'The farewell / Vienna, May 4, 1809 / on the departure of his Imperial Highness the revered Archduke Rudolph? - Beethoven added this inscription to the manuscript of this sonata. It is today known by its French title 'les Adieux? and numbers amongst the composer's best-loved piano works. The first movement of the sonata was presumably written directly before the archduke hurriedly left Vienna. Rud…

Rockschool is about playing the styles of music you enjoy.The specially written tunes develop the key skills, styles and techniques you need so you can play the hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow.The Rockschool packs include full notation and TAB plus backing tracks on a CD featuring top musicians. Students are encouraged to be creative with the Rockschool tunes - so feel free to improvise and …

A viola method for childrenThe leading German viola method now available in English.For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.The publication of the four violin books in 2008 i…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. This majestic Christmas medley for young band is unusually nice! A creative arrangement you'll want to use year after year, ANGEL SONG is from the pen of one of today's finest composer/arrangers, Stephen Bulla. The inspiring carols 'Angels from the Realms of Glory' and 'Angels We Have Heard On High' combine in an unforgettable Christmas masterpiece. If you're looking for somethi…

14 stylish arrangements of some of today's biggest hits by Emmy Award-winning pianist/composer Earl Rose.Various devices are employed in these unique, playable arrangements - chord clusters, a classical-sounding Alberti Bass, and jazzy parallel fourths, for example - elevating these pop songs to a higher dimension.Songs include: Empire State of Mind, Exit Music (for a Film), Happy, I Knew You Were…

This great collection features all 194 songs written and sung by The Beatles, specially transcribed here for strumming guitarists, from the actual recordings, in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics. Also features a helpful playing guide and a full discography. / Guitare

Jazz Play-Along Vol.20. Par RANEY JIMMY. Intermédiaire niveau, c'est une excellente façon d'étudier le bebop ! Cet ensemble exceptionnel comprend transcrits solos s'écrit et joué par Jimmy à la guitare. Les voies régulières sont utilisées à des fins de jeu-a-long... la piste de démo spécial a Jimmy isolation avec l'andays de la section rythmique tous les brochure de dix solos de la. Un nouveau Con…

Par NISHIMURA YUKIKO. The title Luna is the Latin word for moon, which is the subject of this lyrical work by composer Yukiko Nishimura, originally composed for string orchestra. In a lilting waltz style, the composer has described the inspiration as imagining the sky with the moon at daytime. Nishimura\'s gift for melody shines throughout, especially in the middle section which includes lush pass…

Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881) has been one of the major European flutists of the Nineteenth Century. Praised by coeval critics as 'the first among the living flutists? in a period when virtuosos were reaching extraordinary levels, Briccialdi was a unique artist with a quintessentially Romantic personality. His refined activity as a composer is nowadays mostly known thanks to his paraphrases on ope…

Any violinist who hears the name Sitt nowadays will probably just think of the author of studies and exercises that have long been a familiar feature in instrumental lessons. Of course the Prague violinist, music teacher and composer Hans Sitt (1850-1922) made a significant impact on methods of violin teaching, but he also wrote a whole series of other works worth listening to: concertos for violi…