Beginning pianists of all ages can have the pleasure and satisfaction of playing one of classical music's best-known compositions with this edition of George Frideric Handel's Messiah. Based on the Book of Psalms from the King James Bible, the 1741 oratorio was originally an Easter offering and is now a Christmas tradition and features the rousing Hallelujah! chorus.This easy-to-play arrangement offers highlights from all three parts of the choral work, which tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Crucifixion, and Resurrection. The thirty-one pieces include For unto Us a Child Is Born, Glory to God, Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates, and I Know That My Redeemer Liveth. The editor has provided simple fingerings and a brief description of each movement. All selections are available as downloadable MP3 files.

A signal event in the history of the music. ? Ted Gioia, author of The Delta BluesMusicologist and writer Samuel Charters (1929-2015) considered blues lyrics a profound cultural expression that could connect all people who love poetry. A pioneer in the exploration of world music, Charters conducted research that brought obscure musicians of the American South and Appalachia into the mainstream. In this landmark volume, the noted blues historian and folklorist presents a rich exploration of blues songs as folk poetry, quoting lyrics by such legends as Son House and Lightnin' Hopkins at length to reveal the depth of feeling and complex literary forms at work within a unique art form.Originally published in 1963, The Poetry of the Blues raised interest in many previously unrecognized aspects of African-American music and made a significant contribution to the blues revival of the 1960s. This volume features now-vintage black-and-white photographs by Ann Charters from the original edition.

Gustav Mahler septième rangs symphoniques parmi les oeuvres les plus populaires et accessibles du compositeur. Ne possédant ni un 'programme', ni un thème folk-song, il s'agit d'une composition purement instrumentale, à la fois plein d'espoir et romantique de l'humeur, avec une structure harmonique et stylistique qui évoque le voyage tous les jours de l'aube au crépuscule.Ce score est reproduit en miniature d'une édition officielle, compléter avec des mouvements numérotés pour en faciliter la consultation. Abordable et compact, il est idéal pour une utilisation en salle de classe, à la maison ou dans la salle de concert.Réimpression de Siebente Sinfonie von Gustav Mahler: Orchester-Partition, Ed. Bote and Bock G., Berlin, 1909. / Orchestre

L'un des plus grands virtuoses du piano de tous les temps, Franz Liszt a composé la musique de piano marqué par sa virtuosité technique, d'innovation et d'imagination. Cette collection présente des éditions faisant autorité notes miniatures de deux agrafes du répertoire de Liszt: Concerto pour piano n o 1 en mi bémol majeur et son Concerto pour piano n o 2 en la majeur.Les oeuvres sont reproduites ici à partir des éditions faisant autorité, complètes avec des mouvements bar-numérotées pour en faciliter la consultation. Abordable, durable et portable, cette édition partition miniature est idéal pour l'étude en classe, à la maison ou dans la salle de concert.Réimpression de l'Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig, 1907-1939 éditions. / Piano Et Orchestre

Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It. Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ? Charlie Parker What is jazz' The rhythm ? the feeling. ? Coleman Hawkins The best sound usually comes the first time you do something. If it's spontaneous, it's going to be rough, not clean, but it's going to have the spirit which is the essence of jazz. ? Dave Brubeck Here, in their own words, such famous jazz musicians as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Bunk Johnson, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Clarence Williams, Jo Jones, Jelly Roll Morton, Mezz Mezzrow, Billie Holiday, and many others recall the birth, growth, and changes in jazz over the years. From its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century in the red-light district in New Orleans (or Storyville, as it came to be known), to Chicago's Downtown section and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and Chicago's South Side to jam sessions in Kansas City to Harlem during the Depression years, the West Coast and modern developments, the story of jazz is vividly and colorfully documented in hundreds of personal interviews, letters, tape recorded and telephone conversations, and excerpts from previously printed articles that appeared in books and magazines. There is no more fascinating and lively history of jazz than this firsthand telling by the men who made it. It should be read and re-read by all jazz enthusiasts, musicians, students of music and culture, students of American history, and other readers. A lively book bearing the stamp of honesty and naturalness. ? Library Journal. A work of considerable substance. ? The New Yorker. Some of the quotations are a bit racy but they give the book a wonderful flavor. ? San Francisco Chronicle.