The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. A short lively piece from Opus 76, dating from 1916./ Répertoire / Piano

Dans les collines du Nord-Ouest de la Géorgie, Norman Blake perpétue la tradition de la musique country Old-Time comme un maître artisan préservant une forme d'art en voie de disparition. Il a découvert la vocation de sa vie quand il avait seize ans. Né en 1938 à Chattanooga, il fut élevé à Sulphur Springs, en Géorgie, près de Lookout Mountain. En 1972, lorsque la bande qu'elle jouait dans a été r…

Par DUVERNOY JEAN-BAPTISTE. These short etudes explore a variety of keyboard patterns and articulations. The studies, limited to key signatures of three sharps or flats or less, develop legato phrasing, dynamic graduations and voicing. Approximately the same level of difficulty as Köhler's 12 Easy Studies and Czerny's Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599 and The Young Pianist, Op. 823. / Pièce …

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

Par DOBSON SIMON. Clarion Alarum: Fanfare No. 1 for Brass Band is a short fanfare for brass band, contrasting the brilliance of the sound of cornets and trombones with the warmer tones of horns, euphoniums and tubas. Brass Band Grade 5: 1st Section Duration: 2. 5 minutes/ Répertoire / Brass Band

Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia - Friday Night in San Francisco Artist Transcriptions This famous trio of acoustic guitarists is captured live in this matching folio to the Grammy Award-winning album from a live concert in San Francisco. The book contains full transcriptions of every tune including: - Short Tales of the Black Forest - Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho - Fantasia S…

Par PUTZ MARCO. Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple rhythmic structure. The instrumentation of this composition is perfect for bands without a full contingent of players. Each movement of this composition can be used as stand-alone conce…

A well presented set of short pieces from the 'Romantic Era', all strictly in 1st position. Score with parts for vln 1, 2, vla (with vln 3 option), Vc. / Quatuor A Cordes

Par WEBBER WILLIAM LLOYD. This short yet unforgettable Nocturne for cello and piano recalls in style the passionate lyricism of Rachmaninov, yet with a touch of tender nostalgia that is typically English in origin. A recording is available on ASV CD DCA 961./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano

Par HOUGH STEPHEN. Based around the exploration and development of five short motivic figures, Stephen Hough's fourth piano sonata was commissioned by the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival for its 2016 Gilmore Young Artist Award recipient, Micah McLaurin./ Répertoire / Piano

A Century Of Piano Music contains pieces graded accordingly to difficulty, originally written variously for concert hall, class, festival or home: miniatures and more extended pieces that show off each composer at their best. Every major artistic movement can be discerned in this collection of easy and accessible piano works by some of the biggest names in British music of the twentieth century. A…

Rheinfelden Sketches. Par SPARKE PHILIP. In each of the four movements of this major work for concert band, the composer has tried to capture in music something of the spirit of this beautiful Swiss town of Rheinfelden, which lies on the banks of the Rhein. The opening movement, Promenade, sees woodwind and brass alternating short melodic fragments leading to a noble melody from the horns. The dre…

Par HAWES PATRICK. Ascension is a short string quartet which was written in celebration of Ascension Day and born out of the image of the flag of St. George flying high above the churches across the land. It aims not only to express the joy of The Ascension but also a feeling of being directed skywards on a bright, sunlit day. Written for The Raven Quartet it features on Patrick’s album Fair Albi…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Short, sparkling, brilliant pieces for flexible ensemble of six to fourteen players. Often recorded and performed, the 17 Divertmenti are increasingly popular with music lovers and essential for Mozart lovers. Arranged here for flexible ensemble a large and diverse number of instrument. Breitkopf and Hortel edition./ Répertoire / Orchestre