Saxophonist Robert Bariller's understanding and virtuosity of his instrument led to the composition of his excellent Breton Rhapsody, suitable for advanced saxophonists. Published in 1953, Breton Rhapsody addresses virtuosic features of semiquaver flourishes, much variation in time signatures and tempo, complex rhythm and articulation and wide intervals, amongst other aspects. Dedicated to Marcel…

This comprehensive Guitar Workshop Audio Series book/3-CD set brings together a variety of fingerstyle arrangements featured in three of John Renbourn's video lessons. Illustrates unique and exciting fingerstyle techniques in the performance of traditional ballads and other tunes, using standard and several alternate tunings. In notation and tablature. Includes an extensive discussion about the tu…

Par COHEN MARY. The Adventures of Egbert is an exciting new concept in Violin teaching - a story which has all the right ingredients to appeal to primary and early secondary school age pupils, incorporating valuable technical exercises and well-known tunes for the beginner violinist. Egbert can be used in a one-to-one teaching context, or else with a Violin group of varying ability, while for non-…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Playing the recorder has never been so much fun! RecorderWorld is an exciting and creative way to learn the recorder. It is a step-by-step teaching method with over forty pieces in this second book, following on from the notes learnt in Book 1. Concert pieces provide opportunities for performance straight away and there is plenty of opportunity for group work with duets, rounds a…

Soloist: Fernando Brandão, flute
Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Jazz Conception is the new exciting series of play-along books by award-winning Brazilian flutist and composer Fernando Brandão and features fifteen original tunes in various Brazilian and Afro-Cuban styles. This edition clearly aims at being more than a simple play-along collection. For each of the tunes a thorough analysis and additi…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This regal and stately fanfare-opener is a sterling new offering for band. Sixteen opening bars of thrilling fanfare lead inexorably to a theme expressing dignified momentum. Frequent but simple meter changes help to make this an interesting and educational piece that both the band and the audience will enjoy. A recap of the opening fanfare brings the piece to an exciting finis…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This regal and stately fanfare-opener is a sterling new offering for band. Sixteen opening bars of thrilling fanfare lead inexorably to a theme expressing dignified momentum. Frequent but simple meter changes help to make this an interesting and educational piece that both the band and the audience will enjoy. A recap of the opening fanfare brings the piece to an exciting finis…

More String Time Joggers is a welcome addition to the ensemble repertoire for beginner strings from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. This exciting collection provides inventive and enjoyable ensemble material for all string groups, whatever their size. / Contrebasse (Ensemble A Cordes)