Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Brace yourselves, Beethoven lovers and purists everywhere; here is the famous Fifth Symphony as you never dared to imagine it! In “Beethoven Takes Five”, Aleksey has changed the meter to an audacious 5/4… but that’s just the beginning of his machinations! He throws in Mexican music, latin, swing and jazz and, in his own words, “all sorts of other abominations on top”. The re…

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as 'Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard' (The Southampton Press) and 'the intense synchronization of genius' (ThirdCoast Digest), Greg and L…

This is a new edition of Béla Bartók's popular Romanian Folk Dances in its original scoring for Solo Piano. With fascinating background notes and unique imagery, this publication is essential for pianists interested in the work of the Hungarian composer.When Bartók was just 23 years old, he visited the Transylvanian town of Gerlicepuszta. Overhearing a lullaby sung by a teenage servant girl named …

for soprano and piano. Par CASKEN JOHN. Chansons de Verlaine were completed in 2006. The third song, Colloque sentimental, was written in 2003 for Alison Smart and Katharine Durran’s New French Song project. It was as a result of having written one short song to words by Verlaine that I subsequently decided to set two further poems to make a group of three. All three were also set by Debussy: L’…

Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. The idea behind The Groove Makers is that all musicians, regardless of training or musical taste, can play together if they all keep the same ‘groove. ’ This inspired Peter Kleine Schaars to write a piece everyone would enjoy and to give the concert band a trendy ‘groove’ that the audience can really connect with. / Niveau : 4 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / …

Par UEBAYASHI YUKO. Contemporary Japanese composer, Yuko Uebayashi moved to Paris in 1998. Uebayashi 's works have been met with much success in both Japan and France, Suite For Flute And Cello being no exception. Flautist, Jean Ferrandis described Uebayashi 's music as 'gems that, although they are so different, they yet belong to the same world, a world of vivacity, dreams, tenderness, humour, a…

Georges Dandelot (1895-1975), who was a pupil of Widor, Roussel and Dukas, achieved posterity only through his educational manuals, which seem to enjoy permanent success. Some may regret the fact that his compositions have fallen into oblivion, but nobody can deny his tremend­ous talent for musical instruction. When it was published in 1935, the five-volume Etude Du Rythme filled a glaring gap: fo…

Par MAIER MARC. To devote himself to Mozart as a craftsman, a lover of the work of detail, of a humble and well-made gesture, of the knowledge of each curve and listening to 'notes that love each other' (Mozart looks for them and finds them in his third year) This is the invitation of this book. The methodical progress of the detailed exercises here intends to propose a form of polishing of the g…

Often recalled as a decade defined by hippies, free love and social revolution - the 1960s had all that and more besides. As well as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin and The Lovin' Spoonful, this was the era that gave us The Beatles, Van Morrison, Harry Nilsson and The Righteous Brothers. The charts of the 1960s found room for The Monkees and The Beach Boys, with El…

A collection of relaxing music to ease the stress and make you smile again! 22 pieces that soothe and inspire, for solo piano. When you're feeling the pressure, why not take time out to play some of the finest contemporary music? This collection brings together 22 calming pieces including themes from films that include 'The Artist', 'Amélie', 'The King's Speech' and 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' …

This new addition to the Complete Piano Player series adds a Latin flavour to the popular tutor method with 16 Latin-American and Brazilian favourites complete with chord symbols, fingering and lyrics.If you want to learn to play Tangos, Salsas and Bossa Novas, this is the place to start. Featuring many well-known and fun-to-play songs like La Bamba by Los Lobos and the classic La Cucaracha, this …

British producer Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars scored big with this #1 hit that echoes James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire and more. It features an absolutely irresistible groove that pop and show choirs will love to perform! / Choeur TBB

Par CURNOW JAMES. The final bars of CENTURIONS take Grade 1 music to new heights of excitement! Artful composition for the first year band with limited ranges and rhythms makes this one you’ll use again and again. Some easy use of 16th notes (for the Snare Drum only) helps to generate that extra bit of energy that lifts this one over the top while keeping the Percussion parts interesting for the p…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of major stress in our lives - birth, aging, desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress, feeling, craving, desire; Nirodha which tells us how t…

Arr. Hirokazu Fukushima. Par JACKSON MICHAEL. Five years after the release of the monster album Thriller, which sold a record-breaking 105 million copies worldwide up to this date, this second single from the album Bad, released in 1987, also peaked at number one on the Billboard chart. This song was performed during Michael’s first solo world tour that started from Japan (Korakuen Stadium) in Sep…