Format : Softcover
SKU: OT.23128
8.27 x 11.69 inches.
A short and lyrical work for flute soloIsraeli pianist Tal Weissman was born in Haifa in 1972, and began his musical training at age four. While a youth, he performed as a soloist with most of the orchestras in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He was awarded an Outstanding Israeli Competitor at the Arthur Rubenstein Competition in 1992, and has won prizes in international piano competitions in Europe.In 1995, Weissman was accepted for piano studies with the internationally renowned pianist and pedagogue Maria Curcio Diamand in London. During this period of study in London, he was awarded many prizes and performed in most of the major concert venues in England. In 1999, he made a concert tour of the United States.Tal Weissman returned to Israel in 2004, where he teaches piano privately and continues to perform both in Israel and abroad. His compositions for piano and other instruments express the human sprit as it faces the challenges of the world.The Sonatina for Flute Solo is dedicated to Israeli flutist Eyal Ein-Habar.
SKU: IS.F6035EM
ISBN 9790365060351.
Charles Camilleri (1931 - 2009) was a Maltese composer. As a teenager, he composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta. He moved from his early influences by Maltese folk music to a musical form in which nothing is fixed and his compositions evolve from themselves with a sense of fluency and inevitability. He composed over 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instruments. Camilleri's work has been performed throughout the world and his research of folk music and improvisation, the influences of the sounds of Africa and Asia, together with the academic study of European music, helped him create a universal style. Camilleri is recognized in Malta as one of the major composers of his generation. He died on 3 January 2009 at the age of 77. His funeral took place two days later at Naxxar, his long-time town of residence. Flags across Malta were flown at half-mast in tribute to him.
SKU: MB.31076M
ISBN 9781513477695. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Following the model established by Bach and Chopin, George Gershwin (1898 â?? 1937) originally planned to write 24 modern preludes for piano, one in each major and relative minor key. The collection was to be called The Melting Pot as it combined cross-cultural elements of classical, popular, jazz, and blues styles. Already established as a composer of popular songs, Broadway musicals, and masterpieces like Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F, Gershwinâ??s frenetic musical activities and an early death intervened, and for various reasonsâ??only three of the completed 5-7 preludes were published in 1927. By omission and circumstance, these three compositions have endured the test of time as Gershwinâ??s Three Preludes.àThis book presents idiomatic flute/guitar arrangements of Gershwinâ??s iconic Three Preludes. The original keys of the preludes were altered to accommodate drop-D guitar tuning and highlight the strengths and tessituras of the two instruments. The music is written in standard notation only and presented in guitar and flute scores, guitar accompaniment with extensive suggested fingering, and a pull-out flute solo part with guitar cues. Includes access to an outstanding online audio recording by The Cypress Duo, featuring flutist Amanda Hoke and author/guitarist Justin Hoke.àAudiences are going to love hearing these preludes rendered by the flute and guitar, particularly â??Prelude IIâ?Â, in Gershwinâ??s words, â??a sort of blues lullabyâ? that is familiar to many musicians and listeners alike.
SKU: HL.48189352
UPC: 888680991098. 9x12 inches.
“Romanian composer, Doina Rotaru (b. 1951) is best known for her orchestral and chamber works. Rotaru studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and has won many prizes for her compositions. Legend is no exception to her success. Currently, Rotaru is professor at the Music Academy in Bucharest and a prominent composer, with her works being performed all over the world. Legend for Flute and Resonator is a highly modern work, as indicated by its instrumentation. The Flute solo line includes extended techniques, such as variations in use of vibrato, voice and notes played simultaneously, harmonics, pulsations and ornamentations, amongst other aspects. For all advanced flautists seeking modern, alternative repertoire, Rotaru's Legend provides an exciting work for both performers and audiences alike.&rdquo.
SKU: BR.EB-8355
ISBN 9790004176627. 9 x 12 inches.
The most important prerequisite for success in studying the instrument is the ability to practise in a meaningful and rational manner - i. e. to aim at a steady progress through regular and purposeful application, with the least possible expenditure of time and energy. One can only be sure of making improvement when one practises daily, and as one improves so confidence grows and there is a proper basis for success. In this connection it should always be noted that the choice and the demands of individual exercises in respect of range and difficulty of technique and musicality should refer to the standard attained at the relevant time. In the whole curriculum the study has a very important place. In that it is by way of being and exercise, it deals with particular problems of playing in different compositional guises, and shows the necessary link between purely technical and mechanical matter and the literature (including that for concert use) of the instrument. When beginning work on a study the first thing to do is to determine the central problem posed by the composer. For this reason the study should first be read through so that the contents may be grasped and the transference of notes into sound as far as possible be accomplished. Breathing marks are to be put in at appropriate places. Then the study can be played through in slow time, with exact control of all the parts of the body involved in order to avoid inexactness.76 etudes for daily practice.
SKU: IS.FQ6573EM
ISBN 9790365065738.
Alex Christiaens was born in 1957and started courses on solfège, piano, music theory and music history at the conservatorium of Hasselt. After his secondary education (Latin-Greek), he was awarded a Master degree in translation and started to work for a Flemish bank. Since then, he has been living in Leuven. Music remained an important part of his life. After having finished the piano course at the conservatorium of Leuven, he continued his musical journey by completing the organ course with Peter Breugelmans, the harmony and composition course with Erika Budai and the clarinet course with Bart Van den Bosch. He regularly performed in public, not only as a soloist but also as the accompanist of singers, choirs and instrumentalists. Since many years, he has been active as an organist in Leuven and has been singing in the choir Tourdion under the leadership of Rik Ghesquière. He started composing as part of the harmony course. Most of his compositions are short works written for piano or solo instruments with accompaniment .
SKU: IS.FQ6575EM
ISBN 9790365065752.
SKU: IS.FQ6574EM
ISBN 9790365065745.
SKU: IS.FQ6572EM
ISBN 9790365065721.
