Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Virtuoso jazz in classical form: Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) is an excellent jazz pianist, arranger and composer. His piano sonatas are now published by Schott Music for the first time. Suitable for pianists looking for technically demanding pieces between modern and jazz music which sound like highly skilled, yet notated improvisation. / Piano

(Lennon and McCartney) (G) 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, …

The first book in The Graded Piano Player series offers popular repertoire for pianists at Grades 0-1. - Filled with classic tunes and songs from Disney, TV and film, jazz, pop and musical theatre. - Rigorously researched, edited and fingered by top educationalists. - Meticulously arranged to progress in line with the ABRSM and Trinity graded piano examinations. - Ideal for anyone seeking well-cra…

Even for Ralph Vaughan Williams the prospect of two world premieres within 24 hours must have been something of a rarity. Such was the case however on the first two days of June 1953, when his now classic arrangement of The Old Hundredth Psalm was sung at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, being preceded the evening before by the premiere of 'Silence and Music', fourth of ten par…

Destined to become a classic, this book is the natural result of not only years of playing jazz guitar but also of the author's long associations with many innovative jazz guitarists. This comprehensive guide is one of the first jazz methods to focus entirely on the blues idiom and its contribution to jazz improvisation. It is designed to help you play authoritatively in a broad spectrum of jazz g…

Par OLLENDORFF TOM. This stunning compilation collects guitarist Tom Ollendorff's revered études for the first time in print, in both standard notation and tab formats. Suitable for electric and acoustic guitarists, jazz, fingerstyle and classical players alike, from intermediate to advanced level. With preparatory exercises that explore the key aspects of Tom's unique technical approach, plus com…

After a rubato opening, this robust work soon breaks into a driving gospel feel that will raise the roof! Now available for SSA, this classic continues to inspire twenty years after it was first published. / Choeur SSA

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. Shade and Darkness, lasting some 12:30 minutes, was co-commissioned by the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical and the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada. The work is inspired by Turner's famous painting of the same name, subtitled 'The Night Before the Flood', although this does not imply any programmatic or even less descriptive intention, beyond the compo…

The Little Black Songbook of Great Acoustic Songs boasts over 80 crowd-pleasing hits from the past and present masters of the unplugged tune. Presented in chord songbook format, this collection features Guitar chords and complete lyrics, as well as useful chord boxes for each song. Despite its size, The Little Black Songbook contains enough Great Acoustic Songs to feature something for everyone,…