Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the Soldier's March, the Happy Farmer or the Wild Horseman. This historically informed edition of the entire collection clearly differentiates the markings of the first edition from Clara Schumann's later-edited version. Discussions of ornamentation and the…

Arnold Schönberg: String Quartet No. 2 - F# minor for soprano and string quartet op. 10 PH229 Arnold Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 2 op. 10 with soprano (1907 /1908) is among the founding documents of New Music. Instrument: for soprano and string quartet Edition type: pocket score Composer: Schönberg Arnold 'This quartet adds a new element to Schoenberg's creative oeuvre: brev…

Description A New Tune A Day: Pop Performance Pieces For Flute provides an inspiring collection of pop songs, clearly presented with playalong CD for the advanced beginner. These pieces have been chosen and arranged to build a repertoire of pop songs for performance and for fun, and include classic hits from The Beatles and Michael Jackson through to contemporary songs by Coldplay, Rihanna an…

Par KHACHATURIAN ARAM. In 1941, Khatchaturian composed a ballet soon to be known throughout the world - Gayaneh. In this piece the composer describes the landscape of his native country Armenia, and the people who tried to build the country to create a happy life there. Evil powers, however, try to destroy the peaceful work. Gayaneh is a young ordinary woman who cares greatly for her village. In a…

This compact disc correlates directly to the songs in Classical Themes Level 1. All track numbers for use with the compact disc are clearly indicated in the book, and are listed on the actual CD as well. These fully-orchestrated accompaniments by Hal Leonard Student Piano Library method author Phillip Keveren are a delightful way to enhance students' lessons, and are a sure way to guarantee practi…

The 'Missa Divi Xaverii? ZWV 12, an expansive and unusually richly scored work, marks a highlight in the oeuvre of Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745). It was composed in 1729 while he was working at the Dresden court.The principal source of this first edition is the damaged autograph score which had long been kept under lock and key. Passages missing because of its damaged condition have been suppleme…

Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. A must for any discerning pianist, Roy Howat?s new critical edition for The Complete Chopin from Edition Peters provides a beautifully presented performing text based on Chopin?s autograph, restoring Chopin?s original text and correcting important pitches wrongly presented in previous editions. Variants are clearly presented as ossias within the main text of each Etude and onl…

All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using 'Team Strings' to play in ensembles with students using 'Team Woodwind', 'Team Percussion', 'Team Recorder' and 'Team Brass'.This volume of accompanying scores is structured to suit the requirements of all string players, whatever their age or experience.This book of piano accompaniments and ensemble scores is a well prese…

Cannata and Kennedy: Improvising And Soloing In The Pocket offers nine pieces from Richie Cannata's self-titled CD in a variety of styles, each clearly notated for melodies, chords and scale forms. Each piece also has a theory worksheet for additional study.The included DVD, professionally recorded in a state-of-the-art studio, includes play-along tracks that let you 'sit in' with the best and a r…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. 'Rodrigo” was premiered in autumn 1707 in Florence and is therefore one of Handel's early stage works. The composer, only 22 years old, wrote a densely-woven musical scenario for his first opera composed in Italy . It masterfully portrays the dramatic states of mind of the protagonists surrounding the Iberian tyrant Rodrigo and the plot full of deception, betrayal , a…