Par DE HAAN JACOB. A collection of 5 short works in pop style which can be performed by any kind of compilation. The titles can be presented on the programme as separate works but the Universal Band Collection can also be performed as a complete suite. From a didactic point of view it is a suitable work to teach musicians something about the structure in music. For this purpose not only the big st…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. The Piano Quintet in C is a substantial and superbly written work lasting some 30 minutes. The first movement, marked Allegro con fuoco, is expansive, loquacious and filled with late romantic passion, its harmonies Brahmsian for the most part but tinged with modality in the quieter passages. The expressive romantic melody of the Andante second movement is fully characte…

Par CAVALLI FRANCESCO. In 1662, Cavalli’s career was at its zenith. The two dozen operas he had written for Venice had helped establish Venice as the world’s first operatic superpower. “Scipione Affricano” (Venice 1664), Cavalli’s first opera after returning from France, was one of his most successful compositions. In a period that valued new works over familiar ones, “Scipione” was one of a handf…

Par ZHANG ZHAO. 'Chinese Dream' was completed in 2014 and won the gold medal at the CCTV Piano Grand Final Competition in the same year. The work was inspired by the 'Yi Zhuan? written by Confucius for the 'I Ching'. The I Ching is the source of Chinese culture. To inherit the essence of Chinese culture, Confucius wrote a set of ten commentaries with his descendants, also known as the 'Ten Wings',…

Play Alongs for Flute - selected pieces from Bach to Satie - provides the opportunity to play well-known pieces from the Baroque to the Romantic era with accompaniments on the enclosed CD, each presented as a performance to listen to followed by a version to play along to, as well as original pieces from the flautist's repertoire. There are also arrangements of famous works by Haydn, Amadeus Mozar…

You've been through FastTrack Ukulele 1 several times, and you're ready for more - you came to the right place! This fun continuation in the series begins right were Book 1 ended - you'll learn more chords, more rhythms, plenty of cool techniques and much more. The last two songs in all the FastTrack Level 2 books are the same so that you and your friends playing other instruments can form a band …

For Children's Choir and Piano . Par PART ARVO. ‘I went to nursery school every day until the end of secondary school!’ Arvo Pärt says and pauses, staring slyly at his listener. ‘My mother worked at a nursery school in Rakvere, and I always went to visit her after my lessons.’ There, the future composer often sat at the piano and played or improvised for his little friends. Arvo Pärt is a composer…

Par RICHARDS ERIC. This is part of a series of inter-related instrumental workbooks for keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Planned so that concepts are carefully introduced, consolidated and extended, this is the last of the three workbooks containing twenty-five units. They support and complement the teacher's resource through an innovative approach that encourages a creative attitude …

This tune book by Ed Harlow contains cool grooves for beginners. The beat is provided by The Boston Horns band, and the melody and accompanying grooves are set in easy arrangements and can be played by up to 3 players of the same instrument. This allows Easy Funk Play-Along to be used for individual practising or for (group) lessons. The solo passages are based around the pentatonic scale and part…

Adventures in the Ukulele World. Par BELOFF JIM. When Billboard Associate Publisher, Jim Beloff purchased his first ukulele at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in 1992, there were no ukulele songbook collections on the market-none-just a few vintage instructional books. As an already-accomplished guitarist, this frustrated Jim, who had fallen in love instantly with this little instrument. Sensing that th…