Classical Themes - Late Beginner

This flexible new collection of string ensembles will inspire chamber music performance while introducing beginners to some of the greatest classic themes ever written. Correlated with Strictly Strings Book 1, Strictly Classics contains 18 ensembles spanning four centuries of music. Its flexible format provides performance opportunities for solo (with piano accompaniment), duet and trio up through full string ensemble. Strictly Classics, Book 2 introduces 14 additional ensemble pieces which correlate with Strictly Strings, Book 2.

This flexible new collection of string ensembles will inspire chamber music performance while introducing beginners to some of the greatest classic themes ever written. Correlated with Strictly Strings Book 1, Strictly Classics contains 18 ensembles spanning four centuries of music. Its flexible format provides performance opportunities for solo (with piano accompaniment), duet and trio up through full string ensemble. Strictly Classics, Book 2 introduces 14 additional ensemble pieces which correlate with Strictly Strings, Book 2.

This flexible new collection of string ensembles will inspire chamber music performance while introducing beginners to some of the greatest classic themes ever written. Correlated with Strictly Strings Book 1, Strictly Classics contains 18 ensembles spanning four centuries of music. Its flexible format provides performance opportunities for solo (with piano accompaniment), duet and trio up through full string ensemble. Strictly Classics, Book 2 introduces 14 additional ensemble pieces which correlate with Strictly Strings, Book 2.

20 new pieces for the beginner to intermediate pianist-'Microballads' is the latest piano title from the hugely successful Chris Norton and features 20 new works with an accompanying CD containing backing tracks and demonstration performances. With themes of love and heartbreak ballads have always been hugely popular - from the sentimental songs of the 1930s and 40s ‘doo-wop’ songs from the 1950s Beatles songs like 'Yesterday' and 'Here There and Everywhere' to Bryan Adams’ 'Everything I Do'.Chris Norton’s 'Microballads' starts very easy (pre-Grade 1) and gradually becomes more challenging without ever going much beyond Grade 3 in difficulty. It covers many classic ballad styles - including the oneslisted above but also a gentle bossa nova a Scottish ballad a country ballad and some big heart-on-sleeve rock ballads. The backings on the CD provide warm sympathetic support. Play your heart out!Content  - Merida  - Lonesome  - Broxburn lament  - Ballad in five  - Lost love  - A lament  - Old haunts  - The main feature  - Gospel ballad  - Departure lounge  - A clear view  - This is my song  - Plains ballad  - Romantic interlude  - A dream  - Junst me  - Contemplation  - The first time I saw you  - The grand gesture  - Missing you