Beautiful American Airs and Ballads. Par DUNCAN PHIL. Among the various instruments for which the Beautiful American Airs and Ballads series was conceived, the diatonic harmonica is a standout. With or without the “bends” played by the author on the companion online recording, the 19 plaintive, single-note melodies in this book are guaranteed to engage the player and move the listener. The music h…

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…

Especially designed for children, these chord cards include 50 of the most common chords for guitar, graded with the seven colours of a karate belt! Kids work through the chords with the help of full-colour photos and handy tips for each chord, and can monitor their progress with the various belt colours, just like karate. The White Belt chords are a piece of cake, but the Black Belt ones require …

very easy arranged. In addition to the very successful series of Hans and Marianne Magolt, they now publish the first volume in the new series 'Die schönsten Spirituals & Gospels' ['The Most Beautiful Spirituals & Gospels']. All melodies are very easy arrangements for beginners and can be played at various occasions at home, at the music school, at primary school or in an ensemble. Optionally, the…

Par NOBIS HERBERT. These 12 short preludes prepare the way for playing contemporary guitar music by introducing several of the various means of artistic expression used in modern guitar music such as varying metres, different types of pizzicato, rasgueado, and harmonics. The 12 short pieces are in ascending order of difficulty, ranging from easy to intermediate-advanced. The total playing time is …

Par PLEYEL IGNAZ. The Quintet in G minor belongs to the first group of three quintets written by Ignaz Pleyel in 1785 and published for the first time in 1786. Of all his quintets, it was the most frequently published one and was available in various editions even during Pleyel's lifetime. The modern character of this piece shows in the 'new kind' of compositional technique and elaboration of the …

Arr. Thijs Van Otterloo_John Blanken. Par VAN OTTERLOO ROGIER. Before his untimely death in 1988, Dutch composer Rogier van Otterloo became well-known for the film music he wrote to various successful Dutch movies. In this medley, made by his youngest son, Thijs van Otterloo, the themes of Help, de dokter verzuipt! (Help, the Doctor Is Drowning!, 1974) and Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange, 19…

To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the…

Again Gustavo Beytelmann has taken some of the most beautiful tango music ever written and created his own arrangements for solo piano. His selection of ten pieces shows how varied in compositional style the tango can be and his advice on the various aspects of performance practice and interpretation is just inspiring.

This collection presents 195 carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles, for solo Double Bass. Taking an approach based on self-learning, the 11 sections of the book focus on developing different key technical skills as well as introducing the student to a plethora of musical terms.Each section of the book contains solos, as well as Double Bass duets, and piec…