Our Richest Songs

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. With the Eight Fragments Bertold Hummel has successfully created a most impressive work. Uncommonly concentrated in the evoking of atmosphere and reflecting the texts strongly, these 'dark grey songs' - to quote Ludwig Hirsch - develop a sadly expressive, almost somnambulant charm. These songs seem to have become Bertold Hummel's completely inwardly turned 'Winterreise', the epigram of a psychosis, full of concealed suggestion and dark references, but always more full of hope. The 'sun' becomes the constantly invoked bearer of hope. The music is highly expressive, exploiting the various performing and bowing possibilities of the stringed instruments and their capacity for nuances to the limits; occasionally oppressive visions in sound appear. It is music in danger, of a most fragile balance. Nor are subtle musical references missing. With only one note, following the word 'music', harmony and tonality are conjured up. / Date parution : 2007-11-20/ Répertoire / Baryton et Quatuor à Cordes

The Big Collection from the best-selling Complete Piano Player series includes some of the greatest songs old and new from the renowned Piano sheet music songbooks. With exceptional variety this compendium will never leave you at a loss for something to learn and play. Featuring some timeless arrangements from past editions of The Complete Piano Player songbooks as well asnew arrangements of great contemporary tunes The Big Collection is one of the richest companion songbooks ever made available that follows the spirit of the legendary and best selling Complete PianoPlayer tutor method. With 30 massive songs included in easy-to-play solo Piano arrangements there is something for everyone here as each song is undeniably a classic. From old tunes like At Last andFeeling Good to new tunes like Let It Go and Someone Like You The Big Collection even has everything in between like Paradise by Coldplay Primavera byEinaudi as well as Elton John's Tiny Dancer. If you've been working through The Complete Piano Player tutor books or you just want an assortment of incredible songs to addto your repertoire The Big Collection is for you. If you're a relative beginner each song features chord symbols full lyrics and useful fingering suggestions to help you master these songs. This sheetmusic songbook is also useful if you're a more advanced player however with the arrangements allowing you to improvise or even improve upon the existing tunes.  Each song follows in the footstepsof the original and acclaimed Complete Piano Player tutor system so if you're aware of that these arrangements will be immediately familiar but they will work equally well if you're using it as a songbook on its

Comic sentimental political or just plain lewd the Broadside Ballads that flooded England between the time of Byrd and Purcell constitute one of the richest veins in our musical culture. These wer the pop songs of their day distributed up and down the land and they offer us a glimpse into the lives attitudes and sexual mores of ordinary people. Their subjects range from The Great Fire and The Gunpowder Plot to fumbling husbands royal gossip and the latest 'outrageous' fashions!The ballads in this volume have once more been re-attached to their original melodies - including simple chord suggestions based upon historical modes. Singers will find a treasure trove ofsome of the most delightful tunes England has ever produced. Explanatory notes place each ballad in its historical context exploring sources and the meanings of obscure words. A host of enchanting woodcuts taken from original broadsheets illustrates throughout. Also included is a performance-ready edition of The Cheaters Cheated a raucous musical entertainment - or Jigge - for a cast of four singers/actors which shares many characteristics of the broadside ballad.Forward by Andrew Motion