Format : Sheet music
Flexible 4-Part Concert Pieces-Arranged for beginners these well-known and original pieces will successfully launch instrumentalists into the exciting and rewarding world of ensemble playing. The parts are of equal importance and are written within comfortable ranges for each instrument. An optional supporting piano part is provided to reinforce the ensemble if necessary. Although very elementary the pieces are substantial enough to be presented as ensemble performance material for music festivals or examinations. Having successfully mastered these pieces players can then progress to the Centre Stage series which offers slightly more challenging material in the same instrumental format with the added bonusof featuring a soloist! James Rae
SKU: PR.UE021584
ISBN 9783702473556. UPC: 803452070672.
All together easy Ensemble! is designed to be the student's first entry into ensemble playing. For beginners, each part is written in a comfortable range for each instrument, and parts are of equal importance. The set includes an optional piano part, which can be used to support or augment the ensemble, and UE provides brass parts as free downloads, if desired. Volume 5 includes easy arrangements of Strauss Blue Danube Waltz, the theme from Haydn Surprise Symphony, the traditional French Sur le pont d'Avignon, and an original James Rae tune, Hot Rock, which provides a range of styles and dynamics.
SKU: PR.UE021583
ISBN 9783702472634. UPC: 803452069751.
All together easy Ensemble! is UE's series of flexible arrangements for students venturing forth into ensemble playing for the first time. Since this is an important step in the development of many young musicians, arranger James Rae makes sure that all parts are important and integral and that all lines lie comfortably on the instrument. An optional piano part is included, to enhance the ensemble if necessary, and parts are included for a wide range of instrumentations. Volume 4 includes Shostakovich Waltz No.2 (from Jazz Suite No. 2), Verdi's La donna e mobile, Yankee Doodle, and Rae's original Cha-Cha Cubano. For beginning performers.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14849
The volumes in this new series contain duos, trios and quartets, their degree of difficulty ranging from easy through intermediate to advanced. Every piece is a transcription or an arrangement, since in editing the volumes our primary concern was to provide a collection of valuable and interesting compositions, as freely variable as possible as regards instrumentation, for music school students and also for adults who make music for their own pleasure. The range and pitch of the parts enable the works to be performed on any required or possible combination of the given instruments. In the Easy quartets volume, in addition to independent movements a number of works can be foundthat can be performed together to form suites. Thus from short movements that can also be used separately cycles may be formed which can enliven a little domestic concert, an instrument demonstration or the programme of a performance for a festive occasion. Besides sequences of Renaissance dances, arrangements of Bach chorales, choral works and classical dances, the varied content also includes Romantic movements suitable for enjoyable domestic music-making. Die Bände der neuen Serie beinhalten leichte, mittelschwere oder fortgeschrittene Duos, Trios und Quartette. Bei der Zusammenstellung lag das Hauptaugenmerk auf der höchstmöglichen Freiheit in der Kombinierbarkeit der Instrumente sowie darauf, dass die Kompositionen für Musikschüler und Hobbymusiker musikalisch interessant und wertvoll sind. Aus diesem Grund handelt es sich bei allen Stücken um Transkriptionen. Lage und Tonumfang der Stimmen sind so gesetzt, dass sich die Werke allen denkbaren Umständen und Ansprüchen anpassen und entsprechend in jeder Kombination der angegebenen Musikinstrumente vorgetragen werden können.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14850
The volumes in this new series contain duos, trios and quartets, their degree of difficulty ranging from easy through intermediate to advanced. Every piece is a transcription or an arrangement, since in editing the volumes our primary concern was to provide a collection of valuable and interesting compositions, as freely variable as possible as regards instrumentation, for music school students and also for adults who make music for their own pleasure. The range and pitch of the parts enable the works to be performed on any required or possible combination of the given instruments. Like the Easy quartets volume, this one too contains dance sequences consisting of severalmovements. Apart from such popular dance movements (two renaissance dances, three waltzes), this publication also provides users with more extensive character pieces at an intermediate level. In movements like, for example, Evening chimes, Hobgoblin, The shepherdess and the cuckoo and March, the original content provided by the editors together with the music helps players to find the appropriate character for the musical performance, and thus to bring the music closer to both the players and the audience. Die Bände der neuen Serie beinhalten leichte, mittelschwere oder fortgeschrittene Duos, Trios und Quartette. Bei der Zusammenstellung lag das Hauptaugenmerk auf der höchstmöglichen Freiheit in der Kombinierbarkeit der Instrumente sowie darauf, dass die Kompositionen für Musikschüler und Hobbymusiker musikalisch interessant und wertvoll sind. Aus diesem Grund handelt es sich bei allen Stücken um Transkriptionen. Lage und Tonumfang der Stimmen sind so gesetzt, dass sich die Werke allen denkbaren Umständen und Ansprüchen anpassen und entsprechend in jeder Kombination der angegebenen Musikinstrumente vorgetragen werden können.
SKU: FJ.FJH2375
ISBN 9781619283602. UPC: 241444441862. English.
Volume 1 of Christmas Trios includes three holiday favorites arranged for one piano, six hands. Bell Carol, O Come All Ye Faithful, and an exciting rendition of Jingle Bells are all accessible for a quick studio get-together, or holiday recital.
About FJH Piano Ensemble Series
Creative material especially written to explore aspects of artistic ensemble performance.
SKU: HL.50600339
ISBN 9790080149461. UPC: 888680091163. 9.0x12.0x0.345 inches. Hungarian, English, German, French. Ad Libitum Series.
The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios, and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad Libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playble pieces for christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones. It is our believe that joing music-making will add further to the beauty and intimacy of the holiday season. Pieces include: Adeste, fideles • O Christmas tree • Lo, how a rose e'er blooming • A Child Is Born in Bethlehem • Silent Night • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Pastoral (Händel) • and more.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14946
Hungarian-English-German-French.
The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playable pieces for Christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones. At least two melodic and oneaccompanying instruments are required to perform the piecesPart I - violin / descant recorder / flute / oboe / clarinet / soprano saxophone / trumpetPart II - violin / treble recorder / clarinet / trumpetAccompaniment- piano / guitarAny of the following optional parts can be addedVoice (ad libitum)Percussion (ad libitum)Bass (ad libitum)- cello / bassoon / euphonium Die Bände der Serie Ad libitum enthalten leichte, mittelschwere sowie für Fortgeschrittene geeignete Duos, Trios und Quartette variabler Besetzung. Die Bände von Ad libitum Familienedition sind vor allem Familien und Freundeskreisen zu empfehlen, in denen mehrere auf einem beliebigen Instrument spielen. Sämtliche Stücke lassen sich in vielfältiger Besetzung spielen, ganz gleich, ob man zu dritt, zu viert oder zu fünft musizieren möchte. Dieser Band wurde aus den schönsten, aber leicht zu spielenden Advents- und Weihnachtsstücken zusammengestellt, zu denen sich teilweise auch eine Singstimme gesellen kann. Deshalb wurde dem Stimmenmaterial der Instrumente auch Noten fürdie Singstimme beigefügt.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094597-400
ISBN 9789043131544. 9x12 inches. English.
Each volume in the Step by Step series contains 14 structured lessons, a DVD (Volume 1 only) and 2 CDs. The aim of this book is to provide all beginners with an opportunity to have fun whilst learning to play their instrument. The 2 CDs contain performances of each piece to demonstrate how it should be done, along with play along tracks. The separate piano accompaniment book that is available for live performances also helps to develop the listening and interactive skills required for playing as part of an ensemble. Throughout the clearly presented lessons the student will find entertaining pieces, games and other activities which reinforce the area of learningwithin the lesson. Step by Step, together with the DVD, demonstrates the more practical aspects of playing and is a comprehensive and innovative method designed to achieve the theoretical and technical knowledge required for playing. Due to the fact that Step by Step proceeds at a slow place it is an ideal method for younger learners or those who need to progress at a more gradual rate. Step by Step - A definitive method covering all aspects of learning to play.
SKU: BT.DHP-1084263-400
ISBN 9789043130431. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094706-400
ISBN 9789043131582. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1084553-400
ISBN 9789043130585. 9x12 inches. English.
The first volume in the Step by Step series contains 14 structured lessons, a DVD and 2 CDs. The aim of this book is to provide all beginners with an opportunity to have fun whilst learning the clarinet. The 2 CDs included with this book contain performances of each piece to demonstrate how it should be done, along with play along tracks. The separate piano accompaniment book that is available for live performances also helps to develop the listening and interactive skills required for playing as part of an ensemble. Throughout the clearly presented lessons the student will find entertaining pieces, games and other activities which reinforce the area of learning within thelesson. Step by Step, together with the DVD, demonstrates the more practical aspects of playing and is a comprehensive and innovative method designed to achieve the theoretical and technical knowledge required for playing the clarinet. Due to the fact that Step by Step proceeds at a slow place it is an ideal method for younger learners or those who need to progress at a more gradual rate. Step by Step - A definitive method covering all aspect of learning.
SKU: BR.DV-31105
For a successful approach to quartet playing
ISBN 9790200415810. 9 x 12 inches.
Making music in a quartet uniquely nurtures young string players' musical development, ensemble playing, listening to each other, and intonation. So, what could be more obvious than introducing the scoring of this genre, often referred to as chamber music's supreme discipline, as early as possible.Indeed, composers have all along advised the classical string quartet's outstanding compositions, but they are hardly easy to play for beginners. Here, with the present collection, is where Eva-Maria Neumann comes in. The two volumes include
The pieces are also effective as scored for chorus.
SKU: BR.DV-31106
ISBN 9790200415827. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: GI.G-10368
ISBN 9781622776276.
This is a fascinating and important book for everybody even remotely interested in the history of American bands. Bryan Proksch has done some painstakingly thorough research in putting together an amazing assemblage of documents… This is a must-have book! —Jon Ceander Mitchell   The Wind Music Research Quarterly: Mitteilungsblatt der IGEB   (March 2022), 14–15 For the scholar, each entry presents an opportunity for expansion. For the teacher, this work provides source readings for courses on wind band history or for complementing Strunk or Weiss-Taruskin in university music history courses. That said, these documents stand as an enriching and entertaining read in their own right for anyone interested in the subject. —Michael O’Connor   Historic Brass Today 1/2 (Spring 2022), 32 The Golden Age of American Bands is ideally suited for courses on the history and literature of bands in America. Indeed, this volume could suffice as a textbook for adventuresome teachers in that it touches on the major musicians, instruments, ensembles, and functions expected of such a course. . . . Both private and classroom band instructors will find compelling glimpses into the history of their craft. [It is] bursting with opportunities to inspire curiosity in their students while effectively supporting their own curricular goals. —Benjamin D. Lawson and James A. Davis   The Journal of Music History Pedagogy Proksch’s new collection of documents is a most welcome step in the direction of getting [the story of bands] under control. The juxtaposition of documents from so many levels and types of ensembles proves to have a cumulative effect: one begins to see the subtle and long-lasting connections among them despite the big differences. It is easy to envision it as a supplemental text in a course on band history and literature, but the book is also just an absorbing read. There is much to learn here, and much to enjoy. —Ken Kreitner   Notes 79/2 (December 2022): 217-218 This is the story of the American wind band, told chronologically by those who experienced it in real time from 1835 to 1935. How did bands become bands? How did they rise in popularity? Which figures had insights and specific impacts on the development of the genre? Through source documents and articles, Bryan Proksch takes us on an extraordinary journey from the time of the first brass bands in the 1830s, through the Civil War and the golden ages of Gilmore and Sousa, to the cusp of the wind ensemble just before World War II. Hear from a young Frederick Fennell about his efforts to create the first band at Eastman. Read the outline of Allessandro Liberati’s unpublished trumpet method book. Eavesdrop on Karl L. King as he muses on the fate of bands after the death of Sousa. See Patrick Conway’s first undergraduate music education curriculum. Gawk as trombonist Fredrick Neil Innes embarrasses “world’s greatest cornetist†Jules Levy at Coney Island. Explore as Alan Dodworth revolutionizes bands. Retreat with a military band in the middle of a Civil War battle. Find out what it felt like to sit in a Sousa Band rehearsal. Ask Herbert L. Clarke why he thinks you should be playing a cornet instead of a trumpet. Find out how P. S. Gilmore managed to pull off the biggest concert events in American history. The book includes numerous rare and unknown illustrations to show you the places where band history happened. The documents include rare periodical excerpts, handwritten letters, and other writings taken from archives throughout the United States. These first-person accounts are certain to further refine and deepen our understanding and appreciation of American band history on a grand scale. Contents: Beginnings (1835–1859) The Civil War (1860–1865) The Jubilees (1866–1879) The Gilded Age (1880–1896) The Band Age (1897–1914) World War I (1915–1919) Transition and Decline (1920–1935)  Click here to download a FREE addenda. Bryan Proksch is a distinguished faculty lecturer and associate professor of music history and literature at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. This is his third book. His A Sousa Reader: Essays, Interviews, and Clippings (GIA Publications, 2016) explores the documents relating to the life and career of John Philip Sousa.
