Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. We are often so focused on presenting the entire ensemble that it’s easy to forget we can also program solo feature pieces. There are so many reasons to do just that. It rewards that special player who has been working so hard. It sets an example for other players in the section. It provides a nice contrast regardless of what else is programmed. Be sure to put on the demonstra…

Par BENNETT WILLIAM STERNDALE. Edited by Geoffrey Bush A Piano Sonata, a Suite de Pièces, a Chamber Trio for violin, cello and piano and a Sonata-Duo for cello and piano bear witness to the underrated skills of this Victorian composer and administrator who was an important precursor of the British musical renaissance. First published in 1972, reprinted with corrections 1985./ Répertoire / Divers

Par VAN BELCUM HENK. As the title suggests, this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries, especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van Belcum, who is active in the choir world, chose for his Partita Piccola the German hymn Wunderbarer König as a starting point. Partita Piccola consists of four variations and a ch…

With more than 180 No. 1 hit songs worldwide, Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records forged the careers of superstars such as Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations. Celebrating the 50th anniversary, this compilation features the signature sound from the stars who recorded in the Detroit offices known as 'Hitsville U.S.A.' T…

Fantasie über das Rondo aus der Klaviersonate in A-Dur KV 331 von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Par SAY FAZIL / CETINER YUDUM (Arr.). The final movement of the Sonata in A major KV 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Rondo Alla Turca, is one of the most famous piano pieces of all time. Once only familiar to musical experts, later a universal piece for all piano pupils, its opening melody is now even om…

Par SLATER ALEC. With this volume, the reader is pleasantly surprised with two books in one- Section One by Alec Slater, and Section Two by Lisa Schmitz. Alec's portion is intended as a guide for the clawhammer or frailing banjo player with some previous experience in this style. He stresses the fact that this style of music can be fully learned only from within the oral tradition in which it grew…

12 Pieces for Trinity College London Exams from 2023. Par . This book contains 12 newly selected pieces for Trinity Piano Grade 5 exams from 2023, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. It also includes the technical exercises required for the exam, which have been newly c…

With a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs, this is a collection that will bring enthusiasm to learning the Piano and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed Grade 4. Each piece offers suggested fingering, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips and performance note…

The easiest ukulele method ever for kids ages 5 and up. This fun method teaches you to play songs on the ukulele right away. The accompanying online audio always lets you hear how the music should sound on any computer or handheld device. Three irresistible ukulele experts guide students along---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They focus at…

14 of Legend's most recognizable hits are included in this folio of accessible easy piano arrangements. Includes: All of Me - Everybody Knows - Glory - Green Light - Love Me Now - Ordinary People - Save Room - Slow Dance - So High - Start a Fire - Stay with You - Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - Who Do We Think We Are - You and I (Nobody in the World). / Piano

Par COUPERIN FRANCOIS / GILBERT. Harpsichord work - Volume 4, LP. 24 by Francois Couperin is the fourth in a series of 4 volumes of suites for Harpsichord. Published in 1930, three years before Couperin 's death, when he was very ill, this volume initially presented some small mistakes and some white pages. It features seven Ordres, from the 20th to the 27th, with a total of 43 pieces. For upper-i…

Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students, professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing, performing or simply singing opera arias, sacred pieces, songs, standards. The editions include a vocal score and one or more CD containing orchestral accompaniment performed by Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, with its orchestra of over 130 instrumentali…

Par AHO KALEVI. Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Five mythical images for solo oboe (2015) for 60th birthday of his brother Keijo Aho, who also premiered the work. The five movement work (c. 10 minutes) is a concert piece and suitable also for advanced students. Each movement portrays a muse of the Greek mythology./ Répertoire / Hautbois

46 Works by Bach, Mozart, Franck, Saint-Saëns and Others. Par SMITH ROLLIN. This anthology contains 46 works by Handel, Mozart, Bach and many others selected and editied specifically for those organists who prefer to play without pedals. The volume features a wealth of pieces including Chaconnes, Toccatas and Fugues, and is available at a very attractive price./ Recueil / Orgue ou Clavecin ou Harm…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. This addition to the Curnow Music Press GREAT FOUNDATIONS SERIES of pre-Grade 1 publications is accessible to young musicians who have been playing for just a few weeks. A simple, repetitive theme with flashy, but very easy percussion writing ensures that you can have THE CHARIOTEERS ready to perform in time for the concert, even if you have “precious little” rehearsal time. Th…