Easy mixed duets for descant and treble recorders to play together, suitable for two players or for class ensembles. The 22 duets feature a wide range of well-known arrangements including folk songs, spirituals, Latin American dances, blues and classical favourites as well as original pieces by John Pitts. The material is precisely graded so that both the descant and treble parts progress graduall…

The Top Ten Film Themes To Play On Piano is part of a series that has been specially designed to help pianists of all levels to find the repertoire they really want to play.Featuring some of the world's greatest pieces of music, from a variety of different genres, the 'Top Ten' series contains music for everyone. Whether you're a beginner who wants to know the best classical pieces to learn or a m…

Folk Strings is a collection of folk melodies from around the world arranged for strings. Unlike classical music, which normally has an authentic version, folk music often exists in many versions, with differences in the melody or lyrics. Sometimes several countries lay claim to a melody because a group of people moved to a new country and took their music with them. Most folk songs were sung and …

Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra. Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. Gershwin's Concerto was premiered on December 3, 1925, in Carnegie Hall - the epicentre of New York's classical music scene. It belongs to a group of self-imposed experiments” with which the composter sought to make inroads into serious” music: I have only written three 'opuses' so far - 'The Blue Monday Opera,' 'The Rhapsody in Blue' and…

Par SAMITZ NICO. 'Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the „BlechReiz BrassQuintett“ ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music—and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills …

The matching folio to Aled Jones' stunning 2006 'Best of' album. This is a diverse selection that includes a superb mix of classical and contemporary songs, such as his wonderful reprise of Walking in the Air and his fantastic rendition of Silent Night . All 18 terrific songs from the album are arranged here for Piano, Vocal and Guitar. / Piano, Voix Et Guitare

Beethoven's Symphony #4, like #5, portrays the transition from darkness to light. Despite being scored for a small ensemble and its classical structure the work is brimming with originality and grace - 'a slender Greek maiden' as described by Robert Schumann. / Orchestre

Par MUGELLINI BRUNO. Classical/ Etude / Piano

Par DUBOIS THEODORE. At just 34 years of age, Theodore Dubois became a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire. Whilst much of his compositional works have disappeared from primary classical repertoire, his teaching has had a lasting influence. Having taught successful composers, including Paul Dukas, it is clear that Dubois' Traite D'Harmonie is well-informed. This music theory study guid…

Igor Stravinsky liked to use different stylistic devices or embedded them in his personal musical language: Be it that he took a Gallop by Jacques Offenbach or composed Circus Polka for a Young Elephant or a ragtime. After the outbreak of the Second World War and his final move to the USA in 1939, he was in particular influenced by jazz music. In 1940 the composer wrote a Tango for piano which he …