The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and stick…

Par CONSTAS ROBERT. This collection of various style chants and reflections for duet recorder is designed for church performance and other occasions requiring solemnity and quiet joy. Most arrangements are for alto and tenor, or soprano and tenor. They are all original compositions, except for two plainsong chants. The classic chants O Come, O Come Emmanuel and Of the Father's Love Begotten are es…

Fifteen of the most popular classical pieces for clarinet in easy melody line arrangements by Daniel Scott, with specially recorded backing tracks. Junior Guest Spot is ideal for beginners and young performers, using short easy arrangements in simple keys. The accompanying CD contains full performance versions, and backing only versions so you can play the solo line. The series can be used for ens…

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Tenor Saxophone and Bb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn to…

Piano Playbook: Film Music features superb new solo Piano arrangements of 45 inspiring film music pieces. Chosen to reflect a variety of moods, this selection has been produced to the highest standards and comes in a handy 6 x 9 in. format that combines convenience with durability. The spiral binding ensures that the Piano Playbook sits flat on a piano or other music stand, while the crisp engravi…

The classic 'As With Gladness Men of Old' has been set with great care and creativity to Bizet's 'March of the Kings' tune, resulting in an anthem filled with energy and pure fun. 'We Three Kings' is also beautifully incorporated. Jubilant! / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par NUORVALA JUHANI. Juhani Nuorvala (b. 1961) wrote The Five Chords That Shook My World (2020) for pianist Nicolas Horvath's Hommage à Glass project and it is dedicated to him. It's a fantasy meditation on the Train/Spaceship chords in Einstein, that repeating five-chord progression (Fm - Db - A - B7 - E) about which the composer has said that there's something strange, because it never fails to …

New to the Schott Saxophone Lounge, this latest edition, arranged by Dirko Juchem, takes us on a musical journey through the decades of pop music. With his usual mastery, he adds a surprisingly 'saxy' touch to 14 immortal hits like Hotel California, Angie, Wind Of Change and Layla. All of these accessible arrangements are included on the audio CD as play-along and full performance versions, record…