Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for Violin and Cello, and two symphonies. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.Composed in 1892, Etudes Caracteristi…

This collection includes 58 pieces of music by the Spanish Guitar master Fernando Sor as well as audio of the entire book, recorded by Ben Bolt. Ben Bolt believes these pieces are the "best of the best" for developing technique, musicianship, and exposing the guitarist to the ingenious musical world of Fernando Sor. Regardless of your current level of expertise, this music will be a joy to lear…

The three movements of Op. 81a are entitled 'The Departure,' 'The Absence,' and 'The Return,' dedicated to the Archduke Rudolf, an excellent pianist, friend, and patron of the composer. Rudolf's departure was part of an evacuation plan for Viennese aristocracy to escape the imminent occupation of Vienna by Napoleon's armies. An autograph of the first movement believed to have been presented to the…

Par MACPHERSON STEWART. The three books are published separately, although the author firmly believed that melodic movement and harmonic progression should always be studied side by side. Book 3 describes more advanced harmony. The books employ exercises in counterpoint, in figured-bass harmony and in the roman-numeral inversion analysis./ Livre / Livre

Par BRIGGS FRANK. This book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles, Frank Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. Frank Briggs states, 'He believes the more you know about diff…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. History! Introduce a bit of good old early-Americana to your audiences this year. GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE is made up of three tunes known to have been composed for (or about) George and Martha Washington in their own time. Probably the best known of the three is the first movement, WASHINGTON’S GRAND MARCH, which is believed to have been written by Francis Hopkinson. He was one…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'Andante and Variations op. 46 Anh. for 2 pianos, 2 celli and horn': even in Schumann's collected works, one finds such an unusual scoring only once. No wonder the piece was initially left unprinted and only first released as a posthumous work. Schumann's widow Clara and Johannes Brahms apparently fervently believed in the piece and organized a posthumous world premiere with f…

11 songs penned by Marc Shaiman for the London theatrical release of the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name. This collection includes piano/vocal arrangements with the melody in the piano part. Songs: Almost Nearly Perfect - Don'cha Pinch Me Charlie - If Your Mother Were Here - It Must Be Believed to Be Seen - A Letter from Charlie Bucket - A Little Me - More of H…

As one of the most popular Californian pop ,rock bands of the '70s, the Doobie Brothers racked up a string of gold and platinum albums, and No. 1 radio hits. This guitar songbook is jam packed with transcriptions that guitarist will love to play.Black water; China grove; It keeps you runnin'; Jesus is just alright; Listen to the music; Long train runnin'; Minute by minute; Rockin' down the highway…

And Other Songs and Poems. Par CARTER SYDNEY. Songbook to accompany the Lord of the Dance CD CONTENTS Poem: My Believing Bones; Lord of the Dance; Present Tense; Poem: Doubting Tom; Pluck the Rose; Poem: What is Impossible; Poem: Run the Film Backwards; Come, Holy Harlequin; Judas and Mary; Poem: The New Song; Poem: Reversal; Poem: By this Sea; Poem: Robinson Crusoe; Bird of Heaven; After Six and …