Solfège pour l'étude de l'harmonie classique. Par DESPORTES. Precise Harmonic Analysis intends to accompany and aid harmony and analysis classes at conservatoires and other musical institutions. Covering a wide range of aspects, Yvonne Desportes ''s book succeeds in its intentions. As a student of Paul Dukas, Desportes (1907-1993) won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for harmony in 1932. She then we…

This well-written ABC for Accordion is an initiation method by André Astier and Max Bonnay. Written in French, it offers a descriptive method and a set of studies to work on Chromatic basses, scales, the Bellow Shake and a small concert repertoire. There are 23 studies and the concert pieces include some by: Haydn, Mozart, Corelli, Telemann, Diabelli, Haendel among others. This is a must-have meth…

Par ZHANG ZHAO. 'Chinese Dream' was completed in 2014 and won the gold medal at the CCTV Piano Grand Final Competition in the same year. The work was inspired by the 'Yi Zhuan? written by Confucius for the 'I Ching'. The I Ching is the source of Chinese culture. To inherit the essence of Chinese culture, Confucius wrote a set of ten commentaries with his descendants, also known as the 'Ten Wings',…

Par NIEHAUS LENNIE. One of the world's most popular jazz etude books. Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This volume, a continuation of Vol. 1, contains 12 easy level exercises and 10 etudes. Like Volume 1, it includes a CD with a rhythm section playing each etude in three keys, so Eb, Bb, and C instruments can play with a track in their key (so they won't have to transpose from th…

Excerpts from Movement 4. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Developing an intimate understanding of the world’s greatest musical accomplishments is an important part of a music education. Every musician should have the joy of playing the music of Mozart, and the G-minor Symphony (Number 40) is one of Mozart’s signature works, and one of the greatest musical achievements of all time. Stephen Bulla has c…

Par SIEGEL RICHARD. Richard Siegel won prizes for the Harpsichord and Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire before going on the win first prize in the 1977 International Harpsichord Competition. He has since recorded over 30 CDs and his passion for the instrument has been further apparent in his production of Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin. As stated in the preface, the study of the Harpsichor…

Best Of Idina Menzel: PVG Artist Songbook contains ten of the best-known songs as performed by the acclaimed Oscar and Tony Award-winning songstress Idina Menzel, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar.Idina Menzel is an American actress and singer-songwriter. In 2004, Menzel won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked. She is also kn…

Easy solo pieces in pop styles with state of the art CD accompaniments. Play the solo piece straight, or add the backing tracks and enter a whole new world of sound. Chris Norton does it again with his unique blend of traditional technique with popular styles. Students will learn all about technique - rhythm, co-ordination and listening, but they'll be having so much fun, they won't know they're d…

Par YE XIAOGANG. Xiaogang Ye (b. 1955) is one of the best-known composers in China. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music of China, won First Prize in the Alexander Tscherepnin Composition Competition and at the end of his studies became Composer in Residence and lecturer at the Central Conservatory. After further studies at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in A…

17-year-old New Zealand newcomer Lorde released this, her debut album, in September 2013. It reached the top of the modern rock/alternative and rock albums charts, and the lead single 'Royals? won the 2014 Grammy® Award for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Our folio features this break-out hit plus nine other tunes: Buzzcut Season - 400 Lux - Ribs - Still Sane - Team - Tennis Court …

Par HISAISHI JOE. All-time favorite songs from Studio Ghibli films, featuring hits from classics up to “The Boy and the Heron” released in 2023. This book contains 27 songs, including “Spinning Globe,” the theme song of “The Boy and the Heron” which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The piano accompaniment score is included, and you can also access the karaoke accompaniment on …

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

A dozen tracks from the soundtrack to this critically acclaimed 2014 film which won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score are featured in this matching folio. / Piano

From Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to The Boy and the Heron. Par HISAISHI JOE. All-time favorite songs from Studio Ghibli films, up to the latest “The Boy and the Heron” released in 2023. This book contains 26 songs, including “Spinning Globe”, the theme song of “The Boy and the Heron” which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The piano accompaniment score is included, makin…

piano reduction for 2 pianos. Par ULLMANN VIKTOR. Despite its seemingly sparse texture, this is a large-scale, virtuosic concerto in an expressive tonal idiom, full of memorable rhythmic detail. It was premiered in 1992, 32 years after its composition, by Konrad Richter and Israel Yinon. Their recording for Bayer Records won an important award by German critics. A further recording by Igor Ardasev…