Arr. Lorenzo Bocci. Par HENSON / SAM POTTLE. “It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight. ” These lyrics opened the Muppet Show, which has been broadcast in over 100 countries around the world. The multi-talented Jim Henson was the creative inspiration for the show, developing the characters, providing some of the voices for…

Par SATIE ERIK. With the five Nocturnes composed in 1919, Satie concluded the series of cyclically organized piano pieces which, in a way, constitute the backbone of his oeuvre. As his models, he chose the eponymous pieces by John Field and Frédéric Chopin, borrowing not only the romantic, elegiac inflections, but also the tripartite form and rocking movement. Totally original, in turn, is the har…

Alfred is pleased to release 2000-2005 Best Love Songs, the latest addition to Alfred's Best Songs series of books. Distinguished by genre, each book in Alfred's Best Song series provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for some of the most popular hit songs released during the first five years of the new millennium. Songs are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the so…

The 'prequel' to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violinists is here! Scales for Young Violinists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C, D, E, F, G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves, 3rds, and 6ths, remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double…

(The Four Seasons). Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) stands, with Handel and J. S. Bach, as one of the titanic figures of late Baroque composition. Not only was he lauded as a composer of vocal and instrumental works both sacred and secular, he was without doubt, the most prolific composer of his age. In addition to hundreds of vocal works, including forty-nine operas, he composed …

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) composed this Mass, Op. 36 in 1878 for the St Sulpice church in Paris. The initial two choirs for which it was composed were comprised of around 200 and 40 voices, while the score for this version is for a choir of baritones and an SATB choir. The Organ part requires an advanced-level of ability as it contains some difficult parts. Divided i…

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 3 builds on the skills learned in Books 1 and 2. Learn new concepts and techniques like sixteenth notes, arpeggios, slides, bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. For the first time, companion audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed online are included with the book, so you'll have everything you need in one place. Recognized for over 50 years as the best-pace…

The Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble is a collection of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for the young player. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempos: swing, Latin, ballad, waltz, holiday and pop.This collection is written for full instrumentation - five saxophones, three trumpets, three trombones, …

Par IRELAND JOHN. The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order, with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin./ Répertoire / Piano