5 open windows

Louis Comfort Tiffany created ten windows for the First Presbyterian Church of Topeka Kansas and they were installed in 1911. Viewed up close the windows appear to be a kaleidoscopic array of colorful precious stones. These windows have been used as extra-musical stimuli in composing the organbooks Windows of Comfort. This book contains: Trinity's Shield • “As the heart panteth...” • “...the heavens were opened...” • “...beside the still waters.” • Alpha and Omega. Total duration ca. 17 minutes.

for piano. Par LARCHER THOMAS. Smart Dust' devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) which are able to sense everything from light to vibrations. Thanks to new developments in silicon processing, these 'motes' are no larger than a sand grain even though they are provided with sensors, circuits, wireless communications and a power supply. They collect enormous amounts of data, perform calculations and are able to exchange such information even over distances of 300 metres. Today, one is developing commercial application possibilities, such as for the search for manufacturing defects or for the care of patients, but of course this 'Smart Dust', this barely visible intelligent dust, is particularly suited to spy on people and detect movements of the enemy in the case of war. Perhaps, one day, we will get rid of a potential observer when rubbing a sand grain from our eyes. They are tiny cells which are able to communicate with each other, build up a network among themselves, observe the environment and, above all, they can be blown through open windows into rooms without being noticed. The music too is about similar tiny cells, about strange sounds of a sound-reduced piano, 'simple circuits', i.e. basic information which are retransmitted, musical motifs from the everyday urban environment which then have to be aligned with each other and processed in a control centre, in the head of the listener. Omnipresent, dangerous elements. The motor energy (the power from the battery) decreases in the course of the little pieces, the flow of information slows down. The piano is deprepared during its course, the elements become more readable and audible. A broad stylistic expanse is traversed in a very brief space, as if a 'smart dust transmitter' lands on the turban of a muezzin and the next one a hundred metres farther in a discothèque. Or even better: one transmitter in a Lachenmann score, the next one in the beard of Arvo Pärt. - Thomas Larcher/ Répertoire / Piano

Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book contains authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to eight Journey classics. There are two versions of every song on the included CDs: an instrumental sound-alike recording, and an instrumental accompaniment track without guitar so you can play along. When you use the CDs in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily loop sections for practice, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing the pitch, change the key, and switch back and forth between the full-instrumental and play-along tracks. / Guitare

ABOUT ALFRED'S ULTIMATE VOCAL SING-ALONG SERIES Alfred's Ultimate Sing-Along books give you everything you need to sing with your favorite songs. Each songbook has the lyrics, music notation, and chords to eight great hits, with lyrics-only pages included. There are two versions of every song on the CD: a full-performance track with an amazing sound-alike recording, and a professional accompaniment track so you can sing along. When you use the CD in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily change the key and temp to individualize the playback for just your voice and style. The Ultimate Vocal Sing-Along: Country Divas package features your favorite hit country songs for the female voice, along with an enhanced CD that lets you sing along with a complete backing track. Titles (and artists): All Jacked Up (Gretchen Wilson) * How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood) * This Kiss (Faith Hill) * Who's Sorry Now (Connie Francis) * Wide Open Spaces (Dixie Chicks) * Because You Love Me (Jo Dee Messina).