The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and stick…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Some of the world's greatest violin solos are to be found within the orchestral repertoire. The Concertmaster aims to make these solos readily accessible for the first time, both for study by the aspiring orchestral leader, and as a piano reduction, while the separate violin part contains helpful hints on bowing and fingering. The Concertmaster will prove an indispens…

In Varying Styles From Baroque To Funk. Par RAE JAMES. In this challenging new set of studies, '18 Concert Etudes” for solo clarinet, James Rae aims to help develop good technique and to nurture musicianship from grade 6 through to college level. As might be expected from James Rae, there are swing, funk and jazz etudes but other musical styles, right back to the baroque period, are not neglected.…

Akkordeon spielen - mein schönstes Hobby is a practical method that aims at young people and adults who wish to get to know the whole multifaceted world of accordion music. Suitable for beginners and false beginners.After Vol. 1 (ED 20951) and Vol. 2 (ED 20952) of the method, Schott now publishes tune book #1 with many beautiful songs and pieces for lessons, ensemble playing at home or auditions. …

UE's successful collaboration with pianist-teachers Anne-Lise Gastaldi and Valérie Haluk has given rise to a new project. Following Piano Project (UE 33662), which was released in 2006, an illustrious selection of contemporary composers has once again been invited to contribute short piano pieces for young musicians who have completed around four years of piano lessons. The new project aims to bri…

Meditation on 'O come, O come, Immanuel'. The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this version by centuries. The words are based on a 9th century antiphon and the tune, Veni Immanuel, is taken from a 15th century processional of French Francisca…

A Tribute to Jules Verne (1828-1905). Par SPARKE PHILIP. Three Extraordinary Journeys was commissioned to mark the centenary of the death of the famous author Jules Verne. Based on three novels from his Voyages Extraordinaires series of travel stories, the music aims to capture the excitement and adventure of these famous books. A fantastic new major concert or contest piece. / Niveau : 4 / Pièc…

Par HAWES PATRICK. Ascension is a short string quartet which was written in celebration of Ascension Day and born out of the image of the flag of St. George flying high above the churches across the land. It aims not only to express the joy of The Ascension but also a feeling of being directed skywards on a bright, sunlit day. Written for The Raven Quartet it features on Patrick’s album Fair Albi…

for violin, viola and cello. Par HENZE HANS WERNER. This substantial mature work shows the superb mastery of one of Germany’s foremost contemporary composers. Henze, renowned for his lush orchestral textures and sensuous sonorities, aims for similar musical complexity – highly demanding of players and audience alike – even when writing for just three instruments./ Répertoire / Violon, Alto et Viol…

Soloist: Fernando Brandão, flute
Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Jazz Conception is the new exciting series of play-along books by award-winning Brazilian flutist and composer Fernando Brandão and features fifteen original tunes in various Brazilian and Afro-Cuban styles. This edition clearly aims at being more than a simple play-along collection. For each of the tunes a thorough analysis and additi…

The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and stick…

Par FREEMAN ALEX. Alex Freeman found initial inspiration for his string quartet (2015) in a series of photographs a geologist friend showed him of en échelon veins in rock formations. The open strings punctuated with pizzicato unisons that begin the single-movement work call to mind something crystalline and shimmering, which is immediately infused with tumbling lyrical lines in something of a rap…

Traditional and Modern Rhythms
After the publication of his first two method books 'Brazilian Percussion' and 'Atabaque ' the Brazilian Conga', the Brazilian percussionist Gilson de Assis is now introducing 'Brazilian Pandeiro', a book which features the broad and diversified sound range of this wonderful instrument.

This method book aims at all levels of students, from beginners …

This volume explores a musical approach to developing jazz vocabulary around the drumset, featuring 60 exercises ranging in duration from short passages to extended solos. The book aims to teach a fundamental understanding of the jazz language, with an emphasis on musical components, such as melodicism, articulation, phrasing, texture, dynamics, and much more. Whether a beginner or seasoned pro, r…