Great Composers And Their Music Vol.1

18 Favorite Classics for Young Players-Meet The Great Masters contains 18 pieces by some of the world's greatest composers arranged for the Recorder by James Curnow. Biographies of the composers are also included making this book and CD set an excellent way to introduce young instrumentalists to their music.This volume features selections from Beethoven Schumann Handel Brahms Mussorgsky Dvorak Haydn Mozart and others and includes Ode to Joy Hungarian Dance #5 Onward Christian Soldiers Trumpet Voluntary and Toreador Song alongside many more classical masterpieces.

A renowned violinist and teacher discusses the interpretation of violin repertoire standards drawing upon 360 musical illustrations and excerpts as well as a lifetime of artistic experience. Suitable for players at all levels Leopold Auer's dissertation offers suggestions for performance of works by the great composers as well as observations on the techniques of Paganini Wieniawski Joachim and other virtuosos. Helpful hints illuminate the technical minutia of performance including special bowings mood and tempo variants and artistic effects.Auer begins by introducing the outstanding works of the older Italian violin composers such as Tartini Corelli and Vivaldi.He examines Bach's contributions to the repertoire in addition to works by Mozart Handel and Beethoven; innovations by latter-day artists such as Spohr Vieuxtemps and Ernst; and the Bruch concertos. Other featured composers include Tchaikovsky Elgar Franck and Sarasate. This classic guide concludes with valuable insights into transcriptions and musical memory.Reprint of the Carl Fischer Inc. New York 1925 edition.

Gade's piano music is steeped in Danish folk music, yet technically demanding and always very pianistic so that both piano pupils and experienced pianists will find many rewarding challenges when playing this music. The present album provides an insight into Gade's piano oeuvre and shows his importance in his day. Thanks to their numerous facets, the piano works of this great composer still are a valuable addition to lessons and concert performances. / Piano

With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a cross flutist to access the best of what classical music has to offer.If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own cross Flute.All the great composers are featured â?? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals suchas preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And in order not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial.In the first recording the cross Flute-part is played along to the corresponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total youare invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a flutist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Flute. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And inorder not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Flute-part is played along to the corresponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)

For Alto Saxophone-With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a saxophonist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Saxophone. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And in order not tolose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Saxophone-part is played along to the corres-ponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!) With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a saxophonist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Saxophone. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And inorder not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Saxophone-part is played along to the corres-ponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)

This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven. Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven?is perfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces like Minuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement?and the classicFür Elise?will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. First Beethoven?is therefore ideal for pupils who've worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but it's also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively more difficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since they're not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy?and Turkish March?help to reinforce what pupils learn in the beginning of the?John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique?will help pupils to enhance their technical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook are beautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven?a really great beginner's

Album For The Young features 64 classic Piano pieces inspired by the spirit of childhood.From Johannes Brahms? unashamedly lyrical Wiegenlied through the more cerebral approach of Schumann?salbum Für die Jugend and the works of contemporary composers such as Lutoslawksi and Richard Rodney Bennett the music contained in this collection offers many contrasting approaches to the idea of music for theyoung.Great composers down the ages have been consistently attracted to writing albums about or for the young. Some pieces are suitable for children to play and some are drawn from the nostalgic memory of childhoodinnocence. Here is a unique collection to treasure reflecting the variety of both their emotional approaches and the richness of their creative responses.

Parisian violinist Georges Catherine (1872-1958) compiles an exciting addition to the Violin repertoire. Including pieces by Schumann Rameau Lully Handel Couperin Byrd Beethoven and Bach Catherine ensures that the best Violin works of the Baroque genre are compiled in one essential volume. In the first volume of his compilation Famous Pieces for Violin and Piano Catherine transcribes and arranges famous works by the great composers of all eras for the Violin ensuring that necessary additions and edits are made. Pieces include Lully's Menuet from Les Bourgeois Gentilhomme and a J. S.Bach Menuet and Gigue. The changes by Catherine include articulation phrasing tempo marks dynamics and other performance directions. Famous Pieces for Violin and Piano compiled by Georges Catherine provides excellent expansion to the repertoire of Violin beginners ensuring that students are inspired by the works of the great composers from the start of their instrumental study.

French pianist arranger composer and conductor Jean Michel Defaye (b. 1932) entered the Paris Conservatoire at the mere age of ten years old. His successful compositions and arrangements were mainly for brass  À La Manière De Debussy composed in 2002 for Trombone and Piano being no exception. With a typical performance lasting about five minutes Defaye's À La Manière De Debussyreflects the compositional techniques of Claude Debussy by use of chromaticism evocative melodic passages spread chords in the accompanimentand a calm nature. Defaye's passion to explore a variety of preceding composers is clear withÀ La Manière De Debussy being a part of a series which explores the music of many great composers. For all aspiring trombonists wishing to vary and expand their repertoire  À La Manière De Debussy by Jean Michel Defaye is essential.