SKU: FP.FBC01
ISBN 9790570503940.
Hand el's keyboard works are more numerous, diverse and important than is generally realised, and the performer who is prepared to study them will find themselves amply rewarded by the discovery of their outstanding construction, melodic beauty and harmonic mastery.Quite apart from their own intrinsic value, they make great teaching material, and it is with this in mind that the composer has made this graded selection. For the development of rhythmical vitality, training of left hand technique, finger work and phrasing sense, they are unsurpassed.
SKU: HL.645774
ISBN 9790080067031. UPC: 008148067039. 9.0x12.0 inches.
The work is dedicated to Balint Balassi, the great poet of the Hungarian Renaissance. The composer sets a tune of the poet. The four-movement composition is well tailored to the virtuoso qualities of the instruments and entrusts not only the trumpets and trombones but also the tuba with noble melodies. The movements are: Preludio, Scherzo, Notturno, Finale. Moderately difficult.
SKU: HL.645839
ISBN 9781495081620. UPC: 008148007110. 9.0x12.0x0.094 inches.
This introduction to the music of Bach places emphasis on melodic works rather than polyphonic as melody is more easily comprehended by the student at this intermediate grade level. Includes some of Bach's greatest works including: * Air for G String * Ave Maria * Bourree * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * March in D Major * Minuet in G Major * Minuet in G Minor * Musette * My Heart Ever Faithful* Prelude in C Minor * Prelude No. 1 (Ave Maria) * Sheep May Safely Graze * and Siciliano.
SKU: PA.H07911
ISBN 9790260104457. 31 x 23.5 cm inches.
Lubos Fiser (1935-1999) was one of the most talented Czech composers of his generation. Born in Prague, he studied at the Prague Conservatoire from 1952-1956 and then at the Academy of Music. He was known to the public for his many film scores but it was his other compositions, many of them written under difficult political conditions, which mark him out as a composer of significance.Fise r's eight piano sonatas have a special place in his oeuvre. Fiser subsequently eliminated his second sonata (1956) from his compositional repertoire. From the third sonata onwards (1960), subtitled Fantasia, the composer wrote a two-movement composition, in which he continued to incorporate as his fundamental musical device the confrontation of sharp contrasts in tempo and mood. Beginning with his fourth sonata (1962-1964), Fiser created a single-movement work in an expressive, formally focused composition which betrays a progression towards greater compactness of musical shape in a concise yet effective musical testimony. The fifth sonata was written in 1974, the sixth sonata in 1978. The seventh sonata from 1985 was dedicated to Frantisek Maxian, the eighth sonata was written in 1995.Piano Sonata No.1 was written in 1955. Fiser worked on it during his last year at the Prague Conservatoire under the supervision of Emil Hlobil. The piece is one of Fiser's early works which still respect a traditional compositional approach. Unlike his major and late piano sonatas, this sonata has three movements, each representing the traditional Classical-Romantic form. The sonata was premiered by Fiser's fellow-student and friend Antonin Jemelik in Theatre D34 on 30 January 1956.The new setting for this piece is based on the single edition to date (SNKLHU, 1957); only with regard to a few inconsistencies in the score was it necessary to consult the composer's manuscript (kept at the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music, acquisition number 297/2006).
SKU: HL.49046422
ISBN 9781540090669. UPC: 840126916454.
Beeth ovens Birthday Boogie is a tribute to one of the greatest composers in musical history: in 2020 the music world will mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. This piano piece works in several Beethoven themes from the Fifth and Ninth Symphonies, presented inthe guise of a Boogie. It begins with what may be the most famous four-note motif in classical music, the musical symbol representing Beethoven. This is immediately followed by the theme from the Ode to Joy, this time in ternary rhythm, accompanied by aplayful Boogie-Woogie figure; another musical quotation is then followed by a brilliant cadenza. An imperfect cadence ending on the dominant leads into a solemn version of the familiar Happy Birthday tune in the style of Beethoven, then the piece ends with two characteristic jazz chords.
SKU: AP.20175UK
ISBN 9781470612191. English.
Updated for the new exam syllabi, this innovative system concentrates on the particular fingers that play simultaneously in each hand; providing anchor points to improve coordination and speed up the learning process. Using just five scale and four arpeggio patterns throughout, memorising is quick, easy, and secure, and correct fingering is guaranteed every time! Even if you don't read music notation this illustrated method works perfectly: keyboard and stave illustrations give greater clarity for both readers and non-readers alike, covering every major and minor key. Book 1 begins with those scales required for Grades 1 and 2; Book 2 covers the scales for Grades 3 and 4; Book 3 covers Grade 5 and then revisits ALL previously learnt scales.
SKU: AP.20176UK
ISBN 9781470612207. English.
SKU: AP.20177UK
English.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14097
English-German-Hungari an.
While still in Weimar, he transcribed for piano Liszt's symphonic poems as well as the Dante and Faust symphonies. These manuscripts, left unfinished to a greater or lesser extent, have remained unpublished. As a matter of fact, three manuscripts of the eleven transcriptions of symphonic poems are missing. Of Tausig's transcriptions of Liszt's works the present volume makes Les préludes available to a wider public in a printed edition. Er übertrug während seines Weimarer Aufenthalts Liszts symphonische Dichtungen sowie die Dante und Faust Symphonien für Klavier. Diese mehr oder weniger ausgefeilten Manuskripte blieben unveröffentlicht, und von den elf Transkriptionen der symphonischen Dichtungen ist das Manuskript dreier Werke verschollen. Die hier vorgelegte Edition veröffentlicht in gedruckter Form die Übertragung von Les préludes zum ersten Mal und als erste der Transkriptionen Tausigs aus Liszts Werken.
SKU: HL.645845
ISBN 9781629060187. UPC: 008148007134. 9.0x12.0x0.094 inches.
This series serves as an introduction to the music of world-famous composers. These arrangements enable a student of modest proficiency to gain an acquaintance with many master themes. Familiar music has been selected for maximum appeal. This collection includes some of Chopin's greatest works such as: * Butterfly Etude * Etude in E Major * Fantasie Impromptu * Grand Polonaise * Les Sylphides Mazurka * Mazurka in Bb Major * Minute Waltz * Nocturne in Eb Major * Polonaise Militaire * Prelude in A Major * Prelude in B Minor * Prelude in C Minor *Raindrop Prelude * and Waltz in E Minor.
SKU: FG.55011-717-4
ISBN 9790550117174.
It was through Einar Englund (1916-1999) that the Neoclassicism already familiar elsewhere in the world landed on Finnish shores in the late 1940s. A composer especially of large-scale orchestral and chamber works, Englund is one of the greatest Finnish symphonists.Sinuh e is an example of a Finnish composition founded on a non-Finnish subject handled in a non-National-Romantic way. This probably partly explains why the score has fallen into oblivion in Finland: the Oriental moods and the Nile do not correspond to the view of a Finnish composition as one favouring topics from the national epic, the Kalevala, and lakeland scenery. The music also incorporates motifs derived from Lapp yoiks used by Englund in his score for the film The White Deer (1952). When it was written, the ballet's combination of a historical subject with an exotic, stylised idiom showed that Englund had his finger on the international pulse, unlike, say, Samuel Barber's ballet Medea (1946) and Aram Khachaturian's ballet Spartacus (1956).The suite from Sinuhe is in five scenes. It omits the original overture and almost all the music for the second half of the ballet. Sinuhe's hapless love for the courtesan Nefernefer is described with languorous sensuality. His servant Kaptah throws himself into a frenzied dance with the Cretan maidens. The suite ends with the rhythmic war dance of his friend Horemheb.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14758
Hungarian-English-Germ an-French.
This selection is intended to reveal a less-known aspect of the genius of Franz Liszt, the greatest pianist of the 19th century: as a master of piano miniatures. While his large-scale works written over many years show Liszt as a striving composer for whom the creative process was difficult, at the same time, hidden in the shadow of the monumental peaks, the 'moments musicaux' tend to capture him in the process of improvisation, at the moment when a compositional idea flashed into his mind and was first noted down. The miniatures that feature in our selection trace his creative path through six decades (1827-1885), from his youthful testing of his wings right up to his finalfarewell. The manuscript of any piece that did not later become part of a cycle or the starting-point for a larger-scale composition generally remained in the mists of obscurity as a treasured memento preserved by one of his pupils or admirers. Diese Auswahl will eine weniger bekannte Seite FranzLiszt, des größten Klaviergenies des 19. Jahrhunderts, diedes Meisters der Klavierminiaturen vorstellen. Seine übereinen langen Zeitraum vieler Jahre entstandenen Werke,wie die Klavierkonzerte, symphonische Werke oder dasChristus Oratorium, zeigen ihn als mit sich kämpfenden und schwer schaffenden Komponisten. Nicht so, die imSchatten der monumentalen Kompositionen stehenden 'moments 'usicaux“. Diese halten Liszt im Momentder Improvisation fest, lassen die kompositorischen Ideenin ihrem ersten Aufleuchten erstarren. Die Miniaturendieser Auslese führen durch die sechs Jahrzehnte seinerschöpferischen Laufbahn (1827-1885),beginnend beiden Versuchen der Jugendzeit bis zum letzten Abschied.Die Manuskripte der Stücke, die später nicht Teil einesZyklus oder Anfangspunkt einer großangelegten Kompositionwurden, versanken im Dunkel der Unbekanntheit.
SKU: IM.3837
One of Bottesini's greatest works, inspired by Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Bass part in solo tuning.
SKU: HL.645847
ISBN 9781495081637. UPC: 008148007158. 9.0x12.0x0.079 inches.
The Best of series serves as an introduction to the music of world famous composers. These arrangements enable a student o modest proficiency to gain an acquaintance with many master themse. Familiar music has been selected for maximum appeal. This collection includes some of Mozart's greatest works such as: * Air in C (from Marriage of Figaro) * Allegro in Bb * Country Dances * Divertimento * Enchantment (from Magic Flute) * Hand in Hand (from Don Giovanni) * A Little Night Music * Lullaby * Minuet (from Don Giovanni) * Minuet (from Symphony No. 39) * Minuet in F * Minuet in G * Overture (from Marriage of Figaro) * Sonata in A (First Movement) * Sonata in C (First Movement) * and Turkish March (from Sonata in A).
SKU: HL.1334845
UPC: 196288187158. 9.0x12.0x0.161 inches.
The Impressionistic Christmas Suite: Vol. 3, continues bringing piano masterworks from great composers into the Christmas season in a unique way. Dianne has expertly paired three Christmas carols with three works by Claude Debussy, and the results are magical! Perfect for both the sanctuary and the concert hall. You will not want to miss this one!
SKU: SP.TS154
ISBN 9781585602544. UPC: 649571001541.
The Classics to Jazz collection published by Santorella Publications features some of the most popular masterworks from four of the greatest musical geniuses in history. Each piece is first presented in its original form and then on the following page, it is arranged with a Jazz feel. The Classics to Jazz series is a great educational tool for the advancing pianist making the transition from Classical studies to the exciting world of Jazz Piano. These curiously irresistible melodies arranged and edited by Jonathon Robbins will grab you as soon as you begin to play. Fun and exciting, these pieces will become the most played tunes in your library. The Complete Highlights features the works of Carl Czerny, Charles Hanon, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This late intermediate to advanced text is a must have - must study assortment of challenging crossover pieces for those who would like to get some fun back into their practice sessions. The Classics to Jazz * Complete Highlight Edition published by Santorella Publications includes a performance CD. Each classic exercise and jazz piece is played up to tempo by Craig Stevens on an acoustic grand piano. This Craig Stevens performance is truly remarkable! All we can say is Wow and so too, will you! These four fabulous sections include: Johann Sebastian Bach: Bouree in E Minor - Minuet in G - March in D - Corrente - Minuet in G Minor - Little Prelude * (derived from the masterworks of J. S. Bach). Carl Czerny: Exercise No. 1 - 15 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 34 - 37 - 42 - 59 - 63 - 70 * (derived from Czerny's 160 Eight-measure Exercises). Charles L. Hanon: Exercise No. 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 8 * (derived from Hanon's Sixty Exercises for the Virtuoso Pianist). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante - Larghetto - Minuet in G - Minuet in D - Minuet in F - Minuet in C * (derived from the masterworks of W. A. Mozart).
SKU: OT.28101
ISBN 9789655050752. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.
Song cycle in Ladino for mezzo-soprano and piano. The song cycle Sarina kanta is sung in Ladino and was inspired by Sephardic folk songs. Various folk songs are quoted in the work. The first movement is a fantasia based on a poem by Avner Perez, Sarina kanta romansas, (Sarina sings romances). Sarina is Perez' grandmother, whose memory is recalled in this cycle of poems. The remaining movements are based on songs from the Ladino repertoire. Sarina kanta is also published for soprano and piano, and in the original version for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra. Contents:Sarina kantaUna matika de rudaYa abasha la noviaLa EstreyasYa salio de la marDaniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have won great acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland where he studied lute with Jonathon Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa. FOr many years he chaired the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa, which he founded in 1986, and served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-1019. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he has developed a method for teaching free improvisation that has been incorporated into the music program at the school.Mr. Akiva has appeared in concert as a guitarist and lutist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014. A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. Much of his compositional output has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue over many years with the poets and writers Amnon Shamash, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Peretz.
