SKU: A0.826818

A fun piano teaching piece using a twelve-bar blues chord structure suitable for early-intermediate piano students. This piece, written especially for Elizabeth, is part of the Your Blues Piano Book series created by Ryan D. Neaveill in which short (approximately 24 bars) pieces are written using the first names of piano students. You can listen to the entire collection at this website: https://www.neaveill.com/yourblues.html.

SKU: S9.Q46868

Digital publication of the piece found in the following print music collection: Preludio - 130 Easy Concert Pieces from 6 Centuries for Guitar (easy).

SKU: A0.802573

Elizabethan Serenade is a light music composition by Ronald Binge. When it was first played by the Mantovani orchestra in 1951, it was simply titled Andante cantabile, although the original orchestral manuscript parts in Ronald Binge's own hand show the title The Man in the Street (possibly the title of an early television documentary). The name was altered by the composer to reflect the post-war optimism of a new Elizabethan Age that began with the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952. The Günter Kallmann Choir also made it famous by recording it in the Kango Caves in South Africa.

Here is an interesting combination of instruments to give it a different touch in your presentation. Enjoy!

SKU: A0.1194118

Four movements; a cappella SATB choir or quartet; ca. 9 min.

The composer writes: I almost titled this work “Four Elizabethan Love Songs.� However, while such a title might be appropriate for a group of songs about the joys of loving relationships, the texts I have chosen do not all fit that mould. Of the four, only Christopher Marlowe’s seductive “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love� and Shakespeare’s wise and insightful Sonnet 116 address requited love. On the other hand, John Donne’s “The Message� is a “hate-song�, an angry poem about love gone wrong, bursting with bitter recriminations. And Elizabeth I’s “When I Was Fair and Young,� is wistful and full of regret: the Queen realizes that her own youthful pride has obstructed her opportunities for happiness. Together, these poems offer four dramatically contrasting views about love.

SKU: A0.1204617

Arranged for 2 Alto's, Tenor and Baritone with alternative parts 3 and 4 so it can be played by four alto's.
In spite of its title, ‘Elizabethan Serenade’ is a comparatively modern composition which was first performed by Mantovani in 1951.  Originally called ‘Andante Cantabile’, Ronald Binge changed the name to reflect post-war optimism when Queen Elizabeth 11 came to the throne in 1952. Its popularity as a piece of light music and as a theme tune was further enhanced when lyrics were added in English and in several other European Languages.

SKU: M0.20669EB

ISBN 9781619110403. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Here is a book of tunes from the Elizabethan era-the great period of English song-set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance, it is true, the songs of Shakespeare-s day and the mountain banjo seem to be worlds apart. But the musical traditions are, in fact, related, as Elizabethan songs are the old world cousins of mountain tunes. As a result, Elizabethan tunes are a natural way to extend the mountain banjo repertoire for intermediate and advanced players.

Their pedigree, their modal feel, the lilting rhythms, and the ease with which they can be adapted to the banjo argue the case. At the same time, they open the possibility for new sounds-in particular new rhythms-for the old instrument, pushing the banjo beyond unnatural limitations and giving it a new voice. Each section of the book is organized around a traditional mountain tuning, with a mountain song serving as a model of that tuning, illuminating the relationship between the two musical worlds. The Bard's Banjo is the first banjo instruction book devoted to the repertoire of Elizabethan song. Includes access to online audio.