My First Progressive Duets

SKU: HL.44011003

ISBN 9781458422521. UPC: 884088637613. 9.0x12.0x0.169 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Philip Sparke's Super Duets is the third volume of a progressive series of duet books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first two books in the series (Starter Duets and Skilful Duets), this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument, Super Duets takes the player into new keys, with new technical and musical challenges, and contains pieces suitable for concert or recital.

SKU: FL.FX073659

Here are 22 short pieces for young flutists, that are in fact 11 progressive duets, grouped in pairs, the second being a mini variation of the first. That way, young musicians must first master a simple exercise before addressing its twin, slightly more elaborate. - Pascal PROUST ; Instruments:Flute Duet: 2 Flutes; Difficuly Level: Grade 2.

SKU: HL.14046089

ISBN 9788438712689. Spanish.

The Clarinet First Steps collection is divided into four volumes, aimed at young clarinetists. This second book consists of three educational parts. The following sections appear throughout the parts to achieve the basic objectives of the art of Clarinet playing: Musical Language: Explanation of music contents in the exercises, melodies and duets. Technique And Repertoire: Includes technical contents, some exercises to practice and short melodic pieces containing the new concepts presented. Activities: A fun section where the student can answer quiz questions, review issues of musical language or practice breathing exercises. Cultural Space: In this section, there arehistorical curiosities about the Clarinet and composers, a discussion on the relationship between Mozart and the Clarinet and a review of Antonio Romero, the most important Spanish clarinetist in the century XIX. 15 Progressive Duos: Duos designed with the same level of difficulty in both voices to play with the teacher or another student. CD: The book is accompanied by a CD MP3 featuring recordings of the exercises, melodies with Piano accompaniment and duets. The author of this method, Pedro Rubio , performs his musical studies in Murcia, Malaga and Barcelona, Spain. In 1997 he won the Clarinet Performing Diploma from the Royal College of Music in London and in 2003 the Bass Clarinet Diploma at the Conservatory of Rotterdam. He has taught Clarinet since 1989.

SKU: BT.WH31498

ISBN 9788759824603. English.

String Quartet No.4 was composed by Hans Abrahamsen in 2012. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Wigmore Hall For the Arditti Quartet. Programme note: The basic idea for my Fourth String Quartet was very clear to me: It should be quiet and soft music or to put it in a german term: hoch im Himmel gesungen ... (”High singing in heaven…”). Each of the four movements has a different scordatura/pitch. The first movement begins like my work ”Schnee” sky-high with an airy and soft melody by the first violin. The second movement is fast and ”movement and joy”-like. It consists of two duets and a reverse style counterpoint. While the sections were progressively longerin the first movement they are getting shorter and shorter in the second. ”Dark, heavy and earthy” is the third movement and its pizzicato recalls big black raindrops falling to the ground. It is the dark and grainy counterpart to the first movement whereas the fourth movement corresponds to the second. The fourth movement was planned as a dark and heavy counterpart but it turned out to be like ”babbling” music of a child. My Fourth String Quartet has become in its way a serene and cool piece. So the Quartet has been finished luckyly after twenty years it was already in 1990 that I was commissioned by Wittener Tage für Neue Musik to write the piece for Arditti Quartet. Hans Abrahamsen.

SKU: BA.BA10688

ISBN 9790006566051. 30 x 23 cm inches. Preface: Sassmannshaus, Egon / Sassmannshaus, Kurt.

The Sassmannshaus “Early Start” string methods cultivate playing together as early as possible, initially in duets. However playing in larger mixed ensembles is also encouraged and this tried-and-trusted edition for strings provides the perfect start for this. The first songs can all be performed in canon; each piece is notated in violin, viola and bass clef so that all three string instruments can play together in any number and combination. The collection then continues with through-composed pieces by such composers as Johann Valentin Rathgeber and Johann Joseph Fux. Here the middle part may optionally be performed by a viola or second violin.

About Baerenreiter's Sassmannshaus

Children playfully learn reliable technique at the earliest age. For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play using this publication.

This tried and tested German method is now available in English! The best-selling method that gave generations of European musicians their foundation is now available in English, with content and songs newly adapted for today's English speaking children.

What makes this method so special?

• The child-friendly and age-appropriate text underlying the music enables children to perceive melodies as a whole and to understand their singable qualities.
• Songs and scales in different positions are easily explained and mastered within the first year. This is an important advantage over methods that confine children to the first position for many years.
• Note reading is emphasized from the first lesson - children are brought up to become proficient sight-readers and play in chamber music ensembles as early as possible.
• In contrast to other beginner methods, The Sassmannshaus Tradition progresses swiftly by introducing advanced techniques in rudimentary form, such as shifting and varied bow strokes.
• Ensemble playing is encouraged from the very beginning.
• The method is suitable for single instruction as well as for group and class lessons.
• The large print notes and text as well as many colorful illustrations are particularly child-friendly and very attractive to pre-school children and school children alike.
• The substantial volumes contain comprehensive material and carefully calibrated learning curves. They keep children curious and interested for many months and years.