Partitions pour harmonie pour avancés

In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

A quick guaracha, a Cuban dance ryhythm with roots in the old traditional Spanish folk music. A compelling and joyful composition.

Three popular Russian folk songs, including: 1. 'Kalinka', a Russian song written in 1860 by the composer and folklorist Ivan Larionov, first performed in Saratov as part of a theatrical entertainment...

This is a merry Latin-American arrangement of the well-known song 'Tulips from Amsterdam'. It immediately bursts loose at the start with the chorus in a rousing Samba, followed by the actual song in a...

A while ago Andrew Pearce was asked to arrange some traditional folk songs into a medley that utilised an array of unusual instrumental groupings, typical of a local village band. He has re-worked the...

Un magnifique pot-pourri des meilleures et des plus célèbres chansons populaires toscanes. Dans ce pot-pourri : Peschi fiorenti, La rigiri e fai la rota, La veneranda, La biritullera, Giovanottino, La...

Un magnifique pot-pourri des meilleures et des plus célèbres chansons populaires toscanes. Dans ce pot-pourri : Peschi fiorenti, La rigiri e fai la rota, La veneranda, La biritullera, Giovanottino, La...

Was haben so unterschiedliche Musiker wie Elvis Presley, André Rieu, Olivia Newton-John, Roy Black, Jethro Tull, James Last und Leonard Cohen gemeinsam? Antwort: Sie alle (und noch viele mehr) interpr...

Probably any other country in the world is as identified with a particular musical instrument as Scotland is with the bagpipes. In fact there were and are bagpipes in various types and tunings in almo...

Emmenez votre public dans un voyage musical à travers la tradition irlandaise avec Three Leaves Has a Shamrock de Brady Massey. Cette pièce captivante en trois mouvements pour orchestre de concert mêl...

Emmenez votre public dans un voyage musical à travers la tradition irlandaise avec Three Leaves Has a Shamrock de Brady Massey. Cette pièce captivante en trois mouvements pour orchestre de concert mêl...

Radici Trentine (Racines du Trentin) est basé sur un matériel thématique dérivé de trois chansons populaires de la province italienne de Trento. La composition s'ouvre sur un motif qui rappelle la fan...

La première suite en mi bémol (opus 28 n° 1 pour orchestre militaire), écrite en 1909 et créée en 1920, est structurée en trois mouvements distincts dans lesquels une mélodie simple, rappelant un thèm...