March Misterioso

Lamenti (Lamentations) est un chant lent et profondément mélancolique originaire des Marches une région d'Italie centrale. La mélodie originale est accompagnée d?un texte écrit en dialecte :« Mon bien-aimé m?a dit qu?il allait mourir.Pour lui faire plaisir je veux mourir aussi.Trouvez quelqu?un qui chantera et jouera pour moi ;Trouvez quelqu?un qui m?enterrera? »Le thème original est exposé dans les mesures d?ouverture. Il évolue dans un environnement harmonique aux contours indéfinis et vagues. Viennent ensuite trois variations contrastantes et contrastées. Dans la première variation (Allegro con fuoco) le thème a subi des modifications rythmiques etharmoniques. Il se présente désormais sous la forme d?une danse d?abord en 7/8 puis en 6/8. La deuxième variation (Lento Misterioso) s?apparente à une marche funèbre jouée en canon. La troisième et dernière variation (Scherzo Vivace) est vive et brillante.

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Metalla was commissioned by the 'Kreisverband Altenkirchen' of Germany and dedicated to Ottomar Jung. The composer himself conducted the premiere of the piece, which was performed by the 'Jugendorchester Kreisverband Altenkirchen' on 25 March 1999. The region of Altenkirchen is known for its iron mines, which find musical expression in the dark mood of the introduction (andante misterioso). This effect is accomplished with overlapping seventh intervals, orchestral crescendos, a succession of broad chords and the presentation of most themes in the middle register of the band. The dynamic section (allegro energico) that follows the introduction is characterized by concise figures inthe brass and a second motif, a kind of rippling motion depicting the Sieg River, an important element in the landscape of the Altenkirchen region. The work closes with a final theme that returns a number of times, albeit in different guises. After a brief repeat of the seventh intervals from the beginning, a last radiant chord signals the end of the piece. / Niveau : 4 / Répertoire / Concert Band

The 21 pieces in this collection represent some of the best miniature masterworks in piano literature. These pieces were carefully selected not only for their overall quality and musicality but because they advance very logically from the five-finger position pieces that preceded them in Pathways to Artistry: Masterworks Book 1. For maximum benefit students should work through the skills that are comprehensively presented in Pathways to Artistry: Technique Book 2. Titles: Alpine Dance (Heinrich Wohlfahrt) * Bouree (Felix Le Couppey) * The Cuckoo (Eduard Horak) * English Gigue (Samuel Arnold) * Etude in A Minor (Ludvig Schytte) * Hopak (Alexander Goedicke)* The King's Fanfare (William Duncombe) * Little Scherzo (Ludvig Schytte) * A Lovely Day (Daniel Gottlob Turk) * Melodic Etude Op. 108 No. 12 (Ludvig Schytte) * Minuet in F Major K. 2 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) * Playful Dances (Jacob Schmitt) * A Pleasant Morning (Jean Louis Streabbog) * Quadrille (Franz Joseph Haydn) * Rain (Nicolai Lyubarski) * Royal Trumpet March (Jeremiah Clarke) * The Shepherd's Song (Nicolai Lyubarski) * Sonatina in C Major (William Duncombe) * Song from For Children (Bela Bartok) * Song without Words (Louis Kohler) * Trio (Anton Diabelli).

Active Listening Strategies for the Music Classroom-Make music listening fun and active with creative visuals and activities for Tchaikovsky's holiday standard The Nutcracker Suite. Created for the music classroom the Activity Book/CD features a variety of reproduciblelistening maps and activities helpful teaching suggestions and a full-length version of this masterwork performed by the Slovak Symphony Orchestra. Student editions with full color listening maps provide extra visual effect asstudents follow the familiar music of the Suite's eight movements: Overture Chinese Dance Russian Dance Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Waltz of the Flowers March Dance of the Reed Flute and Arabian Dance. Thevalue-packed Classroom Kit includes the Book/CD Pak and Student 20-Pak. Enhance music appreciation in your classroom this holiday season!

Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the Soldier's March, the Happy Farmer or the Wild Horseman. This historically informed edition of the entire collection clearly differentiates the markings of the first edition from Clara Schumann's later-edited version. Discussions of ornamentation and the collection's origin are also included. The Alfred Masterwork Library CD Editions conveniently combine each exceptional volume with a professionally recorded CD that is sure to inspire artistic performances. Pianist Kim O'Reilly Newman holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. She has performed throughout North America and Europe with the Hambro Quartet of Pianos and was an editor and recording pianist for Alfred Publishing. Kim is a brain tumor survivor and now specializes in performing music for the left hand.

Including three movements from Berlioz's five-movement Symphonie Fantastique, originally composed in 1830---'A Ball,' 'March to the Scaffold,' and 'A Witches' Sabbath'---this masterwork is revered as one of the most vivid program pieces in classical music, and remains to this day one of the most popular works of the Romantic period. Carefully scored for the contemporary concert band. (6:45) / Concert Band

These graded collections of piano duets by master composers are among the best literature available at respective levels. Each duet, written by composers who lived in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, has been carefully edited and fingered for performance ease. / Piano 4 Mains

Par LARSEN GREY. Gris Larsen, dans les 150 Gems Of Irish Music For collection Tin Whistle, nous a donné un plus bienvenu suivi de son ouvrage encyclopédique, Le guide essentiel pour flûte irlandaise et Tin Whistle et The Tin Whistle boîte à outils indispensable. Les gemmes disposent non seulement des airs méticuleusement sélectionnés, mais représentent les premières offres de mjor qui utilisent le système d'innovation de Larsen de la notation ornementation irlandaise. Ce livre et CD aideront les joueurs à acquérir une compréhension plus profonde de la tradition musicale irlandaise ainsi que de fournir du nouveau matériel pour améliorer l'expérience du joueur en solo et participant à la session irlandaise ressemblent. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Recueil / Tin Whistle

Thirty-six songs including 'Danny Boy' 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' 'My Wild Irish Rose' and 'The Minstrel Boy'. Edited by Florence Leniston.