Solos for the Harp Player: Harp: Instrumental Album

Commissioned by the Hickory NC Choral Society for their 35th anniversary season Dan Forrest's Requiem For The Living is scored for mixed choir with solos for boy soprano and/or mezzo-soprano soprano & tenor. The instrumentation is available for large orchestra or chamber ensemble. Combining both liturgical and non-liturgical texts in some cases the traditional texts are slightly re-arranged for contextual emphasis. This powerful five movement work projects a wide range of meaningful expression from a biting essay on the vanity and pain of existence to a plea for mercy and a celebration of eternal light. The work standsalone - but would be especially moving for all saints Good Friday or even Palm Sunday. Movements: Introit - Kyrie Vanitas Vanitatum Agnus Dei Sanctus Lux Aeterna 3. Instrumentations available on rental only: 1. Full orch. (HMB265a): 2 flutes 2 oboes 2 bb clarinets 2 bassoons 2 horns (or 1-4: if performing with a large choir horn lines may be doubled by a second player on each part) 2 bb trumpets 2 trombones bass trombone or trombone 3 tuba percussion (1 player: suspended cymbal crash cymbal bass drum triangle glockenspiel crotales (bowed) snare drum low tom-tom (opt.)(or other low drum) timpani (3) (one player) harp strings (min. Suggested count 4.4.2.2.1) full score. 2. Chamber version (HMB265b) - flute oboe horn in f (optional) combined percussion (one player: timpani suspended cymbal crash cymbal triangle glockenspiel crotales (bowed) snare drum low tom-tom (optional) (or other low drum) harp violin cello organ full score. 3. Expanded chamber version (HMB265c) - flute oboe horn in f(opt.) percussion from full orchestra version (1 player: suspended cymbal crash cymbal bass drum triangle glockenspiel crotales (bowed) snare drum low tom-tom (opt. or other low drum) timpani (3) from full orchestra version (1 player) harp strings from full orchestra version

Par MAYERL BILLY. The wonderful talents of Billy Mayerl continue to influence so many of today's Jazz Piano artists, and reflections of his distinctive style can be heard throughout the genre. This collection brings together his greatest compositions as full Piano performance solos for the advanced player and Jazz enthusiast. Brimming with imaginative arrangements and techniques, this is a must for those wishing truly master the solo jazz piano. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Recueil / Piano

Par BENNETT STEPHEN. This book features twelve of Stephen Bennett's favorite flatpicking solos for the six-string acoustic guitar. Perhaps best known for his work with the harp guitar, Stephen shows the same relaxed, sharp-witted spirit he exudes on stage in his insightful performance notes for these inspired guitar solos. Written in standard notation and tablature with a few altered and open tunings and partial capo indications, this book is recommended for the intermediate to advanced player. The companion performance CD includes all of the selections in the book. / Niveau : Avancé / Acoustic Music - Solos / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Flatpick et Plectre

Get your Piano playing to really swing with this collection of Jazz solos! Mike Cornick presents a set of 10 sizzling Jazz tunes in a wide variety of styles to guide you through your first steps into this exciting playing style. The pieces range from Cool Blues ballads and Country Blues shuffles to a drifting Jazz Waltz and a riotous up-tempo Swing. All syncopations and unusual phrasings are introduced gradually and the key signatures are restricted to one flat or two sharps only making this ideal for the early-intermediate player.