Par TRACY MIKE. Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book, designed by a horn player, addresses and explains the basics of authentic, hip sounding chord voicings in simple, non-pianistic language. You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebe…

Themes from one of America's foremost composers of movie music. Titles include: Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind * Duel of the Fates (from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) * Theme from E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial) * Flight to Neverland (from Hook) * Hymn to the Fallen (from Saving Private Ryan) * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme from The Empire Strikes Back) * Theme fro…

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The two symphonies reprinted here are superb compositions in their own right and remain two of Dvorak's most popular works. Symphony No. 7 In D Minor is considered by many to be Dvorak's finest achievement in the symphonic form with its strong, concise development, great emotional depths and heroic spirit earning many admirers among critics and public alike. This full score edi…

Many of the melodies in this book are more than nine hundred years old; yet these pieces are as vibrant, as exciting, and as seductive as they were centuries ago. This music is fun to play. It’s addictive. You will find yourself humming it, and you’ll come back to play these pieces again and again. Each piece in this collection has its own powerful personality. Many of the Cantigas have an indefin…

In The Style Of Cannonball Adderly, Bass Clef. Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Many of the devices and techniques used by 'Cannonball' Adderley are covered in this text. In addition to the theory chapters, many melodic lines and phrases in the style of 'Cannonball' Adderley are presented. All the lines have been transposed into one key and grouped by the harmonic background they can be played against. The…

Par BRALEY BERNARD. A memorial volume to celebrate the life of Fred Pratt Green Compiled by Bernard Braley over 60 photographs and illustrations, many in colour compiled from Fred Pratt Green's papers, photograph albums, scrapbooks and diaries memories contributed by those who still remember him from as early as 1924 Fred's poems and sonnets addressed to his friends and other previously unpublishe…

Ed. Critica M. Talbot - Riduzione Per Canto E Pianoforte Di A. Frigé. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. RV 588 is Vivaldi’s ‘other’ Gloria, a composition having many parallels with Vivaldi’s better-known setting of the same text (RV 589). It dates similarly from the period 1713-1717, when the composer was acting choirmaster at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. It even borrows from the same work, a slightly e…

Par DIBURRO PATRICK. As the Martin Guitar Company approaches its three millionth guitar, this first-ever Martin repair guide details the significant changes over 190 years of production. From the early 19th century small shop builds to the current advanced technological robotics, authorized service technician Patrick DiBurro explains how to identify the evolving joinery and materials. With over 25…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven completed his String Quartet Op.135 at Wasserdorf Castle in Gneixenhof, where he sought to recuperate with his nephew Karl after the latter?s failed suicide attempt in summer 1826. It stands out among his late quartets owing to the often cheerful, almost pastoral character of its four movements. Since Beethoven?s death it has often been interpreted as an attempt…

For Flute, Clarinet In Bb, Harp, and String Quartet. Par LASH HANNAH. Form and Postlude is a piece in one continuous movement but with a distinct postlude which ends the work. I play throughout with the idea of pacing on many levels: the largest level is the idea of proportion of sections to one another, then harmonic rhythm (in the broad sense), then harmonic rhythm on a more local level, and of …

The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection For Piano/Keyboards by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 30 12 bar blues play-a-long backing tracks created in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-lo…

Kenneth Baker reveals the secrets of professional sounding 'left hand' with just two basic chord shapes. Master a few simple chords and you'll be playing great piano in no time at all. The companion songbooks to the Hands-On series contains many great songs and popular tunes in many different styles, specially arranged using simple left-hand chordal arrangements. / Piano

An A-Z Guide to Tips, Techniques and Much More. Take your playing from ordinary to extraordinary in this all-encompassing book/audio package for guitarists. You'll receive valuable tips on performing, recording, the music business, instruments and equipment (including electronics), riffs, fills, soloing techniques, care and maintenance, and more. Styles such as rock, jazz, blues, R and B, country …

The leading German viola method now available in English.For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English v…