The Six Easy Pieces arranged by German composer, conductor, and organist Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748--1798) are inspired by the original vocal/orchestral score of The Magic Flute. These pieces are idiomatic piano duets (one piano, four hands) that remain faithful to the original composition. Filled with wit and charm, they contain many of the memorable elements of the opera: Papageno's magic bel…

Par NEELY BLAKE / SCHROEDL JEFF. Always wanted to play bass? Then get on the FastTrack and make it happen now! FastTrack method books give you a fast way to learn how to play that new instrument (or the one that's been sitting in the closet for a few years). Skeptical because other method books haven't worked for you? That's exactly why we wrote these! They're designed for the player who wants to …

We all grew up on the monumental piano quintets of the past - such thrilling music. But as I began to write a piano quintet myself, 'the way in' eluded me. I kept thinking, a piano and a string quartet need e ach other like a hole in the head. Why combine them anyway? I looked to the masters for inspiration and along the way became convinced that even they had grappled with this question. Perhaps …

Par HINDEMITH PAUL. These canons now published for the first time document Hindemith's fondness of composing little parodistic works with a wink on certain occasions. More than 30 artistic postcard-sized works were written by the composer. In strict counterpoint, he used them to convey season's greetings, congratulations on birthdays and anniversaries, and thanks to friends, colleagues and cultura…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The Second Book Of Trumpet Solos is for the player who already has a firm grasp of basic technique and is keen to develop their skills further. The pieces are arranged in order of increasing technical difficulty, and the ground they cover is equivalent to Associated Board Grades 5-7. There is a tremendous variety of pieces here including works by Brahms, Joplin, Elgar and …

10 Virtuoso Pieces for Solo Violin. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Challenging and unusual concert pieces for the more advanced violinist Aleksey Igudesman takes us to his homeland and then around the world with his own arrangements and humorous compositions for solo violin. Aleksey Igudesman's solution, when considering mistakes that could be made when performing well-known virtuoso pieces, was to '…writ…

Book 1 for Lead Guitar. Par CLO DAVE. A guitar method by Dave Clo that starts simply and gradually increases in difficulty. Students will enjoy the original songs. Plus, the authentic-sounding audio tracks online will make the student feel like they\'ve just joined a band! / Date parution : 2022-01-14/ Méthode / Guitare

Par SERRANO JUAN. The legendary flamenco guitarist and best-selling Mel Bay Publications author, Juan Serrano, is well-known for his sound recordings, transcriptions of his music, and technical methods for flamenco guitar. Now the music that formed his technical repertory and was the musical foundation given to his by his father, Antonio el del Lunar, (guitarist for all the flamenco singers of his…

Series: Belwin EditionCategory: Piano Trio (1 Piano, 6 Hands)Format: BookInstrument: PianoLevel: Late IntermediateWritten when the composer was just 17 to 18 years of age, these romantic-styled pieces for piano trio were dedicated to 3 friends, Natalya, Lyudmila, and Vera Skalon. They feature a short passage that would later be used in Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, beginning the 2nd movement.…

1 à 20. Par HANON CHARLES-LOUIS. These first 20 of the 60 piano studies of this set by C. L. Hanon are the most popular etudes ever written. Hanon?s goal: ?Preparatory exercises to acquire speed, precision, agility, and strength in the fingers?(and) flexibility of the wrists.? The etudes enable students to focus on playing patterns with a relaxed hand while supporting the fingers with the hands an…

One must look long and hard to find a piano pupil who hasn't studied Beethoven's two 'sonate facile? op. 49. They are not only relatively easy to play but highly lyrical and effective, ideally combining joy in music-making with a mastery of early classical literature. The two works were composed much earlier than the opus number suggests. Beethoven wrote them around 1797/98, during a time when he …

Horn, Paul (Arr.) - Mh 837. Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. The Missa sub titulo Sti. Leopoldi pro festo Innocentium MH 837, written for the choir boys of the Salzburg Cathedral, was the last completed work of Johann Michael Haydn. Haydn composed more than thirty works to Latin and German settings for his “beloved choir boys” in a scoring for two or three treble voices. The composition of the Leopoldi-M…

Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. The cycle of nine Reliefs was written between 1984 and 1989, during the last period in Andrzej Krzanowski?s life, and it provides further evidence of his interest in the fine arts, which he exploited in his compositional work. The sculpture technique enabling an artist to create bas reliefs of varying degrees of convexity, for which the raw material is so important, is fait…

Par . ABRSM’s Music Theory exams at Grades 6-8 cover harmony and counterpoint, composition, and a broad knowledge of western music, including composers and their works, structure, style and period. Music Theory Practice Papers Grades 6-8 are essential resources for candidates preparing for our paper-based Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice materials and a reliable guide to what to…

Church pianists are often asked to provide music that is reflective and meditative in nature. The six hymns in this collection by Martha Mier were chosen because of their beauty and for the messages of comfort and hope that they convey. / Piano