Par PARKENING C.. Ten transcriptions for solo guitar of beautiful music from many periods and styles, edited and fingered by Christopher Parkening. All pieces are suitable for performance by the advanced guitarist. Contents: Afro-Cuban Lullaby · Empress of the Pagodes (Ravel) · Menuet (Ravel) · Minuet in D (Handel) · Passacaille (Weiss) · Pastourelle (Poulenc) · Pavane for a Dead Princess (Ravel) …

32 Stücke für Sopran-Blockflöte und Klavier. Par BENNETTS KATHRYN. Author of the Baroque Recorder Anthology series, Peter Bowman presents the first in a series of four volumes dedicated to recorder music from the Renaissance period. Featuring a variety of interesting pieces scored for recorder and keyboard accompaniment, this collection includes works by well-known figures as well as lesser known …

This anthology contains 12 original works by composers of the Classical period, including pieces by Giordani, Haydn, JC Bach and Beethoven.The anthology covers a wide stylistic range of material and, as with the other volumes in the series, is ideal for any players interested in gaining an insight into the richness and variety of the Classical piano repertoire. The collection is accompanied by a C…

The composer says: Several musical threads led to my writing this piece of music to celebrate my friend Matanya Ophee's (AKA MO) 80th birthday - a life lived with the guitar. Jelly Roll Morton once asserted: 'In fact, if you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning; I call it, for jazz.' Over the last couple of years I moved back to Je…

Par SUZUKI SHINICHI. Teach voice with the popular Suzuki Voice School! The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can e…

A book of 20 solo piano pieces to supplement Lesson Book 2 of this definitive beginner method by leading piano educator H-G Heumann. The choice of repertoire includes pieces from the classical period to the present day, charming arrangements of folk tunes, children's songs, and jazz and pop melodies. Perfect for those early pupil concerts! Visit www.piano-junior.com to find out more. What is Piano…

The 'Missa Divi Xaverii? ZWV 12, an expansive and unusually richly scored work, marks a highlight in the oeuvre of Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745). It was composed in 1729 while he was working at the Dresden court.The principal source of this first edition is the damaged autograph score which had long been kept under lock and key. Passages missing because of its damaged condition have been suppleme…

Grand Prix - Sangbogen is the first book to be dedicated to the world's biggest music competition, the Grand Prix - also known as the Eurovision.Edited and written by Jakob Faurholt, Finn Gravesen and Henrik Smith-Sivertsen, this book is packed with photos, anecdotes and information about the artists who have taken part in the competition over the years, with facts about the individual songs that …

Hot Rock Drums - Grade 2 includes eight hit songs to play in your Rockschool exam, GCSE music or just rocking out. Hot Rock Drums- Grade 2 works in addition to your Rockschool Drums Grade 2 book to provide you with further song choices for your exam.You can select up to two pieces from Hot Rock to play in your Rockschool Drums Grade Exam or three to play in your Rockschool Drums Performance Certif…

This publication contains 20 classical mandolin pieces compiled, edited, and performed by world-renowned virtuoso Carlos Aonzo. The music is arranged in order of difficulty beginning with exercises by Giuseppe Branzoli and finishing with complete concert pieces using the most advanced mandolin techniques. Pieces include: Andante - Pizzicato on the Left Hand (Carlo Munier) - Exercise in A Major (Gi…

Songs by Women Composers. Par . Women composers and their lieder long eked out a shadowy existence in music research and practice, though ever since the early 19th century, the lied had become a central female compositional genre, softening gender-related restrictions and opening up new artistic spheres of action. It is true that names such as Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel are now far more estab…

Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert.Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas? hymn. The hymn's message - a plea for the well-being of the Czech people, directed at their patron saint - was im…