The 'prequel' to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violinists is here! Scales for Young Violinists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C, D, E, F, G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves, 3rds, and 6ths, remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double…

(The Four Seasons). Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) stands, with Handel and J. S. Bach, as one of the titanic figures of late Baroque composition. Not only was he lauded as a composer of vocal and instrumental works both sacred and secular, he was without doubt, the most prolific composer of his age. In addition to hundreds of vocal works, including forty-nine operas, he composed …

Alfred is pleased to release 2000-2005 Best Love Songs, the latest addition to Alfred's Best Songs series of books. Distinguished by genre, each book in Alfred's Best Song series provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for some of the most popular hit songs released during the first five years of the new millennium. Songs are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the so…

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 3 builds on the skills learned in Books 1 and 2. Learn new concepts and techniques like sixteenth notes, arpeggios, slides, bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. For the first time, companion audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed online are included with the book, so you'll have everything you need in one place. Recognized for over 50 years as the best-pace…

Par IRELAND JOHN. The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order, with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin./ Répertoire / Piano

Par HIMES WILLIAM. This rousing, jubilant overture mixes five original themes with the well-known doxology Old Hundredth, which is also known as Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. The hymn is presented in short lyrical, energetic motif fragments, which combine until the complete hymn is presented in the form of a chorale prelude. This is a wonderful and truly uplifting concert work. / Nivea…

Par TOMASI HENRI. Composed in 1949 by Henri Tomasi, Complainte Du Jeune Indien is a piece for Clarinet and Piano accompaniment. This piece voices the lament of a young Indian, expressing nostalgia. It is quite sad with an Andante tempo and the harmonic motion is quite slow. Two cadenzas feature in this work, with the possibility to cut them out to make rehearsals easier. The piece finishes sadly o…

Jason Robert Brown's popular Broadway musical The Last Five Years was adapted for the screen in 2014 with Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan playing the leading roles in this dramatic comedy.This songbook features 14 songs as presented in the movie: I Can Do Better Than That - If I Didn't Believe in You - Moving Too Fast - Nobody Needs to Know - A Part of That - See I'm Smiling - Shiksa Goddess - Sti…

Fantasias and Selected Works. Par BYRD WILLIAM. William Byrd is one of the great English composers of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Today this creative Catholic at the Anglican court of Elisabeth I is known primarily for his masses, motets and madrigals. However, in addition to vocal music he also composed an impressive number of keyboard pieces that brook comparison in quality with thos…

Par DYLAN BOB. Matching folio to Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Albums Vols. 1, 2 and 3, in one complete edition. Forty-five songs including the classic hits 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' and 'The Mighty Quinn'. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép International / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

This three-movement performance piece is characterized by an elegant classical melody and rewarding technical passages. A challenging piece for lessons and auditions at intermediate level, using the first five positions. / Violoncelle Et Piano

In the biography Keiko Abe: A Virtuosic Life, author Rebecca Kite tells the untold story of Keiko Abe's groundbreaking influence on the evolution of the marimba and its music. Kite also offers a history of the xylophone, the marimba, and the music, composers, and performers that each instrument was associated with over the centuries. Examples of rare and historic recordings are included on a CD. K…

Par BACHUS NANCY. The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with recordings and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the pi…

Par O'GORMAN PETER. Drum Sessions Book 1. Peter O’Gorman. The most innovative and comprehensive methods for individual or group study available for beginning instrumentalists. The session series for drums, keyboard and bass allows you to perform inaband right from the start. For individual study each book teaches the fundamentals of music theory in an easy to understand format, technique exercises…

Home Improvisation Workshop. Par CLOUD PATRICK. This insightful book is about sound perception and execution on the banjo. Its purpose is to shed light on simple aural connections unique to this instrument, including closed-position as well as open-string fingerings found throughout the entire fretboard. In notation and tablature. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Theory and Harmony / Tablature…