Scored for large orchestra The Keening was only the second of MacMillan's orchestral works, written between 1985-87 when he was a student of John Casken at the University of Durham. The composer explains that 'keening' is a form of vocal lament associated with mourning, found in folk traditions of Ireland, northern Scotland and other cultures. Much of this work is based on the Gaelic lament tune '…

30 pieces from the ABRSM exam syllabus. Par . Teachers’ Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies 2025 and 2026 Grades 1 to 8, is a series published in 4 separate books to provide teachers and students with good options towards the ABRSM piano examinations. This compilation consists of selected solo piano pieces for students at the higher grades. The teaching and performance points in each piec…

Par DE HAAN JAN. The series Band Time is based on the successful method Look, Listen & Learn. Composer and publisher Jan de Haan has developed the series especially with the intention of introducing children to playing together in a wind band at an early stage. Band Time Starter makes this possible after just a few lessons! Band Time is a collection of fourteen original three and four-part pieces …

Par SPOHR LOUIS. Louis Spohr?s technically, extremely demanding concertos have long been part of clarinetists? standard repertoire. Like the first clarinet concerto, this second concerto was composed for the clarinetist Johann Hermstedt, probably in the spring of 1810. Critics praised the concerto at its premiere, stating that it was ?undeniably one of the most accomplished works of art of its kin…

Real Repertoire for Piano is a fantastic collection of 16 graded classical pieces, arranged for the grade 4-6 level pianist by Christine Brown. The Real Repertoire series introduces players to a wealth of original works by the great composers. The volumes are carefully selected for the intermediate player and contain timeless masterworks and unmissable modern pieces to encourage and inspire.   / …

The Music and Life of Legendary Bassist Donald Duck Dunn. Par ROSACI NICK. Foreword by Dan Aykroyd (a.k.a. Elwood Blues) As the legendary bassist for the famous Stax-Volt studios in Memphis, and as one of the most influential bass players in the history of American music, Donald Duck Dunn (1941-2012) laid down the booty-shaking foundations to countless soul, RandB, blues, and rock recordings throu…

Classical Music for Children' wants to introduce clarinet pupils to the beauty of Baroque, Classical and Romantic concert literature. The book includes original clarinet literature as well as catchy tunes and themes from various operas (The Freeshooter, The Magic Flute and others) and the concert hall (Four Seasons, Capriccio Italy, Reverie and others) were used as well. The edition starts with a …

Joseph Horovitz. Suite of five pieces for brass quintet: two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. Full Score. This work was composed in 1964 at the request of the well known American tuba player Roger Bobo. It was soon taken into the repertoire of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, who gave the first BBC broadcast. The first recording was on Pye records, by the Hallé Brass Ensemble. Since then it has …

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher (Memories of a Dear Place) is a collection of three pieces for violin and piano. The first - Méditation - was written in Clarens in Switzerland in March 1878. Tchaikovsky originally intended it to be the slow movement of his violin concerto, but later replaced it with the more substantial Canzonetta and recast it for violin and piano. The other…