Reconstruction by Anssi Mattila. Par TULINDBERG ERIK. The first composer to warrant a place in the musical history of Finland, Erik Tulindberg (1761-1814) was an excellent violinist, and he also played the cello. His musical reputation spread all the way to Stockholm (Finland was at that time part of the Kingdom of Sweden), and in 1797 was there admitted as a member of the Royal Academy of Music. …

After hearing the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Martinu's Symphony #1 in New York, Mischa Elman commissioned the composer to write a violin concerto for him. Martinu thereupon composed his Second Violin Concerto in 1943. That same year Elman played the solo part at the première, with Sergei Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra.This piano reduction is based on the musical text …

Ludwig van Beethoven wrote numerous piano pieces to teach to his pupils, and many of these are still an integral part of piano lessons today. My First Beethoven is the perfect introduction to the great composer, and an excellent repertory of his easier works. This volume contains Beethoven's most popular and easiest piano pieces - from the frequently played Sonatinas in G and F major to Für Elise …

Let the Trumpet Sound is a collection of 22 pieces from the great masters of three centuries in easy to moderately difficult arrangements for trumpet and organ by Jan van Beekum. With works by Purcell, Telemann, Handel, Bach, and others, the focus of the book is clearly in the Baroque era. But the Classical and Romantic periods are also well represented. The solemn character of many of the pieces …

Par MCMEEN EL. Authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk love the sound of a guitar when played like a harp! Rather than a bouncy, alternating-bass picking pattern, the notes flow and ring out in an atmospheric and evocative way. This book explores the application of that approach to tunes in several different genres, to show the range of possibilities: hymn music, Irish, Scottish, and English traditional…

Transcribed for Classical Guitar. Par MASCOTT PAUL. This book of 53 intermediate-level guitar pieces is derived from Le Secret des Muses, a two-volume collection of lute tablature by Nicolas Vallet (c. 1583 ? c. 1642). Born in France, by 1614 Vallet had relocated to Amsterdam where he established a dance school and was active as a composer, lute teacher and leader of a consort that played at weddi…

Par HERPAY AGNES. Comprising four printed books and rich digital material, the Bassoon ABC is a modern and innovative instrumental method by Ágnes Herpay, a successful Hungarian bassoonist and teacher. The method itself comprises two volumes (Z. 20092, Z. 20093), while piano accompaniments have been published in two further volumes Z. 20092P, Z. 20093P). Sound recordings of all pieces in the Basso…

Par . String duets tend to be somewhat upstaged by other instrumentations for string chamber music?especially string quartets, yet the string duet is an ideal introduction to the world of chamber music for anyone who is learning an instrument. Fabian Payr and Ruth Bamberger have selected 15 suitable harpsichord works from the Baroque period and have arranged them for two string instruments. These …

The accompanying CD for Hans-Günter Heumann's Piano Gefällt Mir! Classics, featuring demonstrations of all the tracks in the book, this is a wonderful way to improve your playing and easily learn the pieces. / Piano

These 11 well-known pieces composed especially for Flute make an ideal introduction to playing more advanced solos. Each piece reveals something about the Flute's capabilities as a solo instrument and there are selected background notes about some of the music featured, plus pictures and a brief introduction to the Flute's history and development - an ideal book for any aspiring Flute soloist! / F…

Its an unforgettable experience to go on stage for the first time and win applause with your playing. This album encourages children to make a first appearance and gives effective help in doing so. It brings together pieces that can earn real success: easy arrangements of favorite works by Esterházy, Purcell, Händel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and…

The Classics for the Advancing Pianist series provides motivating, enjoyable literature of substantial quality for developing keyboard artists. The pieces in these books, written by Edward MacDowell and ordered in a logical progression from volume to volume, help the performer work within his or her abilities while developing playing and listening skills. This standard teaching repertoire will hel…

The Classics for the Advancing Pianist series provides motivating, enjoyable literature of substantial quality for developing keyboard artists. The pieces in the series, ordered in a logical progression from volume to volume, help the performer work within his or her abilities while developing playing and listening skills. This standard teaching repertoire will help build technique and musicianshi…