Following on from Steven Sproat's best-selling Starting Ukulele this brand new book builds on the basics with introductions to several new techniques. Mastering new strumming patterns, alternative chord shapes and fingerpicking will add colour and flair to your basic playing skills! Steven has also assembled a unique selection of songs to help you practise and show off your new skills. Starting Uk…

Par LEMMENS JACQUES-NICOLAS. Fanfare by Belgian composer Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, arranged for Clarinet Choir by Matt Johnston. Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823?1881) is a composer unfamiliar to most, unless you happen to be either an organist, or a Belgian (or a Belgian organist!). At the age of 26, he was appointed organ teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with two of his most accomplishe…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Prelude and Fugue in C major from The Well-tempered Clavier includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he considers how to approach the playing of baroque harpsichord music on the piano, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… i…

Vier Seiten for violoncello is an attempt to present an event that in reality takes about two seconds in extreme slow motion, thus making even the micromovements visible or audible beyond the straight line of motion.When I composed the piece, the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna came to my mind again and again - an accident which was shown on TV in slow motion again and again until it became unbeara…

Par ARMACOST TIM. The ultimate guide to playing saxophone, by NY jazz artist Tim Armacost ? for anyone from beginners to professionals. Rooted in practical skills and going far beyond theory, The Jazz Saxophone Book will improve your ability to construct beautiful, flowing solo lines. The book includes access to over 30 videos of the author demonstrating ideas in the book and hundreds of example…

Chiemsee-Messe. Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. Among Haydn’s over thirty settings of the Latin Ordinary, the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursula occupies an outstanding position, which, according to the autograph, was completed on 5 August 1793. This Mass has been referred to as the most “Mozartian” of all his masses. With its song-like melodic character, the unity of the motivic material and the harmonius…

This Italian edition of the world-renowned John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to Piano playing, complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to help emphasise the information being taught. This is book one, and it comes with an accompanying CD.Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note, the biggest hurdle f…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. June from The Seasons includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he describes how to approach the barcarolle style of this Romantic Russian piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music ? all illustrated in full colour. more than the score? is a series of classic piano musi…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Buxtehude took the melody and words from the evening hymn Christ, der du bist der helle Tag. The words are embellished with coloratures and a change of meter enhances the work’s charme. This composition goes beyond the bounds of a straightforward chorale cantata through its use of concertante elements, which also applies the voice parts. The title of this work, on a copy ma…

Par CURNOW JAMES. FLASHPOINT makes your young musicians sound beyond their years. The rhythmic ostinato at first gives listeners the impression of a complex meter, while what the young musicians are reading is actually easy to understand. The relentless energy of FLASHPOINT once again proves that James Curnow composes exciting concert fare for EVERY ability level. The eight measures leading up to …