Samuel Barber: Adagio For Strings

Score-Samuel Barber's most famous work is now available for young bands in this practical version by Paul Jennings. Careful key and meter selection make it accessible along with the opportunity to expose your students to a classic work by a revered American composer.

Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)-Samuel Barber's most famous work is now available for young bands in this practical version by Paul Jennings. Careful key and meter selection make it accessible along with the opportunity to expose your students to a classicwork by a revered American composer.

Some of the most beautiful and diverse pieces by some of the finest composers in recent history are included in this enormous Library Of Modern Piano Music. Such a comprehensive collection of brilliant works for solo Piano belies the rich quality and sheer amount of music being composed that just begs to be learned. Over 100 fantastic pieces are guaranteed to keep you learning from this truly classic selection until the next century!The Library Of Modern Piano Music boasts an unprecedented volume and variety of amazing compositions, some well-known, some more unfamiliar, some composed as standalone pieces and others as film scores, but the one thing uniting them all is their impeccable musicality and how enjoyable they are to play. Featuring the biggest names in contemporary classical music, composers like Einaudi lend their wonderful compositions (Primavera, Una Mattina), and all-round geniuses like Philip Glass are represented with a generous selection of their finest work (Metamorphosis Five, Opening Piece From Glassworks and more).The varied progression of Piano music through the 20th century to the present day has given rise to an exceptionally vast and diverse repertoire. The unbelievable depth of the composers included here means you'll rarely be stuck for something to play. Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Dustin O'Halloran, Nico Muhly and Witold Lutoslawski are genuinely just a fraction of the composers featured in The Library Of Modern Piano Music. Some great standalone compositions like Samuel Barber's incomparable Adagio For Strings sit aside excerpts from longer works like a portion of Edward Gregson's An Album For My Friends or Joby Talbot's Once Around The Sun.If you happen to be a fan of film and television scores, a taste of Michael Nyman's distinguished score for The Piano is included, a section from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as parts of Richard Rodney Bennett's score for the now rarely-seen but superb 1980s miniseries of Tender Is The Night. Many established composers are included in this collection who are widely-recognised as masters. However, The Library Of Modern Piano Music also includes many young virtuosos who have not yet achieved that status but are certainly well on their way.These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from diverse talents, making The Library Of Modern Piano Music a collection that is certain to be seen by future generations as a perfect collection of the best of contemporary classical music. / Piano

This collection includes seven works by the American master including: Adagio for Strings Op. 11 Chorale Prelude on 'Silent Night' from Die Natali Op. 37 Suite for Carillon Wondrous Love Op. 34 and threepreviously unpublished works. With historical notes on each piece.

Lament by Mack Wilberg for String Orchestra with optional Organ.This moving piece for String Orchestra is full of pathos and emotion. Stylistically evocative of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings and the distinctive musical language of Arvo Pärt Lament is based around a two-bar arching ostinato artfully developing musical fragments and enriching the texture to reach a powerful central climax. This is a welcome addition to the String Orchestra repertory.This piece was recorded on the 2019 Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra CD Tree of Life under the title 'And Wept Bitterly (Lament on an Ostinato for StringOrchestra)'.

Compiled to accompany the 2005 album release, this collection of classical tear-jerkers celebrates the most poignant and bittersweet melodies of all time, arranged as superb Piano solos. Within this anthology you will find classical pieces that tug at the heartstrings, those special musical moments that have you drifting away in an ocean of memories and sweet melancholia. A superb resource for the Piano soloist that is brimming with works from across the ages, all of which possess the power to bring a lump to the throat of even the most staunch audience member, including themes from The Deerhunter , Life Is Beautiful and The English Patient . / Piano

Unwind with this charming compilation of some of the most soothing and tranquil pieces including Adagio For Strings and Panis Angelicus . This collection includes the best of the classical canon, all arranged for Easy Piano so even early grade players can enjoy these calming classics! / Piano

Cette compilation rassemble une variété extraordinaire des plus grands morceaux classiques de tous les temps, tous arrangés pour piano solo, niveau intermédiaire. Avec 44 solos de piano, cette collection offre un grand choix des favoris classiques de chorales, de concerts, de ballets, d'opéras et de symphonies. Vous serez en mesure de jouer et et d'apprécier tous ces morceaux en un rien de temps ! / Piano / Partition

Détendez-vous avec cette compilation tranquille de dix-huit pièces de compositeurs maîtres de la période classique à nos jours. Featuring facile à lire, des arrangements simplifiés pour piano, ces pièces apaisants de la classique, romantique et contemporain ères vous donnera l'occasion idéale pour se détendre au Piano. Comprend : Hoppipolla le thème de la série TV de planète Terre, À l'ouest par Howard Shore et météo tempête par Craig Armstrong, tant dans les arrangements simples pour la première fois. De la beauté fascinant de Adagio pour cordes de la paisible méandres Six Feet Under thématique, il y aura quelque chose à vous détendre et à inciter calme, même dans les plus stressées. / Piano / 48 pages / Partition