This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs a…

for Piano and String Quintet. Par . “Einstein wrote in his journals that relativity came to him first in a kind of dream state, and that once the details of the dreamed images appeared to group themselves, he considered that to be thinking. So he wrote that dreaming and then thinking is the essence of the creative process, and it seems that his definition of thinking is the organization of dreamed…

Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Volume 31 contains, among other works, the Piano Quartet, which was enthusiastically received by the critics in Rheinberger’s time: “The themes are noble, with significant content, the motivic development is rich and interesting, above all free from anything resembling a mould … and such a healthy musical wind blows through the entire work that I believe I am not mis…

Par . How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouragingbook holds the answers, offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated Violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Twenty-…

Upper Elementary to Lower Intermediate Level. Par . 'Upon embarking on this project, I had little idea of what I would find. There were, of course, the 'usual suspects:' women composers whose name and whose music have stood the test of time and are familiar to many. There were also those whose names ring a bell but whose music does not. The real unknowns were, well, the unknowns. How many women co…

Par BUSH JOFF. Bluey: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together – no musical know-how is needed. Just bring your imagination and have fun at the piano together! With full-colour illustrations throughout plus a page of colourful illustrated stickers.  The composer of Bluey…

Voix et tous instruments (flute, violon, violoncelle, clavier?) Table des matières : MacCrimmon?s Lament, Cha Til MacCriman - Jane Fraser Morison Johnnie Cope - James Gillespie Laughlan?s Lilt - James Oswald Lochaber - William Thomson Etrik Banks - William Thomson Loch - Erroch Side - Thomas Oliver & George Boyd The Flower of Edinburgh - James Oswald Lady Mary Hay?s Scotch Measure - Nathaniel Gow…

Par LIDDELL CLAIRE. This 96-page book has been prompted by the many people who have come to the author with the common wail I can play the piano - a bit of Mozart and even an easy Chopin waltz - but I can't harmonise anything by ear when my friends ask me, or even when I'm alone. But anyone can - YOU CAN. This practical guide to improvisation is aimed at all those who have a beginner's knowledge o…

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski's Pige (2021-2022) for string quartet was commissioned to be paired with the Death and the Maiden quartet by Franz Schubert ('pige' is Danish for girl). The composer tells: 'The first movement Vorüber, ach, vorüber! is based on the first half of Schubert’s lied lying behind his The Death and the Maiden quartet. The ”maiden’s song” in the beginning of the li…