Par RAE JAMES. James Rae is such a prolific editor, arranger, and composer for Universal Edition's educational catalog, we might forget that he is also a dedicated composer of original concert works. UE presents Rae's new clarinet Sonata, which was premiered in 2014 by its dedicatée, clarinettist David Campbell. Enjoy sample excerpts of Movements 1 and 2 by Campbell with pianist Caroline Jaya-Ratn…

Par BERIO LUCIANO. This set of arrangements of Luciano Berio’s “Duetti”, originally for two violins, represents a fascinating expansion of the limited repertoire for two violas. Berio originally conceived these duets as a collection of occasional pieces, each dedicated to someone who was close to him, rather like Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, but they eventually developed into a full compositional …

Par FORD COOPER. Many special experiences are joyful or thrilling, such as flying for the first time, a big sports moment, or the excitement of a first concert. Whatever it might be, Cooper Ford's Exhilaration is a musical expression of the emotions that come from these memorable moments. Young musicians should find this both easily accessible and fun to play, as melodies are passed around to diff…

Par . Alfred's Greatest Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect fromAlfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your adult students can savour the excitement of playing pop music and reap …

Par SMITH MELANIE. This book is designed as a workbook to teach theory specifically relevant to the cello at a level that is attainable and challenging, yet fun for young children. It is intended to build confidence and solidify the relationship between theory and playing. Children will enjoy the drawing and coloring activities in the book, while developing the fundamentals of cello theory at the …

Par ADAMS DAN. There is nothing like the beauty of a clear blue sky on a spring or summer day. Lying on a blanket as you look up, whether in soft grass or on a sandy beach, it's a time to take a deep breath and appreciate how small you are in comparison to everything above you. One might say, however, that a parade of fluffy white clouds floating by is far more interesting and peaceful. Clouds at …

Air pour l'orchestre. Par HENZE HANS WERNER. In October of 1997, I received an invitation from New York Philharmonic Music Director Kurt Masur asking me to contribute a musical message for the coming millennium. Maestro Masur's letter read 'My dream would be to have you provide us with a work lasting from 10 to 15 minutes that could both stand on its own or perhaps be combined with musical message…

The Big Guitar Chord Songbook contains chord symbols, chord boxes as well as full lyrics for 70 Classic Rock classics. With their crunchy riffs, powerful lyrics and driving rhythms, every song included here is rockin' enough to surely bring the house down.All of your favourite Classic Rock hits are arranged here in their original keys from the actual recordings. Tunes like Back In Black, Ace Of Sp…

Par BENNETT STEPHEN. In what is neither an instructional nor a concert-style format, acoustic guitar master and acknowledged harp guitar pioneer Stephen Bennett plays ten captivating harp guitar solos, demonstrating the capabilities of this rarely heard instrument in a relaxed recording studio setting. With one exception, the traditional fiddle tune Westphalia Waltz, Stephen composed all of the mu…

As one of Hollywood's most memorable films, and perhaps the greatest screen adaptation of a novel ever, the 1939 Wizard Of Oz brought the words to music, entrenching the songs in popular culture and ensuring their timelessness. With this Easy Piano sheet music book, you can learn every song from the hit movie in simplified arrangements with selected fingering.There were other film adaptations of L…

The Almost Unknown in the title of this collection refers to the fact that some of the songs, though never before published, have been recorded, and might be known to the most knowledgeable of Sondheim connoisseurs. However, it is safe to say that the songs in this landmark collection are among the least known of Sondheim's creations. This book includes contents by show or film title as well as by…

Calland Deborah (Editor). Par CALLAND DEBORAH. Expand your musical scope and your performance repertoire in new worlds of expression with a special selection of 14 contemporary works, all written by some of today's celebrated composers. Here's your chance to learn some music by real, living composers - not just those only known by their surnames who dies long ago! The musical styles are diverse an…

A Step-by-Step Guide to Create Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangements. Par SOLA DIEGO. This book presents a practical step-by-step approach to fingerstyle guitar arranging technique.Two paths are methodically introduced:1.) A description of the technical resources used in solo arranging, with examples in standard notation and tablature plus their respective online audio recordings.2.) An explanation of h…

Par . Alfred's Greatest Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect fromAlfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your adult students can savour the excitement of playing pop music and reap …

Elgar was pre-eminently the composer of large forms. Complex, lengthy development of musical ideas was for him a measure of genius. His songs, with the exception of the orchestral cycle Sea Pictures , were not often the vehicles for his most striking ideas. Paradoxically, he was also bedevilled by a fine literally taste. He once told a friend that he felt it better to set the best second-rate poet…