Par ALLEN VIRGINIA. This charming A-B-A form tone poem takes us on a memorable pleasure sailboat ride on the Chesapeake. Skillful scoring and natural melodies make sure this piece will show your group well on the concert stage. After a calm opening, the contrasting detached middle section of the piece sparkles as you feel the gentle breeze pick up to push the boat along on a joyously exciting crui…

Par CHARTREUX ANNICK / GUERIN-DECOUTURELLE VALERIE. 43 original pieces to begin the piano Imagine, play, listen to yourself... These 43 original pieces, written in a very flexible progression, will help you to approach the notions of musical phrases, breaths, nuances, modes of play. A rigorous pulsation will set in thanks to the percussion games. The lateralization is particularly worked. Listenin…

Par BERWIN LINDSEY. Jazzagility! is a brand-new and unique series, designed to develop piano students' technique using fun material. The pieces are in a variety of jazz-based styles, notably Latin, swing and rock, and, in the first two levels, are enhanced by teacher duets. Book 1 (levels 1-3) begins with short easy pieces which focus on hand position, wrist relaxation and tone production. The mat…

In 1903, Satie composed his famous cycle for piano duet with the provocative and ambiguous title '3 Morceaux en forme de Poire?. (In French, 'poire? means 'pear? but also 'dimwit?). It is a detached and ironic commentary on the constraints of musical form.Now this cycle is being published in a scholarly-critical Urtext edition for the first time. Convenient page turns, a score format, translations…

Par TRACHIER FRANCINE / BERA-TAGRINE NATHALIE. Nathalie Béra-Tagrine (pianist), associated with Francine Trachier (violinist) wrote and adapted these melodious pieces to easily pass the difficulties of the violin and its technical aspects. Each piece involves a precise technical difficulty (bow, strings, pizz, legato, nuances, wrist, shift technic...). Learning will be a pleasure with the progress…

Par WEIR JUDITH. Celebrate HM The Queen's 90th Birthday with your choir Sing Judith Weir's special new choral piece I Love All Beauteous Things Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir, has been commissioned by St Paul's Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016. The piece is now available from Chester Music, so that choir…

Complete piano, voice and guitar arrangements of a generous selection of hot favourites from the world of Cabaret, giving you the chance to take centre-stage for your favourite showstoppers! The accompanying CD gives complete backing tracks which match the arrangements in the book, so you can sing along for pleasure or performance. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par NAGEL FLORENT. Little pieces for piano that unite understanding the keyboard with the pleasure of playing. The fingerings, dynamics and tempi become obvious when following the expressive suggestions of the titles. The markings allow both interpretive flexibility and more technical utilisation, offering everyone the means to express themselves according to their capabilities, regardless of thei…

The autograph of a composition always makes fascinating reading - and this is particularly true of Schubert's Trio in Eb major op. 100, as it underwent many changes during its composition. The manuscript, parts of which were greatly revised, bears eloquent witness to this and offers an opportunity to trace the intricacies of Schubert's phrasing and articulation. This source is in a private collect…

Par SMITH GAIL. In this collection of piano solos, you will find the WORLDÆS FIRST PIANO SOLO ever composed that can be played backwards and forwards and upside downàand sound the SAME! The piece is called ôSOLOSö and is an ambigram and a palindrome. Two variations of ôSOLOSö that are more difficult are added that use the melody of this unusual piece. There is a special piece called ôMirrorö. When…

for Teaching and Private Study. Par GRAF-MARTINEZ GERHARD. Gerhard Graf-Martinez is a passionate flamenco guitarist and teacher. The wealth of his knowledge is captured in this two-volume work , which also reflects valuable experience gained from his activities as a tutor at national and international seminars and workshops. The CD included with volume 1 contains all the pieces and musical example…

Par DAVIES JOHN. The 15 little pieces in the Really Easy C Clarinet Book have been written and selected with beginners in mind, but within the technical limitations this imposes there is plenty of scope for musical interest. The pieces are arranged progressively, so as well as musical satisfaction there's the pleasure of step-by-step improvement. The piano accompaniments have been kept as simple a…

16 Short Lyric Pieces For Flûte And Piano. Par GALWAY JAMES. This collection is the first-ever publication of 19th-20th Century exam pieces composed for the Paris Conservatory, meticulously compiled, arranged and edited over the course of many years by accomplished flutist Nancy Andrews. All 16 pieces include solo flute part with piano accompaniments. Optional digital downloads are available as we…

Par . A delightful collection of well-loved solos by Arne, Gibbons, Handel, Blow and Purcell; arranged - with equal difficulty parts - for violin, cello and piano. Whether just for pleasure, or a public concert, or as GCSE/A-level ensembles, these pieces will be very useful, with the added bonus of having familiarity in another form. They would also make appealing encores for amateur or profession…

Par LE GENDRE DOMINIQUE. This work for solo violin was commissioned by American Violinist Wendy Case for her CD of works for solo violin by living composers titled The Tiger and The Clover released in February 2022 by the label Blue Griffin. Just as Wendy proposed this new work, I heard the news that the Polish poet Adam Zagajewski who I had met through mutual friends, had died. I had long admir…