Par MISSY HIGGINS. This is another volume of lively and entertaining original duets, encouraging the development of good Violin technique. Written in idioms ranging from the wistful folk music of Eastern Europe to jazz, More Polytekniks presents a variety of more advanced technical challenges, from vibrato, spiccato, extended position work tremolo bowing, and double-stopping, to intricate rhythms,…

12 favourite works from the Baroque era, with authentic orchestral backing tracks. Bring the music of the Baroque era to life! This book contains approachable top line arrangements suitable for grade 3-5 standard. The accompanying CD features 12 orchestral backing tracks arranged authentically to reflect the era, together with complete instrumental performances, played by live musicians. As an add…

A Tone Poem, Op. 62. Par CESARINI FRANCO. Franco Cesarini was commissioned to write The Light of Resistance by the Filarmonica di Villadossola APS (Piedmont, Italy) for its 125th anniversary. The Villadossola revolt was an uprising that took place in November 1943 in the homonymous municipality during World War II. The partisans, with the support of local workers, managed to temporarily liberate …

Par HEUMANN HANS-GUNTER. The author and arranger Hans-Günter Heumann adds to his bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! with a Classical edition. All of the greatest masters of musical history is represented by their most famous works, whether it's Bach, Strauss, Liszt, Mozart, these pieces are playable by beginners to advanced pianists, with tempo markings, fingerings and chord symbols. Among the…

Studyscore - BATP779. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Ludwig van Beethoven's overpowering legacy caused many subsequent composers to avoid writing string quartets at all. Saint-Saëns was no exception in this respect and waited until 1899 and 1918 to produce his two contributions to the genre. Couched in classicism, they relate in form and style to early 19th-century French quartets and to a titan of the …

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Allegro in B-flat major of a Quintet for Clarinet, two Violins, Viola and Violoncello K. Anh. 91 (516c). This Allegro fragment was possibly sketched in 1787 two years before composition of the A major Clarinet Quintet K. 581. It is 93 bars long and is complete in all instrumental parts but was abandoned abruptly at the bottom of the fourth page. The distinguished Mozar…

Transcription for Violin and Piano by the Composer. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. In his symphonic poem “Danse macabre” Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the orchestral work was given a lukewarm reception in its early performances, or was even rejected, it became highly popular and …