Not every singer can write a song - not every songwriter can sing... This stunning collection celebrates 26 of the greatest male artists who have combined the skills of song craft and performance to dazzling effect. The last fifty years of pop music has seen folk singers, rock icons, sultry soloists and punk revolutionaries all prove that nothing is more important than the right song, sung by the …

Italian composer Franceso Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) wrote more than 350 songs, among which were favorites of famous singers, from Caruso and Tetrazzini in his day to Pavarotti and Carreras in ours. With a direct and simple grace and sensual Italianate vocal lines, his works were in some ways an art music reply to the Neapolitan folk tradition. Featuring 30 Tosti songs available for the first time in…

Par . Melody, lyrics and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments are displayed together in this new, easy to use format. Enjoy strumming and singing these bluegrass standards with any combo of friends who play ukulele, baritone ukulele, banjo, guitar, or mandolin. A great resource for stringed instrument players who are ready to experience the fun of making music together! This collection…

A Dorset Song. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. This pastoral poem, written by William Barnes who was born in 1801 in Dorset, was set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams to make a rich, pleasing and thoughtful Dorset Folk song. This arrangement by Alec Rowley is for two treble voices. / Musique traditionnelle / Feuillet / Choeur de Femmes (SS) et Piano

Dansons la Morvandelle contains 152 tunes from Morvan, a 'parc régional' in south Burgundy, presented in keys suitable for British players. Morvan is an area of gently wooded hills, pastureland and lakes. It has a strong regional identity and is proud of its folk heritage. Traditional music forms an integral part of this heritage. Originally published in 1997, Dansons la Morvandelle has been compl…

Played during the end credits to Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit , The Song Of The Lonely Mountain is a ballad with atmosphere to match the film. This official sheet music for the song has been expertly arranged for Piano and Voice with Guitar chord boxes. Composed on a dwarven theme by Australian Folk artist, Neil Finn, The Song Of The Lonely Mountain bui…

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Rooted in the Norwegian Folk tradition, the piano music of Edvard Grieg offers spirited rhythms, novel harmonies and a refined lyrical sense. Included in this volume are the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, in Grieg's own piano arrangement, and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces. Reproduced from authoritative editions published by C.…

'The strangest, most complex and bizarre of all blues artists.' - John FaheySkip James is perhaps the most stylistically original of the blues performers from the Mississippi River Delta region, with his unusual Dm (Crossnote) tuning, haunting falsetto vocals, and an intense, variable marriage of music and text. James made a number of recordings for Paramount before the Depression carried him into…

Three Small Pieces for String Quartet. Par AYRES RICHARD. Richard Ayres’ Three Small Pieces for String Quartet each have distinct characters that illustrate the composer’s vivid imagination and skill for combining energetic, touching and sometimes wild music. The first piece is a short tribute to the Romanian singer Maria Tanase, a long forgotten performer who was once a star in her country. The…

Par BLUESTEIN EVO. La partie i de cette méthode hautement considérée comprend la théorie de la musique de base et les détails de la méthode de 4 étapes facile d'Evo. Partie deux comprend rythmique pianoter des instructions, des changements de corde de mélodie, et paroles de 18 well-known American folk songs et sud fiddle tunes dans les clés de G, F, ut majeur et un modal (clés qui sont fournis sur…

Par ZUCKER LAUREL. From the composer: 'Biddy Biddy' is the name of a Jamaican children's folk song about a chicken. There are so many different melodies associated with Biddy Biddy that I simply made up a simple appealing tune and devoted the composition from there. This piece is dedicated to Mark Delpriora, my friend and amazing guitarist and guitar teacher at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Mu…

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de …

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de …

Favourite Italian Melodies. Italian culture influence many art forms and perhaps none more so than music. In this album, David Brooker has arranged, for violin and piano, eleven well-known pieces that simply shout 'ITALY” at you! 'Italian Classics” includes the unforgettable 'O Sole Mio”, 'La Donna è Mobile”, 'Funiculi, Funicula” and Verdi's 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”. For intermediate players…