Format : Sheet music + CD
The 10 pieces in this book are arranged in approximate order of difficulty and include Album Leaf, the easiest mazurkas, preludes and more. Each are in their original form and retain the sensitive, expressive character that earned Chopin the title Poet of the Piano. Derived from Chopin-An Introduction to His Piano Works, this edition is intended for students in the early grades. Willard Palmer has provided notes on ornamentation, pedaling and fingering. Valery Lloyd-Watts has beautifully recorded all the pieces in the book, included on Compact Disc. Valery Lloyd-Watts studied at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London. She earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda.
SKU: FH.VC3
ISBN 978-1-55440-539-8.
This inaugural edition of the Cello Series offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring cellist. With an expansive representation of musical styles from all eras, this series addresses the need for a single collection of quality educational materials to foster musical development and instill appreciation of the richness and diversity of music written for cello. Supporting a balanced course of study, this series organizes repertoire into nine volumes from the Preparatory Level through Level 8. Each level offers music from a range of styles and compositional eras, including standard literature, new arrangements of familiar tunes, and music written for cellists, by cellists. These selections provide the flexibility to choose pedagogically appropriate material suited to each individual, and to motivate students to fully develop their musicianship and technique.Baroque and Classical Repertoire:Trio Sonata in D Minor (La Follia), RV 63 - Vivaldi, Antonio arr. arpad PejtsikSonata in F Major, TWV 41:F2 - Telemann, Georg Philipp arr. Kathleen Wood- First MovementSonata in D Major, HWV 371 - Handel, George Frideric- Third MovementSuite No. 3 - Caix d'Hervelois, Louis de arr. L.-R. Feuillard- Eleventh Movement: Musette (La Brantes)Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body), K 618 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason GrayConcertino No. 5 in D Major - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. Pierre Ruyssen- First MovementTraditional and Romantic Repertoire:Norweigian Dance, op. 35, no. 2 - Grieg, Edvard arr. Christine DonkinPrelude in B Minor, op. 28, no. 6 - Chopin, Frederic arr. Jason NobleEl cant dels ocells (Song of the Birds) - Catalan Christmas carol arr. Jason GrayOn Wings of Song, op. 34, no. 2 - Mendelssohn, FelixL'elephant (The Elephant) - Saint-Saens, CamilleStandchen (Serenade), D 957, no. 4 - Schubert, FranzRepertoire Composed After ca 1930My Blue 'Cello - Gout, AlanRondo - Matz, RudolfJust Passing By - Wedgwood, PamFuego Espanol! (Spanish Fire!) - Birston, HaroldMinuet, op. 19, no. 3 - Squire, William HenryLangsam (Slowly) - Hindemith, Paul.
SKU: FH.VC4
ISBN 978-1-55440-540-4.
This inaugural edition of the Cello Series offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring cellist. With an expansive representation of musical styles from all eras, this series addresses the need for a single collection of quality educational materials to foster musical development and instill appreciation of the richness and diversity of music written for cello. Supporting a balanced course of study, this series organizes repertoire into nine volumes from the Preparatory Level through Level 8. Each level offers music from a range of styles and compositional eras, including standard literature, new arrangements of familiar tunes, and music written for cellists, by cellists. These selections provide the flexibility to choose pedagogically appropriate material suited to each individual, and to motivate students to fully develop their musicianship and technique.Concertos, Sonatas, and Suites:Sonata in D Major - Caldara, Antonio arr. Gyoergy Orban- First Movement: Adagio- Second Movement: AllegroSonatina in D Minor, WoO 43a - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSonatina in G Minor - Matz, Rudolf- Second MovementSonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 1 - Marcello, Benedetto- Third Movement: Largo- Fourth Movement: AllegroConcertino No. 3 in A Major - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. L.-R. FeuillardConcert Repertoire:The Easy Winners - Joplin, Scott arr. Forrest KinneyOrientale, op. 50, no. 9 - Cui, CesarBonjour tristesse - Hart, PaulHip Hip Bourree - Jacobson, JulianElfentanz - Jenkinson, Ezra arr. Carey CheneyChanson de matin, op. 15, no. 2 - Elgar, EdwardCello Sonata in G Minor, op. 65 - Chopin, Frederic- Third Movement: LargoThe Swan Sees his Reflection - Forsyth, MalcolmSpanish Dance - Adorian, AndrewBaby Blackbird, Fly Now - Silverman, Adam B.Unaccompanied Repertoire:Suite for Violoncello (Lights and Shadows) - Matz, Rudolf- Second Movement: Cantabile- Eighth Movement: Finale giocosoRicercar No. 1 - Gabrielli, DomenicoSuite NO. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - Bach, Johann Sebastian- Seventh Movement: Gigue.
SKU: HL.284849
8.0x8.5x6.023 inches.
The National Edition is the first source-critical edition of Chopins complete works, edited by J. Ekier and P. Kaminski, based on all accessible sources original autographs, copies approved by Chopin and first editions. The sources have been analysed with the use of up-to-date scientific methodology. The objective of the National Edition is to present Chopins output in its authentic form. National Edition is recommended for the entrants in the rulebook of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
SKU: BT.EMBZ13348
English-German-Hungarian.
Each book in series presents a composer trough a selection of brief pieces. The first volumes help the young pianist to become acquainted with the music of Händel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, J. S. Bach and Weber. Most of the works are dance movements, although some sonatinas or sonatas have also been included. All the books contain a variety of compositions easy to play but of undoubted musical value. The selection is the work of four well-known music pedagogues, Magda Csurka, Gábor Kováts, András Héra and József Sármai.
SKU: HL.289752
ISBN 9781934596135. UPC: 888680916817. 9.0x12.0x1.047 inches.
This book traces keyboard playing from its beginnings to the end of the 19th century. It discusses all the instruments – organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano, including quotes from letters, diaries, reviews, and method books. There are chapters dedicated to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, and major sections on such great performers and composers as Frescobaldi and Couperin to Debussy and Rachmaninoff. This book belongs in the library of every keyboard performer and teacher.
