Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, all-in-one format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finge…

Par GARDEL CARLOS. Carlos Gardel is one of the most significant figures in the history of the Tango. Now, string players will certainly welcome Diego Collatti's arrangements of some of Gardel's most famous pieces. The arrangements retain all the alluring, captivating qualities of the originals and players will soon become familiar with the diverse and expressive characteristics of the genre. Suita…

The composer, pianist and piano teacher Leopold Ko?eluch (1747-1818) was one of the leading Czech musicians in 18th-century Vienna. His 50 sonatas for keyboard bear witness not only to the transition from the harpsichord or clavichord to the pianoforte, but also to the evolution of the classical sonata at the turn of the 19th century.Until now there have been few modern editions of this music. Our…

Psalm 109 (110). Par CARISSIMI GIACOMO. These psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century [“stylus gravis”]. Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a-cappella style, Car…

This anthem was commissioned in 2012 by Simon Winters to celebrate 25 years of the chamber choir Felicitas. Thinking about the unaccompanied vocal texture brought me back to my 1995 setting of the words of The Venerable Bede, Christus Est Stella, which in turn made me think of the beautiful words of Vidi speciosam. The setting seeks to convey the ecstatic nature of the text, set almost exclusively…

10 pieces in 10 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. From Rio to Red Square, Mike Mower's Musical Postcards features ten captivating pieces in different musical styles from around the world. Experience the thrill of Puerto Rican salsa, the magic of an Irish reel, the romance of French café music, and much more ' Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin…

for solo cello. Par LARCHER THOMAS. I do not compose my pieces for a certain voice range or orchestration, but for musicians, for people. It is almost impossible for me to produce a piece without having a particular person in mind or to hear him/her inwardly. No matter how standardized the interpretation of classical music is, and no matter how many coordinates have been fixed and defined, I do …

Par BARRIOS MANGORE AGUSTIN. In the music of Agustin Barrios Mangore we find truly inspired creativity combined with a total technical dominio of the guitar's harmonic capabilities. His knowledge of harmonic science enabled hi to compose in several styles: baroque, classic, romantic and descriptive. He composed preludes, studies, suites, waltzes, mazurkas, taratellas and romanzas, as well as many …

One must look long and hard to find a piano pupil who hasn't studied Beethoven's two 'sonate facile? op. 49. They are not only relatively easy to play but highly lyrical and effective, ideally combining joy in music-making with a mastery of early classical literature. The two works were composed much earlier than the opus number suggests. Beethoven wrote them around 1797/98, during a time when he …