Par CURNOW JAMES. FLASHPOINT makes your young musicians sound beyond their years. The rhythmic ostinato at first gives listeners the impression of a complex meter, while what the young musicians are reading is actually easy to understand. The relentless energy of FLASHPOINT once again proves that James Curnow composes exciting concert fare for EVERY ability level. The eight measures leading up to …

Par KIM ROMAN. Thrilling virtuosity. The young violin virtuoso Roman Kim arranges and composes violin music with high musical challenges and technical aplomb. Following his inimitable and unsurpassable arrangement of Bach’s “Air” for violin solo, Bärenreiter is now publishing an edition of his own compositions. These three romances give violinists ample opportunity to display their skills and to e…

Make the silence talk'La Muette knew how to make the silence talk like no one', writes Djavann in his book (La Muette, © Flammarion 2008). Those words deeply touched me for they express one of the most beautiful metaphors in music. Through the lines of discourse, beyond words, I was listening to the silence of 'La Muette'. A rare and intense listening which joins the same internal listening I use …

Toy Box - Very First Pieces For Piano contains 26 simple yet impressive Piano songs composed by experienced teacher June Armstrong. This book is ideal for a beginner to put theory into practice with a wide variety of pieces in a number of styles.Each title in this songbook is evocative of the way the piece is meant to be played, with songs like Ballerina, Hula Hoop and Kaleidoscope suiting the ins…

Arr. James Curnow. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Perfect for your young band's first festival, Haydn's GYPSY RONDO, skillfully arranged by James Curnow, lets you explore the classic style. Playing classical music is a great way to encourage control and balance in your young band. And, it's just as important for band students to understand classical music as it is for orchestra students. GYPSY RONDO is al…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Tanabata. Par SAKAI ITARU. In Japan, July the 7th is a holiday known as Tanabata, for which large celebrations are held throughout the country. The holiday is based on a legend about a young man and a young woman who are separated by the Milky Way and can only see each other once a year on this night. The Seventh Night of July is Itaru Sakai’s musical interpretation of this romantic legend. The al…

If you've been playing clarinet for a little while, you are probably eager to learn some familiar works. This book includes 50 must-know works by Bach, Brahms, Handel, Tchaikovsky and more arranged for clarinet.
Complete contents include: About Strange Lands and People from Scenes from Childhood (Schumann) ? Adagio, Op. 63, No. 24 (Baermann) ? Andante from Symphony No. 6 ?Pathétique? (Tchaiko…

This traditional 19th-century lumberjack song is a lively jig and perfect for the young men of your choir. It is energetic and rhythmic with limited ranges at both the upper and lower extremes. The text will connect with the young men singing and those who are listening and dreaming of joining a choir. / Choeur D'Hommes (TBB) Et Piano

An Expedition into Czech Piano Music
A collection of pieces for early intermediate pianists
- Cross-section of Czech piano literature from the 18th to the late 20th century
- Works selected and provided with fingering by piano virtuoso Ivo Kahánek
- Pieces of easy to moderate technical difficulty
The leading Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek has long devoted himself to training yo…