Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Some of Beethoven ’s most enduring and unabashedly successful works stem from his so-called “Middle Period” and in the genre of chamber music, the quartets Op. 74 and 95 together with the recently issued Op. 59 quartets complete this period. Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly critical edition of quartets Op. 74 and 95 sets the record straight once and for all, restoring Beethov…

Sergei Prokofiev's nine piano sonatas span the years 1907 to 1953. This collection, edited by Thomas Schumacher, addresses the first four of these masterworks: Op. 1 (in F minor), Op. 14 (in D minor), Op. 28 (in A minor), and Op. 29 (in C minor). In prefatory matter, Schumacher discusses Prokofiev's compositional style and the form of each sonata, in addition to analyzing the various themes and co…

Never played guitar before? This book has all the most useful guitar scales, clearly shown in both standard music notation and simple guitar tablature, with easy-to-follow chord box diagrams. / Guitare Tablatures (Avec Grilles D'Accords)

Contains all the chords you need to play any style of music. Each chord is clearly shown as an easy to read diagram, detailing exactly which strings must be pressed at which fret and which fingers must be used. Includes lots of reference material for understanding more about tuning, music theory, scales, keys, transposing, chord progressions and chord construction. / Ukulélé

This magnificent songbook contains the full lyrics and chords to fifteen hit songs from the Coldplay's first two albums, Parachuttes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head including the hit singles Yellow, Trouble, Clocks and The Scientist . Clearly presented and easy to follow, this is a great way for developing musicians to play music by artists they admire and the specially recorded CD of backing trac…

Lully, Lullay was written at the request of Philip Reed, music director of the Bury St Edmunds Bach Choir, which gave the first performance on 17 December 2011 at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk. Inspired by the familiar medieval text of the Coventry Carol , it is sung a cappella and invokes the sense of a lullaby through its metre and lilting melody. The fragility and bittersweet tonal…

Mezmer for string quartet is an adaptation of the last movement of Re-Collecting ASTORoids, an earlier suite for orchestra from Kats-Chernin. Commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the suite was written in tribute to Astor Piazzolla and is clearly inspired by tango, though Kats-Chernin uses various rhythms as her source of inspiration. Mezmer is a miniature and has an intimate, smoky fe…

The most comprehensive guitar chord resource ever! Beginning with helpful notes on how to use the book, how to choose the best voicings and how to construct chords, this extensive, 264-page source for all playing styles and levels features five easy-to-play voicings of 44 chord qualities for each of the twelve musical keys - 2,640 chords in all! For each, there is a clearly illustrated chord frame…

Par EVERS HARM. De Haske once again presents a excellent new march from composer Harm Evers. In Guards of Honour Evers must have consciously envisioned an honour guard as the solemn nature of such a body is clearly audible in this composition. / Niveau : 3 / Marche / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par TOMASI HENRI. French guitarist, François Tomasi compiles a study method of the modern Guitar, filling a large gap. The first volume of For a Modern Guitar addresses fingering, chords and hand positions, understanding the 6 strings, ensemble music, the thumb, polyphony, arpeggios and chromaticims, amongst other aspects. Moreover, a detailed illustration of the Guitar is included, with all the p…