Classical Album: 12 Original Pieces: Piano Duet (Schirmer Library of Classics 371)

If you can play a few notes on an instrument then you are ready for this book. Imaginative little pieces for the absolute beginner - traditional tunes classics and original pieces with piano accompaniment.

Charles Postlewate: Homage to Villa-Lobos And Other Compositions is the first compilation of Guitar music for a right hand technique that includes the little finger.The 12 complete compositions includeoriginal pieces by Charles Postlewate (Homage to Villa-Lobos Variations on a Theme of Prokofiev and Improvisation on Green Dolphin Street) transcriptions of piano pieces by Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino and Dr. Gradus adParnassum) arrangements of Peruvian popular songs (José Mar a and Virgins of the Sun) and new editions of standard repertoire pieces - two studies by Fernando Sor and the beautiful tremolo study by Agust n Barrios An Alm for theLove of God. Postlewate also includes excerpts of two other standard repertoire pieces by Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2) - which are published elsewhere under copyright restrictions -to show the advantage of using the little finger. These pieces demonstrate new right hand techniques for the classical Guitar that use the little finger in the playing of scales chords arpeggios tremolos and harmonics. Theyalso show the advantage of using the little finger for speed accuracy strength and balance.Spanish Description[Esta es la primera recopilación de música para la guitarra usando una técnica de lamano derecha de cinco dedos que incluye el dedo meñique. Las 12 composiciones completas incluyen piezas originales por Charles Postlewate (Homenaje a Villa-Lobos Varicaciones sobre un tema de Prokofiev e Improvisación sobre Lacalle del delf n verde) transcripciones de piezas para piano por Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino y Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum) arreglos de canciones populares peruanas (José Mar a y V rgenes del sol) y nuevas ediciones de piezasdel repertorio tradicional-dos estudios por Fernando Sor y el bello estudio de trémolo por Agust n Barrios Una limosna por el amor de Dios. Además Postlewate incluye extractos de otras dos piezas del repertorio

12 Guitar and Lute Pieces-Graded collection of Baroque repertoireFor students with 8-9 years playing experienceComplete with play-along CDThe fourth and final volume in the Baroque Guitar Anthology series contains 12 original pieces by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries transcribed for guitar by co-author Stuart Willis. Including pieces by Bach Weiss Kellner and Corbetta amongst others it presents a carefully selected range of works and as with the other volumes in the series is ideal for any players interested in gaining an insight into the richness and variety of the Baroque guitar and lute repertoire.The book contains composer biographies andteaching notes on all of the works and is accompanied by CD recording of all pieces performed by Jens Franke. Suitable for students of c.8-9 years of playing experience or those of grades 7-8 level.

Cool syncopation funky riffs and smooth stylish tunes. A vibrant collecton of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles so take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from blues to rock to jazz.

Quirky New Piano Pieces-'In choosing to call this set of 25 pieces The FitzTanner Collection I make a tongue-in-cheek allusion to the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.The FitzTanner Collection doffs its cap in the direction of this seminal ancient tome by borrowing some of the more fanciful and suggestive titles from which it is comprised but beyond this there is no musical connection with the original pieces at all. And yet stirred into the mix is my fondness for melding together bygone musical styles. Hence this album of piano pieces pitched at the more robust intermediate pianist combines quirky originality with older musical styles drawinginspiration not just from Renaissance dances and fantasies but from more elaborate Baroque and Classical styles too. That said the music is conceived very much with the qualities of the modern piano in mind and hence requires a good many pedal effects dynamics and plenty of expression. What emerges is I hope a collection of attractive piano pieces which cheerfully bear the traces of a time when the modern piano was but a twinkle in the eye.There is an enjoyable charisma to the Old English spellings of these pieces (as well as a healthy margin for idiosyncrasy I might add) and to my own creations I have taken great delight in adding a few light-hearted directions which I trust won't cause too much consternation. Not all of the Fitzwilliam titles are easily fathomed but the playful risqué and politically incorrect overtones are sometimes quite striking leading me to contemplate a similarly unserious vein in my own writing. To what (or indeed to whom) you may ask does 'Quodlings Delight' refer? I'm not sure I'd recognise a Quodling if it crawled out of my porridge (and likewise who the eponymous Barafostus might have been is anybody's guess). Perhaps on balance the music is best left to speak for itself and regardless of how many ways an old title can be reworked it will always come down to living breathing

In Recital Throughout The Year is a series that focuses on fabulous repertoire with musically engaging pieces by leading FJH composers and arrangers. This series of books is carefully levelled to ensure that goals are attainable which is essential in motivating students. Providing excellent teaching material these books address the strengths and weaknesses of students with progressive discussions by Dr. Helen Marlais on the art of performance and an analysis of performance strategies.The pieces presented in these books provide repertoire for the entire year including pieces for Halloween and Christmas as well as arrangements of famous classicalthemes with original solos and duets.The accompanying CD includes demonstrations of the pieces presented in this book allowing the student to develop their interpretive skills.Volume One Book 6 is suitable for Late Intermediate pianists and covers many basic principles including:Rhythmic patterns of dotted eighth notes sixteenth notes and triplet sixteenth notesPieces in simple compound and mixed metersMore challenging passage work scales in tenths octaves glissandos and hand-over-hand configurationsOne piece introduces an impressionistic style with parallel chords colour chords and the use of the middle sostenuto pedalPieces with changes of tempo character and articulationsPieces in which the melody and the accompaniment are found within the same handSyncopated rhythms jazz chords and all kinds of arpeggiated and broken chord patterns appearSimple ornamentation such as grace notes and trillsPieces reinforce the following musical terms: espressivo cantando melancolico teneramente accelerando rallentando più mosso meno mosso along with basic musical terminology found in books 1-5.A mixture of major and minor keys strengthen the student’s command

12 Original Works. This anthology contains 12 original works by composers of the Classical period, including pieces by Giordani, Haydn, JC Bach and Beethoven.The anthology covers a wide stylistic range of material and, as with the other volumes in the series, is ideal for any players interested in gaining an insight into the richness and variety of the Classical piano repertoire. The collection is accompanied by a CD featuring each of the pieces performed by Nils Franke, and is suitable for students of 7 or more years of playing experience, or those of grades 7-8.

With Performance Strategies-In Recital Throughout The Year is a series that focuses on fabulous repertoire with musically engaging pieces by leading FJH composers and arrangers. This series of books is carefully levelled to ensure that goals are attainable which is essential in motivating students. Providing excellent teaching material these books address the strengths and weaknesses of students with progressive discussions by Dr. Helen Marlais on the art of performance and an analysis of performance strategies.The pieces presented in these books provide repertoire for the entire year including pieces for Halloween and Christmas as well as arrangements of famous classicalthemes with original solos and duets.The accompanying CD includes demonstrations of the pieces presented in this book allowing the student to develop their interpretive skills.Volume Two Book 3 is suitable for Late Elementary pianists and covers many basic principles including:Eighth notes and those basic notes and rests introduced in books 1 and 2 dotted quarter notes are also introduced at the end of the bookPlaying different articulations such as legato and staccato at the same timePlaying pieces in a variety of different moods tempos and formPlaying block and broken major minor and diminished chordsPieces which reinforce five-finger scales as well as scale patterns that extend from the usual five-finger patterns (with finger crossing)Playing blocked intervals up to a sixth double thirds and hand-over-hand arpeggiosContinued movement up and down the keyboard and using the pedal artisticallyReinforcing basic musical terminology and symbols such as crescendo decrescendo ritardando fermata mezzo forte mezzo piano forte piano fortissimo pianissimo and D.S. al CodaKeys C G F A minor and D minor.

25 Easy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano-'Klassik für Kinder' wants to introduce Clarinet pupils to the beauty of Baroque Classical and Romantic concert literature. Cautiously not only original Clarinet literature was taken up but catchy tunes and themes from the opera (e.g. The Magic Flute) and the concert hall (Four Seasons Capriccio italien and others) were used as well. The edition starts with a piece from the Renaissance period followed by the great composers of the Baroque European Classical and Romantic eras and completed by several discoveries off the common concert programmes (Reinagel Sullivan). Four centuries of music history which willmake the pupils enjoy classical music! The pieces are presented in easy arrangements and can be mastered after about two years of tuition with the three-line octave being left out.