Par BONSOR BRIAN. The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good, experienced teacher. Although, happily, the number of such teachers is constantly growing, the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves. This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experien…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Of Noblest Cities is intended for a choir of between 12 and about 40 voices, although it may also be given by just six singers, one to a part (SSATBB). The piece can be performed unaccompanied, if no suitable organ is available, simply by leaving approximately two crotchet beats of silence between the end of the last note of one verse and the beginning of the next. Underlying the melody is a simpl…

Par FLANDERS M / SWANN D. First published in paperback form in 1977, this collection of 41 songs represents a definitive publication of the songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. Lyrics written out in full before each song. With an introduction by Donald Swann and including numerous illustrations by distinguished artists and cartoonists. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Gu…

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

The series Eighteenth Century Italian Music includes compositions of special historical and musical significance. Each edition is based on the original sources to offer performers works that satisfy clear critical and musicological criteria. This anthology includes ten sonatas carefully selected from among those written by ten of the most important eighteenthcentury Italian composers of violin mus…

Compiled by Joseph Canteloube, this book is the first set from the series Chants D'Auvergne. It features three songs, including the most famous one 'Báïlèro'. This edition, written for Voice and Piano, contains lyrics in the local dialect 'Occitan', with the French translation below. Some directives are given to obtain the correct pronunciation of the language. I. La Pastoura als camps (La Bergè…

Par JOLLIFFE EDMUND. An attractive Epiphany carol to words written by the composer, Follow The Star is based on a dynamic chorus in straight rock style, interleaved with verses that might be taken as solo passages for one or more singers in a unison and Piano performance. For the concluding return of the refrain the music rises a semitone to F sharp major to clinch the mood of celebration. Teacher…

An Anthology. All eighteen pieces in this collection are reliably dated to the reign of James I, and whether by named composers or anonymous ones, appear in sources other than the notable Virginal books preserved in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The contents demonstrate the variety of forms in the Keyboard repertoire of this period, from plainsong-based compositions to dances by Orlando Gibbo…

Par PICKERING JOHN. Take your creativity to another level with this book! Rock music is, or should be, a form of personal expression. This text was written to encourage and develop the drummer's ability to create and develop his own ideas from a solid foundation. This is one in a series of books that deals with one of the most important aspects of rock drumming that of rhythmic improvisation. Topi…

Composed by Craig Courtney. Comfort / Healing / Hope; General; Lent. Octavo. Beckenhorst Press #BP2283. Published by Beckenhorst Press

Composed by Mark Hayes (1953-). Sacred. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2355L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

With Online Video. Percussion. Instruction. Softcover Video Online. Duration 140 seconds. Hudson Music #HDBK58. Published by Hudson Music

Etudes 1-20 with an additional 20 Etude Variations that expand on the original etudes. Composed by Carl Swanson / Robert Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. Edited by Carl Swanson / Judith Ross. Arranged by Judith Ross. Book (spiral-bound). 94 pages. Carl Fischer #H000073. Published b…

(Piano Solo). Composed by Enrique Granados (1867-1916). Edited by Ulrich Scheideler. For Piano. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 88 pages. G. Henle #HN582. Published by G. Henle

(Piano Solo Pieces by Bartók, Martinu, Milhaud, Weinberger and others). Composed by Various. For Piano. BH Piano. Softcover. Bote and Bock #M202523308. Published by Bote and Bock

Written by James Bastien. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, big note notation, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on most songs) and illustrations. Learn To Play. Series: Bastien Piano Basics. 64 pages. 9x12 inches. Published…

(Technical Exercises for the Piano to be done each day before practicing) Written by Edna-Mae Burnam. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, illustrations, standard notation and fingerings. Technique. 24 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by The Willis Music Co…

(A Basic Piano Method) Written by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, illustrations, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on some songs) and harmony part (for the teacher). Learn To Play. 48 pages. 9x1…

Written by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, musical examples, illustrations and performance notes. Instructional. This level introduces cross-hand arpeggios and the full major scale in the keys of C, G,…

By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. For Piano. Piano Method. Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(For the Young Beginner) Written by E. L. Lancaster, Gayle Kowalchyk. Instructional book for piano. With introductory text, instructional text and illustrations. Series: Alfred's Basic Piano Library. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

A Progressive Collection Celebrating 29 Female Composers. Composed by compiled, edited by Karen Marshall, and Written. Graded Standard Repertoire; Masterworks; Piano Collection; Piano Resources. Classical; Masterwork. Book. Faber Music #12-0571542379. Published by Faber…

Written by Amanda Vick Lethco, Morton Manus, Willard A. Palmer. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, illustrations and performance notes. Instructional. Series: Alfred's Basic Piano Library. 9x12 inches. Published by Alfred Publishing…

(A Basic Piano Method) Written by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For piano. Format: piano solo songbook. With introductory text, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on some songs), harmony part (for the teacher) and illustrations. Solos. 32 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by The …

Written by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For piano. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, musical examples, illustrations and performance notes. Instructional. Concepts include the octave, A minor and D minor scales, motive and sequence, all 12 maj…

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and organ/string orchestra. This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 2.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and piano (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, percussion, drum, harp, strings). This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 3.5 minutes. Publ…