Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn’s setting of Psalm 98 was written in a few weeks to satisfy a commission in his new position as general music director of Prussia and was premiered by the Berlin Cathedral Choir on 1 January 1844. As he neither released the work forpublication nor produced a vocal score, his psalm setting did not appear in print until after his death. For this edition t…

Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace andovercome the distractions that can make performance difficult. Kennys remarkable work deals directly with these hindrances, and presents ways to let our natur…

Arr. Miles Courtiere. There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements, es…

Collection for Violin Beginner Series. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. The Bluesier Side of Jazz by Andrew D. Gordon was inspired by the Piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background (including himself) it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz.…

100 songs from the past half-century, arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar in this Volume One of Fifty Years Of Hits. Featuring some of the greatest songs spanning decades, genres and entire musical eras, this massive will be a mainstay on any musician's music stand.Featuring many of The Beatles' finest tracks, Fifty Years Of Hits also runs through Joni Mitchell's career, and includes songs by Leo…

Par BLEZZARD JUDITH. Baroque Christmas Classics is an inspired volume bringing together well-known tunes such as In Dulci Jubilo and Resonet in Laudibus with superb lesser-known material from the 17th and 18th centuries by JS Bach, Eccard, Scheidt, Schutz and Schroeter. The Choral Programme Series is a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from …

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selec…

Par BRIDGE FRANK / GERMAN EDWARD / HOLST GUSTAV / STAN. A collection of English Edwardian Partsongs, which comprises of works from Stanford, Holst, Bridge, German, Wood, Warlock for accompanied upper voice choir.   The Choral Programme Series is a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles. / Choral Music, Miscellaneo…