The lyrics of this five-finger solo give it special meaning. Students are encouraged to tell a story through music 'even when the music has no words at all.' This talented composer has added a beautifully crafted duetaccompaniment that enhances the primer-level solo and does not distract from it.

This collection of sheet music by the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius features 24 of his most enjoyable and influential pieces all newly-arranged especially for this volume. The tonal innovations and idiosyncraticcompositional style of this hugely ?prolific composer truly does illustrate the genuine?Joy Of Sibelius. The pieces by Sibelius?included in this collection exhibit the influencesthat he absorbed as well as his own stylistic developments. Sibelius' music was highly individual finding influence in nature and poetry as well as other composers such as Wagner Bruckner and Tchaikovsky. Many of hismost famous works are included here featuring Danse Élégiaque the 5 Morceaux Romantiques Op.101?and the finale of his Symphony No.5 Op.82. Other pieces like selectionsfrom the 13 Morceaux Impromptu Op.78 No.1 Romance Op.78 No.2 Suite Caractèristique Op.100 and The Fiddler?brilliantly?encapsulate what makes Sibelius' compositions so wonderful.His tone poems ideas about the thematic nature of symphonies and his musical contributions to the Finnish national identity have made him one of the most popular 20th century composers with time and retrospect dismissing somecontemporary critics' opinions of him. With 2015 coinciding with Sibelius' 150th birthday now is the perfect time to discover one of the giants of symphonic music or to rediscover a favourite of manypianists. The Joy Of... series is a constantly growing collection of musical editions that is now recognised and loved throughout the world. Originally compiled by the editorial hand ofrenowned teacher arranger and musicologist Denes Agay the series continues to reflect his influence and covers a wide variety of musical genres including the classics folk jazz blues ragtime and children?s music. New titles

11 of Elton John's finest arranged for piano solo: Blessed • Candle in the Wind • Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me • I Want Love • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds • Nikita • Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado) • Something About the Way You Look Tonight • Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word • Tiny Dancer • Your Song.

Published in 2014 the Chrysalides for piano by Patrick Burgan (born in 1960) are the product of a commission by the Epinal International Piano Competition which included the ten-minute piece in the programme of its March 2015 edition. The initially somewhat enigmatic tagline of these Chrysalides which translates as “imaginal variations for piano” is in fact an organistic metaphor the chrysalid being the intermediary stage between the caterpillar and the butterfly’s final form the imago.    Following the path of this metamorph­osis Burgan’s imaginalvariations start with chaos (pre-birth) and undergo all the evolutionary stages which gradually cla­ri­fy the image of the theme – the imago whose calm appeased and completed form we only discover at the very end. The listener perceives an inversed theme and variations in terms of structure but is also faced with the poetical evocation of a birth. Revealing the secrets of the metamorph­osis through a musical language highly charged with sensuality this piece is a celebration of life.