Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) and George Gershwin (1898-1937), two of the best known figures in American music, were good friends and often played together. Heifetz had urged Gershwin to write a violin concerto for him, but unfortunately Gershwin died before the project got off the ground. These transcriptions by Heifetz are the next best thing. The five excerpts from Porgy and B…

for Horn. When kids learn to play an instrument, they want to play the songs they know and love! This collection of 50 songs alongs them to do just that! It includes 50 contemporary favorites, including: Believer · Don't Stop Believin' · Happy · High Hopes · Let's Get It Started · Ocean Eyes · Perfect · Rewrite the Stars · A Thousand Miles · You Will Be Found · and more./ Recueil / Cor

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 a…

A Christmas Carol Medley. Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. Fragments of eight different well-known Christmas carols go into this enjoyable arrangement. See if your audience can name them all. The carols are conveniently arranged so that they can be played at one consistent tempo throughout, which helps you make the most out of your young band’s limited rehearsal time. A variety of articulations and dynamics h…

A book of 20 solo piano pieces to supplement Lesson Book 1 of this definitive beginner method by leading piano educator H-G Heumann. The choice of repertoire includes pieces from the classical period to the present day, charming arrangements of folk tunes, children's songs, and jazz and pop melodies. Perfect for first concerts! Visit www.piano-junior.com to find out more.What is Piano Junior?Piano…

Paperback. Par LISZT FRANZ. This volume contains Liszt's earliest pieces written in a Hungarian style. The complete set of Magyar dallok / Ungarische National-Melodien [Hungarian songs] consisting of 11 items is published here for the first time in a scholarly edition. The composer began to write them resulting from his first return visit to Pest in 1839. The music of these pieces was partly re-us…

K331. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. New edition based on the recently-discovered partial autograph from Orszàgos Szechenyi Könyvtàr Budapest. This new Urtext edition of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A major K331 (300i), with the famous final Rondo ‘ Alla turca', draws on a recently-discovered autograph source to create a version which has substantial differences & particularly in the six variation…

Weihnachtsliedersammlung für Bläser. Gott Zur Ehre is a collection of hymns and chorales compiled by Jan de Haan. Each pieces are arranged in a four part flexible instrumentation, so enabling them to be used by bands with a small number of players. Volume 2 contains many famous German and international Christmas carols. Although not all pieces may be recognised instantly, they will fit perfectly i…

The third volume of the Heifetz Collection is a treasure trove of material for violinists, including many items that have never been published before. Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) remains a landmark among violinists of the twentieth century, a performer who virtually redefined the limits of the possible for his chosen instrument. These transcriptions and arrangements, made to enrich his own repertoi…

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 l…