This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 3 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Il mio tesoro (from Don Giovanni, K. 527) [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] Study in Pink (from 'Fresh Air') [Sarah Watts] Witching Hour in the Castle (from Clarinet Stories/Klarinettengeschichten) [Hermann Regner] Lotus Talk [Colin Evans] Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2 [Gabriel Faure] Venetianisches Gondellied (No. 6 from Lieder ohne worte, Op. 19b) [Felix Mendelssohn] Waltzing Lil the Pterodactyl [Colin Cowles] Cha-Cha Chart (from 'The Quintessential Clarinet Vol 1') [Mike Mower] Jaiden's Adventures with Toy Cars, Swings and Roundabouts [Bobbie-Jane Gardner]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 5 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Study in B flat (No. 15 from 'Tonleiter-Studien' from Elementarschule fur Klarinette) [Friedrich Demnitz] Marche militaire, D. 733 No. 1 [Franz Schubert] Troubadour (No. 6 from Six pieces faciles) [Iwan Muller] Deserto e il luogo (from I Capuleti e i Montecchi) [Vincenzo Bellini] Forlana [Gerald Finzi] The Pool Among the Rushes [Joan Trimble] Witches' Dance [Barbara Arens] Hackensack [Thelonious Monk] Spanischer Tanz (No. 2 from Spanische Tanze, Op. 12) [Moritz Moszkowski]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 1 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included.-Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Study in C [Henry Lazarus] Promenade from Simple Suite No. 3 [John Reeman] Suite in Eb - II. Dantz. [Paul Peuerl] Chanson de ma patrie [Althea Talbot-Howard] Song of the Volga Boatmen [Trad. Russian] Persuasive Waltz [Jeffery Wilson] I'd Do Anything (from Oliver!) [Lionel Bart] Strolling [Philip Herbert] L'elephant (from Le carnaval des animaux) [Camille Saint-Saens]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 6 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Corrente (Second movement from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004) [Johann Sebastian Bach] Allegro Danzante [Nino Rota] Allegro ma non troppo (First movement from Sonata No. 5) [Xavier Lefevre] Adagio (Second movement from Clarinet Quintet No. 3, Op. 23) [Heinrich Baermann] Fantasiestuck (No. 4 from Fantasiestucke, Op. 43) [Niels Wilhelm Gade] Prelude (from 'Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite') [Paul Reade] Tamoio [Chiquinha Gonzaga] Groove on a Plate (from 'The Quintessential Clarinet Vol. 2') [Mike Mower] Marche en rondeau [Terence Greaves]

This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level clarinet with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

Flutists will love this giant collection of 130 popular solos! Includes: Another One Bites the Dust * Any Dream Will Do * Bad Day * Beauty and the Beast * Breaking Free * Clocks * Edelweiss * God Bless the U.S.A. * Heart and Soul * I Will Remember You * Imagine * Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye * Satin Doll * United We Stand * You Raise Me Up * and dozens more!

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 7 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Allegretto and Allegro con fuoco (second and third movements from 'Phantasy Suite, Op. 91') [Thomas Dunhill] Allegro (First movement from Clarinet Quintet, K. 581) [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] Rondino from 'Two Pieces Op.26' [Michael Gryspeerdt] Elegie, BV 286 [Ferruccio Busoni] Allegretto (First movement from Sonata, Op. 167) [Camille Saint-Saens] Allegro tranquillo (First movement from Sonata for Clarinet Solo) [Germaine Tailleferre] 'Valdemosa': No. 2 (from Two Majorcan Pieces) [Joseph Horovitz] Allegro Molto (No. 5 from 'Dance Preludes') [Witold Lutoslawski] Intermezzo (No. 3 from Three Intermezzi, Op. 13) [Charles Villiers Stanford]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 1 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Senti! La danza invitaci (from Lucrezia Borgia) [Gaetano Donizetti] Menuet in G, BWV Anh. II 114 [Christian Petzold] Muss i denn [Trad. German] Arirang [Trad. Korean] Promenade [Paul Harris] Rainbow's End [Althea Talbot-Howard] Coffee at Ten [Joseph Atkins] Wallace and Gromit Theme [Julian Nott] Chimpanzee Cha Cha (from 'Zoo Time !') [James Rae]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 2 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included.-Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book)

Teachers and flutists at all levels have praised Nancy Toff's The Flute Book, a unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. Organized into four main partsThe Instrument, Performance, The Music, and Repertoire Catalogthe book begins with a description of the instrument and its making, offers information on choosing and caring for a flute, sketches a history of the flute, and discusses differences between members of the flute family. In the Performance section, readers learn about breathing, tone, vibrato, articulation, technique, style, performing, and recording. In the extensive analysis of flute literature that follows, Toff places individual pieces in historical context. The book ends with a comprehensive catalog of solo and chamber repertoire, and includes appendices with fingering charts as well as lists of current flute manufacturers, repair shops, sources for flute music and books, and flute clubs and related organizations worldwide. In this Third Edition, Toff has updated the book to reflect technology's advancementslike new digital recording technology and recordings' more prevalent online availabilityover the last decade. She has also accounted for new scholarship on baroque literature; recent developments such as the contrabass flute, quarter-tone flute, and various manufacturing refinements and experiments; consumers' purchase prices for flutes; and a thoroughly updated repertoire catalog and appendices.

This volume brings together all the music Walton wrote for brass throughout his life, from the various fanfares, often written for ceremonial occasions, to the more extended work, The First Shoot, a piece which the editor of this volume, Elgar Howarth, was instrumental in bringing to life. The volume includes full critical apparatus and selected facsimiles of manuscript pages.

More Graded Studies for Saxophone Book One, by Paul Harris, brings together saxophone study repertoire spanning the entire spectrum of technique from the 19th Century onward, and provides a firm foundation for progress. Featuring core studies alongside specially composed pieces by Paul Harris, this comprehensive collection applies the Simultaneous Learning approach to instrumental technique. Book One begins at Elementary level and progresses to Intermediate (approx. Grades 1-5). The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficulty according to a carefully planned technical progression, and each study comes with a list of Simultaneous Learning musical ingredients for players to explore in preparation for the music.

Outstanding and renowned teacher Geraldine Cotter guides students through all forms of traditional Irish music with step-by-step examples, exercises and diagrams. This all encompassing book is beautifully presented and contains prints, photographs and clearly legible notation. The generous section of repertoire pieces includes "The Jolly Banger", "Lucky In Love" and "The Galway Rambler". The accompanying 2 CD demonstration recording is included, and features all one hundred tunes from the final section of the book.

How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin

Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none. And masters, including Wynton Marsalis and Louis Armstrong, have made the trumpet truly Gabriel's horn, one of the most eloquent voices in classical music and jazz. Yet even a virtuoso begins somewhere. This down-to-earth and user-friendly guide shows those new to the trumpet everything they need know to play the instrument-from basic technique (including getting a good sound), caring for a trumpet, and learning pieces from many musical genres.Demonstrates how to play classical, pop, jazz, and Latin-with audio samples on the enclosed CD-ROMIncludes tips on how to buy or rent the best instrument

An ideal guide for students just learning the trumpet, or students who need a little boost, or fans of the trumpet who've never got around to learning it, here is the complete guide to making one of the world's most popular-and beloved instruments-their own.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

(Music Sales America). This easy step-by-step method assumes no previous knowledge of the pennywhistle or of music. It teaches you all you need to know to become an accomplished player, and is illustrated throughout with clear diagrams to make learning even easier for the private student. Filled with popular tunes for you to play

Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21, and here presents five variants that are, in his own words, 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'. The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair, and is a wonderful example of the sumptuous string textures and modal tonalities that have become the composer's trademarks.

Contents: Prelude et Scherzo (Henri Busser) * Concertino, Op. 107 (Cecile Chaminade) * Concertino, op 45 (Alphonse DuVernoy) * Cantabile et Presto (Georges Enesco) * Fantasie, Op. 79 (Faure) * Andante et Scherzo (Louis Ganne) * Fantasie, Nocturne at Allegro Scherzando (Philippe Gaubert) * Ballade (Perilhou) * Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino (Paul Taffanel).

Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers important historical and analytical information about three dozen of the best-known pieces written for the instrument. Its contextual and theoretical insights make it an indispensable resource for professional, amateur, and student flutists. With engaging prose supported by fact-filled analytical charts, the book offers rich biographical information and informative analyses to help flutists gain a more complete understanding of J. S. Bach's Sonata in B minor, Reinecke's Undine Sonata, Faure's Fantaisie, Hindemith's Sonata for Flute and Piano, Copland's Duo for Flute and Piano, and 30 other masterpieces. Offering a faithful and comprehensive resource for understanding the context in which the repertory was composed, Notes for Flutists details in clear, chronological order flute repertoire from Georg Philipp Telemann, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Luciano Berio to Robert Muczynski and Aaron Copland. Kyle J. Dzapo offers rich biographical information on each composer and highlights history's impact on the creation and performance of notable works for flute. Aimed as a starting point for connecting performance studies with scholarship, Dr. Dzapo's analysis will help flutists gain a more complete picture of a given work. Its contextual and theoretical insights make it essential to musicians preparing and presenting programs, and detailed historical information about the work and composer will encourage and equip readers with the desire and insights to explore other works in a similarly analytical way. Lending insights to both solo flute and chamber pieces, Dzapo presents Notes for Flutists as an accessible music theory and analysis resource, making it indispensible for students and professionals alike.

Instrumentalists will love these collections of 130 popular solos, including: Another One Bites the Dust * Any Dream Will Do * Bad Day * Beauty and the Beast * Breaking Free * Clocks * Edelweiss * God Bless the U.S.A. * Heart and Soul * I Will Remember You * Imagine * Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye * Satin Doll * United We Stand * You Raise Me Up * and more.

(Instrumental Folio). 12 Disney favorites with a CD that lets you play along with a full band Titles include: Be Our Guest * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Colors of the Wind * Friend like Me * Let's Get Together * Under the Sea * You've Got a Friend in Me * Zero to Hero * and more.