Par HINDSON MATTHEW. Matthew Hindson's Rush for guitar and string quartet takes its influence from the music of Felix Mendelssohn. The fast and technically challenging passages found in the final movement of the Mendelssohn String Octet influenced Hindson's decision to compose a work for the Goldner String Quartet that is highly virtuosic in nature. Hindson remarks, 'it is much more the spirit of …

Barlow (Ed.). Par PLAYFORD JOHN. Playford's The Dancing Master is the classic compendium of English country dance tunes. First published in 1651 it went through eighteen editions in almost 80 years. In its day it was the most popular collection of its kind and engendered numerous imitations. The tunes selected by Playford and his successors were taken from many sources and demonstrate the extraord…

A companion volume to The Art of Classical Guitar Playing. This book provides serious students of the classical guitar with enough exercise material to progress to the highest levels of competence.

This second volume in the Classical Piano Solos series features 22 original pieces from the masters, suitable for pianists at a Grade 2 standard.This series was compiled to correlate loosely with the Modern Course method and can be used to supplement any teaching method or situation. This volume features a mix of well-known pieces such as Petzold's 'Minuet in G Major? from the Anna Magdelena Noteb…

Par FALLA MANUEL DE. Nestor Ausqui hails from the picturesque Argentinian city of Santa Fe: a robust and vibrant city catering to the arts and culture, most notably music. Definitive de Falla is Ausqui's second book from Mel Bay Publications, following the release of the Nestor Ausqui Collection (MB99894EB). This book and accompanying audio represent an important collection in the classical guitar…

The Top Ten Classical Piano Pieces Every Beginner Should Learn allows budding pianists to get to grips with staples of the classical genre, including pieces by world-renowned composers such as Handel, Mozart and Einaudi. / Piano

(Lennon and McCartney) (F) Edited by Nicholas Hare. Kaleidoscope will save you time! Do you spend hours arranging music for odd assortments of instruments? Kaleidoscope is specially arranged to suit almost any instrumental combination and these varied ensembles are easy and enjoyable too. So much scope for virtually any combination of instruments! The series is successful with recorders, guitars, …

Finger Fitness 3 is an ideal supplement to The Classical Piano Method: Method Book 3 (ED 13536). It contains easy to intermediate technical exercises, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break.This book includes 44 elementary finger exercises, studies and etudes for developing finger strength and independence, evenn…