Practising Etudes

SKU: FG.55011-774-7

ISBN 9790550117747.

Tomm i Hyytinen (DMus, Finnish horn player and pedagogue) writes about this collections:

I composed these 30 Etudes for Low Horn to be at the same time instructive and at the same time fun and interesting to play. The etudes consist similar technical challenges than a low horn player confronts in orchestra. The etudes also encompass many of the technical challenges that a horn player encounters in chamber music and in solo repertoire, especially since many of the touring soloists in the 18th and 19th centuries were Cor-Basse players. Some of these etudes are not the most serious in nature in the horn literature, but nevertheless they challenge and develop the playing technique in wide variety of ways. The ambitus of the etudes is very virtuosic, encompassing almost four octaves. Some of the etudes are more melodic and concentrate in lyrical phrasing, legato-playing, sound and intonation, others contain technically tricky passages, articulations and fingerings. Rhythmic accuracy and ‘finding the groove' is of utmost importance in all of the etudes. The etudes develop the sound and control of the low register of the horn and flexibility between the registers. These 30 Concert Etudes work as individual pieces or as a set of pieces. You can for example choose a set of etudes and perform them in a concert or matinée. I hope you have as much fun practising and playing these etudes as I had composing them..

SKU: GH.GE-11547

ISBN 979-0-070-11547-6. A4 inches.

Drawing from the same tradition of Concert etudes as Brouwer, Diego-Pujol and Villa-Lobos - and perhaps even Sor, Bo Hanssons's 5 etudes are a fine example a compositions that blend both musical perfection and technical ambitions. 5 beautiful etudes meant for performances both on and off the concert stage .

Voices about 5 Etudes

The five etudes by Bo Hansson are of the same dignity and tradition as the studies by Fernando Sor. As did his predecessor, he successfully achieved these studies to suggest a complete sense of harmony and structure, completely in accordance with contemporary music. The musical and technical aims are clearly presented to the classical guitarist and offer great opportunity to develop ones own ability. I warmly recommend these beautiful pieces to any guitarist.
Eric Lammers, MSC, Guitarist

B o Hansson's 5 etudes is a welcome contribution to the guitar repertoire. These well-composed etudes are not only technical etudes in a traditional sense - they are beautiful, idiomatic pieces which incorporates many ingenious and exciting exercises. I am confident they will be regularly played - both for practising and in concerts. Warmly recommended!
Ja n-Olof Eriksson
Professor in Guitar Department of Music and Media
Lulea University of Technology, Sweden

SKU: HL.50488206

ISBN 9790080046739. 9.0x12.0x0.165 inches. Karola Bartok.

This volume of accordion studies is related to the material used in the first few years of tuition. As a polyphonic instrument, the accordion draws its material mainly from the piano literature. For this reason we are providing learners with piano studies, which we have adapted only to the extent demanded by the accordion. Instead of soulless practising, endless repetition of studies, we recommend transposing the exercises into as many keys as possible. This will greatly increase their value and usefulness for development.

Das vorliegende Heft der Akkordeon-Etuden knupft sich an den Lehrstoff der ersten Unterrichtsjahre. Das Akkordeon als polyphones Musikinstrument schopft sein Material vor allem aus der Klavierliteratur. Deshalb geben wir den Schulern Klavieretuden in die Hand, die wir lediglich den Anforderungen des Akkordeons anpassten. Anstelle eines unbeseelten Etudenspiels, eines endlosen Wiederholens der Etuden empfehlen wir, die Ubungen in moglichst viele Tonarten zu transponieren. Ihr Lernwert und ihr Nutzen wachsen somit um ein Vielfaches.

SKU: BR.EB-8355

ISBN 9790004176627. 9 x 12 inches.

The most important prerequisite for success in studying the instrument is the ability to practise in a meaningful and rational manner - i. e. to aim at a steady progress through regular and purposeful application, with the least possible expenditure of time and energy. One can only be sure of making improvement when one practises daily, and as one improves so confidence grows and there is a proper basis for success. In this connection it should always be noted that the choice and the demands of individual exercises in respect of range and difficulty of technique and musicality should refer to the standard attained at the relevant time. In the whole curriculum the study has a very important place. In that it is by way of being and exercise, it deals with particular problems of playing in different compositional guises, and shows the necessary link between purely technical and mechanical matter and the literature (including that for concert use) of the instrument. When beginning work on a study the first thing to do is to determine the central problem posed by the composer. For this reason the study should first be read through so that the contents may be grasped and the transference of notes into sound as far as possible be accomplished. Breathing marks are to be put in at appropriate places. Then the study can be played through in slow time, with exact control of all the parts of the body involved in order to avoid inexactness.

76 etudes for daily practice.

SKU: HL.44006608

ISBN 9789043120210. UPC: 884088130633. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Saxophone study material that is aimed at musical expression and sound, instead of virtuosity is always in short supply. Most existing study books offer too little opportunity to apply the learned technique for its actual purpose - making music. These New Concert Studies meet the demand for teaching the art of making music. The book contains fifteen studies that put emphasis on interpretation and performance. The pieces have been written by a number of leading composers and their various approaches make practising these studies a good way to widen your musical horizons. The books comes with a demo CD featuring Nobuya Sugawa showing exactly how it should be done.

Steeds weer blijkt de behoefte aan studiemateriaal voor saxofoon dat zich richt op muzikale expressie en klank in plaats van virtuositeit. New Concert Studies voorziet in deze behoefte met vijftien etudes waarin de nadruk ligtop interpretatie en voordracht. Ze zijn gemaakt door topcomponisten. Hun diverse invalshoeken maken het studeren van deze etudes tot een uitstekende manier om je muzikale horizon te verbreden. Op de bijgevoegde cd staat van elkeetude steeds een interpretatie - van topsaxofonist Nobuya Sugawa.

Der Schwerpunkt dieser Etuden liegt nicht auf Virtuositat, sondern auf dem eigentlichen Zweck des Musizierens: musikalischem Ausdruck und Klang. Alle funfzehn in diesem Band versammelten Etuden stammen aus der Feder von ausgezeichneten Komponisten und erweitern in ihrer Vielfalt den musikalischen Horizont des Saxophonisten. Die beiliegende CD wurde vom japanischen Saxophonvirtuosen Nobuya Sugawa eingespielt.

New Concert Studies contient quinze etudes de concert axees sur l'expression et l'interpretation. La grande diversite des pieces est ideale pour elargir son horizon musical.

SKU: BT.BMI13020615

ISBN 9789043138949. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

HOROSCOPE is a collection of studies and performance pieces. In order to learn specific techniques, it is essential to put them into continual practice. For this reason, Bert Appermont has put together a group of interesting and musical-soundingstudies, which directly lead into the pieces themselves. He assigned each composition to a different sign of the zodiac and chose two characteristics per sign. As the sequence of the pieces is determined by the order of the zodiac, they are notarranged in order of difficulty. Lots of fun practising and playing!

HOROSCOPE bestaat uit zowel etudes als speelstukken. Om bepaalde technieken te leren is het immers belangrijk om ze meteen toe te kunnen passen, dus heb ik een aantal interessante en mooi klinkende etudes in deze bundel opgenomen - waar despeelstukken uiteraard op aansluiten. Omdat ik al geruime tijd geinteresseerd ben in astrologie leek het me een goed idee om elke compositie te koppelen aan een teken uit de dierenriem. Zo heb ik per teken twee karaktereigenschappen geselecteerd dieals inspiratie dienden.
Doordat de structuur is bepaald door de volgorde van de tekens, zijn de composities niet gerangschikt volgens moeilijkheidsgraad. Ik hoop dat dit materiaal mag aanzetten tot veel studeer- en musiceerplezier!

H OROSCOPE setzt sich aus Etüden und Spielstücken zusammen, die nicht nach Schwierigkeitsgrad, sondern nach der Reihenfolge der Tierkreiszeichen geordnet sind. Diese interessanten und gut klingenden Etüden ermöglichen es, bestimmte Techniken aufvergnügliche Art zu üben und aufzuführen. Jede Komposition ist einem Tierkreiszeichen zugeordnet, für die der Komponist jeweils zwei typische Eigenschaften auswählte. Viel Freude beim Einstudieren dieser besonderen, musikalischen Sternzeichen!

HORO SCOPE est une collection de morceaux d’étude et de concert. Pour apprendre certaines techniques spécifiques, il est essentiel de les mettre régulièrement en pratique. Afin d’y parvenir, Bert Appermont a rassemblé une série d’études intéressanteset musicales, chacune menant directement la pièce elle-même. Il a attribué chaque composition un signe du zodiaque pour lequel il a donc choisi deux caractéristiques typiques.
Les pièces étant présentées dans l’ordre des signes du zodiaque en commençant par le premier mois de l’année, elles ne sont pas classées par ordre de difficulté. Beaucoup plaisir !