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).

This follow-up edition presents a continuation and expansion of the techniques presented in Scale Studies, with a special emphasis on chordal concepts. It includes innovative exercises and solos that will help sax players learn melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation techniques.

Play Hollywood (Flute) features 10 all-time great film themes from across the decades with fun backing tracks to play along with. From the classic Chariots Of Fire and Superman to action-packed Star Wars, James Bond and Lord Of The Rings. You can play along with all your favourite movie themes. All the songs have been carefully selected and arranged for the Intermediate (Grades 3-5) player by Richard Harris, with fun backing tracks and piano accompaniments to download online.

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!

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.

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.

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.

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 3 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: Le Petit Chien (from 'The Good-Tempered Saxophone') [Mike Mower] The Miller of Dee [Trad. English] Allegro (first movement from Concerto in E, 'La Primavera', Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269) [Antonio Vivaldi] Swan Song [Lloyd Coleman] Pavane pour une infante defunte [Maurice Ravel] The Church at Errislannan [Althea Talbot-Howard] America (from 'West Side Story') [Leonard Bernstein] My Horse has Cast a Shoe (from 'Pacific 1860') [Noel Coward] Listen Up! [Charlotte Harding]

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 brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 1 Flute syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements - Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus.- Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 1 Flute exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

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)

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 4 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: Valse sous le vent [Valerie Rousse / Joel Littorie] Allegro (fourth movement from Sonata in F, HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11) [George Frideric Handel] A la Gavotte (No. 1 from Street Beats) [Karen Street] Chanson de Matin [Edward Elgar] Bess, you is my woman now [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin] Pas de deux [Errollyn Wallen] Abracadabra [Ruth Byrchmore] Tango (from All Styles) [Mark Fielding] Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68, arr. Ian Denley [Julius Fucik]

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 brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 4 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included. -Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus. -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) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 4 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 2 Flute syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements - Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus.- Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 2 Flute exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 5 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)

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 2 Flute 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: Menuet II (from 'Royal Fireworks Music', HWV 351) [George Frideric Handel] Study in D major (from Complete Method for the Flute, Part 1, Op. 53) [Heinrich Soussmann] Arethusa [Trad. British] Theme from Berceuse (from Dolly, Op. 56) [Gabriel Faure] Once Upon a Time [Karen Tanaka] Shaker Melody [Trad. American] We're off to see the wizard (from 'The Wizard of Oz') [Edgar Yipsel Harburg / Harold Arlen] Circus Rag [Cecilia McDowall] Cat Walk [Pam Wedgwood]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 1 Flute 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) The Lollypop Trot [Sally Adams] Minuet (from Symphony No. 94, 'The Surprise', Hob. I:94, third movement) [Joseph Haydn] Le douze de decembre (from Minuets, Cotillons and Country Dances) [Ignatius Sancho] Sakura [Trad. Japanese] Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) (from 'Mary Poppins') [Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman] Golden Slumbers [Trad. English] Spooked [Helen Long] Scrambled Egg and Chips [Mike Mower] The Muppet Show Theme [Jim Henson / Sam Pottle]

This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 5 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included. -Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus. -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) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 5 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

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.