Par HYUNG-KI JOO RICHARD. Hyung-ki Joo composed his first string quartet for the graduation concert during his last term at the Yehudi Menuhin School in 1990. In it, he pays tribute to six different artists from music, painting and literature: Henry Purcell, Samuel Beckett, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Munch, Johann Sebastian Bach and Arnold Schönberg. This edition is the set of parts. For the st…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. This new Urtext edition, by the leading Ravel scholar, Roger Nichols, is based on all available manuscript and printed sources, and the first recording (1932), made under Ravel’s supervision. It includes a historical preface, in which Roger Nichols considers the origins or the work and early public reaction, and a critical commentary./ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legiti…

Eta Cohen 's world famous Violin method broke new ground when it was first released. Providing an incremental approach to learning the instrument, it only introducing one concept at a time and reinforced each new concept with an accompanying exercise and highly enjoyable pieces. The careful organisation of the method meant that it was a great equaliser because any child could make good progress al…

Par PART ARVO. The basic musical material of 'Pari intervallo' by Arvo Pärt consists of two parts which move exactly parallel to each other, so that the interval between them is always the same- hence the title. 'Pari Intervallo' is reminiscent of achorale prelude which might be prefaced with the lines from Romans 14/8: 'lf we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord.' Now for…

Par GIULIANI MAURO. Mauro Giuliani's publication of his Sonata op.15 within the first few years of his arrival in Vienna met the standards of the sophisticated Viennese public and, with one stroke, profiled the guitar as an instrument and himself as a composer. Thus was born the three movement Sonata in C. This new edition will be of great interest to guitarists as, to this day, it remains unique …

Edna Mae Burnam's popular Step-By-Step method provides students with an opportunity to learn the Piano in a unique and charming way, with each lesson presented in a logical order and at a manageable pace.This comprehensive all-in-one edition of the first volume in the series features lessons, solos, and theory exercises. This version includes material from the Step By Step method, the Write It Rig…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Universal Edition has done violinists an enormous service by republishing violin virtuoso and teacher Leopold Auer’s arrangements of great works for violin and piano, available for the first time in decades. With beautiful new covers, these editions are a welcome addition to the repertoire/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Par PART ARVO. 'In principio' takes its words from the Gospel of John 1:1-14 and puts them into a five-movement form. This work, as in all of Pärt's music, is governed by a strict formal design, with the clarity of the musical structure corresponding to that of the Latin text. The first movement (vv. 1-5) and the fifth (v. 14) are limited to two opposing formal elements: a static, syllabically art…

Small Format Version of this terrific Harmonica tutor! Learn to play Harmonica with this great book, CD and Harmonica package. Step-by-step pictures take you from the first day exercises to playing along with a backing track, Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick your Harmonica. A proven look and learn course, using clear pic…

Par WEBERN ANTON. Anton Webern's late instrumental works have always been admired as examples of a systematic, innovative application of twelve-tone technique. From our perspective today, however, the reliance on older models of form and movement-structure, though of course never intended by Webern as a form of 'restoration,' seems equally important. How closely these aspects are interrelated can …

Five-part arrangements for junior string ensembles. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Strings of the World 2 is challenging step up from the first volume (UE 38057) which was for beginners. This new volume introduces lively pieces in Aleksey Igudesman’s inimitable style that will stretch intermediate young players. Parts are also provided for the less advanced and the pieces can be performed with any combina…

Par STRAUSS RICHARD. In 1880 Richard Strauss began composing the 'Sonata for cello and piano' op. 6. Before it went to print in 1883 he revised the complete piece. Only the first movement remained unaltered. Strauss dedicated the 'Sonata for cello and piano' in F major to his friend Hans Wihan (at that time solo cellist with the court orchestra of Munich), who also took part in the premiere of the…