Hava Nagila (the title means ‘let us rejoice’) is perhaps the best known example of a style of Jewish music called ‘klezmer’. Klezmer music originated in the ‘shtetl’ (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe where itinerant Jewish troubadours known as ‘klezmorim’ had performed at celebrations particularly weddings since the early Middle Ages.‘Klezmer’ is a Yiddish term combining the Hebrew words ‘kley’ (instrument) and ‘zemer’ (song) and the roots of the style are found in secular melodies popular dances Jewish ‘hazanut’ (cantorial music) and also the ‘nigunim’ the wordless melodies intoned by the ‘Hasidim’ (orthodox Jews).Since the 16th century lyrics hadbeen added to klezmer music due to the ‘badkhn’ (the master of ceremony at weddings) to the ‘Purimshpil’ (the play of Esther at Purim) and to traditions of the Yiddish theatre but the term gradually became synonymous with instrumental music particularly featuring the violin and clarinet. The melody of Hava Nagila was adapted from a folk dance from the Romanian district of Bucovina. The commonly used text is taken from Psalm 118 of the Hebrew bible.

Three Slavonic Dances for Woodwind Ensemble- Slavonica! was commissioned by the Bloomsbury Music Group for the Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble. The composer wanted to create a set of three modern ‘Slavonic Dances’ which are strongly influenced by Dvo ák’s famous examples: an opening dance a ‘sousedská’ and a lively ‘sko ná’ accelerating to a whirlwind coda. These dances can be played either by a group with one player per part or by a full concert band wind section.

2 flt 2 ob 2 clr 2 hns 2 bsn.

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Fantasie-Après avoir achevé la création de la Terre Dieu créa l’homme et la femme. Il les bénit et leur dit : « Soyez féconds multipliez-vous remplissez la terre et soumettez-la. (…) ». Cette fantaisie illustre la manière dont l’homme a réellement fait usage de cette recommandation. Le passage d’ouverture décrit la création de l’être humain. Et puis très vite l’homme part en guerre contre ses frères. L’impossibilité d’enrayer le processus en cours conduit l’homme vers une déshumanisation. La nature et l’environnement souffrent plus que jamais des dommages causés par l’humanité. Dans sa logique de domination absolue l’homme a détourné et oublié le sens premier de la recommendationdivine : la responsabilité et le respect envers la terre.La nature finit toujours par reprendre ses droits. S’il veut survivre l’homme doit se réconcilier avec elle sinon il est amené à disparaître. L’humanité hésite encore quant au chemin à suivre tandis que des fanfares annoncent le Jugement dernier. Genesis (La Genèse se développe dans un environnement harmonique bitonal et dissonant en osmose avec la nature du sujet traité. Impressionnante sur le plan sonore cette œuvre reste néanmoins accessible et agréable pour les musiciens et le public.

The Norwegian composer Morten J. Wallin dedicated New Horizons to his three children of 8 20 and 23 years old. Each of them lives in a world of their own and is at a different stage of life with their own school friends and hobbies. They also all dream of the future in their own way and of a life that is always offering new perspectives and ... a new horizon

Hymn To The Fallen is the main theme from one of the most succesful movies of the past year: Saving Private Ryan. Steven Verhaert especially arranged this heart-rending hymn for a wind orchestra. The melancholic atmosphere that flows out of this beautiful air characterizes the entire movie.

Centenary is a cheerful march with a festive character. It opens with a solemn brass introduction and the first reprise and the bass solo that follows are characterised by a tight style of play. The trio begins with a simple melodic theme followed by a transitional section of alternating descant bass and tenor registers. The piece comes to a finale when the trio returns with overflowing exuberance.

The music in this book is appealing sometimes truly great music which just happens to be simple. None of the pieces is merely 'educational' - almost al of them had successful lives of their own before they found their way here - and they have all been chosen for their individual purely musical strengths. However the book is more than just a collection of performable pieces; the pieces in it are roughly graded and very varied in their demands so that any player who works through them will have the chance to consolidate and polish their technique. They are also more than usually varied in style. They will give some unexpected pleasure and signpost some interesting and enjoyablepathways that might otherwise have remained unexplored. A unique collection of exciting and varied music suitable for the early grades. None of the pieces in this book have been chosen purely for their educational value they have also been selected on their individual purely musical strengths. The book is more than a selection of performable pieces for each piece is roughly graded and varied in its demands so that any player who works through the book will have the chance to consolidate and polish their technique.

A superb set of compostitions completed in 1948 by the ever-skilled and ever-popular Leonard Bernstein. These are single-movement character pieces for solo piano to mark the occasions of thirteen separate anniversaries.

Piano reduction and Cello solo part for Concerto For Cello And Orchestra Op.56 by Herman D. Koppel. Composed in 1952 and dedicated to Erling Bløndal Bengtsson. Piano reduction and Cello solo part for Concerto For Cello And Orchestra Op.56 by Herman D. Koppel. Composed in 1952 and dedicated to Erling Blondal Bengtsson.

The Hal Leonard Classical Play-Along series will help you play great classical pieces. Using the Amazing Slow-Downer technology included on the CD (adapted for PC and Mac computers) you can adjust the recording to any tempo you like without altering the pitch. Listen first to the full performance tracks to hear how the piece sounds with an accompaniment and then play along using the accompaniment tracks. Hal Leonard Classical Play-Along is an effectice and time-tested method of practising.

Incorporating Silent Night Holy Night and O Holy Night- Two beloved Christmas songs captured in one dramatic setting! Flowing quite naturally from 'Silent Night Holy Night' to 'O Holy Night ' then pairing the two this ingenious setting is beautifully done! In 3 voicings for treble and mixed choirs and singers of all ages! Optional flute part included.

The setting of Psalm no. 42 op. 42 “Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser” (“As the hart pants after the waterbrooks”) for soloists mixed choir and full orchestra dates back to 1837. The well-known Mendelssohn specialist John Michael Cooper has evaluated the first printed edition of the score prepared by the composer himself as well as taking all other important sources into account. This Urtext edition is rounded off by a detailed critical commentary (Ger/Eng). The piano reduction is by Mendelssohn and is an authentic part of this edition. Psalm with a large orchestral scoring in a Urtext edition Bilingual foreword(Ger/Eng) Original German as well as English text Includes a piano reduction by the composer

Miniature Score-Vagn Holmboe 's String Quartet No.3 ('3. Quartetto') / Strygekvartet Nr.3 Op.48 (1949). Dedicated to Koppel-Kvartetten. Vagn Holmboe 's String Quartet No.3 ('3. Quartetto') / Strygekvartet Nr.3 Op.48 (1949). Dedicated to Koppel-Kvartetten.

Today the three Violin concertos BWV 1041–3 are among Johann Sebastian Bach ’s best known and most popular instrumental works and enjoy a permanent place in the concert repertoire. This Urtext edition is based in the New Bach Edition. The revised Violin and Piano reduction includes an Urtext solo part and a solo part with bowing fingering and comments on performance by Andrew Manze. Full score and performance material (BA5189) Violin and Piano reduction (BA5189-90) and study score of BWV1041-1042 (TP269) available for sale.

Leonesse is the name of the castle and landed estates of Lady Guinevere from the famous story of King Arthur. This stately concert march leads us to the old England with its legendary castles and the beautiful and impressive landscapes where many knights have died. Following a festive opening a majestic melody symbolises the atmosphere of courtly elegance and refinement. The second part of this original composition describes with a broad and dignified melody the beauty and extensiveness of the English hills.

Work for Flute and Piano composed in 1984. Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Work for Flute and Piano composed in 1984. Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company.

Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist contains the exercises necessary to gain speed precision agility and strength in all the fingers as well as flexibility of the wrists - all indispensable for fine execution. Furthermore these exercises are designed to make the left hand as skillful as the right and in addition are interesting to play. The exercises are graded and the entire book can be played through in one hour and after it has been mastered it can be repeated daily.

One of Bernstein's earliest works composed while he was a student at the Curtis Institute for solo piano.