A must-own comprehensive collection of 76 songs from musical theatre, movies, folksongs and standards for any budding vocalist! Songs include: Baby Face · The Bare Necessities · Beauty and the Beast · Born to Entertain · Castle on a Cloud · Do-Re-Mi · Do You Want to Build a Snowman? · Edelweiss · Getting to Know You · How Much Is That Doggie in the Window · I Whistle a Happy Tune · Let Me Entertai…

Bergmann Walter (Editor). Par BERGMANN WALTER. This second book aims to widen the musical experience of the progressing Descant Recorder player. Designed for intermediate level musicians, with accompaniment suitable for student pianists the book helps build confidence in ensemble playing. The 23 pieces, selected and edited by Walter Bergmann, offer a variety of styles, from traditional folk tunes …

Par CORNICK MIKE. Level 2 of Mike Cornick's Play the Piano! moves seamlessly on from Level 1 ensuring continuous musical and technical progress for the adult or older teenager. With the raised technical levels the choice of musical genres is even more enriched with arrangements of traditional folk music and music by, for example, J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mike Corni…

for Violin and Piano. Par . Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), a student of Kodály and Hindemith, composed his 2nd sonata for violin and piano in 1937. In 1943, the sonata was performed in Budapest, at the Music Academy, and after the concert, music historian Dénes Bartha published a very appreciative review of the piece in the columns of Pester Lloyd. The article reveals that the sonata then consisted …

The Children's and Female Choruses were composed in a single burst of creative activity at the zenith of Bartók's career, in the summer of 1935, between such masterpieces as the String Quartet #5 and the Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. These short choral pieces are based on folk texts that Bartók further polished and stylized. The music, however, is wholly the composer's own, although i…

7 European Salon Pieces. Par POPP WILHELM. In the 19th Century nationalist themes came into fashion. Composers drew on songs and dances from their native lands, working them into paraphrased adaptations, pot pourri arrangements and sets of variations or incorporating folk elements from various cultures in their compositions. Flautist Wilhelm Popp (1828-1902), who wrote music for his instrument at…

Par RICE DAMIEN. All the songs from Damien Rice's extraordinary debut album of heart-felt acousticfolk-pop. The most exciting album from an acoustic artist for a good while, Ireland's Damien Rice is a troubadour in the great tradition of Nick Drake, John Martyn and Neil Young. This album displays his singer-songwriting talents to the full, confirming his place with such exalted company. This folio…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Feature the section that “delivers the energy” in this great new arrangement by James Curnow. Based on a French folk song that tells a story about three young drummer boys, the music uses imitation, question and answer and stylistic rhythmic figures to challenge these proud musicians. While featuring the Percussion section, there are also great parts for everyone else, so the ent…

Par BARRETT RUTH. Dulcimer Muse is a beautiful collection of fingerpicked and strummed tunes and songs arranged for the mountain dulcimer for players seeking to expand their repertoire. Thirty-one arrangements are gathered from Medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional folk music of Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany and Spain, plus original compositions. Intended primarily for intermediate to …

45 Traditional Pieces. Par . 'French Folk Tunes for Accordion' ('Airs populaires pour accordéon') est un recueil d’arrangements de thèmes populaires pour accordéon solo, parmi lesquels on trouvera des formes et des styles variés tels que Polkas, Valses, Bourrées, et autres. L’accordéoniste chevronné Murray Granger donne des informations sur tous les styles, et fait part de ses indications concerna…

Finally a modern anthology of folksongs for accordion! The songs are set in easy arrangements and can be played on various occasions, be it at home, at school, or in an ensemble. The arrangements can also be performed with an optional second part. Songs like Greensleeves, Auld lang syne, Cielito lindo, El Condor Pasa or Oh Happy Day not only are catchy tunes but will certainly take musicians and a…