Take the Lead - Classical Collection: Alto Saxophone: Instrumental Album

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar. 'Take the Lead Classical Collection' features idiomatic arrangements of well known classical pieces. These pieces encourage technical progression and beginner instrumentalists will really enjoy learning and performing them. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these pieces will encourage technical progression and confidence in playing. Ideal pieces for performance, or just for fun.

This collection of the work of the Maltese composer Gordon Mizzi for solo guitar is being made available to the public for the first time. Song of the Sea The Music of Gordon Mizzi Volume One is the first of two albums which are available from Mel Bay Publications. The title is taken from the CD Song of the Sea Carlos Bonell Plays Gordon Mizzi recorded by Carlos Bonell one of today's most celebrated guitarists and which is available fromSpearhead Music. This album has been received with critical acclaim and broadcasted by leading radio stations including the Cowan Collection BBC Radio 3. The critic Robert Matthew Walker writing in Musical Opinion Britain'soldest classical music magazine in May -June 2007 said in a review of a concert in London: Gordon Mizzi's music is 'fascinating and inventive.' His music is performed by leading guitarists all over the world. In this music wefind a truly inspired creativity and diversity. This album draws on a wide range of influences from Gordon Mizzi's musical canvas from the Maltese Variations of a Maltese Theme to the Hispanic Tango and Habanera to otherEuropean influences such as the Two Anthem Studies Song of the Sea Madliena Sonata which has four movements Morning Hymn Sun Dance Evening Song and Serenade and the haunting beauty of the Sonata for Six Mute Swans with threemovements Flying South In the Bay and Lament of the Swans.

Quirky New Piano Pieces-'In choosing to call this set of 25 pieces The FitzTanner Collection I make a tongue-in-cheek allusion to the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.The FitzTanner Collection doffs its cap in the direction of this seminal ancient tome by borrowing some of the more fanciful and suggestive titles from which it is comprised but beyond this there is no musical connection with the original pieces at all. And yet stirred into the mix is my fondness for melding together bygone musical styles. Hence this album of piano pieces pitched at the more robust intermediate pianist combines quirky originality with older musical styles drawinginspiration not just from Renaissance dances and fantasies but from more elaborate Baroque and Classical styles too. That said the music is conceived very much with the qualities of the modern piano in mind and hence requires a good many pedal effects dynamics and plenty of expression. What emerges is I hope a collection of attractive piano pieces which cheerfully bear the traces of a time when the modern piano was but a twinkle in the eye.There is an enjoyable charisma to the Old English spellings of these pieces (as well as a healthy margin for idiosyncrasy I might add) and to my own creations I have taken great delight in adding a few light-hearted directions which I trust won't cause too much consternation. Not all of the Fitzwilliam titles are easily fathomed but the playful risqué and politically incorrect overtones are sometimes quite striking leading me to contemplate a similarly unserious vein in my own writing. To what (or indeed to whom) you may ask does 'Quodlings Delight' refer? I'm not sure I'd recognise a Quodling if it crawled out of my porridge (and likewise who the eponymous Barafostus might have been is anybody's guess). Perhaps on balance the music is best left to speak for itself and regardless of how many ways an old title can be reworked it will always come down to living breathing

Transcriptions et analyses par Armand Reynaud et Jérémy Brun

Je suis honoré d'écrire quelques mots à propos d'un des plus grands pianistes, Kenny Barron. Il a été une figure importante de la scène New Yorkaise durant quarante ans et il fait partie de l'élite des pianistes de jazz dans le monde.
J'ai tout d'abord rencontré Mr Barron en 1977 dans un haut lieu du duo piano/basse, au Bradley's, dans Greenwich Village. Je l'ai entendu à Cincinnati (dans la ville où j'habitais) en 1974 avec le Quartette de Yusef Lateef et fus très impressionné. Au Bradley's, il était chaleureux et a été très encourageant avec moi, pianiste de 21 ans récemment arrivé à Big Apple (New York). Le moment venu, il me laissa m'asseoir avec son bassiste, le grand Buster Williams - ce fut un réel plaisir.
Lorsque j'ai commencé à réaliser des CD pour le bénéfice de Classical Action : Performing Arts Against AIDS, dans le début des années 90, je lui ai demandé de participer au second enregistrement Fred Hersch and Friends : The Duo Album en jouant un duo avec moi. Cette organisation collecte des fonds vraiment nécessaires pour les services de personnes atteintes du Sida et la prévention. Kenny, sans attendre, donna de son temps et joua magnifiquement. Il apparaît aussi sur le disque suivant, The Richard Rodgers Centennial Solo Jazz Piano Album .
Nous avons également joué à deux pianos à New York au Town Hall et deux fois au Jazz Standard, pour mon plus grand plaisir. C'est un partenaire merveilleux et compréhensif, disposé à tout essayer. Bien qu'il soit difficile de l'identifier, et je ne veux le mettre dans aucune sorte de boîtes, je perçois son style comme étant en grande partie influencé par McCoy Tyner (les lignes longues et claires) et Tommy Flanagan (le phrasé et l'utilisation de l'espace). Il a réussi à obtenir le statut rare de maître du jazz par la vertu de sa longévité, sa profondeur et sa musicalité. Nous partageons tous les deux une passion pour la musique de Monk, Strayhorn et de l'American Popular Songbook et nous sommes tous les deux de grands partisans de l'idée de rendre ce que nous avons absorbé en enseignant aux jeunes pianistes et en devenant leurs mentors.
En plus, il a une personnalité chaleureuse et engageante - il est d'un grand soutien, a un grand sens de l'humour et une attitude posée. Je suis très heureux que ce livre puisse apporter un éclairage sur le parcours du pianiste Kenny Barron - je suis sûr que cela sera d'une grande valeur musicale et historique pour tous ceux qui suivent l'évolution du piano jazz. / Jazz / Partition /

With the Playalong 20/20 Violin sheet music songbook you get an incomparable collection of 20 of the best pop songs topping the charts of today as well as demonstrations and backing tracks for each song foryou to download. All 20 tunes are expertly arranged in melody line format for the Violin. Featuring some of the best pop hits from the current charts this pop sheet music selection makes these catchy and upbeatsongs accessible for the Violin. Including tunes like 22 by Taylor Swift Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs and One Direction\'s What Makes You Beautiful this book proves thatthe Violin is not just for classical music but can also be a brilliant way to get a unique sound out of popular music. The Playalong 20/20 Violin book will help violinists of all ages andabilities play some truly perfect pop songs. Not only are there many uptempo and fun pop songs included in this collection but you\'ll also get the slower ballads whose melodies will will sound just asbeautiful on the Violin. Tunes like Frozen\'s Let It Go Adele\'s wonderful Someone Like You Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus as well as John Legend\'s huge heartfelt song All Of Me. Whether you\'re apop-loving violinist or you\'re just looking to reinvigorate and freshen up your repertoire Playalong 20/20 Violin sheet music is the collection for you.  Not only do youget these 20 pieces of pop Violin sheet music you\'ll also receive an enclosed download card giving you instant online access to demonstration and backing tracks of every single song. Using the demonstration tracks with Violin played by Alexandra Wood you can hear exactly how songs like Jar Of Hearts and Make You Feel My Love should sound. Then using the backing tracks you can take the lead role playing

With the Playalong 20/20 Recorder sheet music songbook you get an incomparable collection of 20 of the best pop songs topping the charts of today as well as demonstrations and backing tracks for each songfor you to download. All 20 tunes are beautifully arranged in melody line format for the Recorder. Featuring some of the best pop hits from the current charts this pop sheet music selection makes these catchyand upbeat songs accessible for the Recorder. Including tunes like 22 by Taylor Swift Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs and One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful this book proves thatthe Recorder is not just for classical music but can also be a brilliant way to get a unique sound out of popular music. The Playalong 20/20 Recorder book will help recordists of all ages andabilities play some truly perfect pop songs. Not only are there many uptempo and fun pop songs included in this collection but you'll also get the slower ballads whose melodies will will sound just asbeautiful on the Recorder. Tunes like Frozen's Let It Go Adele's wonderful Someone Like You Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus as well as John Legend's huge heartfelt song All Of Me. Whether you're apop-loving recordist or you're just looking to reinvigorate and freshen up your repertoire Playalong 20/20 Recorder sheet music is the collection for you.  Not only do youget these 20 pieces of pop Recorder sheet music you'll also receive an enclosed download card giving you instant online access to demonstration and backing tracks of every single song. Using the demonstration tracks with Recorder played by Louise Bradbury you can hear exactly how songs like Jar Of Hearts and Make You Feel My Love should sound. Then using the backing tracks you can take the lead role

Chill-out pieces to enjoy between exams-The Fun Club Violin series is a fantastic collection of 'chill-out' pieces to enjoy between exams by established composer Alan Haughton. A variety of styles are included within from classical jazz and ethnic to easylistening and rock these pieces in the Fun Club provide relaxing repertoire and light-relief between exams helping to consolidate what has already been learnt and move on to the next grade. This Student copy forViolin Grade 2-3 includes a CD with two separate versions for each of the eleven pieces here. One version is the full instrumental demonstration and the second is a backing track without Violin so you can take the lead!

10 Carol arrangements for mixed voices-For SATB accompanied and unaccompanied This series brings together anthems and carols by some of Oxford's leading choral composers including John Rutter Bob Chilcott Andrew Carter Mack Wilberg and Alan Bullard. Together these collections offer a kaleidoscope of musical styles and texts including unique arrangements of popular classics alongside some of the composers' finest original works to date. Previously published under the title Gaudete! this collection of ten exciting carol arrangements has been re-covered to complement Bob Chilcott's first Christmas choral anthology Bob Chilcott Carols 1. From thesimple understated beauty of Away in a manger to the exuberant jazz waltz version of We wish you a merry Christmas this volume takes a fresh look at classics of the Christmas repertoire. 10 classic carols with a twist Arranged by leading choral composer Bob Chilcott Suitable for all mixed-voice choirs Includes Away in a manger and a jazz waltz version of We wish you a merry Christmas Accessible Piano accompaniments included