Chiemsee-Messe. Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. Among Haydn’s over thirty settings of the Latin Ordinary, the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursula occupies an outstanding position, which, according to the autograph, was completed on 5 August 1793. This Mass has been referred to as the most “Mozartian” of all his masses. With its song-like melodic character, the unity of the motivic material and the harmonius…

12 popular works for Bassoon with Piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes pull-out part, and performance notes by Amy Harman. / Basson Et Piano

The second volume in this popular series from Nicolai Podgornov features arrangements of Yann Tiersen's Comptine D'un Autre Eté from the film Amélie and Cole Porter's Night and Day together with more original romantic solos for middle-grade pianists and beyond. The pieces range from dreamy to energetic but all provide stimulating and expressive moments at the piano. / Piano

Par JANOSA FELIX. 12 Ragtimes in the style of Scott Joplin and beyond, short and easy to master, will rekindle the fun of playing ragtime! Felix Janosa is known to most children and parents in Germany as the composer of the Ritter Rost musicals. Although he studied school music and composition at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, he never went to school as a music teacher, but became a freelance …

Musicianship for beginners and beyond! Listening, internalisation, and musical understanding are encouraged from the very earliest stages in this colourful, attractive, and comprehensive series. Full of progressive and engaging activities that develop a secure and wide-ranging foundation, off we go! starts piano students on the path to being truly ready to play. Audio examples and video content ar…

Huilukonsertto. Par ENGLUND EINAR. Einar Englund?s (1916-1999) Flute Concerto (1985) is beyond dispute one of his greatest works. Its finest attributes are its rich melodic invention, colourful instrumentation and immediate message. Add to these its rewarding solo part, and the result is truly one of his best concertos ? and works. He himself did not hesitate to regard it as such. It was premiered…

Par LENEHAN JOHN. A collection of pieces from across the ages, arranged specifically to provide the confident Piano student with an exciting variety of styles to master. The melodies in this book range from Debussy to Albeniz and beyond, with exercises in improvisation and writing your own pieces. Each piece is accompanied by guidance footnotes that will help you to understand the music and get th…

35 classic and contemporary Disney songs arranged specifically for teen singers. Contents: Alice · Anything Can Happen · Beauty and the Beast · Belle (Reprise) · Beyond My Wildest Dreams · Can You Feel the Love Tonight · Candle on the Water · A Change in Me · Colors of the Wind · A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes · Feed the Birds · For the First Time in Forever · God Help the Outcasts · Home · I …

Par KANENGISER BILL. Dans ce studio live performance DVD, éducateur de guitare classique, concert artiste et Los Angeles Guitar Quartet membre fondateur William Kanengiser offre un regard approfondi sur deux facettes de son intérêt pour la musique à travers un répertoire de chefs-d'oeuvre classique et moderne. Dans l'ensemble, William illustre la technique sans effort et l'interprétation réfléchie…

The essential introduction to playing jazz. Par BENNETT NED. How To Play Jazz Saxophone is a fun and engaging introduction to jazz from composer and saxophonist Ned Bennett. Discover the exciting world of jazz, from its roots in ragtime to blues, bebop and beyond! Ideal for established beginners (approximately Grade 3 standard), this book teaches methods of improvisation, how to play in swing tim…

Favourite Italian Melodies. Italian culture influence many art forms and perhaps none more so than music. In this album, David Brooker has arranged, for violin and piano, eleven well-known pieces that simply shout 'ITALY” at you! 'Italian Classics” includes the unforgettable 'O Sole Mio”, 'La Donna è Mobile”, 'Funiculi, Funicula” and Verdi's 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”. For intermediate players…

Ballad from Fantasy Pieces for Piano Op. 36. Par BACKER-GRONDAHL AGATHE. Agathe Backer Grøndahl’s ‘Ballade’ can best be described as a Romantic character piece. Such one-movement piano pieces with titles that loosely indicate a mood/idea made out a central genre in the 19th century. In Backer Grøndahl’s production, several of these are grouped under the term ‘fantasy pieces’. There are six collect…

10 duets. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. In his new collection, Aleksey Igudesman goes well beyond where his previous book, Violin and Cello and More left off. In the first book, the pieces were designed for beginners and intermediate players to have fun and be stretched. But here, no punches are pulled! In ?Danny Boy?, the cellist will be tackling double stops in tenor clef and in ?Pizzicato?, both playe…

This spiritual, extended work uses the liturgical Latin text. The four movements bring us on a metaphysical journey from the heavens to earth, from the echo of The Spheres (Kyrie) to Identity and The Ground (Sanctus) with its earthly themes. Neither expressly sacred nor secular, this is an exquisite work for advanced high school level and beyond. Available separately: SSAATTBB, String Orchestra (F…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Buxtehude took the melody and words from the evening hymn Christ, der du bist der helle Tag. The words are embellished with coloratures and a change of meter enhances the work’s charme. This composition goes beyond the bounds of a straightforward chorale cantata through its use of concertante elements, which also applies the voice parts. The title of this work, on a copy ma…