Classic String Quartets
Professional quartets, advanced school ensembles, and string orchestras will enjoy the pieces included in Alfred's new chamber music series. The first book in the series includes highlights of classical repertoire perfectly set for a wedding, ensemble festival or any concert event. Whether it's a professional string quartet playing a gig, or a high school group getting ready for ensemble festival, or amateurs gathering to play for fun, all will be satisfied with Classic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings and All Occasionson their stands. Here's a collection loaded with masterpieces from the string quartet literature, plus arrangements of other familiar works. Skillfully arranged and edited by Andrew H. Dabczynski, this volume offers intermediate to advanced players a wide variety of musical choices. Optional bass and piano parts allow maximum flexibility. A must-have for every string ensemble library!
Gretsch 6120
The iconic American guitar is the Gretsch model 6120, that Chet Atkins has endorsed and George Harrison, Pete Townshend, Brian Setzer, and other well known musicians used. 334 bold color images reveal its evolution into a highly collectible instrument produced in limited numbers. Fresh insights, compelling images, and significant new information explain what contributed to its development. Get the most accurate account to date of events in the Gretsch production environment of the 1950s and '60s. This book is an indispensable technical resource for dealers, collectors, and vintage guitar enthusiasts.
Siyahamba
This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for brass band. The authentic rhythmic backgrounds performed on a variety of percussion instruments add colour and interest. This is exciting music to add something really unique to your next concert.
Ave Maria
This is the most popular of Anton Bruckner's three settings of the text. Bruckner was an organist of some note and his use of harmonies and the pure power of his music are apparent in this work. This piece was originally set for SATB a cappella. Doubling or tripling all the parts in a brass choir format would also work well.
Joplin for Students, Book 1
Titles: The Cascades (A Rag) * The Entertainer (A Ragtime Two Step) * Maple Leaf Rag * The Strenuous Life (A Ragtime Two Step) * Swipesy (Cake Walk) * The Sycamore (A Concert Rag) * Weeping Willow (A Ragtime Two Step).
Favorite Hymns Instrumental Solos for Strings
This collection includes 12 of the most popular and favorite hymns of all time. These beautifully crafted arrangements are fun to play and will be sure to please any audience or congregation. The arrangements are specifically designed for the level 2-3 wind or string player and contain play-along recordings. Titles: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * All Creatures of Our God and King * Amazing Grace * Be Thou My Vision * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * Holy, Holy, Holy (Lord God Almighty) * How Great Thou Art * It Is Well with My Soul * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus * 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.
Favorite Hymns Instrumental Solos
This collection includes 12 of the most popular and favorite hymns of all time. These beautifully crafted arrangements are fun to play and will be sure to please any audience or congregation. The arrangements are specifically designed for the level 2-3 wind or string player and contain a play-along CD. Titles: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * All Creatures of Our God and King * Amazing Grace * Be Thou My Vision * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * Holy, Holy, Holy (Lord God Almighty) * How Great Thou Art * It Is Well with My Soul * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus * 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.
Favorite Hymns Instrumental Solos
This collection includes 12 of the most popular and favorite hymns of all time. These beautifully crafted arrangements are fun to play and will be sure to please any audience or congregation. The arrangements are specifically designed for the level 2-3 wind or string player and contain a play-along recording. Titles: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * All Creatures of Our God and King * Amazing Grace * Be Thou My Vision * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * Holy, Holy, Holy (Lord God Almighty) * How Great Thou Art * It Is Well with My Soul * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus * 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.
The Valley of the Kings
There is no place on earth more mysterious than the Great Pyramids in Egypt. The Valley of the Kings was the location of more than 60 tombs constructed for kings and nobles. In modern times the valley has become famous for the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun and is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now imagine yourself, back 3000 years ago, walking through the desert, the beat of ancient drums in the distance, growing louder and more intense . . . Welcome to The Valley of the Kings!
Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars
You walk into a local vintage guitar shop. You see what you think is the exact vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar you've been looking for the past seven years. Is it really true? Have you actually found it? How can you know for sure? You don't have your dependable Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars updated and expanded edition with you because it's too big to carry around! And right when you most need it, too! You don't ever have to miss an opportunity like this again, because now, for the first time, Backbeat Books presents the unabridged Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars Pocket Edition. Made in the classic model of traditional pocket field guides, this book contains all the valuable up-to-date information found in the standard edition, but is designed to be the ultimate user-friendly collector's companion, easy to carry anywhere. - Small size book that fits in your gig bag or pocket but is easy to read - Contains all the same information that the full size edition has, including all photos - Lightweight paper that's durable and reproduces the book's photos well and a textured, soft leatherette cover make this the perfect compliment to your full size "home" edition
Pulling Strings
Kaiser explores the extraordinary career of Melville A. Clark (1883-1953), a musician, inventor, entrepreneur, community leader, and collector whose colorful story is largely unknown. Beginning with an account of Clark's musical family, Kaiser chronicles the founding in 1859 of the Clark Music Company, of which Melville Clark became president in 1919. Originally just a tinker's shed, the business ultimately moved into a six-story building in the center of Syracuse, New York. The music company celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2010. Clark also combined his talents as a gifted musician and an astute entrepreneur to start the first Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Kaiser recounts the development of the Clark Irish Harp, the first portable harp manufactured in the United States that could easily play accidentals. There were other Clark inventions, such as the first nylon strings for instruments, a fruit picker, and balloons that the British used in 1918 to drop more than 1,250,000 pamphlets over Germany. Clark's story unfolds in fascinating detail: a musical encounter with President Wilson, an opportunity to perform for President F. D. Roosevelt at the White House, a visit to Buckingham Palace to present Princess Elizabeth with a music box, and the journey of a Clark Irish Harp to Antarctica with Admiral Byrd. Lavishly illustrated, Pulling Strings not only uncovers the life of a musical genius but also sheds light on a forgotten chapter in Syracuse history.
The Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn
Interest in the authentic performance of early music has grown dramatically in recent years, and scholarly investigation has particularly benefited the study of keyboard music of the classical period. In this landmark publication, the most comprehensive study written on Haydn's keyboard sonatas, a leading Haydn scholar presents novel ideas, corrects misconceptions, and offers new hypotheses on long-debated issues of early music research. Laszlo Somfai begins with a thorough study of Haydn's keyboard instruments and their development. After recommending instruments appropriate for modern use, he discusses performance practice and style, explains the peculiarities of Haydn's manuscripts in the context of eighteenth-century notation, and provides specific suggestions for playing ornaments, improvising, slurring, and dynamics. He also investigates Haydn's sonata genres within their historical context and discusses the problems of establishing a chronology of their composition. Finally, Somfai analyzes the organization and style of each musical form. The book includes an index listing the sonatas by date of first publication, and an extensive bibliography.
Shadows of the Pyramids
MOVEMENT I - Sands of Time, Ra-the Sun God and Apophis-the Serpent This is a movement from a 13 minute work for 20 trumpets, piano and percussion. This piece was commissioned by Kevin Eisensmith of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania who wanted to add a work, substantial in length, to the repertoire of the trumpet ensemble. The resulting piece demonstrates the various colours available to the trumpet ensemble. Extensive use of mutes and 5 flugel horns helps to add variety to the timbre. The piece is based on the Egyptian story of Ra, the Sun God, one of the most important characters in their mythology.
School of Velocity, Op. 299 (Complete)
Viennese composer, pianist and renowned teacher Carl Czerny (1791-1857) wrote more than a thousand works, including masses, operas, orchestral, chamber and piano works. But his fame rests on his many studies and exercises for the piano. These are new editions, newly engraved, with introductory articles in English, for the moderately advanced pianist, in progressive order of difficulty.
Bags of American Folk for Violin
Bags of American Folk is packed with folk song you will know and love, arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen especially for Late Beginner Level cellists. From Simple Gifts to Shenandoah, The Yellow Rose of Texas to On Top of Old Smokey, this collection will be perfect for consolidation work, sight-reading practice or just for fun!
Bags of American Folk for Cello
Bags of American Folk is packed with folk song you will know and love, arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen especially for Late Beginner Level cellists. From Simple Gifts to Shenandoah, The Yellow Rose of Texas to On Top of Old Smokey, this collection will be perfect for consolidation work, sight-reading practice or just for fun!
Quartets for Trombones
Following along the similar lines as the Trios for Trombones, Don Sweete has arranged five Renaissance and early Baroque pieces for trombone quartet. The first part is fairly high (often around high B's) and all parts are interesting to play. This collection is perfect for concerts, recitals or simply getting together with three other players and practicing quartets.
The Electric Guitar Handbook
Backbeat's successful Handbook format applied to the world's most popular instrument. The Electric Guitar Handbook is the latest entry in Backbeat's best-selling handbook series, combining a two-part book and an audio CD in a practical lay-flat binding for ease of reference when playing. Part one of the book examines how different types of electric guitars are made, and why varying construction methods influence the way guitars sound. It also looks at the role of various pieces of guitar hardware, including pick-ups, tremolo set-ups, and bridges. Part two is a comprehensive, user-friendly course in playing the electric guitar, from the basics of posture and hand positioning to music and tab reading and advanced performance. Newly written exercises - presented in the book and also on the accompanying CD - take the learner through each step in the process, covering styles including rock, country, blues, soul/funk, indie/alternative, and metal. Author Rod Fogg also offers practical advice on everything from simple scales to complex chords, alongside short features introducing key performers and styles.
Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song
Texas, the 1930s-the years of the Great Depression. It was the Texas of great men: Dobie, Bedichek, Webb, the young Am矇rico Paredes. And it was the Texas of May McCord and "Cocky" Thompson, the Reverend I. B. Loud, the Cajun Marcelle Comeaux, the black man they called "Grey Ghost," and all the other extraordinary "ordinary" people whom William A. Owens met in his travels. "Up and down and sideways" across Texas, Owens traveled. His goal: to learn for himself what the diverse peoples of the state "believed in, yearned for, laughed at, fought over, as revealed in story and song." Tell me a story, sing me a song brings together both the songs he gathered-many accompanied by music-and Owens' warm reminiscences of his travels in the Texas of the Thirties and early Forties.
A Canadian Folk Rhapsody
Woven within A Canadian Folk Rhapsody are four folk melodies chosen for their potential to interact successfully within the bounds of a single composition. They are part of the cultural heritage of the two principal ethnic groups which populate Canada - French and English. The songs included in this work are: Flunky Jim, A la Claire Fontaine, The Squid Jigging Ground and En roulant ma boule.
Flute for Dummies
An excellent primer for those with little or no experience playing the flute Always wanted to play the flute? Are you a former flautist who wants to refresh your skills? Flute For Dummies is the guide for you. Following along with the book's accompanying CD, you will learn the nuances of playing the flute as an accompanying instrument or for playing a solo, in a variety of musical styles. Readers will learn how to play, step-by-step - from the correct angle for blowing into the mouthpiece and controlling pitch, to proper breathing, creating vibrato, and much more The book's accompany CD allows readers to play what they are learning, and listen to the accompanying track to see if they're getting it right Karen Moratz is Principal Flutist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Artist in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Flute at the School of Music/Jordan College of Fine Arts at Butler University Easy-to-understand methods and instructions make learning to play this beautiful instrument as simple and straightforward as possible!
First Lessons in Bach, Complete
Books I and II of this traditional edition of Musical Classics have been combined in an affordable new volume. An excellent resource for Late Elementary to Early Intermediate pianists.
Hymn from Jupiter (I Vow to Thee, My Country)
This arrangement opens with a short quote from the opening section of Jupiter before moving into the beautiful chorale. Ensembles should feel free to repeat this chorale as many times as needed as a processional, recessional, or other function at an event.
It Is Well with My Soul
It Is Well with My Soul has become perhaps one of the most cherished hymns in the Christian tradition, and certainly one of the most well-known of those composed by Philip Bliss. Its message of hope and comfort (even through times of grief and uncertainty) has been a profound inspiration for many, confirmed by audience response to performances of this arrangement by Timothy DeWitt. This arrangement is for brass sextet---2 trumpets, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba. (3:45)
Guitarra Blues Intermedio
Este libro es excelente para el guitarrista que conoce lo b獺sico de la guitarra blues y est獺 listo para avanzar al siguiente nivel. Incluye tecnicas de blues y fraseo, fills R&B y funk, tonos fuera de la escala, extensiones y substituciones de acordes y m獺s.
Jaco Pastorius
La meta de este libro es hacer mas accesible el contenido de la entrevista que forma parte del video Jaco Pastorius: Modern Electric Bass Al Musico Serio que quiere aprender el arte del bajo electrico y de la improvisacion. A traves de los muchos ejemplos y solos empezaras a comprender la importancia del pensar, mas que sentir, en la creacion musical.
Universal Rhythms for Drumset
Written by drummer/educator Dave DiCenso, Universal Rhythms for Drumset is a workbook with a concept designed to help demystify the drummer's creative process. Working from the notion that the majority of Western music is built upon five simple rhythmic phrases, DiCenso offers creative tools that demonstrate how to identify, interpret, and manipulate this five-rhythm alphabet in order to improve one's understanding of rhythm as a language and one's ability to speak it on a set of drums. By applying an innovative eight-step mastery system" to each lesson, the reader is challenged to go beyond muscle memory and improve cerebral skills such as pulse/space/shape awareness within any groove, fill, embellishment, or solo; getting ideas to flow seamlessly from mind to limbs to drums; understanding the space other musicians occupy to make informed musical choices and create a deeper band pocket. Lessons that include over 500 exercises covering 28 drumming styles are all based upon only five rhythms, and all examples in the book are performed by the author on the included MP3 CD."
Symphony No. 1, Movement 2
Mahler is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. There are very few arrangements of his brilliant music so this arrangement for double brass quintet of his first Symphony is quite significant. The melodic material flows all through the ensemble and each section is featured at some point. A piccolo trumpet is used part way through to add colour and expand the range of the ensemble. This is an exciting piece from beginning to end.
After Hours for Oboe and Piano
Following on from the very successful After Hours piano volumes, Pam Wedgwood has now penned eight atmospheric pieces for the intermediate oboe player. They are ideal for teacher or student and provide a perfect follow-on for those that have used and enjoyed Pam's highly acclaimed Jazzin' About series.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
This piece was written in the thirteenth Century by an unknown composer. It was set as a single melodic line as many Gregorian chants were constructed. Lush, modern harmonies have been added to make it the popular Christmas piece it is today. The first clarinet is the featured player in this arrangement and first states the melody alone. This is to emulate the call and response between a soloist and congregation at a church service found in many denominations. It has been adapted here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets.
