Editor: Katrin Eich Fingering: Andreas Boyde Brahms mainly composed the eight Piano Pieces op. 76 in summer 1878 in the summer resort of Pörtschach at Lake Wörth. Theodor Billroth, a close friend, was enthusiastic about the new works: 'These are magnificent pieces, beautiful and interesting to play. They lie so well under the hand for those who are a little used to Schumann's and Chopin's techniq…

Par WAITS TOM. A collection of 48 of his greatest hits including 'Back In The Good Old World', 'Downtown Train' and 'Lucky Day'. Includes black and white photos. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép International / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. A fun addition to the popular Up-Grade! Series, 'Up-Grade! Jazz' is jam-packed with well-loved jazz hits in cool new arrangements. Specially selected for the pianist looking for something to bridge the gap between grades this selection for Grade 2-3 Pianists features hip classics alongside jazzy numbers by the inimitable Pam Wedgwood. / Niveau : Facile / Jazz / Recueil / Piano…

Par PILKINGTON BOB. Add dimension and interest to your music. This essential, core material is for anyone who arranges jazz standards or writes original jazz compositions. This book will help you craft melodies, countermelodies, bass lines, and grooves. It will help you manage the intricacies of interactive lines, control dissonance, and improve melodic development. Carefully guided exercises let …

Grand Prix - Sangbogen is the first book to be dedicated to the world's biggest music competition, the Grand Prix - also known as the Eurovision.Edited and written by Jakob Faurholt, Finn Gravesen and Henrik Smith-Sivertsen, this book is packed with photos, anecdotes and information about the artists who have taken part in the competition over the years, with facts about the individual songs that …

Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Studying the sketches for works which a composer considers to be finished, perfected, is a fascinating activity. It enables one to penetrate the secrets of creative work, to compare the initial outline of a composition with its final version. A sketch is generally left untitled, but it does occur that a composer enhances the status of such a draft by giving it a title, before…

The Children's and Female Choruses were composed in a single burst of creative activity at the zenith of Bartók's career, in the summer of 1935, between such masterpieces as the String Quartet #5 and the Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. These short choral pieces are based on folk texts that Bartók further polished and stylized. The music, however, is wholly the composer's own, although i…