Little Suite for Children

SKU: UT.CH-106

ISBN 9790215315921. 9 x 12 inches.

The first impulse to compose these 3 Little Suites for Guitar came from the desire to offer very young students compositions not framed by the usual features of â??music for childrenâ?? but, rather, meant to introduce into their musical horizon sonorities, rhythms, and expressive modalities not generally experienced in the more â??traditionalâ?? courses of study.
As the compositions developed, the project underwent some slight modifications, so that in the end one could say that the three suites became progressively more difficult, though remaining, in their deep essence, quite â??simpleâ??.
I would recommend paying careful attention to the titles of the pieces and to the expressive markings. Although it was not my intention to write â??descriptiveâ?? music, I have tried to handle these pieces like stage scripts, giving each a specific â??characterâ??. For this purpose my long experience as a composer of theatre music has been very helpful.
It would give me great satisfaction if guitarists of every age would enjoy performing these suites. I would like teachers to find in them cues for proposing to their pupils further refinements concerning both technique and expression, never forgetting how inexpressible music truly is.
(Carlo de Nonno).

SKU: BT.SCHBB102719

ISBN 9783793130840.

Cont ents: Suite in C · Suite in G · Suite in F.

SKU: BT.EMBZ14840SET

István Bogár's series of movements intended for youngsters is colourfully instrumented, evocative music, rich in melodic invention in character it is most closely akin to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet music. In the opening movement (Little march), little boys wearing paper shakos on their heads and carrying wooden swords play at soldiers. The following movement, Humming, is the only movement in the suite that is calm and in odd-numbered rhythm in it the children gather flowers in their little baskets, and meanwhile hum pleasant tunes. The third movement is a funny game, with its tempo sometimes speeding up, sometimes slowing down, but by the end really going wild.The titleof the finale is Game of tag. The tiny formal sections and interludes in this lively, cheerful music are linked together by a recurring rondo theme, and the chase ends with a brief coda.

Das schwungvolle Werk richtet sich an Nachwuchsbands, die gerne etwas Neues ausprobieren. In den vier Sätzen spielt es mit Tempi, Klangfarben und Rhythmen und wird dabei von einem wiederkehrenden Rondothema zusammengehalten. Das fulminante Ende wird alle begeistern, die das Werk hören und spielen.

SKU: CY.CC2622

Children's Corner arranged for Brass Sextet by Keith Terrett is a four-movement suite for 2 Trumpets in B-flat, Horn, 2 Trombones and Tuba. Debussy's original six movement suite was written and first performed in 1908 on the Piano.It was dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma who was only three at the time.

The four movements for brass are:

1. Jimbo's Lullaby (about an elephant)
2. Serenade for the Doll (about an Oriental porcelain doll)
3. The Little Shepherd (a shepherd with his flute)
4. Golliwogg's Cakewalk (they were stuffed black dolls with red pants & wild hair.

This 11 minute suite is suitable for advanced performers and is the only arrangement published of this work for brass.

SKU: CY.CC2321

Jimbo's Lullaby is the second in a series of six pieces from Debussy's Children's Corner Suite. They are simple in style & light in character. The work is a depiction of a lullaby sung to a stuffed Elephant. This little gem of 3 1/2 minutes has been beautifully edited for advanced performers by Ralph Sauer for four Trombones. The bottom part, which features a great Elephant style solo, can be performed on Tuba, Contrabass or Bass Trombone.

SKU: CY.CC2322

Jimbo's Lullaby is the second in a series of six pieces from Debussy's Children's Corner Suite. They are simple in style & light in character. The work is a depiction of a lullaby sung to a stuffed Elephant. This little gem of 3 1/2 minutes has been beautifully edited for advanced performers by Ralph Sauer for Tuba quartet (2 Euphoniums + 2 Tubas). The bottom part features a great Elephant style solo.

SKU: KJ.WB81F

This two-movement grade 1 arrangement by Eugene Magill is perfect for your band's first holiday concert. The first movement, O Come, Little Children by J.A.P.Shulz, features the melody in all sections of the band using only quarter notes and half notes. The second movement Christmas Eve Canon is based on Haydn's Nightingale Canon and uses eighth notes in the melody. As with all BEST IN CLASS PERFORMANCE SELECTIONS, A Christmas Suite includes Learning Concepts and rehearsal activities to help students learn to play the music.

SKU: CY.CC3054

ISBN 9790530110294. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Debussy's original six-movement suite was written and first performed in 1908 on the Piano. It was dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma who was only three at the time. This lovely arrangement by Ralph Sauer of two of the movements: The Little Shepherd and Golliwogg's Cakewalk are suitable for advanced performers and total about 6-minutes in length.