Par SCARLATTI / GILBERT. Italian composer, Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is well-known for his Keyboard compositions. His 555 Keyboard Sonatas remain ever popular to this day, and it is for this reason that this first volume is indispensable to performers of the genre. Originally composed for the Harpsichord, Organ or early Pianoforte, the Sonatas display the riveting use of discords and unconven…

Par CLARKE GENE. Easy to Play Violin Airs and Ballads is a collection of 25 nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century folk and popular songs from England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. All of the songs are written in easy rhythms, entirely in first position, with bowing indications and suggested guitar chords. Each tune corresponds with the same song in Easy to Play Viola Airs a…

Composed in 1809-10, Beethoven's Sonata op. 81a expresses his very personal feelings. He titled its three movements 'Das Lebewohl? (The Farewell), 'Die Abwesenheit? (The Absence) and 'Das Wiedersehn? (The Return) in reference to the hasty departure of his good friend and patron Archduke Rudolph of Austria who fled Vienna with the imperial family on 4 May 1809 to escape Napoleon's approaching troop…

Par ELGAR EDWARD. Elgar's Six Easy Pieces were first published in 1892. Four of these pieces were published even earlier in the early 1880's as A Set of Exercises For Violin. The 1892 version was a revised and expanded version of these original exercises. In this 1985 version, there are now 6 exercises and the opportunity has been taken to revise the original fingering and bowing indications and t…

Up tempo rhythm changes in the key of G, based on an earlier tune by Henderson called 'Yeah Man', 'Hotter Than 'Ell' is a stomping riff tune with solos for clarinet, trumpet, and tenor. Includes a great shout chorus with call and response between brass and saxes. / Ensemble De Jazz

Par MASHAYEKHI ALIREZA. Depuis 1990  les compositions de A.Mashayekhi, en dehors de pièces atonales et multiculturelles, sont des œuvres inspirées par la musique persane pour piano. Régulièrement interprété en Iran, en Europe et aux Etats Unis, le recueil « Jardins Persans » remporte un grand succès. Le procédé compositionnel de la «  Théorie complémentaire », utilisé dans cette œuvre, est déf…

Melody Bober's arrangements of both secular and sacred Christmas favorites are sure to delight students of all ages. Book 1 contains 8 arrangements for early elementary pianists, each with an optional duet accompaniment for parent, teacher, or an older student or sibling. Students continue to progress musically and technically while enjoying songs of the season. / Piano

Suppl. 10. Par LISZT FRANZ. Of the early versions of works included in Supplementary Volume 10, particular interest is expected in the first versions of the notably popular Consolations cycle and the monumental Grand solo de concert of 1850. In the first version of Consolationsthe third movement was a style hongrois piece whose thematic material Liszt used again later in the first piece of the Hun…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The newly revised edition of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas in the Wiener Urtext Edition is the only one of the more recent Urtext editions on a broad source basis. It includes not only autographs, verified copies and first editions, but also early reprints published during the composer's lifetime and Haslinger's Complete Edition. This is especially important for th…

The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical region the pieces, most of which are for manuals only, are arranged by date of composition or publication. The presentat…

The Música Latina para Dos series by Wynn-Anne Rossi introduces students to the rhythms, styles, and musical characteristics of Latin American music. Each duet includes a short rhythm exercise to prepare students for the rhythm patterns featured in the piece, as well as a brief description to spark the performers' imaginations. The captivating rhythms and musical variety found in these duets will …

Written in a changing, irregular meter, this early intermediate piece provides opportunities to develop counting skills. A melodic middle section contrasts with the exciting, robot-like beginning and ending. Copious bitonal chords add new sounds to the student's knowledge base. / Piano

Ma mre l'oye (Mother Goose Suite) is typical of Ravel's style with its modal melodies, use of dance forms and rhythmic precision. For this suite, Ravel selected favorite French fairy tales with references to fantasy, dreams and legends of childhood, and provided simple and delicate settings for piano duet (one piano, four hands). Although featuring childhood themes, Ma mre l'oye is at the late int…

Par COHEN JONATHAN. Springtide Exaltation for Flute and Piano by Jonathan Cohen. From the composer: 'Springtide Exaltation recalls scampering out of the house into the colors of a promising spring day, reveling in the new warmth, the fresh green appearing on the trees, the exploits of a carefree weekend. Out in nature, we sit in a favorite spot and, closing our eyes, slip into a reverie, the sun a…