14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos are now playable for budding instrumentalists in this collection featuring solo arrangements and great-sounding demonstration and backing tracks available online for download or streaming. / Clarinette

14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos are now playable for budding instrumentalists in this collection featuring solo arrangements and great-sounding demonstration and backing tracks available online for download or streaming. / Trompette

In the 1880s Alessandro Parisotti created beautiful settings of arias from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that became famous in the Ricordi publications Arie antiche. These vocal pieces are still used to teach classical singing around the world. Now flutists can explore these jewels in transcriptions especially made for their instrument. This timeless, melody-rich music is excellent for …

De renommée internationale pianiste Joseph Banowetz présente cette perception définitive des chefs-d'oeuvre d'origine par Franz Liszt, avec une préface complète biographie de compositeur, photographies d'époque, et les notes de performance détaillées sur les solos. Le CD d'accompagnement comprend plus cher répertoire pour piano de Joseph Banowetz performant Liszt / Piano

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Cool syncopation, funky riffs and smooth, stylish tunes, from dynamic to nostalgic, Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Christmas Jazzin' About is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles. So celebrate the festive season in style with these jazzy arrangements of popular Christmas carols. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Date parution : 1995-07-20/ Recuei…

Par NG YING YING / O'SULLIVAN FARRELL MARGARET. Book 3 introduces the concepts of key, key signature, scales, triads, tones and semitones in a novel and exciting way: each key is a group of characters or objects with note-names (i.e. a band, a birthday party, a clothes-line with garments). Certain notes belong, while all other notes (accidentals) are outsiders. Transposition is a natural outcome o…

Par MASSENET JULES. The instantly recognisable and ever-popular Meditation, from the opera Thaï s by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), remains a strong favourite in the classical repertoire, superbly arranged for Flute and Piano by French flautist, Paul Taffanel. Massenet first studied music with his mother before entering the Paris Conservatoire. He is best known for his operas, of which he composed ov…

Folk Strings is a collection of folk melodies from around the world arranged for strings. Unlike classical music, which normally has an authentic version, folk music often exists in many versions, with differences in the melody or lyrics. Sometimes several countries lay claim to a melody because a group of people moved to a new country and took their music with them. Most folk songs were sung and …

17 Captivating Solos for the Advancing Pianist. Par MILLER CAROLYN. Step into a world of musical expression with Piano Expressions, a captivating collection of 17 original piano solos for early to late intermediate students and pianists. Each piece tells its own story, offering a variety of moods - from tranquil and reflective to energetic and bold - that will inspire both teachers and students. W…

Par HESS NIGEL. Nigel Hess's most recent film score is for 'Ladies in Lavender', the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the fim for Violin and Piano. The soundtrack, performed by virtuoso American violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is now available on Sony Classics./ Répertoire /…

Unlike the well-known settings of the Seven Last Words by Schütz or Haydn, in his opulently scored composition Franck provides commentary to the words of Jesus with excerpts from the Old and New Testaments as well as from portions of the Stabat Mater . In his transposition of the Latin text into music Franck reveals a rich palette of compositional parameters: ?different-sized ensembles, excitin…

Mike Cornick adds to his previous arrangements for piano duet this mouth-watering selection of music from the movies. 'Movie Music Favourites” includes, in intermediate arrangements, many gems of classical music, all closely associated with famous films. For example, who can hear Strauss's 'Blue Danube” waltz without thinking of Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey”? Or the beautiful slow movemen…