The Flute Collection. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Remarks in his household books indicate that Robert Schumann (1810–1856) composed the Märchenbilder (Fairy-Tale Pictures) for piano and viola (or violin) op. 113 in just four days between 1st and 4th March, 1851, in Düsseldorf. Schumann only gradually came to the title Märchenbilder. The four pieces are unified by their shared opus number and keys (D minor, F major, D minor, D major), but the first edition published them in two volumes (Vol. 1: Nos. 1 and 2; Vol. 2: Nos. 3 and 4). Clearly, the Märchenbilder op. 113 do not need to be performed as a group but can be played in pairs or individually. The present arrangement is based upon the viola part. The viola's ambitus, when transposed up an octave, matches that of the flute. Solutions from the violin part have also been used on occasion. The double stops in the second piece were, for example, already simplified in the violin version. At such points the violin part provides a model for further simplifications in the flute part. A later, corrected edition of the first print served as the source of the current edition./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Composed by J. S. Bach for Flute and Piano this edition of Sonata No.6 was arranged for Alto Saxophone in E flat and Piano by Marcel Mule. Its difficulty would fit the skills and abilities of intermediate players. In terms of composition this piece was created in four different sections: Adagio ma non tanto Allegro Siciliano and Allegro. Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is one of the greatest French saxophonists renowned worldwide for his work on the classical Saxophone repertoire. He was teaching his students how to obtain a good quality of sound and believed it was dependent on the embouchure the emission the mastery ofvibrato and thus of breathing. He wrote different methods that focus on technique articulation and tone productions such as 'Scale and Arpeggios' (in three books) 'Daily exercises after Terschack' or '30 Great exercises or studies after Soussmann' (in two books) among others.

The Best of Flute is a major collection of the best loved pieces and studies selected by the major examination boards from current favourites to forgotten gems. These books include the pieces which have captured the imaginations of teachers and students over the years.Technically tried and tested all the pieces have been rigorously researched by Flute expertSally Adams. A CD of performances and Piano accompaniments is included as well as useful practice tips. One piece from each list of the 2008-2013 Associated Board syllabus is included enabling candidates to use the books in their graded examinations.

The Best of Flute is a major collection of the best loved pieces and studies selected by the major examination boards from current favourites to forgotten gems. These books include the pieces which have captured the imaginations of teachers and students over the years.Technically tried and tested all the pieces have been rigorously researched by Flute expertSally Adams. A CD of performances and Piano accompaniments is included as well as useful practice tips. One piece from each list of the 2008-2013 Associated Board syllabus is included enabling candidates to use the books in their graded examinations.

The Best of Flute is a major collection of the best loved pieces and studies selected by the major examination boards from current favourites to forgotten gems. These books include the pieces which have captured the imaginations of teachers and students over the years.Technically tried and tested all the pieces have been rigorously researched by Flute expertSally Adams. A CD of performances and Piano accompaniments is included as well as useful practice tips. One piece from each list of the 2008-2013 Associated Board syllabus is included enabling candidates to use the books in their graded examinations.

This piece was originally written for Violin and Piano and if the 'New World' Symphony and the 'American' String Quartet are the best-known products of Anton n Dvorak's years in the United States the little Sonatina in G major(sometimes called the 'Indian Lament' Sonatina) may well be the most obscure; yet it is a charming work that deserves better than its relegation to the learning books of young violinists. The Sonatina is in four movements:Allegro risoluto Larghetto Scherzo (molto vivace) and Allegro. The first movement's principal tune has a firm rhythmic spine its second tune a gentle plaintiveness; there is just a hint of Americanfolk music in the movement.The following Larghetto earned the Sonatina its nickname. The succession of its three melodies - one in G minor one in B flat major and one in G major - has to it the same wistfulness and thesame sudden brightening and then softening of mood that we hear in the famous slow movement of the 'New World' Symphony.The Scherzo takes the very first gesture of the Allegro risoluto as its starting-point. The finale isa substantial sonata-allegro movement with three wonderful themes: the opening syncopated idea in G major a subsidiary thought in E minor very dancelike and built around a repeating marcato cell and finally a rich tranquillomelody that closes the exposition. This adaptation for Flute and Piano by James Galway conveys all the spirit of the original.