Manhattan Pictures Cd

In this colourful composition Jan van der Roost recreates the energetic and multi-racial city life in Manhattan using four contrasting movements. The opening movement is rather short and rhytmical. In the second ?Picture? a variety of musical entities accumulate into a coloured ?sound curtain? on top of which the brass section presents a broad theme. In contrast to the two previous movements the third movement is exremely quiet featuring the first flute clarinet an oboe in broad melodies. Again the orchestration plays an essential role. Following on a majestic ?tutti? (almost ?movie-like....) the serenity of the very beginning reappears. Finally the nervousness anddynamic style of the two first movements come back in an exciting apotheosis with rich and sometimes surprising instrumentation which explores the multiple possibilities of the large symphonic wind band to the full.

East Coast Pictures originally written for wind band have now been transcribed by Phillip Littlemore introducing these exciting programmatic pieces to a wider audience. These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA’s East Coast an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people. Shelter Island is a small island situated almost at the end of Long Island a few hours’ drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic shrouded in sea mists anddriving rain. In upstate New York lie the Catskill Mountains an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again. New York ...or to be precise Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city this ‘picture’ needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked here is a foretaste of things to come.

Version for Concert BandManhattan was commissioned by the United States Army Band for their solo cornet player Woodrow English and first performed by them in Carnegie Hall New York in November 2003. The two-movement work demonstrates both the lyrical and technical abilities of this outstanding player. The 'theme' is a weekend in New York and the opening bluesy movement Saturday Serenade describes the city on a Saturday night. While writing the second movement Sunday Scherzo the composer pictured an early morning jog in Central Park. This vivaciously rhythmic second movement ends with an even quicker coda bringing the work to a brilliant close. Eachmovement can also be played individually when a shorter solo is required.

Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest composersâ??J. S. Bach Beethoven Brahms Mendelssohn Mozart Rimsky-Korsakov Rachmaninoff Tchaikovsky and othersâ??are represented by several pieces each some newly adapted for the piano. Composers and works not usually featured in beginner's books include pieces by Borodin Gluck Rameau and Tallis.Well-known classics include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Debussy's Claire de Lune Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition Satie'sGymnopedie No. 1 Schumann's Child Falling Asleep and 'Spring' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Several orchestral pieces have been newly adapted for the piano including 'Dance of the Swan' from Swan Lake 'Aquarium' from Carnival of the Animals 'Largo' from Xerxes and 'Waltz of the Flowers' from The Nutcracker.Dover Original.

Trumpet or Cornet & Piano-This new composition for solo trumpet by renowned composerPhilip Sparke explores many aspects of trumpet playing and inparticular its lyrical and technical possibilities. It is a twomovement piece but either movement can be played separatelyif a shorter solo is required. The ‘theme’ of the piece is aweekend in New York with the opening bluesy movement Saturday Serenade describing the city on a Saturday night perhaps in a smoke-filled jazz bar. While composing the secondmovement Sunday Scherzo the composer pictured an earlymorning jog in Central Park. A must for all trumpet players. Thiswork is also available for trumpet and concert band.

'New York'... or to be more precise Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city this piece needs no explanation. This brass band transcription has been made by Phillip Littlemore and provides a driving and punchy 4 minute work for brass band. 'New York' is the third movement of 'East Coast Pictures' originally written for wind band commissioned in 1985 by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from National Westminster Bank plc. These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA’s East Coast an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.This work has recently been recorded on the CD ‘East Coast Pictures’ by the Leyland Band conducted by Michael Fowles and is available from this site (catalogue number: 0-571-52109-6).

Corpus Cum Figuris is a uniform composition in three major parts. The first part is a slow marche funébre a kind of prologue with dark and sombre sounds and a massive wall of chords which leads us to the other part of the works where the static and solemn atmosphere is suddenly stopped and replaced by a rhythmic/melodic ritual which accelerates the music. In the third part the block structure is softened gradually different figurations and stylistic elements arise to live their own lives: distant waltzes and pictures from the Middle Ages appear in this gigantic sonorous body. After a wild percussion orgy a short flash-back and a scream from the edge end Corpus cumFiguris. The piece has no literal content at all even though the title leads the thought to Adrian Leverkühn?s Apocalipsis cum Figuris from Thomas Mann?s Doctor Faustus. More likely my piece will arouse associations as with all my music. It has to be heard in it?s own conditions in this case as a big body of music or perhaps as a great screen where the details of course are part of the whole body but at the same time are foreign and odd. It is as if one climbs a mountain and from the top of that mountain discovers a world which is completely different from expected. Corpus cum Figuris for 20 musicians was composed in 1984 commissioned by Ensemble InterContemporain and the Danish Radio. Ensemble InterContemporain world premiered the work in April 1985 conducted by Peter Eötvös. The piece was also played at the ISCM-festival in Amsterdam by Netherland Radio Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ernest Bour.

Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke, Op. 1, Humoresker, Op. 6, Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7, and many others. Content : Four Pieces [Vier Stücke], Op. 1 (dedicated to E. F. Wenzel) I. Allegro con leggerezza II. Non Allegro e molto espressivo III. Mazurka IV. Allegretto con moto Poetic Tone-Pictures [Poetiske tonebilleder], Op. 3 (dedicated to Benjamin Feddersen) I. Allegro, ma non troppo II. Allegro cantabile III. Con moto IV. Andante con sentimento V. Allegro moderato VI Allegro scherzando Humoresques [Humoresker], Op. 6 (dedicated to Rikard Nordraak) I. Tempo di Valse II. Tempo di Menuetto ed energico III. Allegretto con grazia IV. Allegro alla burla Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7 (dedicated to Niels W. Gade) Allegro moderato Andante molto Alla Menuetto, ma pocco più lento Finale Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, Arranged for Solo Piano (dedicated to Edmund Neupert) Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro moderato e molto marcato Four Album Leaves [Fire albumblade], Op. 28 (dedicated to Minna Petersen) I. Allegro con moto II. Allegretto espressivo III. Vivace IV. Andantino serioso Two Elegiac Melodies [Zwei elegische Melodien], Op. 34 (dedicated to Heinrich von Herzogenberg; arrangement of a work for string orchestra based on the songs Op. 33, nos. 3 and 2) I. Heart's Wounds [Herzwunden] II. Last Spring [Letzter Frühling] From Holberg's Time [Fra Holbergs tid; Holberg Suite], Op. 40 (dedicated to Erika Lie-Nissen) I. Praeludium II. Sarabande III. Gavotte IV. Air V. Rigaudon Piano Pieces after His Own Songs [Klavierstücke nach eigenen Liedern] (I), Op. 41 I. Lullaby [Wiegenlied] II. Little Haakon [Klein Haakon] III. I Love Thee [Ich liebe dich] IV. She Is So White [Wenn einst sie lag an meiner Brust/Sie ist so weiss] V. The Princess [Die Prinzessin] VI. To Springtime [An den Lenz] Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (arrangement of orchestral work) I. Morning Mood [Morgenstimmung] II. Åse's Death [Åses Tod] III. Anitra's Dance [Anitras Tanz] IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King [In der Halle des Bergkönigs] Piano Pieces after His Own Songs [Klavierstücke nach eigenen Liedern] (II), Op. 52 I. A Mother's Grief [Mutterschmerz] II. The First Meeting [Erstes Begegnen] III. The Poet's Heart [Des Dichters Herz] IV. Solvejg's Song [Solvejgs Lied] V. Love [Liebe] VI. The Old Mother [Die alte Mutter] Two Melodies [Zwei Melodien], Op. 53 (dedicated to Franz Neruda; arrangement of a work for string orchestra based on the songs Op. 33, no. 12, and Op. 21, no I. Norwegian [Norwegisch] II. The First Meeting [Erstes Begegnen] Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op 55 (arrangement of orchestral work) I. Ingrid's Lament [Ingrids Klage] II. Arabian Dance [Arabischer Tanz] III. Peer Gynt's Return Home [Peer Gynts Heimkehr] IV. Solvejg's Song [Solvejgs Lied] Moods [Stimmungen], Op. 73 I. Resignation II. Scherzo-Impromptu III. Night Ride [Natligtridt] IV. Folksong [Folketone] V. Study [Studie] (Hommage à Chopin) VI. Students' Serenade [Studenternes serenade] VII. The Mountaineer's Song [Lual?t] Nordraak's Funeral March [Sörgemarsch over Rikard Nordraak], WoOp. Three Piano Pieces [Drei Klavierstückel], WoOp. I. White Clouds [Hvide skyer] II. Gnomes' Tune [Tusselsl?t] III. The Dance Goes On [Dansen går]

This book and 2-CD set was intended for the mature picker who desires great arrangements to the classic songs we hear sing and play. Included are great sounding solid songs which are fun to play but not with those ?impossible?blinding runs. This unique book is also perfect for the beginner who is ready to branch into the intermediate world of guitar. ?Amazing Grace? ?Blue Ridge Mountain Blues? ?When The Roses Bloom In Dixie Land? ?Georgia Mail? ?When You And I Were Young Maggie? are just a few of the 45 full blown songs in this terrific volume. Lyrics notation and TAB along with pictures performance notes and of course companion CDs are all included; anothermust-have from Steve Kaufman.

Par PUSCOIU COSTEL. Well-known classical works for recorder students at all levels of ability, adapted and arranged especially for the recorder. The works are drawn from all periods, including Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern. The author has carefully placed the melodies in the best keys for easy recorder. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Classic - Solos / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Soprano

A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Iain Farrington, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 pianist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tipgrade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercisesbrand new sight-reading and improvisation activitiesnewly-commissioned aural awareness tasksPackaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He has performed across the world, notably at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, and has worked with many leading musicians, including Bryn Terfel and Sir Paul McCartney. As a composer, Iain's music has been performed, recorded and broadcast worldwide, and his wide-ranging catalogue of arrangements receives regular international performances. / Piano