Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types …

Par FLEMING TOM. Après l'énorme succès de The Ultimate Guitar Tutor publié par Faber Music en 2007, The Ultimate Guitar : Blues est une collection de chansons classiques tels que John Lee Hooker, Fleetwood Mac, James Tayloe, t-Bone Walker et Leadbelly ainsi qu'un certain nombre de pièces originales dans un style de blues par auteur/arrangeur Tom Fleming. Toutes les chansons et les pièces sont disp…

Par CHENIER CLIFTON. This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to the Cajun button accordion, all of the selections in this book are transcribed from Chenier's 1965-1987 recordings on Arhoolie Records. Dix Bruce contributes a fine essay …

This book is filled with John Dowland's haunting lute songs, as performed by Sting and Edin Karamazov. After his introduction to Dowland's music in the 1980s, Sting has continually returned to the music of this 'original English singer-songwriter' for inspiration, culminating in this spectacular album. Also included in the album and the songbook are excerpts from John Dowland's letters, bringing u…

Learning to play is easy when you know how! How do guitarists in bands remember all those songs, with so many different notes, phrases and solos? Simple - by breaking each song down into manageable, easy to learn chunks, typically eight bars or so long. You are probably already familiar with the names given to these sections - verse, chorus, bridge, middle eight and so on. Each of these sections i…

Par WHITESNAKE. The original lineup of David Coverdale's Whitesnake were one of the great exponents of earthy blues-rock in the '70s and their individual style of melodic rock gave them commercial success through the '80s. The lineup has included everthing from the soulful melodic duo of Mickey Moody and Bernie Marsden to the Guitar pyrotechnics of Steve Vai . This Guitar workshop is a powerful le…

In the second book of South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans's Piano miniature series, progressively more challenging pieces are presented, for intermediate players while still retaining the fun and excitement of the previous edition. This truly is a collection of Pieces For Precocious Pianists.If you are looking for the antidote to all those boring Piano exercise books out there, that cl…

The ART of Teaching (AoT) is written in a methodical and musical approach bursting with ‘colours’. The ‘colours’: theory, practical, aural training, composing, improvising and transposing studies make up a musical palette. These ‘colours’ blend together and enhance the students’ musical adventures making it educational yet wholesome and exciting. In addition to the teaching aspect, the teachers ca…

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' …

Alfreds Guitar Play-Along series presents some of the most classic songs in modern music in practical but easy-to-play arrangements, in TAB and standard notation. The music within works for both the bedroom hobbyist, who can practice with the provided play-along tracks to feel what its like to play with other musicians, and the weekend warrior, who can perform these arrangements with a band. The s…

A baker's dozen selections from the soundtrack to this 2015 live-action Disney feature inspired by the classic fairy tale featuring compositions by Patrick Doyle, who also penned the music for Disney's Brave.Includes the single 'Strong? by Sonna Rele.Songs with lyrics are presented in P/V/G arrangements and the others are Piano solo.Also includes eight pages of gorgeous full-colour photos from the…

With this book and download card, you can learn every riff and solo for 16 of Rory Gallagher's original songs, then you can listen to and play along with exclusive new instrumental mixes of the original studio tracks, allowing you to, quite literally, Play Guitar With Rory Gallagher.The incredible and influential blues-rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher's original compositions are some of the rawest an…