Par RAE JAMES. James Rae offers fourteen fascinating flute studies in many different styles, from Rock and Ragtime, through Jazz and Tango, to Classical and Folk. They can be played purely as a solo for personal study or as a duet which makes them eminently suitable for concerts. Both the solo and duet parts are of intermediate to advanced standard and, although the duet part is primarily for acco…

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar.'Take the Lead Ballads' features arrangements of popular ballads from the nineties inc…

Par TORSKANGERPOLL IDAR. This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for young players. The rhythmic structure is repetitive and polyphony is often in the “call and response” form. Hence it is an easy piece to read and play. The refrain is rhythmical…

20 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from four Centuries. Par NEUMANN EVA-MARIA (Arr.). Making music in a quartet uniquely nurtures young string players’ musical development, ensemble playing, listening to each other, and intonation. So, what could be more obvious than introducing the scoring of this genre, often referred to as chamber music’s supreme discipline, as early as possible. Indeed, composers…

Par VIVALDI / VEILHAN. As one of the great Baroque composers, Antonio Vivaldi 's (1678-1741) compositions remain hugely popular to this day. The Four Seasons is his best-known work and therefore, Jean-Claude Veilhan 's transcription for Recorder was well-received for making the highly acclaimed work more accessible. Vivaldi 's Four Seasons were originally published in 1725 as a Violin Concerto. Ea…

Jazz Play-Along Vol.116. 2 CDs and book. What do you play when you have one chord for 8 or 16 bars? The Modal Jazz era presented new challenges for improvisers, spawning a fruitful period rich in new ideas, concepts, and harmonic exploration. This play-a-long includes several 'Standard' forms and important practice tracks; many of which are 'period accurate' and others which are stylistically more…

Par DALTON JAMES. The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical region the pieces, most of which are for manuals only, are arranged by date of composition or publicat…

Par HILAND MIKE. This book is an A to Z guide for intermediate to advanced bass players. Through finger exercises, rhythm studies, and sight-reading studies, it will help you learn to develop effective bass lines. In addition, you will learn modern bass performance techniques such as slap and pop and right hand hammering. Extensive sections on scales and chord tone studies are provided, as well as…

This collection contains 39 easy-to-play piano pieces from the Baroque to the Early Modern period and presents an ideal repertoire for music schools and private music-making.Conceived as a current supplement to Bärenreiter's popular anthology 'Easy Classics for Piano? (BA 8758), it offers a wide-ranging repertoire which includes popular classical pieces but also small gems such as Chopin's 'Contre…

Par DALTON JAMES. The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical region the pieces, most of which are for manuals only, are arranged by date of composition or publicat…

Par COHEN MARY. Duets with a difference for beginner violinists. Superduets provides a wonderful new repertoire of original and entertaining duets for beginner violinists. It can be started as soon as pupils have mastered basics of picking up the violin and bow, know which string is which and can read simple staff notation. Encouraging rhythmic confidence and listening skills, and exploring a wide…

Piano Duet. Par HISAISHI JOE. What if the iconic melodies of Studio Ghibli were arranged as piano duets by classical composers' Introducing the highly anticipated second volume of the popular piano duet series! Experience the luxurious duet sound enriched with the distinctive styles of classical composers and interwoven fragments of beloved melodies. Designed with advanced players in mind, the arr…

Par VAN DER VOORT PAUL. Recorder World is a new and colourful introduction to recorder playing, particularly suitable for very young children. The Great Wizard and his owl act as guides through the book. New notes and ideas are introduced gradually and reinforced by colourful stickers which can be used as each concept is presented. There are also games and pieces in two and three parts including b…

Par COHEN MARY. Superduets 2 provides a wonderful new repertoire of original and entertaining duets for established-beginner cellists. It is designed to build on techniques that have been learned in Superduets 1 . Consolidating skills such as rhythmic confidence and aural perception, and exploring a wide range of techniques, sound effects and movements, Mary Cohen's 'Superduets' are tailor-made fo…