Matériel : Partition + CD
SKU: MA.EMR-56722
Possible instrumentations:Euphonium & CD Play Back / Play AlongEuphonium & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: BT.DHP-0960790-010
This composition is based on a passacaglia theme, in which artistic perfection, symphonic drama and oriental melody lines play a role. The passacaglia is originally a dance made up of a series of variations above a bass line constantly present as an ostinato. It is not in this sense that the Symphonic Variations are in the passacaglia form but in the sense of the open form of the variations. Jacob de Haan, himself originally an organist, took his inspiration for this piece from the famous passacaglia for organ in C-minor by J.S. Bach. Following the introduction of the passacaglia theme (in the bass) the entry by the trumpets and trombones forms the majestic start to amusical adventure, in which this theme (often fragmentary) returns in variations. Then there follow two faster movements with dramatic contrasts and virtuose passages. Particularly striking here is the use of two characteristic intervals from the beginning of the theme namely the minor second and the augmented fourth. An apause in the composition comes in the slow bridge where a syncopated bourdon (perfect fifth) is constantly repeated. The tension grows in dynamics and harmony, and the oriental-flavour becomes obvious in the melody. We arrive at a faster movement via an accelerando, in which a perpetuum mobile based on the passacaglia theme is central. Finally the whole flows into a martial theme, in which the ostinato accompaniment n the descant derives from the passacaglia theme.
SKU: HL.121448
ISBN 9781480352551. UPC: 884088923143. 9x12 inches.
Available for the first time: easy to advanced solo works from the Rubank archives with online performance and accompaniment recordings, printable piano accompaniments, and PLAYBACK audio tools. This new collection of 14 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (recorded by pro players), accompaniment tracks for practice, and PDF piano accompaniments for use at contest. Includes: Air and Variation on a Civil War Song (?Tramp, Tramp, Tramp?) (Root) ? Air Gai (Berlioz) ? American Patrol (Meacham) ? Andante and Allegro (Clérisse) ? Aria and Allegro (Haydn) ? Ave Maria (Schubert) ? Concerto in F Minor (Lauga) ? Jabberwocky (Walters) ? Lyric Interlude (Johnson) ? Orientale (Barat) ? Prayer (Mascagni) ? Prelude et Divertissement (Clérisse) ? Summer Serenade (Hurrell) ? Toreador's Song (Bizet).
SKU: MA.EMR-56720
Possible instrumentations:Bb Bass & CD Play Back / Play AlongBb Bass & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: MA.EMR-56718
Possible instrumentations:Eb Horn & CD Play Back / Play AlongEb Horn & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: MA.EMR-56717
Possible instrumentations:Cornet & CD Play Back / Play AlongCornet & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional)Trumpet & CD Play Back / Play AlongTrumpet & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: TM.01545SET
Oriental, Turkish, Arabian, Lasginka (Caucasian).
SKU: MA.EMR-56721
Possible instrumentations:Eb Bass & CD Play Back / Play AlongEb Bass & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: MA.EMR-56719
Possible instrumentations:Tuba & CD Play Back / Play AlongTuba & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: MA.EMR-56723
Possible instrumentations:Eb Cornet & CD Play Back / Play AlongEb Cornet & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).
SKU: BT.EMBZ20083
English-Hungarian.
Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a classical piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from Imitation and Inversion, Ostinato, and Free Variations, concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as Notturno, Boating, From the Diary of a Fly, or the famous Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók CompleteEdition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.
SKU: FG.55011-608-5
ISBN 9790550116085.
Auli s Sallinen (b. 1935) is one of the most famous Finnish contemporary composers. In his early instrumental works, Sallinen was still seeking to establish a style of his own. He had studied at the Sibelius Academy in the late 1950s, first with Aarre Merikanto - a composer representing a national brand of Neoclassicism - and then with Joonas Kokkonen, at that time just transitioning from Neoclassicism to dodecaphony. Twelve-tone music had won fairly widespread acceptance in contemporary Finn-ish music, and Sallinen was influenced, too. The Variations are Sallinen's first real work for the cello - an instrument that would later be one of his favourites, its warm, deep voice corres-ponding to his music's often dark undercurrent. The Variations for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 5 were composed in 1961-1962 and premiered in October 1962. The basic motif consists of a set of three descending intervals stated by the cello at the beginning: D-D flat-F, C-B-G and B flat-A-F sharp. Their use as basic material is a ref-lection of the composer's dodecaphony-oriented period, and variation of this material provides the framework for the piece. Variations for Cello and Orchestra are now published for the first time. Available are a reduction for cello and piano, study score and complete performance material with orchestra.
SKU: FG.55011-609-2
ISBN 9790550116092.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-19
ISBN 9790004331293. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The publishers of the Reger Complete Edition present Reger's most frequently performed orchestral work as a new addition to the acclaimed PB/OB Library. The critical examination of the main sources - the autograph, Reger's corrections for the first edition, a working copy belonging to the composer, and the Complete Edition - brought forth a number of changes with respect to the previously known material. This is thus the first reliable, practice-oriented edition with orchestral parts available for sale - which is another first for this extensive and important work.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-16
ISBN 9790004331286. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-15
ISBN 9790004331279. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-23
ISBN 9790004331309. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-30
ISBN 9790004331323. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5225
ISBN 9790004209554. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5225-27
ISBN 9790004331316. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BT.SY-2977
EPF inches. German.
Die Serie Ricordi Junior steht für sorgfältig zusammengestellte Spielliteratur, die junge Instrumentalschüler in ihren ersten Lernjahren begleitet und ihnen einen interessanten, motivierenden Einstieg in die Welt der Musik ermöglicht. Für Meine ersten Klavierstücke, Band 1 wählte Antonio Valentino fünfundzwanzig Werke unterschiedlicher Stile, Epochen und Herkunft aus, die einer Zeitspanne vom 18. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart entstammen. Dadurch wird der Schüler schon in seinen ersten Unterrichtsjahren mit klassischen wie auch zeitgenössischen Komponisten vertraut gemacht und so in seinem Lernfortschritt unterstützt.
SKU: HL.50484038
ISBN 9781458402134. UPC: 073999317794. 9x12 inches. Arranged by Lloyd Larson.
15 easy arrangements for brass quartet or brass quintet with flexible instrumentation, with optional keyboard accompaniment. Ideal accompaniments for congregational singing in churches or other groups. Also great for performances by brass only. Include two versions of each carol: a standard version found in hymnals in the common key and a variation verse, with a free and interesting arrangement.