a cura di Federico Maria Sardelli. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Among Vivaldi’s many flute and recorder concertos, two, both for transverse flute, were known until a few years ago only in incomplete form: RV 431 and 432. Both are written in the comfortable and expressive key of E minor, are transmitted inautograph manuscripts and lack their second movement (RV 432 also lacks its third movement). The seemi…

Béla Bartók composed his 44 Violin Duos in 1931, at the urging of the German violin pedagogue Erich Doflein. With two exceptions, all the pieces are based on original folk music themes, most of which the composer himself collected in the course of his numerous collecting trips to the Carpathian Basin and in Algeria. Although conceived as parts of a pedagogically motivated set, these little pieces …

Arrangeur: Shelley Collins. Par KROMMER FRANZ. Czech violinist Franz Krommer (1759-1831), who composed over 300 works of his own, freely borrowed from Ignace Joseph Pleyel's String Quartet in F Major to create this set of variations for two oboes and English horn. Shelley Collins has made it possible to perform this delightful arrangement in a variety of combinations of flutes: Two C Flutes and Al…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. Wladyslaw Zelenski had the Six Character Pieces for piano, op. 17 ready around 1871, although it is quite possible that he composed them earlier, even in 1864. Such is indicated by the opus number. At that time he was giving opus numbers to works in chronological order of composition. This set is dedicated to Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, a pianist whom Zelenski could have met on …

Par KRUISBRINK ANNETTE. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is regarded as the greatest writer England has ever produced. He wrote 154 sonnets. For her ‘Three Shakespeare Sonnets’, Annette Kruisbrink selected numbers 17, 40, and 66, setting them to music for voice and guitar. The original structure of Shakespeare’s sonnets, a fourteen-line poem made up of three quatrains, or sets of four lines, and on…

Yet Another 365 More Great Songs for Better Living. Par . Strum a different song every day! Compiled and arranged by Jim Beloff, this latest addition to the Daily Ukulele songbook series features yet another 365 great songs (with no duplication with previous editions!) arranged for ukulele with melody, lyrics, and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. Perfect for groups of one to one hundred! …

This hilarious variety show is chock-full of one-liners, wintertime puns, and even a few knock-knock jokes! Plenty of parts allow you to show off oodles of young actors, or combine roles for just a select group of comedic kids. Silly skits include a pair of wisecracking reindeer, a snowflake ballet class, 'Freeze-Whiz' (everyone's favorite game show), and a directionally-challenged family of geese…

With Musical Notation And Chords For Other Instruments. Par LOIS HORNBOSTEL. This collection of sweet waltzes and lively two-steps presents an exciting new repertoire for mountain dulcimer players, with playing techniques for authentic style. A CD of all the music is included, and the notation and chords in standard keys can also be used for other instruments. This music suits the mountain dulcime…

Simple Sheet Music Audio Play-Along. Par . The Instant Piano Songs series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily - whether you use one hand or two! Start with the melody in your right hand, then add basic left-hand chords when you're ready. Letter names inside each note speed up the learning process, and optional rhythm patterns take your playing to the next level. Online back…