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Six Greek Dances for Piano & Oboe (Opus 45)
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The original compositions in this book were inspired by the ancient Greek dances. Dance has played an important role in the... More > society and life of Greeks throughout their history. In the ancient Greek societies, dance was held in high regard. Philosophers Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC) wrote detailed descriptions of the dances. Dance, along with writing, music and physical exercise was basic to the education system and many authors praised its virtues for both body and soul. There are over 4000 traditional dances from all regions of Greece. There are also Pan Hellenic dances which have been adopted and performed throughout the Greek world and by international folk dance groups. < Less
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Principles of Music Theory
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This valuable reference book covers the fundamentals of music theory and includes harmony exercises. For those scholars in... More > need of sight-reading, singing and rhythm sight-reading exercises, see “Theory of Music” ISBN: 978-1-4116-1366-9 by the same author, published by Lulu Press, Inc. < Less
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Concert Music for School Orchestra
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From year to year, school orchestras are limited by the number and level of instrumentalists. The music teacher has to... More > choose orchestrations accordingly for the orchestra at hand. Most schools have an abundance of flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and percussion players, but violas, second oboe, second bassoon, third and fourth horns are rare. Other instruments such as the piccolo, English horn, bass clarinet, celesta and harp may also be lacking. With this in mind, the six short pieces in this book were orchestrated for a variety of commonly found ensembles with full-scores for the conductor and parts for each individual instrument. < Less
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VINYL RECORDS (Greek-English)
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This book is a unique and extensive look at the vinyl record era in Greece with texts in Greek and English. In a lengthy... More > interview with Sotiris Lykouropoulos, Director of the Greek Archive Department at A.E.P.I., composer Evangelos (Angelos) Sembos describes his life and career in Greece and the USA. The book includes the composer’s curriculum vitae, the influence of great music teachers in his career, his first meeting with Manos Hatzidakis, and his live performances in Greece and abroad. It also includes photos of vinyl records, disk covers, posters, lyrics, recommendation letters, and news paper and magazine clips. Documents, photographs and other significant information portraying the vinyl record era from the late 1950’s until today are from Mr. Sembos’ personal archives. < Less
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Chord Symbols in Jazz and Popular Music
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In this book you will learn how to read and play chord symbols, and enjoy their full sound without restrictions in... More > fingering.
You will find 63 chords for each of the 14 keys (tonalities). This is a total of 882 chords with 882 keyboard images. The chords for each key begin with the basic major and minor progressing to 9ths, 11ths, 13ths and suspended 2nds and 4ths. The sequence for each chord is as follows: a) The chord symbol; b) Its notation on the staff; c) The full name of the chord; d) The intervals within the chord; e) The notes indicated on a keyboard image. This clearly written book will serve as a valuable tool and resource to the beginner and professional musician alike. < Less
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Rhythm Exercises for Musicians
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Whether an instrumentalist or a vocalist, this book will help you achieve a remarkable control in the performance of the... More > most difficult and rhythmically complex lines of music. Beginning with detailed instruction for the novice and building to more advanced levels, the single and double line rhythm exercises are enormously beneficial to every musician.
Rhythmic phrases are intentionally composed by using short, long, or unequal number of measures. Odd rhythms with their odd time-signatures are included, offering a fresh welcoming change from the usual rhythms with their customary common time-signatures.
The creative musician/performer will find the numerous accent symbols helpful in uncovering the not so obvious (concealed) rhythmic phrases and for bringing the pieces of rhythm to life. < Less
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Theory of Music
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The theory of music is the "grammar of the musical language." Without knowledge of this language and its grammar, it would... More > be impossible to read music or communicate with other musicians. It would also be impossible to appreciate music itself as a science and art, at a much deeper level.
In this self-explanatory book, the music lover will find the proper nomenclature for each theoretical element, the correct notation for these elements, and the rules that govern them. Emphasis is given to several helpful exercises for sight-reading and singing as well as for rhythm sight-reading. The subjects covered are the essentials of the theory of music.
The teaching system in this book presents a fresh approach to the materials, and will remain a valuable companion and lasting source of reference. < Less
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VINYL RECORDS (Greek-English)
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This book is a unique and extensive look at the vinyl record era in Greece with texts in Greek and English. In a lengthy... More > interview with Sotiris Lykouropoulos, Director of the Greek Archive Department at A.E.P.I., composer Evangelos (Angelos) Sembos describes his life and career in Greece and the USA. The book includes the composer’s curriculum vitae, the influence of great music teachers in his career, his first meeting with Manos Hatzidakis, and his live performances in Greece and abroad. It also includes photos of vinyl records, disk covers, posters, lyrics, recommendation letters, and news paper and magazine clips. Documents, photographs and other significant information portraying the vinyl record era from the late 1950’s until today are from Mr. Sembos’ personal archives. < Less
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Six Greek Dances for Piano & Oboe (Opus 45)
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The original compositions in this book were inspired by the ancient Greek dances. Dance has played an important role in the... More > society and life of Greeks throughout their history. In the ancient Greek societies, dance was held in high regard. Philosophers Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC) wrote detailed descriptions of the dances. Dance, along with writing, music and physical exercise was basic to the education system and many authors praised its virtues for both body and soul. There are over 4000 traditional dances from all regions of Greece. There are also Pan Hellenic dances which have been adopted and performed throughout the Greek world and by international folk dance groups. < Less
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Six Greek Dances for Piano Solo (Opus 43)
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The original compositions in this book were inspired by the ancient Greek dances. Most of them are still alive today with... More > modern names in dance companies throughout Greece. The dances of the ancient times were characterized as dances of war or dances of peace. The latter are distinguished as dances of theater, religious and worship, martial dances, symposia dances, mourning dances, etc. Each type of presentation - tragedy, comedy, and satirical play - had its characteristic dances, some staid and solemn, others featuring lewd miming. < Less
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About Evangelos C. Sembos

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Mr. Sembos studied at the National Conservatory of Music of Athens, Greece, and Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford, Hartford Connecticut, U.S.A. He began his music career as a songwriter at the young age of sixteen. He has composed original music for the theater, ballet and documentary films and has worked as staff composer/arranger for major recording studios and record labels. Mr. Sembos is a member of ASCAP and AEPI Performing Rights Organizations as a published author/composer with numerous compositions of various styles. He lives in Connecticut with his wife. He is the father of two children and grandfather of two.