Piano reduction with solo part-In 1947 Aaron Copland accepted a commission from Benny Goodman ‘The King Of Swing’ for a piece for solo Clarinet and Orchestra. Copland always wary of repeating himself welcomed the challenge of composing a Clarinet concerto – ‘it might stimulate some fresh ideas’. He knew from the start that a bow to jazz was called for and he hoped also to demonstrate the lyrical qualities of the Clarinet. Dedicated to Goodman the Concerto for Clarinet was finished by the end of 1948. Clarinettists were soon welcoming this new virtuoso piece and it has since become a standard in the Orchestral repertoire.The concerto consists of two movements played back-to-back connected by a Clarinet cadenza. The dreamy and melodic first movement is followed by a free rondo dominated by melodic Latin American jazz themes and is resolved in the end with an elaborate coda in C major that finishes off with a Clarinet glissando – or 'smear' in jazz lingo. Originally written for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Harp and Piano in this edition Concerto for Clarinet is arranged for Clarinet with Piano accompaniment by the composer. Along the published version with the changes requested by Benny Goodman ossias from the original 1948 manuscript are included as well. Comes with a separate insert of the Clarinet score.

A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

8 Easy To Intermediate Play-Alongs Of Well-Known Pieces From Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall And Brittany. Par DIVERS AUTEURS (ARR.MARTIN TOURISH). Martin Tourish is an accordionist, composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal, now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood, for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit, he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments. 'World Music - Celtic” presents material from the Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players, but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often 'skeletal”, hence it is important to gain a knowledge of the individual traditions in question and, naturally, he offers plenty of information on performance practice. The collection spans three centuries, from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings, festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. 'World Music - Celtic” is available in four formats, each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin, flute or saxophone (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C, Bb or Eb), piano, guitar, bass and bodhrán. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Britten ' A Ceremony of Carols ' est certainliy une des pièces chorales plus populaires pour le temps des fêtes. Sa magnifique collection d'airs de Noël a été composée à l'origine pour voice(s) élevé et harpe. En raison de sa grande popularité Boosey and Hawkes a pu / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Harpe (Ou Piano)

Adapted fot Flute and Harp or Piano-Mozart's beautiful Andantino K299 for Flute and Harp was composed for the Duc de Guines and his talented daughter. This Andante has been adapted (and cadenza added) for performance without Orchestra and all editorial markings are specifically for harpists. However the part may be easily performed on the Piano by ignoring the editorial markings and adding some discrete pedalling wherever appropriate.

Par DECRUCK FERNANDE. Le Concerto pour harpe et orchestre, dédié au harpiste et pédagogue français Pierre Jamet et créé par lui le 31 mars 1946 avec l'orchestre des Concerts Colonne sous la baguette de Paul Paray, n'est pas sans rappeler la Sonate pour harpe de Germaine Tailleferre. C'est un concertino de style léger, chaleureux et plein de surprises. À la première représentation par les Concerts Colonne, Henry Malherbe a déclaré qu'il s'agissait d'une œuvre « au sentiment délicat et animé » et que « Pierre Jamet, harpiste de renom, a accompli une belle réussite. » Pierre Jamet deviendra d'ailleurs professeur de harpe au Conservatoire de Paris deux années plus tard (c'est-à-dire en 1948). Toutefois, Decruck semble en être restée sur sa faim. En effet, dans sa partition définitive, elle déclare que le quatrième mouvement, une fughetta, devrait être coupée. Ce concerto a été enregistré en 2022 par le harpiste Chen-Yu Huang et le Jackson Symphony Orchestra dirigé par Matthew Aubin (Claves Records 3046). / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Harpe et Piano

Edward Bunting (1773 1843) the first systematic collector of Irish folksongs was educated as an organ and piano player in Belfast. His life's work fell upon him at nineteen years old when he was commissioned as a scribe to notate performances at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. He was so inspired by the music that aided by some of the harpers he embarked immediately upon travels around northwest Ireland to collect some of the old songs already close to disappearing. He published his first collection of Irish music four years later. In that volume and two later ones he published almost 300 airs—some of them according to tradition datingas far back as the tenth century—and practically single-handedly rescued his country's ancient music from oblivion.The present collection the last of Bunting's three such gatherings contains 151 Irish airs arranged for piano with the Irish names of the airs their authors and (where known) their dates of composition. Hard to find elsewhere this is an indispensable book not only for students or lovers of Irish music but also for students of general music history.Reprint of the Hodges and Smith Dublin 1840 edition.

The definitive playing edition of Brahms's complete works for four-hand piano. Reprinted from the Complete Works edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Vienna. Edited by Eusebius Mandyczewski.