Par JEFFREYS GEORGE. Publication of the complete English sacred music of George Jeffreys (c.1610?1685) opens a window on the achievement of one of the few pre-Commonwealth composers wholeheartedly committed to the contemporary Italianate stile nuovo. Besides a quantity of sacred works in Latin, there are 26 surviving English anthems and devotional pieces, plus three settings from the Communion Se…

'La Mer?, which is an impressionistic work through and through, was composed between 1903-1905. Debussy however refined this work up until at least 1913. These corrections are found in a score which Debussy gave to his wife as a present for her private library in 1913.The new scholarly-critical edition draws on several important sources previously unavailable to musicologists, resulting in an arra…

Par COHEN MARY. 'Carol Stringfest' presents popular carols in flexible arrangements for string quartet, beginner strings and duet. The books in the series can be used independently or in conjunction with one another. The inclusion of very simple parts for absolute beginners and an optional piano accompaniment, to support less confident groups, makes the series valuable to a wide range of abilities…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. Get your solo playing up to scratch and discover a wealth of riffs and moves with Andrew D. Gordon's guide, complete with a CD of grooves to jam with! The book is intended as an improvisational tool, providing you with a generous range of riffs and phrases, groups into Rock, Funk and Blues styles. The CD tracks are supported by chord sheets, so you'll know where you are strai…

Par HOSOKAWA TOSHIO. In my sixth work for a string quartet, there is a very simple melody concealed in the background. That melody (distant voices) is played within an extremely slow tempo, and the notes which form the melody gain different textures by becoming disassembled, and played by different techniques. In our daily lives, our inner voices become concealed by our daily customs. The act of c…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Of all his early chamber works, the 'Nocturne' is most clearly by the mature Vaughan Williams, almost anticipating the influence of Ravel which followed his lessons from the French composer in 1908. In the veiled beauty of its highly chromatic harmonies we hear already the tone-poet of the slow movement of 'A London Symphony', while in the fleet-footed 'Scherzo' there i…

Solo instrumentalists will love this collection of 101 film favorites, including: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) · Beauty and the Beast · Can't Help Falling in Love · Chariots of Fire · Danger Zone · Don't You (Forget About Me) · Endless Love · Eye of the Tiger · Footloose · Forrest Gump - Main Title (Feather Theme) · The Heat Is On · I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow · Jailhouse Rock · Let …

Are you ready to try your piano chops on some R and B classics? Then this book is for you! 50 songs arranged at an easier level so developing players can sound great as they expand their repertoire. Songs include: Ain't No Sunshine - At Last - Dance to the Music - Everyday People - Green Onions - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - I Got You (I Feel Good) - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - I …

The updated colour edition of this best-selling Christmas title. Here's a feel-good assortment of music, stories, recipes and poems that perfectly captures the traditional spirit of Christmas and the season of goodwill. Includes: Magical stories from the likes of Dickens and Hans Christian Anderson Recipes of good cheer and Christmas dishes with a difference Yuletide poems by Tennyson, Hardy, Shak…

Par BERIO LUCIANO. From Berio's program notes: 'In one episode, namely Il Campo (The Field), from my azione musicale Cronaca del Luogo, there is a virtual love duet. Two voices and several instruments 'fall in love' and follow one another in a constantly renewing relationship. As we all know, in true polyphony each voice contributes to the whole yet retains its own identity, if not complete autono…

The book covers examples and guidance for the Improvisation and Aural Assessment components of the LCM Rock Guitar exam. All the scales and chords that are useful in the exam are provided in the handbook. There is no requirement to read traditionally notated music as all music is also provided in easy-to-read TAB or fretboxes. / Exams / Tablatures / Guitare Electrique

Gioachino Rossini chooses Semiramide as the opera subject of the Carnival season 1822-23, the last of his Italian career. The opera - composed on a libretto by Gaetano Rossi - was performed for the first time in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, on February 3rd 1823. The history of this work is characterized right from the first performances by frequent manipulations, cuts and consecutive adjustments beca…

Over 150 contemporary tunes written by 100 female composers from Britain and Ireland. Par TICKELL KATHRYN (Arr.). Folk Tunes from the Women, is a tune book like no other! This is a bumper book of over 150 contemporary tunes from 100 composers from Britain and Ireland, all from different areas, traditions and backgrounds and has been curated by the Northumbrian piper and fiddle player Kathryn Ticke…

Par LANGER MANFRED. Uniform choral sound, homogeneous singing with singers in similarly uniform dress. What interest does the audience have in the fates of the individual singers? How good it is that today one may “act up“ again. When else is there time for chatting on the risers, screaming and shouting, articulating one’s ignorance concerning contemporary art expressing hopes of getting a solo, f…

Designed for those in the advanced stages of studying violin, this is part of a progressive series of ten handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in violin playing. This handbook covers all the material needed for the Grade Seven examination, however, even if you do not intend to take an examination, the handbook's appealing content …