Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas are among the most famous works of chamber music history and represent, together with Mozart’s works for this instrument duo, the core of violin repertoire from the Viennese Classicist period. Though composed in a short span in Beethoven’s creative life (nine of the ten were written... Continue Reading →
New Instrumental Play-Along Series for Young Musicians from Editions Marc Reift
Editions Marc Reift, founded in 1983 by noted trombonist and conductor Marc Reift and offering a wide selection of music for bands, orchestras and solo instrumentalists, has two series of repertoire books with accompaniment CDs that are designed for young musicians. Melodies for Beginners (Level 1) The new Melodies for Beginners collection from Editions Marc... Continue Reading →
Helping Singers Learn at Home! Hope Publishing Choral Selections with Rehearsal Tracks: Fall 2020
A message from Joel Raney, Composer & Choral Editor at Hope Publishing Joel Raney I know that these days many of us are searching for ways to keep our singers engaged without gathering. Here we feature several of our most popular titles that have part-dominant rehearsal tracks available for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, as... Continue Reading →
A Four-Part Journey through Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
Guest post by Curran Mahowald, a choral singer who participated in Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6 in May 2020 Eric Whitacre In the spring of 2020, Eric Whitacre assembled his sixth global virtual choir to premiere his new piece, "Sing Gently." Following a series of virtual rehearsals led by Whitacre himself, 17,572 singers from 129... Continue Reading →
Prelude, Postlude and All That’s In Between: A Guide for the Church Pianist
Patti Drennan is an active composer and arranger with almost 700 piano books, piano/vocal books and choral octavos published with major publishers. As a former 28-year high school choral director and then Director of Worship/Music Arts Director for almost 10 years, I have been seated at the piano creating music in so many venues. (Once... Continue Reading →
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