In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written origin…

Junior Guest Spot is ideal for beginners and young performers. Play these fifteen hit songs in easy melody line arrangements by Paul Honey, with specially recorded backing tracks. The arrangements are short and simplified, using simple keys and rhythms, with short phrases and clear bowing marks. The accompanying CD contains full performance versions of the songs on tracks 2-16, the instrumental pa…

Par PUTZ MARCO. Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple rhythmic structure. The instrumentation of this composition is perfect for bands without a full contingent of players. Each movement of this composition can be used as stand-alone conce…

Par GODFREY PHILIP. Charming suite of character pieces for the developing player. Tonal and melodic. I learnt the trumpet for several years until the age of 12 when, for various reasons, I switched to the French horn. But I always missed the trumpet, an instrument to which I think I was better suited. Writing this Little Suite brought back fond memories of my brief youthful career as a trumpeter! …

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par REGER MAX. During his short lifetime Max Reger (1873-1916) was a prolific composer with many of his best known works being composed for organ. The ten chorale preludes in this selection are from his set of Thirty Short Chorale Preludes Op. 135a composed as short voluntaries for liturgical use rather than for recitals in these arrangements Philip Sparke has kept this in mind…

Learn, Create and Apply Your Own Blues Bass Lines. Par EPSTEIN MARK. Explore various 12-bar blues forms, the shuffle feel, walking lines, box patterns, tone, turnarounds, passing tones, and transitions to establish a great blues groove with this book! Use the accompanying audio to play along with a professional band in shuffle, slow blues, rhumba, and blues rock styles. You will also learn how to …