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Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. We are often so focused on presenting the entire ensemble that it’s easy to forget we can also program solo feature pieces. There are so many reasons to do just that. It rewards that special player who has been working so hard. It sets an example for other players in the section. It provides a nice contrast regardless of what else is programmed. Be sure to put on the demonstration CD found in this catalog and hear Flight of Fancy for yourself. We’re sure you’ll like it. Scintillating! / Niveau : 2.5 / oeuvre solo et Orchestre / Répertoire / Concert Band

We are often so focused on presenting the entire ensemble that it’s easy to forget we can also program solo feature pieces. There are so many reasons to do just that. It rewards that special player who has been working so hard. It sets an example for other players in the section. It provides a nice contrast regardless of what else is programmed. Be sure to put on the demonstration CD found in this catalog and hear Flight of Fancy for yourself. We’re sure you’ll like it.Scintillating!

Lieblings duette. Easy, favourite duets from four centuries for two recorders 36 easy arrangements of favourite compositions from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods Available in two volumes for flexible instrumentation: SA or ST, and SB or TB (UE38101) Ideal performance material to be enjoyed by the player and audience alike/ Recueil / 2 Flûtes à Bec (SA/ST)

Piano Sonata D major K. 284 (205b) Editor: Ernst Herttrich Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold The Sonata in D major is the last of the Six Sonatas K. 279-284 that Mozart had in his luggage when he set off for Paris in September 1777. He had already successfully performed this music in Munich, Augsburg and Mannheim, a fact he proudly told his father back at home. He gave the works particularly rich dynamic markings and also found unusual solutions concerning their formal aspect, for instance having a slow Rondeau en Polonaise as the middle movement of the Sonata in D major. The six sonatas, which were previously only published together in the complete volumes (HN 1 and 3), are now all available as single editions with new prefaces. Mozart dedicated this Sonata to a Freiherr Thaddäus von Dürnitz - which is why it has often been called the Dürnitz-Sonata. It is undoubtedly the best, the most brilliant and the most technically demanding of these six early Sonatas. Understandably, Mozart retained a special affection for it and continued to perform it himself. It was this Sonata of which he said that it sounded incomparable on Stein's new fortepianos. FIRST MOVEMENT A first version of the beginning of the first movement, written on one and a half pages, was cancelled by Mozart. On the same page, he started anew to write the final version underneath. The thematic material of this opening movement (and to a lesser degree also that of the following movements) is laid out on a more ample, nearly orchestral scale, a departure from the intimacy of the early sonatas. The tremolo effect in measures 13-16 and the unison announcements of the first subject read very much like a piano reduction of an orchestral tutti. The second subject, a supple melodic line, unaccompanied in its opening bar, incorporates a descending chain of first inversions a favourite harmonic formula of the baroque and classical periods. (There are analogous passages in the subsidiary themes in Gluck's overture Iphigénie en Tauride and the first movements of J. S. Bach's Italian Concert). This functions as a solo passage in contrast to the ensuing tutti entries in m.30. The development moves through a circle of minor keys before the recapitulation begins in measure 72. SECOND MOVEMENT Mozart called the second movement a Rondeau en Polonaise, so it is a dance. The opening four measures from a kind of dialogue (like the theme of the first movement of the preceding G major Sonata), and Mozart subjects them to felicitous counter-statement is heightened by Mozart's meticulous dynamic markings. THIRD MOVEMENT The last movement of the Sonata is a pianistically rewarding, cheerful set of variations, which, up to the adagio variation, has the character of a gavotte. It shows Mozart's special gift for writing variations at its most brilliant. The superficial impression of a diffuse form does not stand up to a closer inspection: it would not be at all easy to omit one of the twelve variations, or to add an extra one. The adagio variation is on special interest to Mozart scholars, for it gives us some insights into his concept of impromptu ornamentation. The autograph is only modestly ornamented, and Mozart presumably embellished it in performance as his fancy dictated. But a richly ornamented version survived in the first edition, published during Mozart's lifetime, and undoubtedly this embellished version is Mozart's own work. Who else could embellish in such an ingenious way? It illuminates Mozart's ideas on ornamentation in general and in particular. Paul and Eva-Badura-Skoda

Jennifer and Michael Watts are a husband-and-wife team active in the music industry in Southern California. Jennifer holds a BA in Music Theory degree from California State University ? Chico and maintains a full pianostudio. A classically trained jazz pianist her teachers have included Terry Trotter and Julien Musafia. Mike is a multi-talented studio musician working mainly in the motion picture and television industries. He has been thefeatured pianist on several major motion pictures plays synthesizers and accordion and also works as an arranger/composer and orchestrator. Some of the more recent films he has been involved with include Tangled Toy Story3 and The Princess and the Frog. Blues Jazz Rock and Rags is comprised of original compositions Jennifer uses in her studio to keep piano students motivated. After being unsuccessful in finding just the rightmusic for individual students Jennifer asked Mike to partner with her in composing their own material. A keen understanding of contemporary styles combined with valuable teaching experience results in a collaborative effortthat is fun motivating and educational!This follow up to Book 1 (HL00296849) features a dozen more original solos at the Intermediate level: Charley B's Disco ? Chasin' Monsters ? The Doctor Is In ? FancyBlues ? Jammin' Away ? Klumzy Kangaroo ? Nobody Doesn't Like Jerry Lee ? Pretty Slick ? Remember When ? Surf's Up! ? Swingin' Rag ? Where'd They Go.

A How-To Musical Guide to the Most Daring Dangerous Exciting Time ... Like ... Ever!-A massive electromagnetic attack from outer space has jammed all technical systems and there is no electricity no cell phones no laptops ? NO FUN! The kids are in a panic and don't know what to do until Grandpa andGrandma arrive on the scene and introduce them to a day filled with daring and adventure music and imagination ? all without fancy gadgets! This creative 35-minute musical for Gr. 4-8 features seven original songs dialog and an adaptable cast list for groups of varying sizes. The Teacher Edition includes full script piano/vocal arrangements helpful staging tips and choreography by John Jacobson. For extra value the expanded PerformanceKit/CD now provides 20 Singer books along with the Teacher Edition and a P/A CD. Available separately: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals) Preview Pak (1 Singer book 1 Preview CD) Performance/Accompaniment CD and Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 20 Singer books P/A CD). Duration: ca. 35 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

Par . The First 50 Series is for players who have had some piano lessons and feel prepared to start playing songs they know and love. The books feature simply-arranged, must-know songs essential to every player's repertoire. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Recueil / Piano

Cobwebs is a delightful little piece taken from Fancy-Fair a collection of eight songs for young children by Peter Jenkyns. It is scored for unison Voices with Piano accompaniment but is also suitable for solo performance. English singer composer conductor and musical director Peter Jenkyns (1921-1996) wrote many of his well-known songs with children in mind for the choirs of the schools he was headmaster of to perform at the annual St. Albans Schools' Music Festival. The excellent pieces by this writer of little art songs for the under 12s are well received and much anticipated by audiences and performers alike.

Par . Recorded by country artist Walker Hayes, you'll recognize this catchy hit from the popular Applebee's TV commercial in addition to its success on the pop and country charts. With a tuneful melody and moderate tempo this one is particularly appealing. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Marching Band