March of the Bluebirds

The little march composed in 1924 forms the nucleus of the suite for wind instruments Mládí (HN 1093/7093), in which the jaunty flute theme weaves through the 3rd movement. Incidentally, the 'bluebirds? do not refer to birds but to the light blue robes worn by the choristers at the monastery in Brno, which Janá?ek entered at the age of eleven. Almost 60 years later during a visit to Potsdam he remembered the Prussian troops' invasion of Brno and, with this in mind, wrote a chamber music miniature with a military element. Our Janá?ek edition by Ji?í Zahrádka, a specialist on the life and work of the great Czech composer, contains top-quality Urtext as well as detailed information on the work's genesis and transmission. / Piccolo Et Piano

15 fun pieces for flute and piano-Fifteen fun pieces for Flute by Heather Hammond using only seven notes!Here are three books designed to inject fun into any young flautistâ??s repertoire. Neat Beat is a progressive series ofcarefully graded books that work well alongside any Flute tutors. Book One uses up to four notes Book Two up to seven and Book Three up to nine.Heather Hammond is a prolific and immensely popularcomposer whose work is published by Kevin Mayhew. She studied Piano and Clarinet at Leeds College of Music. Postgraduate studies followed in Education at Bretton Hall College Wakefield and Music Technology at YorkUniversity.Contents: Medieval march Strange horizon Monday morning waltz Frisbies Lord Henry's hornpipe Bluebirds Rock pool bay Sleepy eyes 60 seconds ballad Clowns' picnic Just a reggae man Lazy weekend waltz Wishing on a star Butternut bossa and Wonderful.