Carl Fischer

Toward the end of his career, Gustave Vogt (1781-1870), known as the 'grandfather of the modern oboe,' collected sixty-two excerpts from his colleagues' compositions to create his famous 'Musical Albu...

In six movements, Paul Lansky's Idle Fancies were commissioned by a consortium of percussionists and friends. Each movement can be played separately, but the composer suggests playing them in the orde...

Commissioned by the Percussive Arts Society, this piece for one solo percussionist on vibraphone and metals is equally at home with vibrant, motoric, staccato passages as it is with feathery light whi...

This DVD brings you a concise and comprehensive look at the techniques that a student will need to master, when learning to play the West African djembe drum. Topics covered include essential drum ton...

The Quick Guide to Playing Doumbek offers a preliminary approach to learning to play doumbek, the most popular drum in the Middle East. The lessons are taught progressively, in that the viewer will le...

The Carl Fischer catalog is a treasure trove of solos for all the major band and orchestral instruments. Many of these titles have gained the special recognition that being selected for a state requir...

The Carl Fischer catalog is a treasure trove of solos for all the major band and orchestral instruments. Many of these titles have gained the special recognition that being selected for a state requir...

Arthur Pryor (1870-1942) was one of the best-known trombonists and bandsmen of his day. Trombone soloist for John Philip Sousa's celebrated band beginning in 1892, he later functioned as assistant con...

This piece is an excerpt from Flashbacks; a brass quintet commissioned for the Canadian Brass that was premiered in 1979 at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The composer features quintet members in...

This bass clef edition focuses on the accuracy of tonguing on wind instruments and of correct bowing on the strings through sight reading and rhythmical exercises.