Ricordi, the well-known printer of classical opera, presents the works of the great opera composers in its CRITICAL EDITION · PRACTICAL SERIES. These revised definitive scores are produced by using all the currently available sources ranging from the original autographs to printed editions, in line with strict philological and critical criteria. Each edition has a brief introduction providing the …

Part VII-XI. Par EGGERT MORITZ. ‘Hämmerklavier’ is a full-length cyclical work. The composer tries casting off the straight-jacket of hide-bound musical traditions, sending the listener on a voyage of discovery and liberation. The ‘Hämmer’ of the title refers not to the mechanical action of the pianoforte nor to Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklaviersonata’ but to the mental approach required of the performer…

Bb Trumpet. Par STEINEL MIKE. Mike Steinel's follow-up book to his popular Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble features a wealth of instructional material that can be used in a full band setting or individually. After a brief review of style basics, this comprehensive method includes a section of daily warm-ups and workouts for rehearsal, followed by a variety of lessons covering specific styles …

Par HARRIS PAUL. Improve your scales!' is a new method for learning scales that form an integral part of playing an instrument. It will encourage a methodical and thoughtful approach and provide some solutions to common memory problems. This tutor is ideally used in conjunction with 'Improve your sight-reading', to give these often neglected areas of learning a more central role, making pupils mor…

Townley John (Taught). Par TOWNLEY JOHN. A beginning guide to the Anglo Concertina in the nautical style with John Townley. A basic approach to the 3 row anglo concertina that requires no previous knowledge of music or music training. Techniques include basic melody, harmony, left- and right-hand accompaniment, arpeggios, inverted positions, ornamentation and more. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styl…

Cinquanta studi per fare del flauto la tua voce. Par PRETTO GIAMPAOLO. Dentro il suono stems from the need to provide the basics and technique of flute sound emission, through a pragmatic approach that analyses all aspects related to posture, lip support and breathing. The author emphasises the importance of the different parts of the body involved, highlighting the areas used to execute certain t…

Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. Chopin’s four ballades, four impromptus and three sonatas are among the composer’s most mature works, rivalled only by his scherzos and polonaises for extended thematic development and formal structure. The eleven compositions in this volume are drawn from Carl Mikuli’s comprehensive edition of Chopin’s complete works for piano. As Chopin’s student and, later, teaching assista…

Par DE COSMO EMILE. More Than 30 Lessons for All Instrumentalists. This fascinating jazz instruction book for all instrumentalists offers an innovative, scholarly approach to the art of improvisation. It includes in-depth analysis and lessons about: cycle of fifths;diatonic cycle; overtone series; pentatonic scale; harmonic minor scale; melodic minor scale; polytonal order of keys (P.O.O.K.); blue…

Par SCRIABINE ALEXANDER. In the early years of our century, when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language. At least a fulldecade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg, Scriabin had begun the process of a complete break with all musical conventions. By 1905 he was immers…

An Easy Guide to Recognizing and Understanding Essential Fretboard Patterns. Par JOHNSON CHAD. Many guitarists spend years, or entire lives, feeling their way around the guitar neck in the dark. But it doesn't have to be that way! Experiencing the freedom that comes with a little theoretical knowledge is not as difficult as it may seem. With Visual Guitar Theory , you'll quickly 'connect the dots'…

Op. 20. Par BARTOK BELA. After his 15 Hungarian peasant songs (HN 1404), these Improvisations on Hungarian peasant songs are the second of Bartók' s works to feature the words ' Hungarian peasant songs” in their title. The manner in which he confronts folk melodies with subtle, avant-garde sounds here was later described by Bartók himself as venturing to ' the outermost limits”. He also breaks up …

This unique collection of songs draws mainly upon Columbia's Bootleg Series, an ever-expanding collection of outtakes, alternate versions, live performances and lesser-known songs from the incomparable Bob Dylan.Some of these songs stand comparison with the Dylan classics and several shed light on the variety of his astonishing career of over fifty years, including his very distinctive approach to…

Par HERBERT CHANG. Designed to help people master all 24 major and minor scales. In this book, first, all the violin scales are re-organized to be more simple, practical, and easy to learn. Then all the fingerings of the single-stop scales are classified into only a few basic patterns. When practicing, violinists can study these fingering patterns first and then use them to play all 24 scales easi…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris' Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-singing! Grades 4-5 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight-singing. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by making connections to your wider music-making, …

Flute. Par STEINEL MIKE. Mike Steinel's follow-up book to his popular Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble features a wealth of instructional material that can be used in a full band setting or individually. After a brief review of style basics, this comprehensive method includes a section of daily warm-ups and workouts for rehearsal, followed by a variety of lessons covering specific styles and i…