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Selected and arranged by the author, How To Be Invisible presents
the lyrics of Kate Bush in a beautiful new paperback edition
featuring a new cover by illustrator Jim Kay. 'The greatest
singer-songwriter of the past 40 years, whose work is complex,
ethereal and filled with so many secrets that one can listen to the
albums for decades and still discover new delights every time [. .
.] There's not a spare word anywhere in Bush's work. Everything
means something.' Irish Times
for SATB and piano Don Michael Dicie has created a straightforward,
unflashy but beautiful arrangement of Lowry's famous 'How can I
keep from singing?'. Dicie departs from his typical harmonic style
of major and minor seventh chords for a more tertial setting. The
variety of textures and its simplicity and accessibility make a
lovely effect. The women sing the first verse; men, the second;
both, a cappella for the third; and they finish together with
piano.
The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi
Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that man
is the son of his environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a
world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can
know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can
express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students
are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach. Suzuki Viola School
materials include: Viola Parts (Vol. 1-7) * Piano Accompaniments
(Vol. 1-7) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-7 performed by Bill Preucil). Suzuki
Method Core Materials available for piano, violin, viola, cello,
string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and recorder.
Evidence indicates that the concertos of Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn etc
were performed as chamber music, not the full orchestral works
commonly assumed. The concertos of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel and their
contemporaries are some of the most popular, and the most
frequently performed, pieces of classical music; and the assumption
has always been they were full orchestral works. This book takes
issue with this orthodox opinion to argue quite the reverse: that
contemporaries regarded the concerto as chamber music. The author
surveys the evidence, from surviving printed and manuscript
performance material, from concerts throughout Europe between 1685
and 1750 (the heyday of the concerto), demonstrating that concertos
were nearly always played one-to-a-part at that time. He makes a
particularly close study of the scoring of the bass line,discussing
the question of what instruments were most appropriate and what was
used when. The late Dr RICHARD MAUNDER was Fellow of Christ's
College, Cambridge.
Contents are: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Shinichi
Suzuki) * Lavender's Blue (Folk Song) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) *
The Honeybee (Folk Song) * Mary Had a Little Lamb (Folk Song) *
Crickets' Song (M.K. Waddington) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * London
Bridge (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * Silent Night
(F. Gruber) * Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) * Little Playmates (F.X.
Chwatal) * Chant Arabe (Anonymous) * Good-bye to Winter (Folk Song)
* The Good Little King of Yvetot (Folk Song) * Andante (M.K.
Waddington) * Christmas-Day Secrets (T. Dutton) * Allegro (Shinichi
Suzuki) * Musette (Anonymous) * Gigue (M.K. Waddington).
(Piano Solo Songbook). 100 pop and classical standards that every
piano player should master, including: Air on the G String * Bridge
over Troubled Water * Canon in D * Clair de Lune * Fields of Gold *
Fur Elise * I Dreamed a Dream * I Will Always Love You * Imagine *
Lullaby of Birdland * Memory * Misty * Moon River * On My Own *
Over the Rainbow * The Shadow of Your Smile * Smile * Stardust *
Summertime * Sunrise, Sunset * Time After Time * Unexpected Song *
The Way You Look Tonight * We've Only Just Begun * What a Wonderful
World * Yesterday * You Raise Me Up * Your Song * and more
Brighten the world with music For pianists of all ages, this deluxe
collection contains sheet music for 40 of the most beautiful songs
ever written. Popular ballads, timeless standards, classic show
tunes and graceful movie themes assure a lifetime of musical
pleasure.
Titles: Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman) * As Time Goes By (from
Casablanca) * At Last (Etta James) * Because You Loved Me (Celine
Dion) * Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Cole Porter) * Bridge
over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Canon in D (Pachelbel)
* Come Rain or Come Shine * Days of Wine and Roses * Endless Love
(Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) * Falling Slowly (from Once) * Hero
(Mariah Carey) * Home (Michael Bubl?) * How Could I Ever Know?
(from The Secret Garden) * How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) * How
Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta
Flack) * La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf) * Laura (Johnny Mercer) *
Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul, and Mary) * Love Story (Where
Do I Begin) * Love Will Lead You Back (Taylor Dayne) * Misty
(Johnny Mathis) * The Notebook (from The Notebook) * On the Street
Where You Live (Lerner/Loewe) * Open Arms (Journey) * Over the
Rainbow (Judy Garland) * People (Barbra Streisand) * The Prayer
(Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion) * The Promise (Jim Brickman) *
Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) * The Shadow of Your Smile
(Mandel/Webster) * Summertime (Gershwins) * Take My Breath Away
(from Top Gun) * Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton) * Valentine
(Martina McBride and Jim Brickman) * Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette
Midler) * You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone) * You Needed Me (Anne
Murray) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban).
Contains some of the most popular pieces ever written for guitar,
including MalagueAa, El Testamento de Amelia, Lagrima and Recuerdos
de la Alhambra. Helpful playing tips and plenty of fingerings are
included, making this your ultimate source for Spanish guitar
pieces. Every piece is written in standard music notation and
easy-to-read tablature showing exactly where each note should be
played on the guitar.
for SATB choir and organ This appealing motet for SATB choir and
organ accompaniment was written in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Although the prevailing mood of the gently flowing music is
lyrical, with an atmosphere of loving peacefulness, William Blake's
Lullaby is not without its darker undertones, and they too are
explored, with one or two bold harmonic touches.
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