This NEW MUSIC, CD's, and DVD's Section will allow you to see all the new sheet music from the most contemporary arrangers, plus performance CD's and DVD's from the best bass players.
"Historical...A spectacular tour de force." - Hugh Hagius, Ph.D., historian
"Masterpieces for an emerging instrument." - Roger Dettmer, classical CD Reviewer
Grancino Editions' Dragonetti editor, John Feeney and the Loma Mar Quartet have recorded Dragonetti's Quintet no. 18 in C major, together with Quartet no. 1 in F major, Quintet no. 31 in D major, and Quintet no. 31 in C minor on this world-premier CD. Through stylish performances using period instruments, ... please click thru to read more
"Some musicians show a natural penchant for looking deep under the hood. They rummage around the tradition and the literal apparatus of their instrument to find musical inspiration. Mark Dresser is part of that world: his trio album, Aquifer is a formidable banquet of sonic data, tied together with a unique artistic logic. Dresser freely crosses over from jazz to new music and from improvisational to written music. Dresser continues to carefully and intelligently split the difference between various genres of music." - Josef Woodard, Jazz Times
Develop your own voice with the practice techniques that have helped make Joe Lovano one of the most respected improvisers of our time. In this Master Class from Berklee College of Music, Lovano shows you how to play any instrument with greater spontaneity and feeling.
VIENNA DOUBLE BASS CONCERTOS
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!
The works recorded here present examples of the Viennese bass concerto from its early period of the mid 1760’s to its heyday around 1785. Click thru to learn more...
This exclusive DVD captures one of the highly acclaimed clinics presented by celebrated jazz musicians and educators David Friesen (bass) and Jerry Hahn (guitar) during their 2003 tour sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld. 67 minute DVD
Compiled and edited by Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt.
Foreword and additional editing by Joel Dibartolo.
Providing useful reference and audition material for college-bound string players, the Protocol series was created by college/university music educators and includes the most frequently requested audition requirements from many universities. Already published for wind and brass players and now available for strings, Protocol will not only help build a string player’s repertoire, but it also exposes students to the expectations of the audition process, creating a comfort level that allows for the best audition possible. Students will go into their auditions completely prepared with help from this series.