Arr. Klaas Van Der Woude. Since his first successes in the 1990s the amiable popular singer Frans Bauer has grown into a megastar in the Netherlands. In Germany, too, he has a great number of fans. Although he is derided by many because of his schmalzy style, Frans Bauer sells CDs galore, attracts full houses everywhere and can be viewed in his own reality soap on television. In 2004 he was even a…

Arranged by violin virtuoso Roman KimThe famous 'Air? from Bach's Orchestral Suite BWV 1068 has undergone a great many arrangements, but until now no one has ventured to produce a contrapuntal version for unaccompanied violin.Roman Kim hit on this brilliant idea and came up with an arrangement, creating a YouTube hit with his own recording of it.- A bravura piece for solo violin- A challenge for e…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The oratorio “ Esther ” is the first English language oratorio and also the first oratorio by Handel based on a theatre tragedy - Jean Racine’s “Esther”. For the first time Handel drew on his knowledge gathered from stays in Germany, Italy and England. He created his own particular style of oratorio writing, which differs from the later integrative works. Many sections…

The Hungarian Dance Csárdás is the best known work by Vittorio Monti (1868-1922) an Ita - lian composer born in Naples, who worked extensively as a conductor and composer in Paris. Originally written for Violin, or Mandolin, with piano or orchestra accompaniment Csárdás was immediately selected by numerous virtuosos who adopted it as a showpiece. Nowadays, it is still widely heard for just about e…

Par OFFENBACH JACQUES. This is the last of nearly 100 operettas created by French composer Jacques Offenbach, a native of Germany whose works were most prominent in the latter half of the nineteenth century. His three-act drama Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), which includes a prologue and epilogue, recounts dramatic stories of passion, murder, and revenge. Left incomplete at the com…

This unique book contains piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the national anthems from 56 countries, with lyrics in the original language and with an English translation. As a special bonus, historical notes and a full-color section showing each country's flag are also included. Anthems include those from: Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and…

Par TEMPERLEY N.. Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music, Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present. For over fifty years he has sung, edited and composed carols each Christmas, and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstan…

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 …

Bluegrass Banjo From A To Z. Par NICKERSON ROSS. The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of ban…

This is a high quality collection of Easy Pieces for Mandolin. If you play the mandolin, this is a must have book/cd collection. These medieval pieces sound great on the mandolin. They also lay right under the fingers. There is both notation and TAB and no page turns for any of the pieces in this book. The reason? This book is made for musicians, by musicians. The book comes with a CD and the guit…

Composed by Arvo Part (1935-). Solo part with piano reduction. With Standard notation. Universal Edition #UE17274. Published by Universal Edition

By Dvorak Antonin. Czech title: Capriccio (koncertni rondo pro housle a klavir). Published by Praha (Czech import).

(Classical Melodies for Violin and Piano). Arranged by Doris Preucil. For Violin and Piano. Book; CD; Masterworks; String - Violin Studies or Collection; Suzuki. Funeral; Masterwork Arrangement; Sacred; Wedding. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Violin and Piano. Composed by César Franck. Edited by Monica Steegmann. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 66 pages. G. Henle #HN1351. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481351).

(Selections from the Student Repertoire). By Barbara Barber. For Violin. String - Violin Studies or Collection. Companion CD also available. Book. 72 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Composed by James Niblock. Chamber music. Set of parts. Duration 3:40. Published by Brotons and Mercadal (BK.100-308).

(27 Recital Pieces from Baroque to Modern). By Various. Edited by Eric Wen. For violin and piano. Book. 48 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

(20 Recital Pieces in First Position for Violin and Piano or Two Violins). Edited by Kurt Sassmannshaus / Christoph Sassmannshaus / Melissa Lusk. For violin, piano. Stapled. Barenreiter's Sassmannshaus. Level 2. Solo part and performance score. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Selections from the Student Repertoire. Composed by Barbara Barber. Music Prodigy; String - Violin Studies or Collection; Suzuki. Solos for Young Violinists. Companion CD also available. Book. 72 pages. Alfred Music #00-0990. Published by Alfred Music

(for Violin and Piano). For Violin, Piano. 232 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

(Violin and Piano Heifetz Collection). Composed by Henri Wieniawski (1835-1880). For Violin, Piano Accompaniment. LKM Music. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #S511020. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

(13 Recital Pieces in First Position for Violin and Piano or Two Violins). Edited by Kurt Sassmannshaus / Christoph Sassmannshaus / Melissa Lusk. For violin, piano. Stapled. Barenreiter's Sassmannshaus. Level 2. Solo part and performance score. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

For Piano, Violin. LKM Music. 20 pages. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #S511026. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

(Easy Ensemble Pieces with Piano). By Helen Butterworth. For Violin. Book; CD; String Ensemble (Suzuki). Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Hajamadagascar Various. Edited by Joseph Diermaier. Arranged by August Schmidhofer. For Violin, Piano. Play Along - World Music. Includes Apondo, E! Ralinina, O! Dralako, Zahoravo (orig.), and Fiainana (orig.).. Play along; world music. Solo part, accompaniment part, and play …

By Various. Arranged by Various/Eric Wen. violin and piano. Published by Carl Fischer.

By Jovino Santos Neto Various. Edited by Joseph Diermaier. For Violin, Piano. Play Along - World Music. Include Choro da Luz, Maracafu, Cantigas de Roda, Quebrasamba, Coco. Play along; world music. Solo part, accompaniment part, and play along CD. Composed 2002/2008