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Collection-Christopher Norton is well-known throughout the world for his compositions for piano particularly the Microjazz series published by Boosey & Hawkes and Connections for Piano published by 80 Days Publishing. His music is popular with piano students as well as professional performers because he writes well for the piano has a subtle blend of jazz pop and classical influences and has a distinctive style of writing that appeals to a wide range of audiences. 'This book presents a selection from my six books of Preludes for solo piano beautifully arranged for lever harp by Savourna Stevenson. The range of styles is wide and the expressive and flexible nature of thelever harp brings a fresh and exciting dimension to the pieces. There are country pieces jazz pieces and a Vietnamese piece - something I hope for everyone!'

Christopher Norton is well-known throughout the world for his compositions for piano particularly the Microjazz series published by Boosey and Hawkes and Connections for Piano published by 80 Days Publishing. His music is popular with piano students as well as professional performers because he writes well for the piano has a subtle blend of jazz pop and classical influences and has a distinctive style of writing that appeals to a wide range of audiences. The Microjazz Collection books have for many years been a favourite with teachers because they contain such a variety of styles some specific some quirky combinations of the composerâ??s own devising. The melodiesare attractive and sometimes unpredictable with modal and pentatonic elements often featured. These arrangements from the Microjazz Collection for pedal harp will bring these stimulating pieces to a whole new audience.

Connections for Piano Duets. Christopher Norton?s distinctive contributions to the literature for the piano successfully bridge the gap between traditional piano literature and music in contemporary popular styles. Christopher Norton ConnectionsTM for Piano contains over 200 newly composed pieces, carefully selected, edited, and sequenced to span ten levels from elementary to advanced.Connections Duets are very much for the beginner pianist (of any age). The attractive accompaniments, which are not too hard to play, add harmonic and rhythmic richness. A teacher can play the Secondo part, or a student. These pieces provide a great opportunity to play ensembles in contemporary styles at a very early stage.As fun and entertaining additions to the performance repertoire of young players, these pieces will prove to be popular selections for recitals, festivals, informal performances, and even examinations. Parents and friends will enjoy them, too, resulting in a positive experience for the performer.

Arioso is the third piece from the Towards the Light collection for piano written during Patrick’s time as Composer in Residence for Classic FM. Arranged for pedal harp by Elinor Evans this beautiful piece is a soothing outpouring of melody. Meaning ‘in the style of an aria’ it introduces the lyrical quality which is a major feature of the collection.

Connections for violin and piano are appealing contemporary pieces by Christopher Norton. They have been carefully edited (including bowing and fingering) as well as graded. As with Connections for piano the pieces cover a wide range of popular styles - including waltz rock Latin and swing. Students and their teachers will learn how to play the violin better while gaining valuable perspectives on a range of styles.

Connections for violin and piano are appealing contemporary pieces by Christopher Norton. They have been carefully edited (including bowing and fingering) as well as graded. As with Connections for piano the pieces cover a wide range of popular styles - including waltz rock Latin and swing. Students and their teachers will learn how to play the violin better while gaining valuable perspectives on a range of styles.

And Original Compositions Book 1-Gathered together for the first time a long-awaited selection of Maeve Gilchrist’s traditional tune arrangements and original compositions for the lever harp incorporating technical exercises to help you focus rhythmically and musically at the same time strengthening your general musicianship and skill as a harp player. The music in this book is for the intermediate through advanced player. Jump in and thoroughly immerse yourself in each piece becoming familiar and comfortable with its own particular challenges before moving on. Isolate sections create loops transpose create new left hand patterns to fully utilize your own imagination as you progress!