Carnovale is a well known 19th Century melody popularised by variations on the theme by Paganini and then later by Italian clarinettist and composer Ernsesto Cavallini who wrote his own set of variations. This is aterrific arrangement by Pamela Weston re-scored for Clarinet in A accompanied by a String Quartet to form a wonderful encore for use in concerts.
For Bassoon & Piano-This new volume of early grade bassoon pieces includes a wide selection from the new 2017 ABRSM syllabus as well as providing a wealth of useful new teaching material.
John Frith's Arabesque for Flute and Piano is a beautiful addition to any Flautists catalogue. This work is also Part of the 2018-2021 ABRSM Flute syllabus (Grade 6)John Frith has written extensively for wind brass strings and voices and has published many pieces some of which have been professionally recorded and broadcast by the BBC.
Oboe And Piano-Quickie is a very short and fast-paced piece for oboe and piano composed by Victor Brightmore and is a great exercise for the advancing oboe student. The solo oboe part is also included on a separate insert.
These Six Little Tuba Pieces were written in late 1977 and early 1978 at the request of a talented student Emma Parkinson then aged 15. She had rightly complained that having made the effort and achieved her Grade 5(with distinction in less than a year from taking up the instrument) there was little else available that was worth playing either in terms of development or enjoyment. Here we see…
Isaac Albéniz was a Spanish composer and Pianist. His best known work is the collection of '12 Piano pieces' called 'Iberia' which have lots of exciting Spanish rhythms. These pieces arenotoriously difficult to play. Sevilla follows Albéniz's tricky '12 Piano pieces' and promises to be a challenging addition to any Flautists repertoire guaranteed toimpress any audience. Arranged for Flute and Pi…
Homage to Astor Piazzolla-'Chacontango is an original work my tribute to the great Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla. It reflects his wonderful dance rhythms and harmonies combining these with aspects of an 18th-centuryChaconne - a theme and variations over a repeated descending bass line though this particular ‘chaconne’ is not in the traditional 3/4 time. This version of …
“I first learned of the ‘Horn Trio’ by Johannes Brahms while still a student at Dartington College of Arts and it had a profound effect on me when I heard it performed by Alan Civil Hugh Bean and David Parkhouse at a concert in Plymouth in 1967. As a novice Horn player and composer I dreamt of being able to join Lennox Berkeley and the many other composers inspired by these lusci…
Concerto For Clarinet is a superb piece expertly arranged by Christopher Ball.Conccerto For Clarinet is perfect for a Clarinet soloist with imagination skill and tonalperfection. This piece relishes beauty of sound and directness of expression with a heartfelt expression from the performer.
