Adolphe Charles Adam Richard Storrs Willis: Three Christmas Nocturnes: Piano:

Par VERSCHAEVE MICHEL. 'Du point de vue spectacle, l'opéra-comique français est, dans l'ensemble, une réussite, et la musique y joue un rôle souvent fort plaisant. Tout cela est vif, alerte, spirituel, habile, parfois pétillant - cela chante dans toutes les mémoires, et il n'est nul besoin de connaître le rudiment du solfège pour s'en délecter. La musique, presque uniquement mélodique, encore qu'elle soit soutenue par un orchestre à la fois léger, transparent et qui, jamais, n'accapare indiscrètement l'attention, suit l'action avec souplesse, avec esprit, avec bonne humeur.'* C'est dans les Airs sérieux et à boire, la Comédie Italienne et dans les théâtres de foires que l'Opéra-Comique confirme sa naissance, se développe et finit par s'imposer notamment grâce, à la fin du XVIIe siècle, aux foires St-Laurent et St-Germain (qui se déroulent du 3 février au dimanche de la Passion). A la fin de l'année 1714, l'Opéra autorise le nom définitif de l'Opéra-Comique composé alors du Vaudeville (à l'origine Vau de Vire) mêlé d'ariettes. C'est donc l'alternance du parlé et du chanté qui fait la spécificité de l'Opéra-Comique contrairement à l'Opéra qui est chanté de bout en bout. Il faut donc aux interprètes un solide travail d'acteur allié à des qualités vocales de plus en plus exigeantes. Le XIXe siècle produira un nombre considérable de partitions jouées des centaines de fois parmi lesquelles se distinguent notamment : La Dame Blanche (1825) de Boieldieu, Les Dragons de Villars (1856) de Maillard, Le Pré aux Clercs (1832) d'Hérold, Les Noces de Jeannette (1853) de Massé, Lalla Roukh (1862) de David ou Le Postillon de Longjumeau (1836) d'Adam. Dans notre série de recueils, nous ne manquerons évidemment pas de proposer des oeuvres antérieures et postérieures à ces dates, oeuvres particulièrement choisies pour leurs différences (au niveau des tessitures, de l'agilité, du legato, etc.). Il nous est apparu évident, lorsque c'était le cas, de laisser les textes parlés avant, pendant et après les airs, ce qui caractérise l'essence même de l'Opéra-Comique. Le but de nos recueils est avant tout de développer un répertoire incontournable de l'histoire de la musique française et de donner la possibilité aux interprètes d'épanouir au mieux leurs qualités vocales et théâtrales. Dr. Michel Verschaeve * Robert Bernard, Histoire de la Musique, tome II, éditions Nathan, Paris, 1961, p. 621. / classique / Répertoire / Baryton et Piano

Description Nowhere else will you find gathered together into one priceless treasury so many of your favourite American folk songs, patriotic anthems and marches, heart songs, sea chanteys, colonial songs, civil war songs, hymns, gospel songs, spirituals, Christmas carols, memorial songs, and sacred classics. This comprehensive volume includes over 175 full Piano arrangements with complete lyrics and chord symbols, and is illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and drawings throughout. Songlist A Life On The Ocean Wave [Russel, Henry] A Mighty Fortress Is Our God [Luther, Martin] Abide With Me [Monk, William Henry] Across The Wide Missouri Agnus Dei [Bizet, Georges] Alabama [Gockel-Gussen, Edna] All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name [Holden, Oliver] All My Heart This Night Rejoices [Ebeling, Johann Georg] All People That On Earth Do Dwell [Bourgeois, Louis] All Things Bright And Beautiful [Monk, William H.] All Through The Night Alleluja [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Amazing Grace America America, The Beautiful [Ward, Samuel A.] Anchors Aweigh [Zimmerman, Charles A.] Angels From The Realms Of Glory [Smart, Henry] Angels We Have Heard On High As With Gladness, Men Of Old [Kocher, Konrad] Auld Lang Syne Ave Maria [Bach, Johann Sebastian] [Gounod, Charles] Ave Maria [Schubert, Franz] Away In A Manger [Anon] Away In A Manger [Murray, James R.] Away Rio Battle Hymn Of The Republic Behold That Star Blessed Assurance [Knapp, Phoebe P.] [Crosby, Fanny J.] Blow The Man Down Blow Your Trumpet, Gabriel Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin) [Wagner, Richard] Brightest And Best [Mendelssohn, Felix] But The Lord Is Mindful Of His Own (St. Paul) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Carry Me Back To Old Virginny [Bland, James A.] Cherished Names [Marshall, L.B.] Christ The Lord Is Risen Today Christ Was Born On Christmas Day Christians Awake [Wainwright, John] Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean [Shaw, David T.] [Becket, Thomas A.] Come, Ye Thankful People, Come [Elvey, George J.] Comrades, Sleep [Marshall, L.B.] Coventry Carol Danny Boy Day Is Dying In The West [Sherwin, William F.] Deep River Faith of Our Fathers [Hemy, Henri F.] Flag OF The Free [Wagner, Richard] [McCaskey, J.P.] Git On Board, Little Children Give Me That Old Time Religion Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Go Tell It On The Mountain God Be with You Till We Meet Again [Tomer, William] God Of Our Fathers [Warren, George W.] [Roberts, Daniel C.] God Save America [Lvov, Alexis F.] Good King Wenceslas Hail To The Chief [Sanderson, James] Hail, Columbia [Phile, Philip] Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [Mendelssohn, Felix] He Leadeth Me [Bradbury, William B.] [Gilmore, Joseph] He Shall Feed His Flock (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] He's Got The Whole World In His Hand He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Holy, Holy, Holy [Dykes, John B.] [Heber, Reginald] Home Again From A Foreign Shore [Pike, Marshall S.] Home On The Range Home, Sweet Home [Bishop, Henry R.] How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds [Reinagle, Alexander R.] I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] I Love to Tell the Story [Fischer, William G.] I Need Thee Every Hour [Lowry, Robert] [Hawks, Annie S.] I Saw Three Ships Illinois [Chamberlain, C.H.] In The Sweet By And By [Webster, Joseph P.] [Bennett, Sanford Fillmore] It Came Upon The Midnight Clear [Willis, Richard Storrs] Jerusalem, The Golden [Ewing, Alexander] Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Jesus, Lover Of My Soul [Marsh, Simeon B.] [Wesley, Charles] Jesus, Loves Me, This I Know [Bradbury, William B.] Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me [Gould, John E.] Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho) Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho Joy To The World Just as I Am [Bradbury, William B.] [Elliott, Charlotte] Just Before The Battle, Mother [Root, George F.] Keep The Home Fires Burning [Novello, Ivor] Kumbayah Lead Us Heavenly Father [Filitz, Friedrich] Lead, Kindly Light [Dykes, John B.] Let My People Go Let Us Break Bread Together Mary Had A Baby Maryland! My Maryland! Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis [Mills, Kerry] Memorial Day [Blamire, Susanna] Michigan, My Michigan [Miessner, W. Otto] My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean My Faith Looks Up to Thee [Mason, Lowell] [Palmer, Ray] My Heart Ever Faithful [Bach, Johann Sebastian] My Old Kentucky Home [Foster, Stephen] Nearer, My God, To Thee [Mason, Lowell] New England, New England [Stoddard, I.T.] Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen O Come All Ye Faithful O Come, O Come Immanuel O Day Of Rest And Gladness O God Our Help In Ages Past [Croft, William] O Holy Night [Adam, Adolphe] O Little Town Of Bethlehem [Redner, Lewis H.] O Thou Who Dryest the Mourner's Tear [Haydn, Franz Joseph] On The Banks Of The Wabash [Dresser, Paul] On Wisconsin [Purdy, W.T.] One More River To Cross One Sweetly Solemn Thought [Ambrose, Robert Steele] Onward, Christian Soldiers [Sullivan, Arthur] Over There [Cohan, George M.] Panis Angelicus [Franck, Cesar] Prayer Of Thanksgiving Prepare Thyself, Zion (Christmas Oratorio) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Rally Round The Flag [Root, George F.] Red River Valley Ring Out, Wild Bells [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Rise Up, Shepherd, An' Follow Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow! Rock Of Ages [Hastings, Thomas] Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep [Knight, J.P.] Sailing, Sailing [Marks, Godfrey] Shall We Gather At The River [Lowry, Robert] Shall We Gather at the River? [Lowry, Robert] She Wore A Yellow Ribbon [Norton, George A.] She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain Silent Night [Gruber, Franz] Silent Night [Gruber, Franz] [Mohr, Josef] Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Chiild Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child Speed Our Republic [Keller, Mathias] Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus [Webb, George J.] Standin' In The Need Of Prayer Steal Away Steal Away (Steal Away To Jesus) Sweet And Low [Barnby, Sir Joseph] Sweet Hour Of Prayer [Bradbury, William B.] Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Taps Tell Me Why Tenting Tonight [Kittridge, William] The Air Force Hymn [Baker, Henry] The American Flag [Tufts, John W.] The Army Hymn [Baker, Henry] The Caissons Go Rolling Along [Gruber, Edmund L.] The Church's One Foundation [Wesley, Samuel S.] The First Nowell The Girl I Left Behind Me The Holy Babe [Dykes, John B.] The Lord's My Shepherd [Irvine, Jessie S.] The Marine's Hymn The Minstrel Boy The Navy Hymn [Dykes, John B.] The Old Rugged Cross [Bennard, George] The Palms [Faure, Jean-baptiste] The Sailor's Grave The Sidewalks Of New York [Lawlor, Charles] [Blake, James] The Soldier's Farewell [Kinkel, Johanna] The Spacious Firmament On High [Haydn, Franz Joseph] The Stars And Stripes Forever [Sousa, John Philip] The Star-spangled Banner [Smith, John Stafford] The Yellow Rose Of Texas There Are Many Flags in many lands [Howliston, Mary H.] There Is A green Hill Far Away [Stebbins, George C.] There Is A Happy Land [Breedlove, Leonard P.] Tramp, Tramp, Tramp [Root, George F.] Wave, Wave, Wave [Tufts, John W.] Way Down Upon The Swanee River [Foster, Stephen] We Plough The Fields And Scatter [Schulz, Johann Abraham Peter] We Three Kings Of Orient Are [Hopkins, John Henry Jr.] Were You There What A Friend We Have In Jesus [Converse, Charles C.] [Scriven, Joseph] When I Survey The Wondrous Cross [Miller, Edward] When Johnny Comes Marching Home [Gilmore, Patrick S.] When The Saints Go Marching In Whispering Hope [Hawthorne, Alice] Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle Dandy You're a Grand Old Flag [Cohan, George M.] You're In The Army Now

ADAM Adolphe : Le Postillon de Longjumeau (Air d'Alcindor) - BERNICAT Firmin : François les bas bleus (Air de François) - DAVID Félicien : Lalla-Roukh (Couplets de Baskir) - GOUNOD Charles : Le Médecin malgré lui (Couplets de Sganarelle) - GRETRY André-Ernest-Modeste : Richard Coeur-de-Lion (Air de Blondel) - LECOCQ Charles : Ali-Baba (Romance d'Ali-Baba) - MAILLARD Aimé : Les Dragons de Villars (Chanson à boire) - MESAGER André : La Basoche (Couplets de Clément) - MEYERBEER Giacomo : Le Pardon de Ploërmel (Scène et romance d'Hoël) - PAËR Ferdinand : Le Maître de Chapelle (Air de Barnabé) - PLANQUETTE Robert : Surcouf (Entrée de Surcouf) - RABAUD Henri : Mârouf, savetier du Caire (Air de Mârouf)

Description Ten Christmas carols arranged in unique Piano solo settings, utilizing jazz and pop styles. Includes a demonstration CD. Songlist God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen [Traditional] Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [Mendelssohn, Felix] [Wesley, Charles] It Came Upon The Midnight Clear [Willis, Richard Storrs] [Sears, Edmund Hamilton] Jingle Bells [Pierpont, James Lord] O Come, All Ye Faithful [Wade, John Francis] O Holy Night! (Cantique De Noël) [De Roquemaure, Placide Cappeau] [Adam, Adolphe] O Little Town Of Bethlehem [Redner, Lewis H.] [Brooks, Phillips] O Tannenbaum [Traditional] Silent Night [Gruber, Franz] [Mohr, Josef] The First Nowell [Traditional]

The Piano Treasury of Hymns is designed to be the cornerstone of your personal music library. This tremendous collection contains 400 pages of the best-loved Christian hymns from Europe and America. From traditional favourites to contemporary worship songs, here you'll find the music that has inspired praise and worship for over four centuries. This sacred folio will provide years of enjoyment for everyone who loves the music of the church. Rediscover the beauty and power of the great songs that are a part of the fabric of the church and music history. / Piano

Over 160 of the best-loved piano pieces together in one comprehensive volume! This is a celebration of easy and rewarding solos for the American pianist. Nowhere else will you find gathered together in one piano treasury so many of America's favorite folk songs, patriotic solos, ragtime gems, blues instrumentals, and jazz standards - along with the beloved classical masterpieces of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selection of movements from the Mass can be used to enrich the music of the liturgy in services. Many of the works in Sing, Choirs! are presented in their original form, such as Bruckner's Locus Iste and Mozart's Laudate Dominum . Others are arrangements, adaptations or longer pieces, abridged to bring them into the scope of a useable anthem, including choral arrangements of Handel's Largo , the Ave Marias by Schubert and by Bach and Gounod, and Franck's Panis Angelicus amongst many others. This collection has practicability as a priority. The Organ parts can be played on either the Piano or the Keyboard. Much of the music in Sing, Choirs! will be suitable for special occasions, making this an indispensable volume for choirs singing at weekly church services, weddings, funerals and in the concert hall. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue