Designed for those in the intermediate 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 Five examination, however, even if you do not intend to take an examination, the handbook's appealing conte…

Terry Riley, most commonly associated with the minimalist and experimental schools of music, draws influence from a vast number of sources, including jazz and Indian classical music. In turn, his influence on contemporary composers and music in general is enormous, and with this collection of his Piano Works, you can learn a selection of his fascinating, hypnotic and simply stunning compositions f…

Christmas round the world brings together carols from five countries, in settings which explore the vivid national characteristics of each country through the ages. Ideal for both string orchestra and quartet use, the arrangements exploit all the techniques and colours of the school or amateur ensemble. There is plenty of melodic interest for the inner parts and cello, while jazz, Latin-American a…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Stephen Bullas highly descriptive work was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place between the 19th February and 26th March 1945. Casualties on both the American and Japanese sides were horrendously high before the famous image of the raising of the flag on top of Mount Suribachi signalled the end of one of the most significant and…

Par CHAGGAR RICKY. 4 Dance movements. Sentimental Dances tells the story of two strangers who meet and develop feelings for each other, but who ultimately cannot be together. There are a range of emotions through the pieces, from excitement and affection to the melancholy and sorrow of Last Dance. Sentimental Dances is a versatile set of pieces, which can be performed at functions, events or as pa…

Have fun playing the Cello. Par KOEPPEN GABRIEL. The second lesson book in the trailblazing new Koeppen Cello Method, putting the emphasis on having fun with your cello! Taking a playful and effective approach to learning the cello, the Koeppen Cello Method breaks new ground, sprucing up the usual Baroque and Classical repertoire by adding pieces in popular styles: rock, bossa nova, reggae, swing…

Par RAE JAMES. James Rae offers fourteen fascinating flute studies in many different styles, from Rock and Ragtime, through Jazz and Tango, to Classical and Folk. They can be played purely as a solo for personal study or as a duet which makes them eminently suitable for concerts. Both the solo and duet parts are of intermediate to advanced standard and, although the duet part is primarily for acco…

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…

Von Rihanna bis Fifty Shades of Grey - Spiralbindung. Par . The bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! continues with Book 5 , featuring 50 more hits from the charts and blockbuster movies, arranged brilliantly for Piano by Hans-Günter Heumann . This edition is spiral-bound so will sit perfectly on a music stand. Including a huge number of hits from some of today's top performers, this is the ideal…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Playing the recorder has never been so much fun! RecorderWorld is an exciting and creative way to learn the recorder. It is a step-by-step teaching method with over forty pieces in this second book, following on from the notes learnt in Book 1. Concert pieces provide opportunities for performance straight away and there is plenty of opportunity for group work with duets, rounds a…

Par . This progressive method, written by Ralph Allwood and Andrew Morris, provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity Singing exams at Initial to Grade 2. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of focus, featuring a wide range of classical genres. Stage-appropriate sight reading tips, both general and specific to the voice, are given alo…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Par BUCKLEY ROBERT. December was inspired by the holiday season in Canada. It reflects the sounds, the sights, and the moods of that magical time of year. December starts off joyfully with a playful theme of celebration. This leads into an icy, reverent, winter solstice theme. Then there is a further development of the original joyful theme and a jubilant build to the finish. December can be perfo…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Music is perhaps unique among the performing arts in its ability to express and convey the subtlest nuances of human emotion This ability is exploited in When the Spirit Soars which attempts to capture in music the feeling of extreme happiness, sometimes almost too much to bear, that we all experience at one time or another. Often this happiness can be tinged with sadness (we ca…

'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…