arrangements of his songs are the best place to start with fingering guidance performance hints as well asfascinating background notes this Really Easy Piano songbook is the perfect way to play the best of Bowie.

The second volume of a thousand and one all-time hit songs ranging from essential standards to the latest pop hits - a must for all singers and musicians. / Chant Et Guitare

En savoir plus de 40 chansons de vos films préférés, couvrant les quatre dernières décennies. Chansons bien-aimés comprennent: Edelweiss- Nuit A Hard Day, je suis un Man of Constant Sorrow- Moon River- The Rainbow Connection- Thème de la Liste de Schindler- Somewhere Out There- Love Theme de feu Saint-Elme- Take My Breath Away, un temps pour nous (Love Theme)- Unchained Melody- You Must Love Me et beaucoup plus. Inclus les paroles et accords de guitare où applicable, plus superbes, des notes de performance plain-anglais. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) / 208 pages / niveau : Facile / Partition