SKU: HL.48022835
UPC: 884088945596. 9.0x12.0x0.066 inches.
SKU: OU.9780193565890
ISBN 9780193565890. 10 x 7 inches.
For SA and piano In Be like the bird, Quartel sets an English translation of a text by Victor Hugo to lyrical melodies and rising sequences that reflect the uplifting message of the words. A passage from the original French text is set to the same melody, before being interwoven with the English text.
SKU: ST.Y291
ISBN 9790220223372.
CONTENTS 1. Blackbird (Anne Stevenson) (b - g) 2. The moon is distant (Emily Dickinson) (b - g sharp) 3. Bird in hand (Anne Stevenson) (e flat - g flat) 4. On not being able to look at the moon (Anne Stevenson) (b - g) For medium voice and piano or ensemble of flute, harp and string quartet, Moon and Birds is a substantial cycle of songs to words by Anne Stevenson and Emily Dickinson. Its sequence of four settings, 'Blackbird', 'The moon is distant' (Dickinson), 'Bird in hand' and 'On not being able to look at the moon' unfolds a symmetrical structure of contrasting yet interlocking moods in which the reflective second and fourth numbers, lunar visions of mystic tranquillity flawed by doubt and pain, temper with human frailty the bright epiphanies of the first and third songs. There is a fascinating challenge here for the performer to embrace both elation and gravitas in a single reading, Samuel's vigorous musical invention binding the developing web of feeling with its own formal strengths and subtly illustrative moments. In the version for string quartet, flute and harp, first performed by Contemporary Connections on 4 November 2011 at St James's Church Piccadilly, the flute takes a prominent role throughout. Violins, viola and cello at times elaborate on the simpler textures of the keyboard version, though the two scores remain entirely compatible. The bluesy harmonies of the concluding number, whether weighted by sonorous string quartet or profiled in edgier piano chords, bring the cycle to a sombre conclusion with a proper sense of an emotional world traversed.
SKU: HL.146362
ISBN 9781495023354. UPC: 888680070212. 9.0x12.0x0.11 inches.
“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” –Guitar World magazine Designed for electric or acoustic guitar. Get started quickly and easily – with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes with riffs like “Crazy Train” and “Smoke on the Water,” power chords with classics by AC/DC and the Who, chord-strumming with songs from Neil Young and Nirvana, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin will keep them playing and having fun. Book 1 includes: parts of the guitar, easy-to-follow guitar tablature, notes & riffs starting on the low E string, tempo & time signatures, understanding notes and rests, palm muting, vibrato, power chords, open chords, strumming, slides and slurs, hammer-ons and pull-offs, many music styles, nearly 100 riffs and songs, and more!
SKU: HL.4492994
ISBN 9781705186466. UPC: 196288119203. 9.0x12.0 inches.
Elvis Costello was inspired to create this song sequence for string quartet and voice after discovering that a Veronese academic had been replying to letters addressed to ??Juliet Capulet.? The delicate and personal nature of the correspondence inspired a wonderful and poignant set of songs, written, arranged and originally performed by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet. Released in 1993, the album was met with critical acclaim for its creative mix of rock and classical style influences and intelligent sense of melody. Hal Leonard is proud to publish this 30th Anniversary Edition of the work, edited by Brodsky Quartet members Jacqueline Thomas and Paul Cassidy.
SKU: HL.4492993
ISBN 9781705186459. UPC: 196288119197. 9.0x12.0 inches.
SKU: HL.49007788
ISBN 9783795751593. 9.0x12.0x0.31 inches. German.
Das Saxophon ist das Jazzinstrument schlechthin, und es gibt ein reichhaltiges, aufregendes Repertoire, das darauf wartet, von Neueinsteigern entdeckt zu werden. Die Jazzmethode fur Saxophon zeigt Anfangern aller Altersstufen den Weg vom ersten Ton bis hin zu klassischen Monk-, Parker- und Rollins-Themen. Aber auch Jazzstucke heutiger fuhrender Jazzmusiker und Komponisten werden behandelt. Das Buch enthalt eine Play-along-CD mit 69 Tracks. Mit einer schrittweisen Einfuhrung und speziell fur diese Schule geschriebener Stucke werden die grundlegenden Elemente einer soliden Saxophon-Technik - Atemkontrolle, Tonbildung, Ansatz, Zungenstoss und Griffe - zusammen mit den rhythmischen Finessen der Jazzmusik (zum Beispiel synkopierte Rhythmen und Achtelphrasierung) erklart. Durch das systematische Studium von Tonleitern, Arpeggien, Akkordfolgen und Tipps zur Gehorbildung wird der Schuler von Anfang an zum Improvisieren ermuntert. Zusatzliche Praxis-Tipps wie Aussuchen von Blattern, Pflege des Instruments sowie eine Bibliographie und eine Diskographie machen die Jazzmethode fur Saxophon zu einem idealen Begleiter sowohl fur Schuler, die im Selbstunterricht lernen wollen, als auch fur diejenigen, die zusatzlich Unterricht bei einem Lehrer nehmen. Die Begleit-CD, die extra fur diese Schule aufgenommen wurde, liefert den musikalischen Hintergrund fur alle Stucke, so dass der Saxophon-Schuler von Anfang an durch das Spielen mit einer erstklassigen Rhyhtmusgruppe (Bass, Gitarre und Schlagzeug) in den Genuss eines authentischen Jazz-Sounds kommt, und sie hilft ihm spater bei den ersten Improvisationsversuchen.
SKU: CF.V2491
ISBN 9780825865183. UPC: 798408065188. 9 X 12 inches. Text: David Bottoms; Kathryn Stripling Byer. Kathryn Byer, David Bottoms.
Falling is a song cycle based on two poems by Kathryn Stripling Byers (Snowbird and Lost Soul) and excerpts from David Bottoms’ longer three-part poem, In a U-Haul North of Damascus. The poems have been arranged in a sequence that forms a four-part narrative of conflict, separation and the possibility of consolation and renewal. Full of restless energy and bursts of passionate lyricism, Falling is a challenging work for a mature singer. The vocal range calls for a singer who can rise to the high B above that treble staff and descend to the F sharp below the piano part. This piece is transcribed from the orchestral original by the composer and Arthur Bloom, edited by Lisa Moore, and is challenging but idiomatic. The score and parts for the orchestral version are available from the publisher’s rental department.
