Flee As a Bird

Muzika aizlidoju'ajiem putniem / Music for Fleeting Birds. Par VASKS PETERIS. This is the first of two works by the successful Latvian composer for this instrumentation. It was written in 1977 and shows his early compositional style: while freely notated in the beginning, improvisational sections then change over to chordal passages with sharply accentuated rhythm. It is particularly in the freely notated parts of the work that birdcalls and nature sounds appear as onomatopoeic sounds. The particular challenge is not in the virtuosity of the individual part, but in creating the special atmosphere through perfect harmony. As in most other works by the composer, the bond with nature plays a special role. Unlike any other composer, he gives nature a musical voice./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière, Hautbois, Clarinette, Cor et Ba

The masterful music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim are skillfully arranged for mixed choirs in this superb 10-minute medley. Sing about “the demon barber of Fleet Street” and the pie-maker Mrs. Lovett who team up toconcoct a razor-sharp recipe for revenge. Songs include: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd The Worst Pies in London Johanna By the Sea Green Finch and Linnet Bird Pretty Woman Not While I'm Around.

Conducteur et parties Saxophone Quartet (SATB) The Three Songs (Trois Chansons) dating from 1914/15 were arranged for four a cappella voices by Ravel immediately after he had written the music of these pieces. The lyrics were penned by the composer himself. The songs represent Ravel’s sole contribution to choral literature. The first song consists of three sections and tells the story of Nicolette, who sets out to pick flowers in the fields. Just like Little Red Ridinghood, she meets a wolf who asks her if she is on her way to her grandmother’s house (M.1-13). Fleeing from him, she meets a page who wonderswhether she would like to have him as her “lover true”. She dismisses his proposition though she finds it hard to do so (M. 14-39). In the third section, she encounters a plump, unhandsome man (lento!). He speaks to her:”Stay, stay, my Nicolette, all this gold I give to thee”, and - “VIVO” - Nicolette takes refuge in his arms. (M.40 to end). The Three Lovely Birds from Paradise are sky-blue, white as fallen snow and bright red - just like the colors of the Tricolore, the national flag of France - which has been interpreted in many reviews as a sign of an increasingly nationalistic attitude becoming apparent in the war year of 1914. This song mourns the loss of the beloved one who went to war. The Ronde is also made up of three sections. The old women are the first to sing (M.1-28). They warn the young maidens against entering the forest since it is inhabited by all kinds of dangerous (male) beasts. Then (M. 29 – 56) the old men warn the young lads against going into the woods because of the numerous (female) demons living there. The irony of the story is to be found in the final answer of the young people (as of M. 57), who conclude: “We will not go into the woods since the old folks have frightened off all the beasts, anyway.”

27-year-old Mary Dana to express her grief at the recent deaths of her husband brother wrote the words and music sister and infant son. Since then it has been used in funeral processions and even crossed over into blues and folk music. Contemporary composer John Carter was the ideal musical talent to arrange this hymn for a medium-easy choral group.

Plus de 100 tunes, édité et annoté par Robin Williamson. Facile à avancé. Pour mandoline, banjo, flute, etc.. Avec les accords de guitare. Un enregistrement de CD de 15 tunes, joués par Williamson, est inclus pour la démonstration. / Accordéon

Livre de poche regroupant les partitions pour chant et guitare (diagrammes d'accords) de plus de 90 classiques acoustiques. Des Beatles en passant par Coldplay et Bob Dylan. / Variétés / Partition /

Le livre Vocal réelle est la réponse à l'ouvrage de faux. C'est une alternative à la pléthore de volumes mal conçues, illisibles, inexacts, mal edited qui abondent sur le marché aujourd'hui. Le livre Vocal réelle est extrêmement précis, soignée et vise, avant tout, pour un usage pratique. Tous les efforts réalisés pour le rendre agréable à effectuer. La sélection de musiques pour ce volume met en évidence les principaux compositeurs jazz du passé des années 60, avec une attention particulière pour les années 1960 et 1970. Un certain nombre de chansons par Rogers