Par WEBERN ANTON. Composer and choir master Clytus Gottwald comments on his transcription of Anton Webern’s Im Sommerwind (1904) as follows: “First of all I had to eliminate all those parts of the source material that had strictly instrumental designs, reducing the work – to quote Wolfgang Rihm – to its singable remnant. What was so surprising, however, was that such a reduction did not lead to a …

Mauricio Kagel Kompositionswettbewerb 2016. It has always been a challenge to write educational piano pieces that can stand on their own and be appreciated as musical works of art in addition to their pedagogical purpose. The aim is to combine didactic intentions and a certain level of technical difficulty, without the limitations causing a compromise in aesthetic appeal. The authors of this book …

Variations for the Healing of Arinushka. Par PART ARVO. In 1976, the long silence finally gave birth to music - to the piano miniature Fur Alina. It is clear that, with this piece, Pärt had found himself, and the compositional technique he used then for the first time inspires his oeuvre to this day. The technique, upon which Pärt has bestowed the name Tintinnabuli (Latin for 'little bells'), is a…

This revised and updated collection of 18 popular tunes provides additional teaching repertoire to complement the first books in the Making the Grade series. As with the previous books, the pieces have been carefully arranged and graded and the collection is made up of well-known material which pupils will enjoy. The standard of pieces progresses to Associated Board Grade 2. / Piano

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of the work between 1994 and 1996 for tárogató and concert band. Since this traditional Hungarian instrument is rarely found in ensembles abroad, a soprano saxophone can serve as an alternative solo instrument. The composer uses melodies from the early 18th century, from the age of Rákóczi's war of independence. An ambitious framewo…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of Rhapsody for Hungarian cimbalom and concert band in 2001; in 2021, on the encouragement by a Japanese marimba player he arranged the solo part for marimba, and therefore the opportunities for the work to be played have significantly widened. The Rhapsody follows the one-movement structure created by Franz Liszt. The beginning sol…

Easy popular pieces for young pianists, selected and arranged by Jerry Lanning. This revised and updated collection of 15 popular tunes provides additional attractive repertoire to complement the first books in the Making The Grade series. The standard of pieces progresses to Associated Board Grade 1. Includes A Whole New World , and No Matter What . / Piano

Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. The composition of the Princess Songs marked the beginning of a particularly productive phase for Karol Szymanowski. Based on a series of poems by his sister Zofia, Szymanowski composed this colorful and glittering music in 1915; its exotic, lyrical and fantastical world is expressed in the coloratura soprano’s many passages, featuring trills and rapid runs. The princess her…

Par . More fun, flexible arrangements for junior string ensemble from David Brooker. Leading on from Stringplay his first collection of arrangements for beginners, David has now produced arrangements of five pieces from around the world: Rocky Mountain, O du lieber Augustin, Tumbalalaika, Kalinka and Jasmine Flowers. / Date parution : 2023-03-21/ Recueil / Ensemble à Cordes Flexible et Piano en op…

James Rae’s “Jazz Ensemble” series was first published in the 1980s and quickly proved very popular. There were six separate titles in the series written for a flexible mixed ensemble, with parts provided for C, Bb, Eb, Bass, Easy Bass and Drums with a supporting piano part in the score. It was and still is ideal for the practical part of GCSE studies, catering as it does for almost any imaginable…