SKU: PE.EP68790
ISBN 9790300762364. Words by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Death by Tyshawn Sorey was commissioned by the L. A. Opera for a streaming premiere by mezzo-soprano Amanda Lynn Bottoms in February 2021, with pianist Howard Watkins. Its text, by the great Black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, imagines just a glimmer of light dawning over a bleak, nightmarish landscape, haunted by death, which the composer explicitly connects to the current conditions and precarity of Black life in America in the 20th and 21st centuries. (Dunbar himself died in 1906 at the age of 33). This slow and melancholy setting expands the poem into a five-minute lament.
This piano/vocal score includes the full text of the poem as well as a brief program note from the composer. Clarifying the racial contexts surrounding the piece, Sorey requests that the roles of both vocalist and pianist be played exclusively by Black American performers.
SKU: XC.DCB1902FS
UPC: 812598031218. 9 x 12 inches.
Imagine, a blade smith in Medieval times hunched over the forge getting the metal for his next sword molten hot, so that he can hammer it into a beautiful weapon for knights to use. Blades of Steel is meant to depict this process. The Brake Drum is used to simulate this sound, along with scrapes of a Gong to emulate the sound of the sword once completed. This piece is aggressive and full of thick resonant harmonies and bold melodies that your student will love. Larry Clark does it again!
SKU: XC.DCB1902
UPC: 812598031836. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: AP.19501S
ISBN 9781470655693. UPC: 038081183121. English.
The sounds of a valiant knight going into battle are heard in this powerful original by Mark Williams. Correlated with Accent on Achievement, Book 1, page 13, this work uses only seven notes yet sounds surprisingly sophisticated. Named after the famous castle in Cardiff, Wales, this selection will make your first-year band sound great. An excellent introduction to the modal sounds of Medieval and Celtic music.
SKU: ET.ENS30
ISBN 9790207014931.
The epic of an unfortunate knight; defeated in the first attack, thrown into a dungeon, he is entitled to a little requiem mass. lances, ghosts, and processions are the ingredients of this entertaining work.
SKU: AP.74-1591848342
ISBN 9781591848349. English. [Jay Z] By Zack O'Malley Greenburg.
As much as Martha Stewart or Oprah---and perhaps more than any musician---Jay-Z has turned himself into a lifestyle. You can wake up to the local radio station playing his newest hit, spritz yourself with his latest cologne, slip on a pair of his Rocawear jeans, lace up your Reebok S. Carter sneakers, watch baseball star Robinson Cano smack a couple of hits in an afternoon game, and grab dinner at The Spotted Pig. On the way to Jay-Z's 40/40 Club for a D'Ussé cognac nightcap, sign up for streaming service Tidal and hear his latest collaboration with Beyoncé. He'll profit at every turn of your day.
SKU: FG.042-08249-2
ISBN 979-0-042-08249-2.
Notturno (1929) is a short work from Merikanto's most inventive and productive period and one in which the composer's originality and formal mastery is strongly present. Merikanto's depiction of night proceeds from a skilfully orchestrated sunset into dark and motionless nocturnal chorales.
SKU: HL.49032436
ISBN 9790001126762.
Es gibt kaum eine Pop-Produktion, in der der Synthesizer nicht die erste Geige spielt, kaum eine Band, die auf elektronische Keyboards life on stage verzichtet. Von der modernsten Digitaltechnik profitiert auch das Schlagzeug (Drum-Set): Mit dem Drum-Computer, der digital gespeicherte Schlagzeugklange enthalt, lasst sich jeder beliebige Rhythmus programmieren. Die harmonische und rhythmische Verknupfung von Drum-Set, Bass-, Akkord- und Melodiestimme bildet das Grundgerust eines Popsongs. Auf dieser Basis ist die Rock-Pop-Keyboard-Schule aufgebaut. Die band-orientierten Kompositionen lassen sich in der Gruppe oder allein zur Cassette bzw. CD spielen und mit einem Homerecording-Equipment selbst aufnehmen und abmischen. Neben musikalischem und spieltechnischem Know-how enthalt jeder Band auch grundlegende Tipps fur den umgang mit Synthesizer, Drum-Computer und Homerecording-Equipment (nicht produktbezogen). Geeignet fur den Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht.
SKU: HL.49015354
ISBN 9790001125925.
