The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

A collection of traditional and popular seasonal songs, arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar, complete with a CD of accompaniments. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Scott, Daniel (Arranger) - Hornby, Megan (Editor). Tired of the same old exam pieces? Need a little light relief? Then here's the answer to your problems. Play it Again is a lively collection of favourite tunes, both new and old, expertly arranged for easy viola with upbeat, but playable, piano accompaniments. All viola parts are written in first position so they are perfect for the absolute begin…

Traditional Scottish Air. Par SOMMERVILLE TOM. Langue: English, Format: DIN A4/ Répertoire / Choeur de Femmes (SAA)

and other classic Irish melodies. Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. If you are looking for straightforward and rewarding repertoire for your beginner choir, then you need look no further than Choral Basics the perfect series for singers of all ages. The Simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whos…

Eastern European Folk Tunes for Piano is a collection of 25 arrangements for solo piano, of traditional eastern European tunes and songs. Author of Argentinian Tango and Folk Tunes for Accordion, Pete Rosser provides notes on all of the styles covered. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes performed by Pete. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. When the librettist Paolo Rolli and George Frideric Handel composed an Italian opera about Scipio's conquest of the Iberian port city of Carthago Nova in 1726, these events from 209 BC were already almost two thousand years in the past. Research on the critical edition of the opera “Scipione” in the Halle Handel Edition suggests that the librettist and composer had so…

Compiled and edited by David Blackwell, Piano Mix 3 is packed full of brilliant music that has been specially arranged for Easy Piano. Featuring a diverse range of styles and genres from centuries ago to the present day, to help pianists progress from Grades 3 to 4.The repertoire in Piano Mix 3 reflects the type of music in the ABRSM Piano syllabuses. In Piano Mix 3 the pieces are mostly at Grade …

Open up your mind, and make playing ukulele a no-brainer! Start with basics, like holding your ukulele and strumming, and then move on to playing various styles such as folk, Hawaiian, rock, old-time, reggae, jazz, and more. Learn chords all over the neck, traditional strums such as the triple burst strum, and fingerpicking. The book includes a chord dictionary with over 950 chords, and a DVD with…

Unlock the secrets of improvising in traditional American fiddle styles with this Grammy-nominated stage and studio master. In only ten years as a professional musician, Jim Van Cleve has made quite a name for himself in bluegrass and acoustic music. He's spent time with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, saw his debut solo CD nominated for a Grammy and toured all over the world with Mountain Heart. He…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Imaginative thematic interplay threads its way throughout this dynamic new concert piece. Your Grade 2 ensemble will enjoy finding several traditional armed forces songs hiding in the fabric of this piece as neatly as if Betsy Ross herself had stitched them together. The parade-like atmosphere is uplifting and energizing. The stars and stripes fly high with Yankee Doodle Salute!…

Par REICHARDT JOHANN FRIEDRICH. If he is known at all, then generally Reichardt is known primarily as a Lied composer. This first edition of the full score of the Weihnachtskantilene makes this work for large ensemble once again accessible. This simple, homophonic setting in 16 movements is scored in some sections for double choir, whereby the higher choir can be performed effectively by a childre…

Korean composer Hyo-Won Woo uses physical space, lighting and multiple choirs to create music that stretches the boundaries of traditional choral music. Incredibly intense and dramatic, this will be a show-stopper for advanced choirs. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

This is a scale book of unprecedented scope. Simon Fischer has developed an entirely new method in which, using the traditional ways of practising scales only as a point of departure, he focuses on numerous often-neglected aspects of the violist's technique. For every element he has designed exercises that sensitize the ear, stimulate the mind and build the playing apparatus of the violist. The ma…

Par BLANKEN JOHN. John Blanken has created a swinging arrangement of the famous Scottish traditional tune Scotland the Brave. The usual version with bagpipes is the best known and there is a similarity in Swingin’ Kilts owing to its long, drone-like tones in the accompaniment. The theme has been rhythmically adapted but it is still easily recognisable. Swingin’ Kilts holds a challenge for every br…