We all grew up on the monumental piano quintets of the past - such thrilling music. But as I began to write a piano quintet myself, 'the way in' eluded me. I kept thinking, a piano and a string quartet need e ach other like a hole in the head. Why combine them anyway? I looked to the masters for inspiration and along the way became convinced that even they had grappled with this question. Perhaps …

Par FERTE ARMAND. The scarcity of practice collections devoted to a speciality defined problem of technique has often been deplored by both teachers and pupils. However, Masters of piano playing have written such collections whose number is countless and which deal with difficulties of all kinds. Unfortunately, they are spread over a very large number of music books. The volumes referred to above…

This joyful, fast-paced composition by Robert Sheldon gives developing players an opportunity to show their spirit and enthusiasm for music. Rapid repeated eighth-note patterns provide an energetic texture as they are passed around the orchestra. The catchy main theme uses only five notes, making this tune perfect for beginners and a great addition to a festival or contest program. (1:25) / Orches…

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Par HENSELT ADOLPH. The composer and pedagogue Adolph von Henselt (1814?1889) can truly be considered one of the founding fathers of the Russian School of piano playing. He counted among his pupils Nicolai Sergeyvich Zverev, the teacher of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. Rachmaninoff considered Henselt?s Etudes the equal of those by Liszt and Chopin for their great beauty. Henselt?s music was well-know…

The eclectic and versatile Mexican acoustic Guitar duo have taken the world by storm with their fiery blend of a rock and heavy metal sensibility, a Flamenco flavour and a near-telepathic virtuoso partnership on duelling classical Guitars. This songbook features standard notation and TAB for six of their best songs, as well as professionally-recorded demonstration and backing tracks, so you truly …

Par PETERSEN JACK. Having developed two of the most prolific and respected guitar programs in the world (Berklee School of Music in the 1960s and University of North Texas in the 1980s), Jack Petersen is arguably the most influential academic jazz guitar teacher of our time. Mick Goodrick and John Abercrombie, to drop a couple big jazz guitar names, and countless other great players all went throu…

Join award-winning guitarist Sue Foley as she shares her influences and teaches the techniques behind her unique blues sound. Sue Foley: Guitar Woman explores the history of women in blues music, told through Sue's live performances and candid stories. Discover Texas blues, Piedmont blues, Hill Country blues, and even flamenco guitar, and find out about great female artists like Memphis Minnie, Je…

A great introduction to the exciting sounds of Rock Bass in a variety of styles including Rock, Pop, Funk, Blues, R and B and Slap. Covers ghost notes, hammer-ons, slides and damping. Explains how to play arpeggios and blues-scale patterns. You do not need to read music to use this book. / Guitare Basse

This is a new edition of a collection of standards of Italian music, with transcriptions for Piano, Voice and Guitar. This volume contains 30 tracks (6 more than the previous edition), including I'll go with you, O 'Sole Mio, Volare (Volare), Caruso, Libiam It 'Pleased Goblets, Va' pensiero, the Woman is mobile, Una furtiva lagrima, Arrivederci Roma, Casta diva, Core 'ngrato, And the stars were sh…

The Essential Home Library Series comes in eleven volumes and features over 100 years of music. This volume covers the years 1920 to 1940 and includes April Showers, As Time Goes By, Star Dust and many more!Ain't She Sweet; April In Paris; April Showers; As Time Goes By; Begin The Beguine; Button Up Your Overcoat; California, Here I Come; Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue; Forty Second Street; Get Happy…

Par BASSINGTHWAIGHTE SARAH. Left Behind for Solo Flute (left-hand only) by Sarah Bassingthwaighte. From the composer: 'I was approached with the idea of composing a piece for solo flute using only the left hand. This could be played by someone with a right-hand or wrist injury, or for anyone interested in trying a new flute adventure. My first thought is that the options would be very limited, and…

Par ARENS BARBARA. Nothing succeeds like success! The great popularity of Barbara Arens? One Hand Piano (EB 8646) has encouraged the composer to produce a further collection of pieces for left or right hand alone. The forty pieces are playful, lyrical, haunting or romantic; in tango, waltz, or gavotte dance rhythms; in rock, celtic, jazz and film music styles? A very special feature: the four one …

Ricordi, the well-known printer of classical opera, presents the works of the great opera composers in its CRITICAL EDITION · PRACTICAL SERIES. These revised definitive scores are produced by using all the currently available sources ranging from the original autographs to printed editions, in line with strict philological and critical criteria. Each edition has a brief introduction providing the …

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) composed this Mass, Op. 36 in 1878 for the St Sulpice church in Paris. The initial two choirs for which it was composed were comprised of around 200 and 40 voices, while the score for this version is for a choir of baritones and an SATB choir. The Organ part requires an advanced-level of ability as it contains some difficult parts. Divided i…