Kevin Volans' String Quartet No. 9: Shiva Dances was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Smith Quartet at the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.Kevin Volans (the composer) notes on the piece:In the past I have been interested in trying to go beyond historicism (1970s) beyond style(1980s) and beyond form (1990s) in my work. Looking back over the music of the twentiethcentury I was struck by the fact the nearlyall of it is extremely 'busy' almost cluttered. Italmost seemed that composers felt compelled to look industrious. In the new millennium Ithought it would be interesting to try and eliminate content. I also aspired to movingfrommusic (sound as art) to art (art as sound). This of course has already been done by a numberof composers (many from New York Phil Niblock and La Monte Young to name but two) butit was something I had never tried.AlthoughI found it annoying that the label 'minimalist' was given to my African-based work and fearing this would make the label stick I set out to write a piece which reflected my loveof minimal painting and architecture. The Japanesehave a term 'wabi' meaning 'voluntarypoverty' or 'emptiness' to describe their restrained minimal aesthetic an aesthetic which however pays greatest attention to the quality of material and fine detail. I like to think thatthelack of excessive pitch material in this piece reflects a kind of voluntary poverty.When Shiva is portrayed dancing (as Nataraj) He is depicted in a circle of flames crushing asmall figure the ego underfoot.You get theimpression He dances on the spot not movingaround at all. I like that.The piece is dedicated to Pablo Pascual Cilleruelo.

for solo cello-Orbit is a work composed by acclaimed minimalist composer Philip Glass for Solo Cello. Orbit was commissioned by Damian Woetzel and premiered on the 2nd of April 2013 in a performance bycellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer Lil Buck at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. The performance was a celebration of the collaboration between an incredible young dancer an unbelievable cellist and one of the mostaccomplished composers of the modern day. This Philip Glass sheet music however is all about the music. With a softly-evolving melody that begins as a basic pattern before turning back on itself and transforming Orbitis the perfect soundtrack to a marriage of virtuoso musicianship expressive dance and achingly tender solo instrumental composition. Check out Yo-Yo Ma check out Lil Buck but most importantly of all be sure to lookinto our Orbit sheet music by Philip Glass.

One of the most popular works by the Estonian minimalist Spiegel Im Spiegel is based upon extremely simple progressions assembled as repeating fragments that combine to create a breathtaking and stirring whole. The piece was featured in the 2003 Gus van Sant drama Gerry.

Eight great flexible arrangements in two parts, for Bass Clef Instruments, including Cello, Trombone and Bassoon with specially recorded arrangements. The CD includes full backing tracks, professionally arranged and recorded. The Book contains carefully selected and editied Bass Clef arrangements for two parts in score format. Compatible with other editions in the series. / Pop and rock / Recueil / Basse Continue

10 duets. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. In his new collection, Aleksey Igudesman goes well beyond where his previous book, Violin and Cello and More left off. In the first book, the pieces were designed for beginners and intermediate players to have fun and be stretched. But here, no punches are pulled! In ?Danny Boy?, the cellist will be tackling double stops in tenor clef and in ?Pizzicato?, both players are faced with fiendishly fast sempre pizzicato. The book progresses through many styles, taking in Aleksey?s reinventions of famous pieces by Mozart and Beethoven, to an unashamedly virtuoso conclusion called ?Double Trouble?. Even Aleksey himself says ?it is not exactly easy to play?. You have been warned! Wonderful fun and very challenging pieces, ideal for concert encores. / Date parution : 2022-11-15/ Recueil / Violon et Violoncelle

A delightful collection of well-loved piano solos (and one song) by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven; arranged - with equal difficulty parts - for violin, cello and piano. Whether just for pleasure, or a public concert, or as GCSE/A-level ensembles, these pieces will be very useful, with the added bonus of having familiarity in another form. They would also make appealing encores for amateur or professional chamber musicians. Level: Grades 6-7; Early Advanced-Advanced. / Ensemble Music, Instrumental Music / Recueil / Piano, Violon et Violoncelle