Par VANDE GINSTE STEPHANE. On January 1st, 2016, Stephane Vande Ginste had an extraordinary intention: he planned to compose a 1-minute piece for piano every single day for the whole year. The result is an impressive collection of piano miniatures which - although contemporary - result in a variety of musical styles: apart from some experimental pieces, there are jazzy- and poppy pieces, more trad…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistfu…

Par AEBERSOLD JAMEY. This collection of comping/voicings to famous standard chord changes is the perfect companion to the Vol. 1 and 54 piano transcription books. Comping to the chord changes of: Killer Joe, Blue Moon, Sugar, Misty, Afternoon in Paris, Girl From Ipanema, Sweet Georgia Brown, and many more!! Why you should consider this and other Aebersold piano voicing transcription books: Ever li…

Par KNUSSEN OLIVER. This enchanting 8-minute piece for violin and piano - Oliver Knussen's penultimate work - is made up of various kinds of musical reflection: melody reflected in its inversion: a six-note mode reflected in its complement: and the relationships between the three main parts of the piece, which are in a way varied reflections of each other. There are some reflections in water, too,…

A fairy tale in music freely after Wilhelm Hauff. Par NUTZENBERGER THOMAS. This is the bizarre and fantastic story of the boy Jacob who is transformed into a dwarf with a huge nose by an mysterious fairy. He spends seven years in the fairy’s palace, and during this time becomes a marvellous cook. The years go by as in a dream, and he does not imagine that he is in truth in the body of a loathsome …

replaces BA 7284. Par BARRAQUE JEAN. This pioneering edition of Jean Barraqué’s “Sonate pour piano” (1950–52) is the first to present this masterpiece from the heyday of serialism in a scholarly-critical Urtext edition. The new edition offers a consistent musical text purged of obvious mistakes and audibly departing from the shortcomings of the original print. In the interest of optimum presentati…

Fifteen huge hits from the Broadway and The West End have been specially arranged for the Keyboard beginner, so that you can impress your friends and capture the magic of your favourite shows. Whether it's Phantom Of The Opera , The Sound Of Music , or The Rocky Horror Show , you'll have no problems getting your hands around the chords and melodies. Each song features complete lyrics, all the chor…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Do you love listening to Classic FM? Do you wish you'd had the opportunity to learn to play the Piano yourself, or that you'd carried on with your Piano lessons as a child? This all-in-one piano tutor has the answer! Organised into progressive lessons, it introduces Piano technique and music reading in an interesting and approachable way. There is a wealth of music to enjoy and a…

Par DAVIES JOHN. The 15 little pieces in the Really Easy C Clarinet Book have been written and selected with beginners in mind, but within the technical limitations this imposes there is plenty of scope for musical interest. The pieces are arranged progressively, so as well as musical satisfaction there's the pleasure of step-by-step improvement. The piano accompaniments have been kept as simple a…

Par VANDE GINSTE STEPHANE. On January 1st, 2016, Stephane Vande Ginste had an extraordinary intention: he planned to compose a 1-minute piece for piano every single day for the whole year. The result is an impressive collection of piano miniatures which - although contemporary - result in a variety of musical styles: apart from some experimental pieces, there are jazzy- and poppy pieces, more trad…

Farewell to St. Petersburg. Par BRYARS GAVIN. This concerto has the unusual addition of an optional male voice choir. Many Russian elements influenced Bryars when he was writing the piece, not least the text for the bass voices which is taken from Glinka’s song cycle Farewell to St Petersburg. Bryars writes ‘The orchestration is quite light throughout, so that the singing quality of the double bas…

Do you feel you've learned enough fingerstyle technique to start playing some real tunes? If so, this is the book for you. 50 must-know songs, including: Blackbird - The Boxer - Dust in the Wind - Fire and Rain - Greensleeves - Hell Hound on My Trail - Is There Anybody Out There? - Julia - Puff the Magic Dragon - Road Trippin' - Shape of My Heart - Tears in Heaven - Time in a Bottle - Vincent (Sta…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Morning Song features the horn quartet mostly in a soloistic role - indeed there is an accompanied cadenza towards the end of the piece - but there are moments where the horns assume their conventional fanfare band role as harmonic support or playing the counter melody. This expressive composition shows all the versatility of the horn quartet and gives them the chance to be in t…

The Spanish-language Piano tutor series continues. This book introduces the Piano student to a range of new musical disciplines and theory details including: Intervals - fourths and fifths Dynamics - pianissimo Accidentals - sharps flats and naturals ABA (Ternary) form and the ritard Each discipline is introduced through a new short piece to be played with the accompaniment provided, and the book …

Noisy Nativity - for children who just can't keep quiet!Noisy Nativity presents the Christmas story with gusto, featuring catchy songs, lots of actions and percussion and an entertaining script. This show opens with a bang, all the children playing percussion instruments or clapping and stamping really loudly! Their teachers come to quieten them down. 'Why are you making all that noise?' they ask.…