Par HUSSEY CHRISTOPHER. This fun and approachable method introduces young people to the keyboard through enjoyable activities and pieces. Technique is cleverly developed step-by-step with clear guidance and all the supporting resources needed for a smooth and fulfilling learning journey. Suitable for group or individual lessons, and offering performance opportunities right from the start. This tea…

for bassoon, violoncello and piano or two violoncellos and piano. Par BELLA MATE. A special piece - a special story: In 2020, a renowned architect approached a composer to create a new piece of music for his daughter's wedding, which the happy father could give to the young couple as a wedding present. In earlier eras of private patronage, such a story would have been natural, but in the 21st cent…

Par PASTORE CARMINE. Kids love to rock and roll! Hit ‘em where they live with Carmine Pastore’s lively new young band powerhouse, Rockadelic! This will be a great contrast to that overture or march you’ve programmed for your next concert, and the band will Love it. A few well-chosen accidentals help add spice to the mix, but don’t overwhelm the group with too many “new” notes at one time. Irresist…

Orbit is a work composed by acclaimed minimalist composer Philip Glass for Solo Cello. Orbit was commissioned by Damian Woetzel and premiered on the 2nd of April 2013, in a performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer Lil Buck at Le Poisson Rouge in New York.The performance was a celebration of the collaboration between an incredible young dancer, an unbelievable cellist and one of the most accompli…

Par TORSKANGERPOLL IDAR. This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for young players. The rhythmic structure is repetitive and polyphony is often in the “call and response” form. Hence it is an easy piece to read and play. The refrain is rhythmical…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Fiery sounds of the Spanish Fandango for young bands! Mysterious modal harmonies and stirring Percussion transport us to the mythical kingdom of gold. Intense and rhythmic, your band will be happy to dig in and refine their performance skills as they uncover the hoard of musical enrichment that James Curnow has carefully included in the arrangement. Relentless energy ensures that…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. In a singing style, this pretty work will be a sparkling and reverent moment in your holiday concert. A superb contrast piece from the pen of Douglas Court, NIGHT OF WONDER engages fascinating harmonic and contrapuntal forces in a truly unique arrangement of WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS. While the wind players get to work on expressive playing, there’s plenty of engaging…

From 'Harry Potter and the Philisopher's Stoine'. Par WILLIAMS JOHN / ROGERS SCOTT (Arr.). Hedwig's Theme is the easily recognizable melody that musically binds together all of the Harry Potter films. Composer John Williams has used the tune as a leitmotif, setting it in different moods according to the situations in the movie, yet always reminding the listener of it’s connection to the main chara…

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