Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Second String Quartet was composed ? with several long interruptions ? between 1915 and 1918, after he had spent several years almost solely devoted to collecting folk music. The melody and rhythms of the riotous middle movement ?Allegro, molto capriccioso? provide impressive testimony of how his research trips had taken him as far as North Africa. The first edition of th…

Description The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to piano playing, complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to help emphasise the information being taught. Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note, the biggest hurdle for most young children. The range is purposely limited. Only five notes up…

An Expedition into Czech Piano Music
A collection of pieces for early intermediate pianists
- Cross-section of Czech piano literature from the 18th to the late 20th century
- Works selected and provided with fingering by piano virtuoso Ivo Kahánek
- Pieces of easy to moderate technical difficulty
The leading Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek has long devoted himself to training yo…

Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students, professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing, performing or simply singing opera arias, sacred pieces, songs, standards. The editions include a vocal score and one or more CD containing orchestral accompaniment performed by Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, with its orchestra of over 130 instrumentali…

Par . Santorella Publications is proud to present our Instrumental Fingering Poster Series. Perfect for the bandroom, classroom, private studios, or simply as a beginner’s quick reference guide while practicing at home. These 11 x 17 graphic illustrations of assorted brass, reeds, woodwinds, and stringed instruments printed on sturdy - 100 pound - heavy stock are meant to mount on any wall. This e…

The Drummer's Bible of Embellishments. Par ROTHMAN JOEL. WHAM, BAM, FLAM! The Drummer’s Bible of Embellishments. Rudiment embellishments such as flams, drags and ruffs bring a more interesting and exciting sound to their primary note. They’re used by drummers in all types of music including rock, jazz, latin, marching & ethnic music. This book presents an in-depth study of these very practical and…

Par KLASCHKA MARTIN. My Piece Tema con Variazoni is inspired by Italian Baroque Music and is based on a hymn theme that I composed myself. It?s not at all difficult but sounds yet full (Martin Klaschka). Martin Klaschka (*1963) studied music at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. Much of his energy is devoted to writing easy to intermediate pieces for different instru…

Par MACKILLOP ROB. This book is devoted to playing the soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele tuned in perfect fifths as used by the string and mandolin families of instruments, as well as the cittern and tenor banjo. The book?s scores are all in tablature; you?ll have no trouble adapting to the tuning and playing in the book?s various styles.The 55 pieces in Play Ukulele in 5ths Tuning progress from …

?evcík's oeuvre covers every area of violin technique, from the elementary level to special exercises on individual technical problems all the way to analytical studies of the best-known violin concertos. One of his most important pedagogical works is his opus 8, written between 1892 and 1895.This volume of exercises is devoted to changes of position and preparatory studies for scales over three o…

In the past two decades tango has experienced a popular resurgence worldwide. Almost universally familiar as a dance form, tango is also a distinctive genre of song or canción that was born in the impoverished outskirts of late 19th-century Buenos Aires. Whether sung in Spanish, or as would happen later, in Italian or Russian. Twenty-six songs illustrate the growth and diversity of tango from its …

Par KLASCHKA MARTIN. My work Sonatina in G is a moderately difficult, easily accessible composition. Its 5 movements pass through a number of different colours (Martin Klaschka). Martin Klaschka (*1963) studied music at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. Much of his energy is devoted to writing easy to intermediate pieces for different instruments and ensembles. / Da…

All the motets in this volume are quite early works, taken from the collection 'Sacrae Cantiones Quinque Vocum', published in 1562 at Nuremburg. The typical features of these works are their virtuoso character and exuberance. These are achieved through the use of predominantly bright tonalities, frequent variation of textures and dramatic harmonic and melodic touches. Edited by Ivan Moody, this is…

A collection of pieces for early intermediate pianists. Par . The leading Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek has long devoted himself to training young musicians. With this album of recital pieces he offers young pianists quite easy pieces by well-known Czech composers./ Recueil / Piano

In 2012, the American composer Elliott Carter died at the ripe old age of almost 104. To the last, he devoted his time to composing. Instances is the last orchestral work written by the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. / Orchestre