Par WILLIAMS JOHN / HVEEM DAVID (Arr.). «Cantina Band (or «Mad About Me») was written by John Williams in 1977 for the film Star Wars (later Star Wars IV: A New Hope). Even with quite a bit of the Star Wars music being quite well known, Cantina Band is literally in a style of its own. In the Star Wars-universe this style is called «jizz», Williams’ take on the more well-known genre «jazz». William…

Par MICHAEL GEORGE. Written by George Michael, this poppy ballad from Wham!'s 1986 album Music from the Edge of Heaven serves up a good dose of false nostalgia with an extra large helping of froth. Arranged here for piano, vocals and guitar./ Feuillet / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Classical period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a comp…

American Folk Tunes for Ukulele presents a collection of 37 pieces for solo fingerstyle ukulele playing. Drawn from the rich tradition of American folk music the collection covers a range of styles including some popular, as well as lesser known pieces. Experienced ukulele player and teacher Colin Tribe provide notes on all of the pieces, as well as technical aspects of the playing style. This vol…

50 hit songs from the likes of the Supremes, Destiny's Child, the Pointer Sisters, and many more of the hottest girl groups of all time. Includes: Baby Love · The Boy from New York City · Chapel of Love · Dancing in the Street · Dedicated to the One I Love · He's So Fine · Hold On · I'm So Excited · Lose My Breath · Mama Said · One Fine Day · Slow Hand · We Got the Beat · and more. / Piano/Vocal/G…

Teacher\'s Commentary. Par ENGEL GERHARD / HEYENS GUDRUN. This Method for Alto Recorder, which is a continuation of the three volumes for soprano recorder, will continue to place great importance on developing musicianship, breathing technique, sound production, rhythmic security and the introduction of music theory. At the heart of this method lies a seamless crossover from soprano to alto record…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

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…

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a 'classical' piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from 'Imitation and Inversion,' 'Ostinato,' and 'Fr…

47 Works. Par SCARLATTI DOMENICO. All of Scarlatti's familiar and best-loved masterpieces-well known worldwide from piano recitals and CD's appear here: tarantellas, siciliennes, pastorales, and sparkling high-speed keyboard toccatas of the greatest ingenuity. Pianists and all music lovers can discover the music of Scarlatti in this compilation containing 47 exquisite pieces. All of Scarlatti's fa…

Violist and composer Benedict Taylor presents a collection of 60 pieces for solo viola. Drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music the collection covers a range of styles including Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on playing styles, and is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF download…

Par JENKINS KARL. One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic human rights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the texts set: ‘Tikkun Olam’, Hebrew for ‘repair the world’, a Jewish concept of stewardship over God’s creation. Scored for s…

An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Ubi caritas et amor is a simple, reflective anthem for mixed-voice choir and organ. Brian Easdale was educat…

dal grado elementare agli Studi di Kreutzer. Par . Studi per violino - dal grado elementare agli studi di Kreutzer [Violin Études: from beginner level to Kreutzer?s Studies] is a carefully put together anthology of authors? studies designed to create a step-by-step but rapid path for young violinists that should allow them to successfully tackle both intermediate and advanced studies, leaving them…

Par POLICE THE. Learn five Police tracks note for note with Michael Casswell. This superb DVD will teach you to play five classic tracks from this post punk pop three piece. . . learn every riff and solo note for note! Michael Casswell is a highly sought after freelance Guitarist and producer. He has played and toured with many well known bands and artists as diverse as Brian May, Cozy Powell and …