Aline Holstein

Musiques Vivantes Vol. 5

The next volume to be published shortly. This new kind of collection came into being from the encounter of two expectations: on one hand, Musical training teachers working on repertoire works do not always have the time to carry out the transcriptions themselves of the works they would like their students to play; on the other hand, orchestra teachers deplore the rarity of 'intermediate' arrangements in catalogues. The 12 pieces we propose in each volume are adaptations, allowing children to approach masterpieces at an age when the complete versions are still inaccessible to them. The principle behind these arrangements is that of a transcription for two instrumental groups: one of strings, the other of winds, each group also being designed to be playable on the piano if necessary. A fifth, central stave is available for the student who wishes to recopy his part there, depending on the dividing-up decided upon in class; it is up to him to transpose, octaviate or change clefs... In a musical training class, utilisation will first join a classical score: reading, writing, singing, dictation, analysing... But above all, these arrangements can be played immediately by the students and will provide an excellent work base for orchestra teachers seeking known pieces of certain value for their ensembles. Text in French.