Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. 'Melody is the very essence of music. ' -W. A. Mozart (1786)Mozart confirmed this view on melody by writing the Ave Verum Corpus near theend of his short life. Originally written for chorus, strings, and organ, this work standsamong the most beautiful musical expressions of all time. Timothy Johnson has skillfullymade Mozart's wondrous achievement…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Handel's three-act opera 'Sosarme, Re di Media' (HWV 30) was performed for the first time in 1732 with star castrato Senesino in the title role. The plot centres on a family conflict over the succession to the throne. This edition also contains the recitatives written for the early two-act version 'Fernando, Re di Castiglia' which the composer did not complete. In addi…

Kantate. Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Buxtehude's numerous vocal compositions which was written for performance in the Lübeck Marienkirche, are stylistically quite varied. The cantata 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet' is a concerto for solo soprano, with a text taken from the Gospel of St. John. The text employs the principle of dialog as a musical competition between individual instruments or between …

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out…

This set of entertaining pieces in a jazz/blues style was written especially for children. Imaginative lyrics convey the blues spirit of life's ups and downs to the early grade student. Pieces remain in middle C position with an occasional sharp or flat. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used. / Piano

Par RIFFERO CLAUDIO. Teoria Della Musica is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to music theory, written by Claudio Riffero. Featuring exercises, clear explanations and a logical progression from the basics to more advanced techniques, this is a fantastic music theory tuition book. / Pédagogie / Théorie / Opéra Théorique ou Didactique

Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out…

Urfassung 1880 in 3 Sätzen. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. Das Klagende Lied is based on poems written by the composer and was completed in 1880. It originally consisted of three movements which bore the following titles: Waldmärchen (A Tale from the Woods), Der Spielmann (The Minstrel), and Hochzeitsstück (Wedding Piece). The composer subjected the score to several revisions and eventually arrived at a versi…

for piano quartet. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turned out. 2010 is a Chopin year, and I made this pair of nocturnes into a little tribute, after playing through and listening to most of his output. Never bef…

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…