Congestion Charge (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series)

Congestion Charge (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series) Review

As with all modern cities, London is overcrowded with motor vehicles. London is the first major city in Europe to adopt a 'Congestion Charge', and this piece (with its stop and go traffic lights) is both racy and comical. Here are Londoners attempting to go about their business in the face of overwhelming odds...

This piece is the final movement of Nigel Hess' New London Pictures which represents elements of London in the 21st Century.

Elegy (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series)

Elegy (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series) Review

The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colors and intensity. It was prepared for the UK's Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass 2009, where the premiere was given by the Desford Colliery Band, conducted by Russell Gray.

Guide to Teaching Brass (College instrumental technique series)

Guide to Teaching Brass (College instrumental technique series) Review

With the most extensive collection of examples and solutions for teaching and playing brass, and a formidable bibliography of literature and listening lists, The Guide to Teaching Brass is the perfect resource for teachers of brass method.

The Guide is divided into two parts; the first dealing with basic pedagogical information pertaining to brass instruments generally, and the second addressing the history, methodology, and repertoire of each instrument individually. As a whole, the text provides a comprehensive resource that brass teachers and performers will refer to throughout their careers. In sum, The Guide is a brass methods text that will serve teachers and performers throughout their careers.

The Trumpet (Yale Musical Instrument Series)

The Trumpet (Yale Musical Instrument Series) Review

In the first major book devoted to the trumpet in more than two decades, John Wallace and Alexander McGrattan trace the surprising evolution and colorful performance history of one of the world's oldest instruments. They chart the introduction of the trumpet and its family into art music, and its rise to prominence as a solo instrument, from the Baroque "golden age," through the advent of valved brass instruments in the nineteenth century, and the trumpet's renaissance in the jazz age. The authors offer abundant insights into the trumpet's repertoire, with detailed analyses of works by Haydn, Handel, and Bach, and fresh material on the importance of jazz and influential jazz trumpeters for the reemergence of the trumpet as a solo instrument in classical music today.

Wallace and McGrattan draw on deep research, lifetimes of experience in performing and teaching the trumpet in its various forms, and numerous interviews to illuminate the trumpet's history, music, and players. Copiously illustrated with photographs, facsimiles, and music examples throughout, The Trumpet will enlighten and fascinate all performers and enthusiasts.

Penlee (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series)

Penlee (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series) Review

To some, the tragic story of the Penlee lifeboat, Solomon Browne, would need no introduction, and to some the pain felt is still very much a reality. The composer, born just a few weeks before that fateful night on the 19th December 1981, has created this work as a musical homage to the bravery of the souls who lost their lives and has dedicated it to their memory.

Penlee was commissioned by the Cornwall Youth Brass Band using funds bequeathed by Michael Pickett. The first performance was given by the Cornish Youth Brass Band, conducted by Ian Porthouse, at St Michaels Church, Newquay (UK), on 30th December 2008.

Beeler Method for the Cornet Book 1 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments)

Beeler Method for the Cornet Book 1 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments) Review

Beeler Method for the Cornet Book 1 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments) Feature

• Book Pages: 64
• By Walter Beeler
• Format Book

A conservatory-style approach to the various brass methods, utilizing Beeler's own teaching techniques.

The Trombone (Yale Musical Instrument Series)

The Trombone (Yale Musical Instrument Series) Review

This is the first comprehensive study of the trombone in English. It covers the instrument, its repertoire, the way it has been played, and the social, cultural, and aesthetic contexts within which it has developed. The book explores the origins of the instrument, its invention in the fifteenth century, and its story up to modern times, also revealing hidden aspects of the trombone in different eras and countries.
The book looks not only at the trombone within classical music but also at its place in jazz, popular music, popular religion, and light music. Trevor Herbert examines each century of the trombone’s development and details the fundamental impact of jazz on the modern trombone. By the late twentieth century, he shows, jazz techniques had filtered into the performance idioms of almost all styles of music and transformed ideas about virtuosity and lyricism in trombone playing.

Valved Brass: The History of an Invention (Bucina: the Historic Brass Society Series No. 7) (Printed Case Cover)

Valved Brass: The History of an Invention (Bucina: the Historic Brass Society Series No. 7) (Printed Case Cover) Review

In the history of brass instruments, few developments can rival the early nineteenth-century invention of the valve for enduring significance. Nevertheless, the acceptance of valved brass instruments proved controversial, as newspapers and other documents repeatedly attest. Christian Ahrens (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) in his important monograph, Eine Erfindung und ihre Folgen: Blechblasinstrumente mit Ventilen (1986), devotes considerable attention to this heated controversy, as he traces the early use of valved brass instruments in the realms of art music, military music, and Volksmusik. Stressing social and aesthetic issues over the more familiar mechanical aspects, the author draws on a rich body of journalistic source material to detail a compelling reception history.

Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Instrumental Works - Unlocking the Masters Series, No. 3

Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Instrumental Works - Unlocking the Masters Series, No. 3 Review

In this book, Hurwitz takes the reader/listener through Mozart's chamber and orchestral music. This music doesn't sound like anyone else's - only Mozart could have written it. What makes it so special and how to enjoy it are explored. The CD contains excerpts from BMG Classics Recordings.

World of Warcraft Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series)

World of Warcraft Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Review

World of Warcraft Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Feature

• Instrumental Series
• Level 2v3

This instrumental series contains themes from Blizzard Entertainment's fantasy, multiplayer, role-playing, video games and includes 4 pages of art from the World of Warcraft universe. The compatible arrangements are carefully edited for the Level 2-3 player, and include an accompaniment CD which features a demo track and play-along track. Titles: Lions Pride
* The Shaping of the World
* Pig and Whistle
* Slaughtered Lamb
* Invincible
* A Call to Arms
* Gates of the Black Temple
* Salty Sailor
* Wrath of the Lich King
* Garden of Life.

Walter Beeler Method for the Trombone, Book 2 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments)

Walter Beeler Method for the Trombone, Book 2 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments) Review

Walter Beeler Method for the Trombone, Book 2 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments) Feature

• Book Pages: 48
• By Walter Beeler
• Format Book

A conservatory-style approach to the various brass methods, utilizing Beeler's own teaching techniques.

Classic Movie Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series)

Classic Movie Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Review

Classic Movie Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Feature

• Instrumental Series
• Level 2v3

This series contains 12 of the most famous classic movie instrumental solos, all arranged and edited for the Level 23 player. Also included is a CD featuring a full-performance version of each song, followed by a play-along track. Titles: Cantina Band
* Concerning Hobbits
* Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
* Family Portrait
* Gonna Fly Now
* Hedwigs Theme
* In Dreams
* James Bond Theme
* Song from M
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* Over the Rainbow
* Raiders March
* Star Wars (Main Theme)
* Youve Got a Friend in Me.

Michael Jackson Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series)

Michael Jackson Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Review

Michael Jackson Instrumental Solos: Trombone (Book & CD) (Pop Instrumental Solo Series) Feature

• Instrumental Series
• Michael Jackson
• Level 2v3

The hits that made Michael Jackson the "King of Pop" are now available as a part of our instrumental series! These arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 player, as well as a fully orchestrated accompaniment CD. Titles: Beat It * Billie Jean * Black or White * Don't Stop * Human Nature * I Just Can't Stop Loving You * The Way You Make Me Feel * She's Out of My Life * Will You Be There (Theme from Free Willy< /i>) * Man in the Mirror * Thriller * You Are Not Alone.

Titan's Progress (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series)

Titan's Progress (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series) Review

Titan's Progress, which is Hermann Pallhuber's first work for the British style brass band, contains references to the music of Gustav Mahler. Motifs from Mahler's First Symphony are employed throughout and especially the principal theme of the finale. Pallhuber's music is programmatic and uses the content of the novel and its hero Albanos evolution for its underlying structure. The stylistic variety of the work (including the Chorale, an impudent Landler, a dancing Farandole, and a climactic Fugue) are Mahleresque in their influences.

Titan was a novel by the German author Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, who later known as Jean Paul, and was considered the authors main work. At almost 900 pages in length, it tells the story of the transition of its hero, Albano de Cesara, from a passionate youth to a mature man. Jean Paul was one of Gustav Mahlers favorite authors and the latter gave the original five-movement version of his first symphony the subtitle The Titan in deference to Jean Pauls novel.

London Eye (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series)

London Eye (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series) Review

London Eye is an incredibly large rotating wheel situated on the South Bank of the River Thames. This movement depicts a 'flight' on this riverside wheel, at the top of which the panoramic view of London is breathtaking and the expanse of the music is a suitable depiction of that view.

This piece is the second movement of Nigel Hess' New London Pictures which represents elements of London in the 21st Century.

Be a Top Player, Mostly Ballads (A Creative Instrumental Series)

Be a Top Player, Mostly Ballads (A Creative Instrumental Series) Review

A great way to teach students how to interpret ballads by playing along with an orchestral accompaniment and developing their own style of playing. This folio features some of the greatest ballads ever written. Songs such as: Embraceable You * Heartlight * One Note Samba * Days of Wine and Roses * 'S Wonderful * That's What Friends Are For are just a few of the ballads in this book.

Walter Beeler Method for the Cornet (Trumpet): Book 2 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments)

Walter Beeler Method for the Cornet (Trumpet): Book 2 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments) Review

A conservatory-style approach to the various brass methods, utilizing Beeler's own teaching techniques.