Frank McKinney : Partitions facile

At this soirée music lovers have assembled to celebrate the harvest, play a few tunes and enjoy a little dancing. Beginning with a lightly scored 'hoedown' motif with woodwinds, the good-natured mo...

The opening and closing melody of A Hill Country Tune is based on an old fiddle piece, The Snouts and Ears of America. It was a derivative of the familiar jig The Irish Washerwoman recast in 4/4 time,...

This expressive piece recalls the lives of American pioneers. Starting with only the clarinets, the pensive opening melody is thoughtfully stated by the woodwind choir. As the full ensemble enters, th...

C'est l'une des polkas les plus populaires, souvent enregistrée par de nombreux artistes, dont l'orchestre de Jimmy Dorsey et Lawrence Welk. Cet excellent arrangement est facile à apprendre et sonnera...

This slow ballad depicts the final days of Lonesome George, who died in 2012 as the last of the giant Galapagos tortoises of Pinta Island. An opening Part 4 solo is the prelude for an extremely expres...