Woo 47 Kurfürsten Sonatas. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. These pieces, known as the Kurfürsten Sonatas, were composed in 1783 while Beethoven was still studying with Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn. ' He will certainly become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, if he progresses as he started off' , Neefe wrote enthusiastically in the same year. Announced as an ' excellent composition by a young genius o…

9 complete piano sonatas with background information, performance advice and musicianship activities. Par . The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection gathers together 9 complete sonatas that are all intermediate to early advanced (Grades 4 to 6) in standard. Featuring works by Beethoven, Anna Bon, Haydn, Mozart and Schumann, it provides the highest quality music and many years of study. Each sonata…

Par BERG ALBAN. Alban Berg's Sonata Opus 1 for Piano has often been termed as a milestone in early 20th century music. The sonata clearly stems from the Romantic period, but the 'modern' harmonies and complex thematic developments play a part in transcending boundaries and ushering in a new era. The arrangement by Christophe Dejour is as close to the original source as possible./ Répertoire / Guit…

The Not Just Another Praise Book series has the best songs in contemporary Christian music. Book 1 is carefully arranged and graded for students at the early intermediate level. These books are truly unique because they contain accompanying CDs that feature MP3 praise band accompaniments. / Piano

Edizione critica a cura di Fulvio Luciani. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. A new critical edition of Bach?s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin ? possibly the very pinnacle of the whole repertoire for violin ?, by violinist Fulvio Luciani. The edition is based on the autograph and is equipped with an apparatus of critical notes: they indicate problems with the reading of the original source, suggest p…

Par . This exercise book gives attention to many technic elements appropriate to early elementary piano students beginning with the down-up motion of the wrist in playing two-note slurs. Focus is also given to developing hands-together playing using mirror technics between the hands as well as parallel motion. It also includes preparation for playing 3-note chords including I and V7 chord (two-not…

Qui ne se souvient pas du couple mythique Travolta/Newton-John ? Ces deux teenagers ont marqué toute une génération d'adolescents et porté Grease au rang de film culte. C'est donc avec une grande satisfaction et pas mal d'avidité que nombre de possesseurs de lecteur DVD voient arriver cette édition. Cheveux gominés, blouson noir et jean moulant contre n?ud rose, tailleur et socquettes blanches, le…

This magnificent songbook contains the full lyrics and chords to fifteen hit songs from the Coldplay's first two albums, Parachuttes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head including the hit singles Yellow, Trouble, Clocks and The Scientist . Clearly presented and easy to follow, this is a great way for developing musicians to play music by artists they admire and the specially recorded CD of backing trac…

Alberto Iglesias began his film music career in the 1980s. His early pieces were for modest Spanish productions, several of them shorts, but an alliance with Julio Medem would take him on to bigger things in the 1990s. / Piano

Par CURNOW JAMES. The suite format and descriptive nature of snapshots allows Grade 2. 5 bands to handle a relatively large sized piece and have the fun of exploring myriad moods and styles. There are valuable geographical and historical considerations for cross-curricular teaching, and the sheer “enjoyability” of this one is undeniable. In Movement 1, early explorers witness the grandeur and expa…

Par CURNOW JAMES. The suite format and descriptive nature of snapshots allows Grade 2. 5 bands to handle a relatively large sized piece and have the fun of exploring myriad moods and styles. There are valuable geographical and historical considerations for cross-curricular teaching, and the sheer “enjoyability” of this one is undeniable. In Movement 1, early explorers witness the grandeur and expa…

The new scholarly-critical edition of the score of Rameau’s “ballet héroïque” Les Indes galantes finally clears up its convoluted source history. At the first performance,on 23 August 1735, it consisted of a prologue and three acts: Le Turc généreux, Les Incas du Pérou and Les Fleurs. But Les Fleurs already proved controversial in the early performances, and from 11 Septemberof that same year it w…