This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favourites features 24 rollicking melodies by 'The Big Three' of ragtime - Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb - plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and other artists. Popular tunes include Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, and Tiger Rag. Novices of all ages will delight in these simplified arrangements of carefully selected pieces. The editor pr…

This exuberant modernist work from the 1930s by the forward-thinking and eclectic American composer George Antheil. Dedicated to Aaron Copland this Sonatina was designed to be performed as a Violin/Cello duo or as a Pianosolo. A lively boistrous and entertaining piece edited by Ron Erickson.

Simple 36 bar arrangement of this most famous rag. Grade: 2.

Par . Le nouveau syllabus RSL Classical for Violin reflète l'élargissement des goûts musicaux des jeunes et combine la musique classique avec le catalogue RSL dans les examens Rockschool. Semblable au syllabus de piano classique à succès, publié fin 2020, le répertoire choisi colle à quatre principes clés : défendre des compositeurs ethniquement diversifiés ; représenter les genres ; connaître l'h…

Scott Joplin was undoubtedly the master of ragtime and is today probably the best known of all jazz composers. His catchy rags have been used throughout the world as theme tunes and for television adverts with many being instantly recognisable. This album contains six of his greatest rags including The Entertainer Maple Leaf Rag and The Chrysanthemum. A separate piano accompaniment book is availa…

Wilhelm Ganz (1833-1914) was a German musician who escaped from the continent in 1848 and spent the rest of his life in London. As a violinist and conductor he worked alongside Berlioz and Wagner and held a singingprofessorship at the Guildhall School of Music. Despite being well-regarded in his lifetime his compositional work has largely fallen into obscurity over the last century.Ganz’s Op.…

Here Alan Haughton puts a fresh spin on some of the world’s most familiar tunes. The 21 ‘mega favourites’ in Don't You Just Love These Tunes Violin have been expertly arranged for Grade 1-3 Violinwith great Piano accompaniments and the free CD including both backing tracks and performances of each song. The fun titles include Popeye the Sailor Man The Entertainer James Bond Theme Ode to…

Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue. It was only when he discovered Schelemo a rhapsody for cello and orchestra written in 1916 by Ernest Bloch that he began to understand what “Jewish music” could be. In the …

Eight Varied Pieces For Orchestra-Three new collections of varied pieces for orchestra for players from beginner to grade 3 standard.This collection of three books each containing eight varied pieces has been compiled to capture the imagination of young players and to introduce them to a wide range of musical styles.Special effects appropriate to each instrument provide additional learning point…