Odd Duck

SKU: PR.114423820

ISBN 9781491136263. UPC: 680160688746.

Composed for her own performances, Laurel Zucker’s DOG TOYS SUITE is a short collection of adorable and jazzy little concert etudes which may be performed as a fast-slow-fast set, or as individual movements. I. Duck Pond is a melody that flows through ornamental variations, II. Moo the Blues is gutsy and less demanding on the fingers, and III. Minimal Donkey is a dazzling toccata-like etude. Zucker has recorded DOG TOYS SUITE for Cantilena Records.

SKU: LM.27671

ISBN 9790230976718.

Blues Burger - Boogalou Blues - Manhattan - Duck - On a Blue Day - Blues for Chloe - Start it now - Dooley - Pick up the Blues - Sacre petit doigt - Pretty Drummer You Know what I mean ? - Golden Rag - Blue Cha-Cha.

SKU: HL.14003445

ISBN 9780711936676. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches. English.

Pre-Grade 1 to Grade 1. Progressing from specific hand positions to wider range of notes, the 18 pieces include works by Haydn, Kabalevsky, and Czerny. Contents: Black and Blues (Barratt) * Bugles (Gurlitt) * Chester Wins Again (Barratt) * Clowns (Barratt) * Duck Song (Folk) * Gavotte * Minuet * On the Move (Barratt) * On the Wing * Outdoors (Kohler) * Presto (Turk) * Quadrille (Haydn) * Study (Czerny) * Tara's Rag (Barratt) * Two Russian Pieces (Kabalevsky) * Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid * Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo (Cowboy Song).

SKU: HL.14023282

ISBN 9788759809471. UPC: 884088607319. 12x8.25 inches. International (more than one language).

Alternative Title: The Alarm Duckling (Den Foruroligende Aelling). Work for Mixed Chorus and Bird Song. A CD of Bird Song is available separately - use product code KP00830.

SKU: BT.MUSAM993817

ISBN 9781847725783.

A beautifully presented and colourful collection of songs, poems and stories that celebrate the natural world, and all creatures great and small.

Read about the adventures of the Ugly Duckling, or the tales of TheTownMouse And The Country Mouse. Inside you will find lyrics to more than twenty-five songs that explore the worlds of our furry, feathered or slimy friends.

The included CD contains performances of every song byachildren's choir and also contains stories and poems featured in the book.

SKU: LM.VV250

ISBN 9790560052502.

ANONYME : Heiduckentanz (quatuor) - Death and the lady (quatuor) - BEETHOVEN : Andante (quatuor) - CORELLI : Concerto pour la nuit de Noel (quatuor) - MOZART : Divertimento (trio) - Adagio (trio avec flute alto) - Menuet (trio avec flute alto) - GURLITT : Les chasseurs (trio avec flute alto) - HAUSSMANN : Intrada (trio) - Danse (quintette) - LULLY : Menuet extr. Bourgeois gentilhomme (quintette) - PEZEL : Intrada (trio) - GRETRY : Marche des Janissaires (trio) - TRADITIONNEL : House of the rising sun (trio) - Quand le marin (trio) - Dans les gardes francaises (trio) - Chant bohemien (trio) - Nobody knows the trouble l've seen (quartuor).

SKU: CF.CPS256F

ISBN 9781491159729. UPC: 680160918317.

As the title suggests, there should be a tongue-in-cheek aspect to the performance of this piece with the idea that it doesn't take itself too seriously. Close attention should be paid to staccato notes, making sure not to play them too short and clipped, keeping in mind that a staccato quarter note should have the length of an eighth note and not the length of a sixteenth note. Although the piece is a march, it needn't conform to any strict interpretation of what a march should be. Some of the tongued eighth-note passages may need to be double-tongued, depending on tempo, using the Dig-A-Duck method. For instance at m. 34 the repeated eighth notes might be tongued dig-a-da-duck, dig-a-duck, da dot dot. Slurred eighth-note passages should follow the curve of the line, getting slightly louder as notes ascend and slightly softer as they descend. Measure 39 through m. 51 will have a somewhat chaotic feel, so go with the flow! The sparsely orchestrated passage at m. 68 is understated--perhaps a little spacey in keeping with our theme--and not to be overplayed until the crescendo at m. 88, when we return to business as usual. Trumpets show off again (rarely a problem for trumpet players) on the D. S. back to m. 6. On the Coda, another disjointed-sounding theme, again departing from any strict interpretation of a march--again, making sure that the staccatos are not too clipped--is followed by a repeat of the main theme, this time layered. Care should be taken to balance the entrances of the layered instrument groups as they enter. An exuberant final four measures puts the cherry on top. Percussion can play out for the most part, very little subtlety required. Overall, this piece is meant to be FUN, for both the performers and the audience!.
As the title suggests, there should be a tongue-in-cheek aspect to the performance of this piece with the idea that it doesn't take itself too seriously. Close attention should be paid to staccato notes, making surenot to play them too short and clipped, keeping in mind that a staccato quarter note should have the length of an eighth note and not the length of a sixteenth note. Although the piece is a march, it needn't conform toany strict interpretation of what a march should be. Some of the tongued eighth-note passages may need to be double-tongued, depending on tempo, using the Dig-A-Duck method. For instance at m. 34the repeated eighth notes might be tongued dig-a-da-duck, dig-a-duck, da dot dot. Slurred eighth-note passages should follow the curve of the line, getting slightly louder as notes ascend and slightly softeras they descend. Measure 39 through m. 51 will have a somewhat chaotic feel, so go with the flow!The sparsely orchestrated passage at m. 68 is understated—perhaps a little spacey in keeping with our theme—and not to be overplayed until the crescendo at m. 88, when we return to business as usual. Trumpets show off again (rarely a problem for trumpet players) on the D. S. back to m. 6. On the Coda, another disjointed-sounding theme, again departing from any strict interpretation of a march—again, making sure that the staccatos are not too clipped—is followed by a repeat of the main theme, this time layered. Care should be taken to balance the entrances of the layered instrument groups as they enter.An exuberant final four measures puts the cherry on top. Percussion can play out for the most part, very little subtlety required. Overall, this piece is meant to be FUN, for both the performers and the audience!