A playful way to learn the recorder. Par KASTELEIN JAAP. This carefully constructed recorder book has more to offer than just enjoyable tunes. After an initial explanation of musical notation, the young recorder player will progress step by step, and note for note, guided by short exercises. The fingerings for new notes are clearly indicated. Difficult rhythms do not occur in My First Recorder Boo…

Par WATANABE YUKIKO. As sponsoring publisher of the O1 Talentebörse Kompositionspreis 2011, Universal Edition presents the commissioned work by young composer Yukiko Watanabe. The annual competition from O1 (ORF radio channel 1 in Austria) seeks the finest cutting edge compositional techniques and innovation in works for small chamber ensembles/ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

The guitar is one of the best-loved instruments of all time, but few people ever learn how to play it. The reason is often the difficult chord fingering with the left hand. This is why Udo Zilkens has developed the internationally patented JelGi method. It uses a C-major tuning and makes song accompaniment child's play. Within minutes a wide range of songs can be accompanied by old and young from …

Arrangeur: D. Motion. Par HAMPTON ANDY / MOTION D.. Groove Lab contains ten pieces reflecting current sounds including techno, house, garage and ambient. The accompanying CD provides cool, professional backing tracks to encourage confident performances while reinforcing skills and techniques. It is also ideal for the development of jazz playing and improvisation skills. While the books are aimed a…

from Encanto. Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL / LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). This gentle ballad plays a crucial musical role in the movie Encanto, ushering in the reconciliation of Mirabel and her Abuela. Robert Longfield\'s arrangement for string quartet is accessible for young musicians but maintains the Colombian folksong spirit of the original. This piece will touch the hearts of anyone who has experienced…

Par GYORFFY ISTVAN. Hungarian-style dance music which flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries - generally referred to as ungaresca - represents a valuable part of European musical tradition. István Gyorffy's work (2007-2010) is a late successor of this tradition. It was written with the intention of embodying the eastern-central European tradition in order to present an alternative to the curren…

for solo piano. Par RUO HUANG. Huang Ruo has been lauded by the New Yorker as 'one of the worlds leading young composers' and by the New York Times for having “a distinctive style. ” His vibrant and inventive musical voice draws equal inspiration from Chinese ancient and folkmusic, Western avant-garde, experimental, noise, natural and processed sound, rock, and jazz to create a seamless, organic i…

A collection of pieces, all carefully selected and arranged to provide supplementary material for today's young violinists. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple, but effective piano accompaniment. Contains a variety of musical styles ranging from folk and classical through to showtunes and popular …

Par KAAN FRED. This is the definitive collection of the writing of Dr Fred Kaan. As Fred himself describes it 'One man's 100 hymns, give or ''take five''. . . for today and (! dare to hope) for some of our tomorrows'. Included in this volume is the text for Magnificat for a New Millenium, a major cantata with music by Knut Nystedt, commissioned for EXPO 2000, the World Exhibition in Hanover, Germa…

Par GREEN DAY. The album-matching songbook to Green Day 's much-anticipated eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown . A truly brilliant concept album, in the style of a punk rock opera, the album runs through the narrative of Christian and Gloria, a young couple working through the shattered promises of this century. The album is divided into three acts: Heroes and Cons, Charlatans and Saints,…