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Musical Time
A Source Book for Jazz Drumming
by Ed Soph
Ed's book and play-along CD are a must
for anyone serious about playing musical
time in a jazz setting. Drummers with
little experience in this style of playing
will begin their study with the correct
concepts and techniques and develop
the proper "basics" for lifelong improvement.
The developing player and the professional will find this
material so logical that they won't believe how quickly and easily
their groove will deepen, their time will be right in the pocket, their
ability to swing will intensify and their musical playing and improvising
will reach new heights.
Sample excerpts from the book (and the associated tracks from the CD):
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Topics include:
- Set-up
- Dynamic balance
- Non-repetitive ride patterns
- Playing the shuffle
- Dependent/independent coordination
DRM113 - $19.95
The Art of Expressive Playing
by Jerry Nowak and Henry Nowak
While there are no absolute rules concerning
expressive playing and phrasing, this innovative
series clearly lays out basic concepts that help
players become good musicians. The series
focuses on the natural relationship between
meter, rhythm, contour, tonality, style and historical
period, and guides the player to a
greater understanding of factors that can
improve performance. This one of a kind text,
written for teachers, woodwind, brass and
percussion players, will help stimulate and cultivate more musical
playing by individual musicians and by ensembles as a whole.
Teacher's Manual - JB51 - Book w/CD - $24.95
Winds and Mallets - JB52 - Book - $9.95
Brass and Percussion - JB53 - Book - $9.95
CD may be purchased separately:
JB51CD - $12.95
The Godowsky Collection Vol. 5
46 Miniatures for Piano-Four Hands
by Leopold Godowsky
This volume features Godowsky's 46 miniatures
for four-hands where the student in
five-finger position plays the "primo" and
the teacher plays an interesting and sometimes
challenging accompaniment in the
"secondo". Beautifully written, Rachmaninoff
used these miniatures with his own students.
Complete with scholarly commentary
and detailed analysis, this handsome book
should be part of any piano teacher's library.
ATF139 - $28.95
Words of praise for Godowsky's Miniatures: "The Miniatures have sincerely delighted me and deserve by reason of their excellent qualities to become very popular." - Sergei Rachnaninoff
"These charming pieces present a real novelty for which teachers will not fail to be grateful." - Percy Grainger
25 Selected Sonatas
Scarlatti Edited by Lee Ann House
General Editor, Marvin Blickenstaff
This volume contains a selection of twenty-five
of Domenico Scarlatti's over 550 sonatas, chosen
not only for their diversity and aesthetic
appeal, but also for their pedagogical value and
accessibility to pianists from late elementary to
early advanced levels of study. The works are
printed in the order in which Ralph Kirkpatrick,
noted as the foremost Scarlatti scholar, has catalogued them. With
clear new engravings edited by noted piano pedagogue Lee Ann
House, this collection with its valuable commentary will be come a
staple in the teaching repertoire.
PL118 - $9.95
Variations on the Birthday Song
by Mary Sallee
This simple song began as a "good morning"
song written by two teachers for their young
students. Sallee has taken this world famous
melody and arranged it for four hands in 11
multi-styled variations that range from rock to
march music for early-advanced level pianists.
Fun and unique, this piece is sure to be a crowd
pleaser!
PL1128 - $6.95
Sonata No. 1 for Flute and Piano
by Daron Hagen
This work, written in three movements in
1985 while the composer was a student at
Julliard, remains one of his most popular
chamber works. The first movement is in a
traditional sonata allegro form that
incorporates a jazzy theme. The second
theme features a broadly expressive
introduction and coda framing a strophic
melody in the flute supported by a pulsing
neo-baroque accompaniment. The final movement marked
presto/adagio alternates between a rapidly virtuosic first theme
and a beautiful lyrical theme. A great piece for flute recitals!
W2635 - $16.95
Absolute Music for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
by David Carlson
This exciting piece in three movements
was commissioned as part of the Meet
the Composer Series and was first performed
by the San Francisco Saxophone
Quartet. This piece features wonderful
lyricism blended with dramatic dissonance
that stretches sonorities to create
a truly interesting piece for a saxophone quartet. Great as a
unique piece for concerts and recitals!
WE1 Score and parts - $34.95
WE1F Score - $14.95
Quintet No. 1 for Winds
by David Maslanka
This quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn
and bassoon, that is at times fierce and
demanding, reflects the composer's contemplation
of the city and country. In the
first movement, the composer introduces
the audience to his fascination with the
call of the black-capped chickadee,
which he reflects in a motif throughout
the movement. He then moves to city
life, where the sounds of the famous
New York City A train are captured in this movement. Finally, the
third movement is a tribute to the Brooklyn Bridge where he uses
the musical letters in the name "Brooklyn Bridge" (BDGE) to
derive the thematic material of the movement. An original and
fun work!
WE2 - Score and parts - $49.95
WE2F - Score - $19.95
String Quartet No. 5
by Lukas Foss
The Guarnieri String Quartet commissioned
this challenging work, written in four
movements. Foss presents the first two
movements (Andante misterioso, and
Andante moderato), and then concludes
the work in the last two movements, which
are variations on the first movements titled
Variation on II (1st section) and Allegro
furioso (variation on I).
The style in the piece is the composer's very personalized adaptation
of a minimalist approach. A wonderful work by one of one
of the world's most noted American composers.
PCB143 - Score and Parts - $29.95
PCB143F - Score - $12.95
Ballade for Cello and Piano
by Martin Bresnick
Ballade was commissioned and written for
cellist Andre Emelianoff, as an homage to
Brahms. It suggests dark colors, compact
rhetoric, intricate counterpoint and the formal
rigor closely associated with the master
composer. Premiered on June 1, 2004 in
New York City, this new work will add an
old world feel to your concert or recital.
B3403 - $12.95
The New Extended Working Range for Clarinet
by Kalmen Opperman
Known as one of the world's leading clarinet
pedagogues, Opperman brings players his
encyclopedic knowledge of fingerings. This
work is a comprehensive fingering guide
that covers fingerings from Chalumeau (Low
E) to Altissimo Superieur (G). Opperman
offers the reader easy to read diagrams for
finger placement that makes it easy to
learn. A great resource for all clarinet players!
W2634 - $9.95