Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.Franck's friend, the cellist Jules Desart, was so impressed when he he…

John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. Par THOMPSON JOHN. First published in 1954, John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling Piano methods in the world. John Thompson's timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. Featuring beloved Christmas favourites, this bumper songbook incl…

After successfully effecting one of the greatest pop comebacks in history, boy band-turned-credible vocal group Take That release their fifth studio album, the second after their return. Led, as ever, by the song writing talents of Gary Barlow, this release is similarly epic and romantic to its predecessor (2006's Beautiful World , with songs such as What Is Love, How Did It Come To This and the s…

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1239. Par REICH STEVE. Study Score edition (Hawkes Pocket Score 1239) of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. Completed in 1976, this impressive piece is scored for 2 Clarinets, Vibraphone, 2 Xylophones, 3 Marimbas, 4 Pianos, 4 Women's Voices (SSSA), Violin and Cello. / Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1239 / Répertoire / 4 Voix de Femmes (SSSA) et Ensemble

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Arranger's Note - An edition of music, like anything else, is a product of its own time. During the 1980s, guitarists of my generation were starting to become aware of stylistic concerns in the interpretation ofearly music. There was a movement towards stylistic authenticity, an attempt to re-discover the original intentions of early composers and recreate the aesthetic …

It is impossible to imagine today's cello lessons without the works by Jean-Baptiste Bréval (1753-1823).This sonata is the first of the Six Sonates non difficiles pour le violoncelle Op. 40 (1795). To this day it remains popular among cello teachers and pupils alike. Because of its comfortable tonality and technical simplicity, it is an interesting classical sonata for cello students who are exper…

Born in Erfurt, the composer Edward Mollenhauer (1827-1914) achieved success in America as a soloist and teacher. His best-known pieces for young violinists are 'The Infant Paganini? and 'The Boy Paganini?.Both appear here in their original version for violin and piano and, for the first time, in a transcription for cello and piano by Christoph Sassmannshaus.The Mollenhauer fantasia 'The Infant Pa…

Twenty-five of the most popular Christmas carols arranged for really easy Piano, with lyrics and chord symbols, complete with background notes and a host of playing hints and tips. This compilation include favourites such as Away In A Manger , O Come All Ye Faithful and Once In Royal David's City . / Piano

Par HAHN. Written for the Paris Conservatoire contest of 1903, Sarabande Et Thème Varie is a piece by Reynaldo Hahn for Clarinet and Piano. Quite challenging, this piece is perfect for advanced students and would work well for a contest or a recital. As the name mentions it, this work is composed with a main sarabande. It is dedicated to Charles Turban, a French clarinettist. Reynaldo Hahn was a n…

Really Easy Piano: Christmas Hits contains 18 festive favourites, including Do You Hear What I Hear?, Little Saint Nick, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Walking In The Air and more. / Piano

Each book in this series comes with a CD of complete professional performances, and includes matching custom arrangements in Easy Piano format. With these books you can: Listen to complete professional performances of each of the songs - Play the Easy Piano arrangements along with the performances - Sing along with the full performances - Play the Easy Piano arrangements as solos, without the disk…

23 Pieces From 6 Centuries. The Easy Concert Pieces series for alto saxophone and piano provide easy to intermediate pieces from the Renaissance to the modern era for music lessons, concert performances or private music-making. The volumes with accompanying CD add to the not very extensive repertoire of performance pieces for saxophone. They were carefully selected according to technical and music…