Brilliant trumpeter Randy Brecker, a Grammy® Award-winning composer, arranger, and leader of his own jazz groups, has shaped the sound of jazz for more than three decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists such as George Benson, David Sanborn, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, and Chaka Khan. For this book, Randy has selected 12 of his jazz works t…

SOLO TUNING See RM722 for Orchestral Tuning The 'Dragonetti Concerto' was first published in 1925 by Alphonse Leduc in Paris as No.23 of Edouard Nanny's 'Les Classiques de la Contrebasse'. For many years no one questioned its authenticity, but as more research into Dragonetti's original works for double bass was made, concerns began to arise. Many of Dragonetti manuscripts survive in the British …

This collection of 15 pieces, transcribed and edited by the Howells scholar Jonathan Clinch and published for the first time to coincide with Matthew Schellhorn?s recording of the complete piano music by Howells for Naxos, reveals a previously neglected aspect of this celebrated English composer.
The pieces chart the musical development of Howells, from his earliest known work The Arab?s Song…

For all instrumentalists and vocalists. Recordings contain 30 extended tracks of recorded background. Great primer for learning basic skills in Major and Minor keys. Advanced players will want to work on double-timing, playing outside and side-slipping in all keys at comfortable tempos. This set will help you gain confidence. It's designed to help any musician no matter what their level of a…

Par HENRY VIII. Thirty-Five Compositions By King Henry VIII is a unique collection, containing King Henry VIII’s complete secular works. These works consist of part-songs and instrumental consorts, and have been transcribed and edited by John Stevens. The collection is a mixture of instrumental pieces and pieces for vocal ensemble, mostly in three parts, with about half-a-dozen in four. Seventeen …

Par FAURE GABRIEL. The Trumpet?s powers of expression are not limited to the pompous accents and ringing tones of the Triumphal March of Verdi?s Aida. To all doubters, we strongly recommend opening Volume 2 ofMélodies Et Pièces Diverses by Gabriel Fauré, transcribed for Trumpet and Piano by internationally acclaimed soloist Guy Touvron. In this volume,gentleness and express­iveness prevail. Wi…

Instrumental Play-Along. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Who needs a singer? With Play Puccini, instrumentalists can bathe themselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcribed forintermediate level solo instrument and piano. The book includes a biography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the dramati…

Instrumental Play-Along. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Who needs a singer? With Play Puccini, instrumentalists can bathe themselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcribed forintermediate level solo instrument and piano. The book includes a biography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the dramati…

Instrumental Play-Along. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Who needs a singer? With Play Puccini, instrumentalists can bathe themselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcribed forintermediate level solo instrument and piano. The book includes a biography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the dramati…

Latin Saxophone Soloist by Gabriel Rosati & Darrow Hunt provides an extensive study into the various Latin saxophone styles including: Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha etc. These exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin saxophone playing. The book is transcribed note for note (for both Bb & Eb instruments) from the superbly recorde…

Latin Brass Soloist by Gabriel Rosati provides an extensive study into the various trumpet and trombone styles including: Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha, and more! These 50 exciting examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin brass playing. The book is transcribed note for note from the superbly recorded audio CD. Each example is recorded tw…

Par SNIDERO JIM. Jazz Conception is a new and exciting way for players at all levels to learn the language of jazz! Each book features 21 solo etudes based on chord changes to standards and blues.The same 21 etudes transposed and adapted for the main jazz instruments. See and hear how a well known soloist phrases and articulates and play along with or without the soloist.Play along with one of tod…

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Tenor Saxophone and Bb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn to…