Familiar Classics For Three

SKU: HL.645878

ISBN 9781936098224. UPC: 008148007622. 9.0x12.0 inches.

This book offers a unique approach to classics for the piano student. Familiar themes by classic composers are presented in two, and sometimes three sections forming a medley. In the first section, the theme is arranged in traditional style with the second and third sections written in contrasting and embellished versions. Students will enjoy the stylistic changes and subtle humor that makes these pieces fun to play. This collection is for level 2 piano students.

SKU: KN.17578

UPC: 822795175783.

These grade 3-4 trombone trios provide a variety of melodic, technical and rhythmic opportunities which display the colors of the trombone in the low, middle and upper registers.

CONTENTS
Rondeau (Mouret); Bridal Chorus (Wagner); Ave Maria (Gounod); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Can Can (Offenbach); The MarinesaEUR(tm) Hymn; March Militaire (Schubert); Over The Waves (Rosas); Habanera (Chabrier); and American Patrol (Meacham).

SKU: MB.31076M

ISBN 9781513477695. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Following the model established by Bach and Chopin, George Gershwin (1898 �?? 1937) originally planned to write 24 modern preludes for piano, one in each major and relative minor key. The collection was to be called The Melting Pot as it combined cross-cultural elements of classical, popular, jazz, and blues styles. Already established as a composer of popular songs, Broadway musicals, and masterpieces like Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F, Gershwin�??s frenetic musical activities and an early death intervened, and for various reasons�??only three of the completed 5-7 preludes were published in 1927. By omission and circumstance, these three compositions have endured the test of time as Gershwin�??s Three Preludes.
 
This book presents idiomatic flute/guitar arrangements of Gershwin�??s iconic Three Preludes. The original keys of the preludes were altered to accommodate drop-D guitar tuning and highlight the strengths and tessituras of the two instruments. The music is written in standard notation only and presented in guitar and flute scores, guitar accompaniment with extensive suggested fingering, and a pull-out flute solo part with guitar cues. Includes access to an outstanding online audio recording by The Cypress Duo, featuring flutist Amanda Hoke and author/guitarist Justin Hoke.
 
Audiences are going to love hearing these preludes rendered by the flute and guitar, particularly �??Prelude II�?�, in Gershwin�??s words, �??a sort of blues lullaby�?� that is familiar to many musicians and listeners alike.

SKU: KN.08102S

UPC: 822795081022.

Challenge your young players with the melodies from the famous works of Haydn and Mozart featured in this piece. The accent will be on the students' motivation to learn these familiar themes and on the audience's enjoyment of their performance! Titles in this grade 1+ work include: Surprise Symphony, Mvt. 2 (Haydn), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mvt. 1 (Mozart), Symphony No. 40, Mvt. 1 (Mozart), and String Quartet, Hob III/74, Mvt. 4 (Haydn). Each set includes three copies of the 3rd Violin/Viola T.C. and piano parts. Duration 2:55.

SKU: HL.14033591

ISBN 9781844490547. UPC: 884088489519. 9.0x12.25x0.102 inches.

Here are 27 easy-intermediate arrangements of familiar melodies in classical, folk and jazz styles. Each tune is presented as a trio, but these ingenious arrangements work equally well as solos or duets - with or without accompaniment. You can even invite other instrumentalists to play along using the flute, saxophone, brass and violin editions in Junior Book B of this series. This highly flexible series of coordinated instrumental books has been designed to give young people the chance to play together in various combinations of numbers and instruments. Perfect for one, two or three clarinets - with or without accompaniment May also be used with matching arrangements in Junior Book B editions of this series for flute, saxophone, brass or violin. Optional piano accompaniment book with guitar chord symbols available, Ideal for individual or classroom use.

SKU: MB.30989

ISBN 9781513466705. 8.75x11.75 inches.

In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 �??small sonatas�?� or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava.  While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. 

In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest�?? exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists.  

Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate�?? plus three more composers in a similar vein�?? promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels. .