John and Charles Wesley On Music and Musicians. Par YOUNG CARLTON R.. Carlton R Young with Preface by Richard Watson The achievement of John and Charles Wesley in establishing the foundations of Methodist music has been largely unexplored - until now. Carlton R Young, one of the leading scholars in the field, explains the theological background to the vast hymnic repertoire the brothers created, a…

Second Set, Op 105. Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. Short Preludes and Postludes Set 2 Op. 105 is a wonderful collection by important and influential British composer Charles Villiers Stanford. He started a renaissance of British music styles, composed prolifically and, perhaps more importantly and lastingly, he was the mentor to some of the most revered of 20th Century British composers such; as B…

Par OGDEN NIGEL. Reflecting his admiration for the age of flying boats and Bakelite radios, the 'Art-Deco Suite' is an affectionate study in nostalgia - a trio of images from the 1920s and 30s set in music of timeless elegance. The first piece 'Ritzy', speaks for itself: classy, carefree and full of elite syncopations. 'Acacia Avenue', in contrast, is a miniature tone poem, its languidly flowing m…

Par PURCELL HENRY. Henry Purcell's Songs Book 2 have been edited by Maureen Lehane and Peter Wishart, and contain: Ah how sweet it is to love (E - F) Dido's lament (C - G) The fatal hour comes on apace (C sharp - F) From rosy bow'rs (C sharp - F sharp) Hark how all things with one sound rejoice (D - F) Set for the Associated Board, Guildhall School and Trinity College examinations. Henry Purcell's…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Vocal Score Cantata for Baritone Solo, SSAA chorus and orchestra Following the revelatory release of A London Symphony in its original version, the publication of Willow-wood is another landmark in our deepening understanding of the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Last performed in 1909, the year of The Wasps and On Wenlock Edge, this setting of four sonnets by the Vic…

Par PARRY CHARLES HUBERT. Edited by Jeremy Dibble A key figure in the so-called English Musical Renaissance, Parry was a considerable composer of chamber music. His three violin sonatas, the first of which, in d minor, is here published for the first time, along with the Fantasie-sonata and Sonata in D major, date from the 1870s and 80s, and are contemporary with his four symphonies and setting of…

Par JOLLIFFE EDMUND. For parish choirs Edmund Jolliffe offers a fine post-communion anthem in a much-loved idiom of Anglican liturgical music. The resources are straightforward: SATB choir without divisions, and Piano. The effects however are subtle. The music builds steadily through broadly phrased paragraphs that balance individual lines within the choral ensemble, in a landscape of gently shift…

Par WHITTON JEFFREY. The book is intended for piano students who have reached Grade V and then need help with the organisation of their practice rather than simply repetitive playing of scales and pieces. Imaginatively presented, the author writes of physical and psychological preparation; practice by analysis; the development of a secure memory; how to approach sight-reading; practising scales, e…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over nearly fifty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19…

Par WISHART PETER. 46Introduction by Brian Trowell CONTENTS The Jackdaw (C - E) The Magpie (A - F sharp) Tune for Swans (E - F) The Bedpost (D - F sharp) Henry and Mary (C - E flat) Spring Sadness (C sharp - F sharp) Lament (B - F) You are a refuge (C - C) My God, why hast thou forsaken me? (B flat - C) Cat Godesses (C sharp - F) The Pessimist (D - D) Quatres petits nègres blancs (E - E) A pupil o…

And Other Songs and Poems. Par CARTER SYDNEY. Songbook to accompany the Lord of the Dance CD CONTENTS Poem: My Believing Bones; Lord of the Dance; Present Tense; Poem: Doubting Tom; Pluck the Rose; Poem: What is Impossible; Poem: Run the Film Backwards; Come, Holy Harlequin; Judas and Mary; Poem: The New Song; Poem: Reversal; Poem: By this Sea; Poem: Robinson Crusoe; Bird of Heaven; After Six and …

Par HAZELL CHRIS. Unison and keyboard Written by a celebrated arranger and composer of popular classic Holy Moses, this lively and inspiring cantata is a pageant of Christmas past and present - including 'An Elizabethan Christmas Present', 'Mysterious Handel', 'Mozart's Mince Pies', 'A Victorian Cockney's Lament' and 'Christmas Rapping'. Stuffed full of memorable tunes, it ends with a rumbustuous …

And Other Songs. Par IRELAND JOHN. Introduction by John Longmire CONTENTS Encounter (G - G) Epilogue (F - A flat) Goal and wicket (E - G) If we must part (D - E) Ladslove (F - A flat) Lent Lily (G - F sharp) Vain desire (E - A flat) What art thou thinking of (E - G flat) When lights go rolling (D - F sharp) Set for the Associated Board DipABRSM and LRSM examinations. Introduction by John Longmire …

Par EAST ANGELA. This fascinating introduction to the world of Baroque style and technique is perfect for players both young and adult who are learning on the modern Cello. Play Baroque! contains Twenty-six masterpieces from the Baroque period, arranged and edited for Cello with teaching notes and Piano accompaniments. Angela East provides lively insights into bowing, fingering, vibrato and other …