SKU: BT.DHP-0920369-020
In 1868 William Francis Allen published a collection of spirituals, songs sung by slaves whilst they worked. This book started a flood of enthusiasm for the spiritual which continues to this day. Jubilation (a time for celebration) uses the spiritual 'My Lord, What A Morning' as the main melody for transitions and modulations throughout and to introduce three further spirituals: I'm Gonna Sing, Steal Away and Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit.
SKU: GI.G-008412
UPC: 641151084121. English.
Father Jim‚ tender choral piece reminds us of the true meaning of Advent as we listen and ponder God‚ word. A welcome addition to your combined choir repertoire that will stay with you every year. The cello writing, thanks to Paul French, adds an extra layer of richness to the vocal texture.
SKU: BA.BA07547
ISBN 9790006500888. 27 x 19 cm inches. Illustrations: Rinke, Norbert. Text: Krüss, James.
A “musical sceà e†that retells the famous German fairy-tale in colourful verse and equally colourful music (especially in its many quotations), written for children in a personal and readily accessible idiom.
SKU: GI.G-M425
English.
This series is designed to help you with one of the most important musical skills of all: the ability to play on your instrument the music that you can hear in your head. This is called ear-to-hand coordination. Sequential exercises in this book along with the complementary CD (M-451, sold separately) encourage musicality while teaching the fundamentals about chord progressions and scales. The background accompaniment tape leaves out the drudgery: Instead of being bound to repeat the same old scales time and again, you are free to use your imagination—to vary the rhythm, combine patterns, and improvise. These are essential skills for the musician.
SKU: PE.EP72785A
ISBN 9790577011349. 210 x 297mm inches. English.
From the composer:
How did it all begin? And what happened next?
I found myself pondering these questions in an art gallery in Bremen, in a James Turrell installation that carved through three storeys of the gallery. Looking down from the top floor through great circles of colour-changing light to the distant sparkling points in a dark ellipse on the ground floor, I felt that I was looking back in time to the origins of the universe – and I started to hear children’s voices in my mind’s ear, accompanied by twinkling metal percussion.
It occurred to me that the beginning of our world was a good story to be sung by children, especially the unique Hallé Children’s Choir, and accompanied by the magnificent Hallé Orchestra.
Haydn’s Creation immediately comes to mind as a precedent, but that is a setting and elaboration of the Book of Genesis. I thought we should tell the modern version of our story, and be as scientifically accurate as possible.
That’s easier said than done! For a start, it’s hard to find a modern account of creation that is anything like as compact as the one in Genesis. I talked about it with my regular collaborator, Alasdair Middleton. Neither of us could remember being taught anything about the Big Bang or Evolution at school, although I had certainly spent many happy hours making papier-mâché dinosaurs. So the first thing we had to do was a lot of research – reading books for grown-ups, books for children, looking at charts and diagrams and watching films. There was a wonderful moment, reading Adam Rutherford’s The Origin of Life, when I had the glorious feeling I understood everything – but that quickly evaporated as soon as I put the book down.
Scientific ideas seem to date very quickly, so this account of the beginning of our world is necessarily provisional. It&rs.
SKU: BT.CMP-1009-06-040
9x12 inches. English.
Commissioned by the Williamsburg Consort Symphonic Band - Sally Craig, Founder and DirectorAn exquisite 18th century American musical quilt! So many stirring melodies artfully stitched into a rich mélange of early Americana: anthems of the revolution, songs of political protest, and so much more. Those who are familiar with Mr. Hosay’s previous works will be eager to examine this exciting new score. Every player in the band will enjoy interpreting this remarkable new concert band offering. Sing We Liberty is a great centerpiece for any patriotic venue and works wonderfully as an opener as well. There are also plenty of opportunities for cross-curricularteaching with this piece.Innovative!
SKU: HL.49047259
UPC: 196288175865.
Top trumpeter Rüdiger Baldauf (Heavytones) together with Freddi Lubitz (Höhner) wrote six funky tunes especially for trumpet. Inspired by legends of funk and soul music like James Brown or Tower Of Power, the two well-known thoroughbred musicians deliver authentic funk with rich grooves and first-class play-alongs - perfect for experienced trumpeters! All titles are composed in the tempos typical of funk and are each prepared with three etudes on the musical and technical content. The audio recordings were recorded live with the well-known musicians Moritz Müller (drums) and Christian Frentzen (keys/Fender Rhodes) and convincingly transport the typically pulsating funk beat for the ultimate play-along experience. Rüdiger Baldauf exclusively plays Bach instruments in cooperation with GEWA Music.