Gobelin

(Musik von Quincy Jones und Rod Temperton, Text von Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton und Lionel Richie)

This lyrical solo, written in the key of C minor and in 6/8 meter, provides an excellent opportunity for working on balance and chord analysis. The right hand melody is accompanied by broken chords in...

Like Chopin, Gillock wrote 24 preludes featuring all major and minor keys. The newly engraved 50th anniversary edition contains the composer's original notes, as well as a CD recording performed by He...

Hier geht es um das Thema: Andere Kulturen musikalisch entdecken. Berauschend schön, führen die 4 Stücke der "Orientalischen Impressionen” von Heinz Reichert in eine von ihm nachempfundene orientalisc...

This classic tune from the '50s has also appeared as a 'Blues Brothers' classic and in the movie Chicken Run. It's kickin' again in this swingin' Althouse arrangement.

Arctic Funk might just as well have been a flashing sequel to a scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Popular music but with a difference, as indicated by the title. The work's quiet section...

Seit 1968 ist die blaue Kornblume die Nationalblume Estlands. Während der Sowjetherrschaft diente diese Blume auch als Symbol des Widerstands. Vor diesem Hintergrund wählte der Komponist Rob Goorhuis...

Little (solo) material is available for the novice kettledrummer. Your kettledrummer will be thrilled with the star part this composition allows him or her to play. Kettledrum Overture is a classic o...

Die Schlacht von Varlar fand im Jahre 1454 in der Gegend der Stadt Coesfeld statt. Rob Goorhuis' musikalisches Luftbild der historischen Ereignisse beginnt mit einer Hymne zur Einweihung einer Kapelle...

Die Western Suite zeichnet ein musikalisches Bild einer Karawane von Goldsuchern und Glücksrittern: Die Reise beginnt mit einem Optimismus versprühenden Marsch, gefolgt von wehmütigen Klängen am abend...

An easy suite with short parts for winds and percussion. 1. Entry - festive intrada 2. Choral - question and answer in a solemn choral 3. Tune - attention to articulation 4. Canon - many possibilities...

In a four-part composition Rieks van der Velde takes us to the richly varied area surrounding the university city of Cambridge. The Dutch composer was especially inspired by the atmosphere of Cambridg...

In 'Land of Legends' German composer Andreas Ludwig (what's in a name) Schulte takes you along to the fictional world of legends, myths and fairy tales. The introduction to the first part (The Castle)...

During the eighteenth century a person called 'the Dance Master' made his appearance in Ireland. He was a travelling dance-teacher, who moved from one village to another to teach the people there how...

Vittorio Monti was born on January 6, 1868 in Naples (Italy). His musical education (violin and composition), he enjoyed at the conservatory there. Around his 30's Monti went to Paris. He earned a liv...

Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean. In 1494 it was discovered by Christopher Columbus, who used it as private property until 1509. After some skirmishes it fell under British rule and the sugar tra...

Chester's musical pursuit has been depicted so well that it is a feast to perform and to listen to this composition. In his typical manner Blackstone succeeds in transforming an apparently musical phe...

Echtes 'Latin Feeling' verbreitet dieses ansteckende Stück, das ebenso zum Tanzen wie zum Träumen von sonnigen Gefilden anregt. Es beginnt mit einem Cha Cha Cha, einem fröhlichen Tanz, bei dem sich di...

In imitation of the huge 'House rage' (at the end of the eighties) John Emerson Blackstone composed 'House of Dance' for youth orchestra. It proved to be a success. House owes its name to the place w...

Mombassa Beat ist ein extrem ansteckendes Musikstück von Peter Martin, der darin mit einem Augenzwinkern auf die populäre Unterhaltungsmusik von Bert Kämpfert anspielt. Mombassa ist eine lebendige Haf...

Eine Ballade, die auf Australien anspielt, wo der Komponist einige Jahre gelebt hat. Die Freundlichkeit der menschlichen und tierischen Bewohner inspirierte ihn zu diesem kleinen, klangvollen Stück, d...