Par BARGIELSKI ZBIGNIEW . After the first performance of my Fourth Quartet, in Salzburg in 1997, the artists of the excellent Hugo Wolf Quartett approached me with the appealing proposition that I write a new quartet. Rather problematic, however, proved to be the musicians’ delicate suggestion that I invest the work with elements of a more pungent expression and elements of folklore – ideally Poli…

Transcriptions from the Azwan Album, Live Pieces and Insights. Par BENSUSAN PIERRE. This impressive comprehensive dual language (English and French) edition features several music transcriptions with guitar tab from Bensusan's Azwan album and other performance pieces, as well as extensive intermediate to advanced level instruction and technique on topics including: DADGAD tuning, positions, finger…

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethove…

FROM THE OLD VIENNESE DANCE TUNES INSTRUMENTATION : CLARINET IN BB AND PIANO DESCRIPTION : 'ALT WIENER TANZWEISEN' [OLD VIENNESSE DANCE TUNES] ARE PRETTY MINIATURES, VIBRANT AND CATCHY (THE SECOND ONE WITH A SLIGHTLY ELEGIAC COLOURING), BUT ALL HAVE MELODIC CHARM AND MUSICAL ELEGANCE. AND WHAT KREISLER ONCE SAID ABOUT HIS A MINOR STRING QUARTET EQUALLY APPLIES TO THESE MINIATURES: 'IT IS MY PROF…

Par AUVINEN ANTTI. Antti Auvinen (b. 1974) composed Singel Excelsis in 2012 using material from an earlier work for three organs. He finds fascinating the rhythmic characteristics of the organ: 'Many of the vibrations and rhythmic fluctuations derived from the overtone series are extremely interesting. Also the natural virtuosity of the instrument is utterly fascinating. In fast passages the rhyth…

Selections from the Student Repertoire. Par DIVERS AUTEURS / ARR.BARBARA BARBER. Solos for Young Violinists is a six volume series. Many of the works in this collection have long been recognised as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while others are newly published pieces offering further study./ Recueil / Violon et Piano

The New Real Book is the best-selling legal fake book of all time, with over 100,000 musicians depending on it for accurate, easy-to-read charts for hundreds of the most important tunes in the jazz canon. Don't go to the gig without it!All living composers have approved these charts - many of them are from the composer's own lead sheets.Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the…

Salsa and Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano authored by Carlos Campos is an extremely informative 92 page book containing hundreds of musical examples showing you how to play in these aforementioned Latin styles. Mr. Campos originates from Lima Peru and has studied Latin music for over 20 years. This book contains great study material for learning the various techniques and rhythms used in playing Lat…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. A Little Book of Hours draws together six pieces for the elementary pianist. Beautifully evocative and with powerful simplicity, the pieces reflect on a day in the life of Aboriginal people, journeying from the Evening star to the Singing Sun . Perfectly encapsulating Sculthorpes's distinctive style - a style which, to many has become the authentic voice of Australia - this c…

The Piano Adventures series is now the teaching method of choice at many leading universities and music studios around the world. This 'all-in-two' editionfor students at level 3 includes a Technique and Performance Book and this Lesson and Theory Book. / Piano