Par ZAPPA FRANCK. Hal Leonard is proud to re-issue this collector's item songbook in a new print run. Just like the original, this book includes sheet music of Zappa's compositions, superbly transcribed and arranged for piano/guitar/voice by Ian Underwood, plus eight full-page pictures and several illustrations by Cal Schenkel. 20 songs, including: Absolutely Free · America Drinks and Goes Home · …

PIANO SONATA NO. 4 from the years 1962?1964 is dedicated to the memory of Fiser?s friend, the pianist Antonín Jemelík, who died tragically. As a tribute to their friendship the composer incorporated into the introduction a quotation from their favourite work, Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70,by Alexander Scriabin. The tragedy of the death of the composer?s friend pervades the emotionally intense passag…

Par KATSKI ANTONI. Souvenir de Cracovie, published circa 1870 with the subtitle Improvisation sur les krakowiak nationaux (an improvisation on the themes of national Krakowiaks), dedicated to Countess Franciszka Komorowska (Madame la Comtesse Françoise de Komorowska) is a very pretty composition which upgrades the folklore to the level of salon music. After several bars of mysterious introduction …

This first volume in the Classical Piano Solos series features 20 original pieces from the masters, suitable for pianists at a Grade 1 standard.This series was compiled to correlate loosely with the Modern Course method and can be used to supplement any teaching method or situation. This volume features a mix of well-known pieces, including several from Bartok's method (co-authored in 1913 with Re…

Marienantiphon. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The new edition is based on the autograph which was presumed to have been missing since the second world war but which was rediscovered in 1964. It is the basis for the present new critical edition by Christine Martin. In contrast to previous sources, several matters concerning articulation have been corrected. / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Solo S…

Par GRIEG EDVARD. The piano concerto in a minor stands out in Edvard Grieg’s oeuvre. Besides this famous concerto, he composed only a few other large orchestral works. Because of its popularity even in Grieg’s lifetime, it was often performed, not least by the composer himself. So it is not surprising that Grieg made many changes to the score up to 1907. But at the same time, the concerto’s size, …

Continues with more Israeli love songs, liturgical standards like the moving 'Bilvavi', 'L'chi Lach' by Debbie Friedman and several Yiddish and Ladino selections. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)(Avec Grilles D'Accords)

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. STAMPEDE!!! takes us back to an old American West of longhorn cattle-drives, chuck wagons, campfires and trail songs. Based on several authentic cowboy songs, STAMPEDE!!! opens at dawn (birdcalls included) with the “Cowboy’s Gettin’ Up Holler”. Lively fiddle and harmonica motifs and an eloquent scoring of “Good-bye, Old Paint” are just part of this contribution to Grade 3 conce…

Hymn Tunes Paired with Classics. Par . This compelling collection from Marianne Kim is centered around pieces that combine traditional hymns with pieces from the classical repertoire. In each arrangement, the two elements are seamlessly and evocatively combined for a compelling result. Several of the classics are vocal and orchestral pieces, but most are themselves organ works from the great 19th …

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. When the librettist Paolo Rolli and George Frideric Handel composed an Italian opera about Scipio's conquest of the Iberian port city of Carthago Nova in 1726, these events from 209 BC were already almost two thousand years in the past. Research on the critical edition of the opera “Scipione” in the Halle Handel Edition suggests that the librettist and composer had so…

Par BRYARS GAVIN. “Apart from the ten 5-minute string quartets that I wrote in 1992 as the original version of A Man in a Room, Gambling, there are 8 years between my second and third quartets. Another element which finds its way into the quartet comes from my work with groups from the world of early music, particularly from the experience of writing for a consort of viols …. In several places I a…

Eta Cohen 's world famous Violin method broke new ground when it was first released. Providing an incremental approach to learning the instrument, it only introducing one concept at a time and reinforced each new concept with an accompanying exercise and highly enjoyable pieces. The careful organisation of the method meant that it was a great equaliser because any child could make good progress al…

Kantate Zum 12. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. This three-movement solo cantata can be performed in several ways. The instruments basically required are the trio sonata ensemble of recorder, oboe and keyboard instrument [+ a continuo melody instrument ad lib. ]. If necessary, as Telemann stated, the two woodwind parts can be placed by violins. The instrumental parts can also …

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Imaginative thematic interplay threads its way throughout this dynamic new concert piece. Your Grade 2 ensemble will enjoy finding several traditional armed forces songs hiding in the fabric of this piece as neatly as if Betsy Ross herself had stitched them together. The parade-like atmosphere is uplifting and energizing. The stars and stripes fly high with Yankee Doodle Salute!…

Dizzy Dogs and Curious Cats is filled with engaging, easy-to-use, fun music activities. Designed for both teachers with little or no music background and seasoned professionals seeking fresh ideas, Dizzy Dogs and Curious Cats will introduce your students to familiar tunes, chants, and delightful new songs and poems. With several of the enchanting activities connecting directly to popular preschool…