for Harpsichord and Strings. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. In early 1729 Bach became director of the so-called 'Scottish Collegium Musician' a music organization of students and local citizens. The remarkable results of this undertaking are the concertos for harpsichord. Today it is almost certain that practically all of these concertos were transcribed from concertos for melody instruments (mostly v…

Par WARLOCK PETER. Warlock's fantastic tippler's anthem set here for Voice C-F and Piano accompaniment. Also suitable for singing an octave lower. Set for the Associated Board, Guildhall School and Trinity College Grade examinations./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par WARLOCK PETER. Also suitable for singing an octave lower. Set for the Associated Board, Guildhall School and Trinity College Grade examinations./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

The ultimate collection for Latin lovers everywhere! 400 Latin standards in one Real Book collection, including: Acercate Más (Come Closer To Me) Adelita Adios Adios Tristeza (Bye Bye Tristeza) Adoro Afro Blue Água De Beber (Water To Drink) Aguardiente De Cana Águas De Março (Waters Of March) All That's Left Is To Say Goodbye (E Preciso Dizer Adeus) Alla En El Ran…

This composition is an episodic work that paints a musical portrait of Red Rock Mountain, a beautiful mountain landscape in Pennsylvania. Brass fanfares and soaring wind lines begin the piece, transitioning into an emotional section depicting the mountains at dusk. As the sun rises and sheds light on its peaks, the music becomes lyrical and rhythmically incisive, culminating in a heroic brass fina…

Par WOOLRICH JOHN. 'The Little Piano Book' will both challenge and delight players of modest ability. The five little pieces in the book are typical of Woolrich's delicate style and offer a wonderful opportunity for pupils and teachers to explore the music of one of Britain's leading contemporary composers./ Recueil / Piano

Par HIGGINS GAVIN. Fanfares and Love Songs was commissioned by the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain for performance on 25th July 2009. Its three movements contrast the extrovert and lyrical qualities of the traditional brass band. The fanfare with which the work opens involves the whole cornet section. The second movement is reflective in mood, beginning somewhat pensively on muted …

Par DE HAAN JAN. The source of inspiration for the composer was the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl in Russia. The first movement Ostinato expresses desperation, helplessness, fear and anger. The themes from the first movement are further exposed in the second movement Fantasia which has a spectacular finale. In 1989 this composition was the test-piece for the finals in the fourth section of the Nat…

Music Express - the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?' - is now in a brand new edition. All new content in the familiar structure of units, lessons and activities, provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. The new edition offers 60 completely new units of work, supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first ed…

Par HESS NIGEL. Commissioned in 1994 by the Royal Air Force, 'Scramble!' is a concert overture for symphonic wind band inspired by images of the RAF's airfields during the Battle of Britain, immortalised for ever in such films as 'Reach for the Sky'. The pastoral opening depicts the lull before the storm: the young pilots sitting in wicker chairs outside their barracks on a sunlit morning. The pea…