Clifton-Edition

SKU: ST.C406

ISBN 9790570814060.

Fifteen short blues numbers. Two sets of guitar chords are included so that the blues can be played by either B flat or C clarinet from the same book. All notes are in the chalumeau register.

SKU: ST.C408

ISBN 9790570814084.

Fifteen short blues numbers. Terry Cathrine teaches in Edinburgh and has been piloting this recent edition throughout his busy teaching practice.

SKU: ST.C407

ISBN 9790570814077.

Fifteen short blues numbers. Two sets of guitar chords are included so that the blues can be played by either B flat or E flat saxophones from the same book.

SKU: ST.C449

ISBN 9790570814497.

J.S.Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
François Joseph Gossec: Gavotte
Felix Mendelssohn: Spring Song
Traditional Scots Air: Amazing Grace

SKU: ST.C395

ISBN 9790570813957.

Beautifully written quartets with great humour from this highly experienced educational composer.

1. Takes Four To Tango!
2. Heavenly Habanera
3. Rumba Number.

SKU: ST.C410

ISBN 9790570814107.

Fifteen short blues numbers. Terry Cathrine is a highly experienced music educator living and working in Edinburgh. Chord symbols included.

SKU: ST.C484

ISBN 9790570814848.

This ever popular collection of classical piano duets have delighted piano students for many years. Originally collected by the redoubtable Marjorie Smale in 1992, this new enhanced edition brings these wonderful treasures back to life.

CONTENTS

1. Minuet �?? Luigi Boccherini
2. Rondo �?? Anton Diabelli
3. Hungarian Song �?? Franz Behr
4. Turkish March �?? Ludwig van Beethoven.

SKU: ST.C462

ISBN 9790570814626.

Federico Ruiz finds constant inspiration in the rich popular and folkloric music of his country, the very thing that first attracted Clara Rodriguez to his compositions. They first met in 1993 and she became acquainted not only with his music, but, through it, discovered the precision and the soft expressiveness of each of the numerous rhythms of Latin America and the Caribbean. His music is a sophisticated synthesis of Latin American styles that, amongst many other traits, expresses the subtle interface between �??classical�?? and �??popular�?? music of the continent.

Tríptico Tropical, Merengue and Zumba que Zumba.

SKU: ST.C463

ISBN 9790570814633.

This volume contains contrasting works by Federico Ruiz spanning quite a large and rich period of his compositional output that goes from his early Micro-Suite (1971), to lilting, sweet and rhythmic Venezuelan waltzes passing by the mysterious, intimate, and intense Nocturno (1994) plus pieces originally composed for film, and theatre. Real eclecticism in styles, moods and atmospheres that show Ruiz�??s talents and scope.

The Nocturno is a deep, intriguing, substantial piece presenting a satisfying length which moves from different paths of the mind and the heart written in an abstract, chromatic idiom, that does not dissociate itself from the Venezuelan waltz and the joropo. One could perhaps say that there is a deconstruction of the latter. For the interpretation, the composer has suggested to me that it is allowed to have some flexibility in the tempo. Ruiz kindly dedicated it to me, and I have had the pleasure of performing it in many concerts.

Although all highly expressive, the Three Venezuelan Waltzes present in this collection as well as the piece titled Aliseo, are works that are close to the colourful Venezuelan folk tradition. Federico Ruiz had given me two of them when we first met: �??Tu Presencia�?? (1981) and �??Eloísa�?? (1989) and then I attended a performance of the play �??Office Number One�?? by Miguel Otero Silva with a fantastic actor, Elba Escobar in the role of Carmen Rosa and, I just fell in love and was very moved by the incidental music that I later discovered, by reading the programme, had been written by Federico Ruiz. Later that evening, I called him and asked to please make a piano score of the composition, so I could have the desired piece in my hands. That is how �??Carmen Rosa�?� waltz (1987) came to exist in a piano version.

�??Eloisa�?? is another Venezuelan waltz with more jazzy harmonies where precision in the rhythm and elegant playing is also essential, as it is in most of his pieces.

�??Tu Presencia�?? was dedicated to his mother, Margarita. It is written with the structure of the Venezuelan waltz, which consists of a nostalgic subject that leads to a faster, happier middle section where the typical graceful rhythm is given by the left-hand accompaniment figure of a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver and a crotchet.

The craft and magic found in the five movements of the Micro-Suite is based on a dodecaphonic row by Ernst Krenek. They remind us of the idiom of the Second Viennese School. These real miniatures seem to tell short stories. The �??Preludio�?? is full of humour. I imagine dancing figures given by the jumps all over the keyboard and extreme dynamics; the phrases give the impression of a conversation with many questions and answers. The �??Invención�?? is a kaleidoscopic piece where the hands mirror each other. The �??Passacaglia�?? is the longest movement, at just over a minute where the prime motif is repeated three times on the bass line. For its construction Federico Ruiz uses as well the retrograde and the retrograde inversion of the twelve-tone series. It must be played expressively with dynamic contrasts between pianissimo and louder events. The �??Scherzo�?? has repetitive motifs of a minor third in both hands and the �??Final�?? displays virtuosic passages for the pianist.

Aliseo was originally written for the film �??Aire libre�?� (1995), by Luis Armando Roche. It contains elements of diverse types of Venezuelan joropo. In the film, the character of Aliseo Carvallo is played by the composer himself who performs this piece on a harpsichord to welcome scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland one day at the turn of the 1800�??s, as a sample of the new music from the South American land. It presents the refinement of the late European classical era in fusion with Venezuelan folk music.

SKU: ST.C205

ISBN 9790570812059.

Pat Goddard was left to ponder what the great composers were doing in their early years. Following meticulous research, the result was a new series for piano: Great Little Composers.

The examples of Schubert�??s early piano works included in this album were written when Schubert was between the ages of 15 and 24. During this time he was trained in composition by Antonio Salieri and greatly influenced by the symphonies and overtures of Mozart. The last piece, however, shows the maturing of Schubert�??s harmonic language �?? a harbinger of his future individuality.

SKU: ST.C481

ISBN 9790570814817.

The Easy Piano Duets Series presents a selection of sensitively arranged piano duets, each with optional backing tracks. In the interests of playability, these two wonderful tunes have been simplified, while still allowing the spirit of the originals to shine through.

In the interests of playability, the strict formality of Pachelbel�??s Canon has been relaxed while allowing the spirit of the original to shine through. The key has been simplified from D major to C major and the seventeenth century rhythmic notation updated to improve readability. The optional backing tracks allow for small 12 bar sections (between each of the rehearsal letters) to be practised both �??slowly�?? (crotchet = 70 with metronome click) and �??a tempo�?? (crotchet = 84), before putting the whole piece together �?? ideally in the company of another human!

Arranged by Mark Goddard with optional backing tracks (available to download here).

SKU: ST.C389

ISBN 9790570813896.

An Album of Twenty French Songs arranged for Bassoon and Piano by Martin Gatt

Fauré�??s poignant love song Après un rêve exists in many different transcriptions for various instruments (the most famous version perhaps being the one for cello and piano that Pablo Casals made in 1910), and provides the initial inspiration for this album of French songs transcribed for bassoon and piano. The bassoon is capable of a broad range of timbres and expression, and it is the lyrical, vocal quality of the instrument that Martin Gatt has always been attracted to. In both his performance and teaching, his emphasis is on the importance of what he calls �??vocalising�?? through the bassoon, and for him, music for the voice �?? especially art songs of the 19th and 20th centuries �?? has been a rich source of material for exploring the expressive tonal colours of the bassoon.

The treasure trove of French art song from composers ranging from Claude Arrieu to Louis Vierne, not to mention the greats like Berlioz or Debussy or Ravel, has made the task of choosing which songs to include in this album a difficult one. In the end, Martin has settled on eight composers who have produced some of the most appealing music in the genre �?? Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Henri Duparc (1848-1933), Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), and Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Rather than grouping by composer, the songs are set out in a way that contrasts different emotional worlds and sentiments, from the vibrant exuberance of Chabrier�??s L�??île heureuse to the gentle melancholy of Poulenc�??s Mais mourir. These �??songs without words�?� for the bassoon, clearly demonstrate the instrument�??s cantabile qualities, varied nuances, and wide-ranging emotional possibilities.

SKU: ST.C243

ISBN 9790570812431.

SKU: ST.C279

ISBN 9790570812790.