String Quartet #2
A modernist String Quartet #2 by contemporary classic composer Avraham Chachamovits Listen here: https: //soundcloud.com/achacham/bessarabian-dance-for-string-quartet
Otzrot Chaim
A modernist Concerto for Celesta and Orchestra by contemporary classic composer Avraham Chachamovits Listen here: https: //soundcloud.com/achacham/concerto-for-celesta-and
Aish Kodesh
A modernist Passacaglia for orchestra by contemporary classic composer Avraham Chachamovits Listen here: https: //soundcloud.com/achacham/aish-kodesh-passacaglica-for
My First Book of Songs
The Visual Music Notation System(TM) is a revolutionary new musical notation that allows you to read, write and play music for the piano and keyboard almost instantly. 38 Classic songs have been arranged in this ground breaking new music notation giving anyone the ability to read and play music on the piano or keyboard without years of tedious study. The Visual Music Notation System(TM) was created for anyone who wants to be able to read music and play it on the piano or keyboard, and the songs in this book have been specially selected for their cultural significance and joy of playing. Everyone loves music, and most people wish they could sit down at a piano or keyboard and play something that people recognize as a song. The problem comes when it's time to read the music. It literally takes years before people can confidently sight read and play even a basic song. That time has been cut to a fraction as both adults and children can learn to read music and speak in musical terms in just minutes. The next time family or friends are around, imagine if you could confidently play, "Happy Birthday", "Auld Lang Syne", "The star spangled banner", "We wish you a merry Christmas", or "Silent night." My first book of songs - makes it possible!
Blank Guitar Tab Tablature Paper
This guitar tab notebook is designed for musicians, students, and teachers. This notebook contains blank chord diagrams to record ideas and tablature with generous interline space for fret numbers. Features: ✓ 119 pages of blank sheet music for guitar, for chord ideas and for tablature) ✓ six-line guitar tab staves ✓ Large size (8.5 x 11 in) ✓ Perfect for guitar lessons, composition, and songwriting ✓ High-quality white paper pages ✓ Premium soft glossy cover
Penny's Playground
Penny's Playground will turn a sad child into a smiling child and allow the child to enjoy being free and to have fun on the swing, seesaw, sliding board, and monkey bars.
Scherzo & Notturno
The incidental music for Mendelsshon's A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61, contains truly immortal pages. Not only the famous Wedding March, but also the two compositions object of this new publication: the Scherzo, that is already part of the piano repertoire due to some magnificent transcriptions as the Rachmananinoff one that is used as the basis of this new one done by me, as well as the Nocturne (here once again the Moszkowski transcription for the piano served for my own version). These are pieces that I wanted to present in an organ version that could allow me, in addition to my colleagues, to perform them convincingly on the pipe instrument and then to make it accessible to all music lovers. While not a lover of the idea of transcribing a transcription, I thought that an exception was possible with Mendelsshon's two scores. The two already existing ones, the Rachmaninoff and the Moszkowski, prove to be very interesting under various aspects: the particular taste of the two composers, as well virtuoso performers, involved; the quite unusual musical creativity shown in the scores (the Notturno, by Moszkowski, shown from a certain moment a big distance from the orchestral score, but it is done with such a grace and wonderful taste that I decided to let it flows); the possibility of expanding the orchestral resources that these versions, quite in a "Black and White" mood to quote Charles Rosen ("Piano Notes: The Pianist's World", Free Press 2004), could resound in a new perspective.
Songs Without Words
Songs Without Words is a set of meditative solo guitar compositions at an advanced beginner skill level. Exploring guitar-friendly melodic and chordal possibilities in 12 keys, these solos are a satisfying challenge to the beginner and an excellent set of melodic etudes for the intermediate player. Written in a contemporary style with nods to classical, folk, and rock, they are meant to equally enjoyable for both the player and the listener.
42 Studies
This collection of classical scores for the viola by Rodophe Kreutzer is a splendid resource for musicians. This edition, edited by Walter Blumenau, is faithfully reproduced from the original transcription..
The Music of Luigi Sagrini
Luigi Perret Sagrini (1809-1874) was a child prodigy on guitar, first performing at the age of eight in his hometown of Chamb矇ry, France. In Paris in 1825 he performed in concert with Liszt and published his first seven opus numbers for guitar when he was just sixteen years old. His opus 4 was dedicated to Luigi Legnani, and Legnani in turn dedicated his opus 9 and opus 32 to Sagrini. He performed continuously in Paris, northern France and Brussels before arriving in London in 1829. He continued publishing and performing for many years with London as his permanent home. Due to declining health, he stopped performing and devoted his time to teaching and publishing songs with guitar accompaniment. This volume includes all located editions Luigi Sagrini published from 1825 to 1850 for guitar solo, guitar duo, as well as guitar and piano. Sagrini published over 50 songs with guitar accompaniment, which are not included. Content: Introduction Music Catalog Op. 2 - Variations sur la Polonaise de la Griselda Op. 4 - Grandes Variations pour Guitare, sur un th礙me de Racio Calupo D矇di矇es 獺 Mr. L. Legnani Op. 5 - Cinq Divertissements Op. 5(b) - Five Divertimentos Op. 6 - Variations Brillantes Op. 7 - Grandes Variations et Finale Op. 9 - Extract as number 142 of FerdinandPelzer's One Hundred and Fifty Exercises Op. 11 - Variations Brillantes Sur un Th礙me Allemand Op. 12 - Variations Brillantes Sur un Air de Rossini Op. 11 & 12 - Deux Variations Brillantes No. 1 Th礙me Allemand, No. 2 Th礙me de Rossini Op. 13, Liv. 2 - La Recreation des ?l癡ves Op. 13(b) - R矇cr矇ation des Amateurs Op. 16 - Select Airs, from Masaniello Op. 20, No. 1 - Divertissement Op. 24 - Cinq Airs Choisis, de Masaniello Op. 27 - Fantaisie G: 1 - Souvenirs de Boh癡me G: 2 - The Celebrated Galoppade G: 3 - Easy & Brilliant Fantaisie G: 4 - Favorite Waltz G: 9 - Valse Favorite Du Duc de Reichstadt GP: 1 - Variations Concertantes GP: 3 - No. 1 Strauss' Gems M: 3 - A Guide to the Guitar M: 4 - A Set of Preludes, Exercises, & Airs No. 7 of Neuland's Duets for Guitar & Piano Forte
Partitas for Mandora
Partitas for Mandora: Volume 1 Arranged for Guitar; The Partita was originally the name for a single instrumental piece of music but in the Baroque Era, Partitas came to be a collection of musical pieces and was, more or less, a synonym for Suite. In addition to Brescianello, composers of the period included Johan Kuhnau, Christoph Graupner, and, of course, Johan Sebastian Bach. The Partita consisted of a series of movements all in the same key. Each of these was most likely derived from earlier dance forms but by the time of the Baroque Era they had left the ballroom far behind and had become abstract types of art music. The Partitas for Madora included here had between four and nine parts in each, often beginning with an Aria or an "Entr矇e". Other parts of the Partita might be an Allegro, Andante, Menuet, Rigaudon, Scherzo and Gigue Some of the pieces that follow are approachable to the well-practiced beginning or intermediate performer, others will push the player to the limits of his technique.
Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises - Book 1
Studying the exercises in Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist is a rite of passage for serious piano players-and it has been for over 100 years. A staple of conservatory curricula around the world, the thorough technical training offered by this book is unmatched by any other. Hanon's drills are divided into three distinct sections, progressing from simple to complex. The first set aims to develop strength and independence in the fingers. The second set moves on to scales and arpeggios. The final group of exercises is considerably more difficult and focuses on surmounting the greatest technical challenges of piano playing. This part includes repeated notes, repeated double notes, scales in thirds and octaves, tremolos, trills, and more. The Virtuoso Pianist is a challenging and instructive book for players of all ages, skill levels, and traditions. Book I contains preparatory Exercises for the acquirement of agility, strength, dexterity, and perfect evenness of the fingers. Continue your refinement of skills with books 2 (ISBN 1974899829) and 3 (ISBN 1974899535) in this series, or get the complete series of 3 books in one edition (hardcover ISBN 162654591X, paperback ISBN 1626545901).
Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Book III (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 1073, Nos. 44-60)
Studying the exercises in Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist is a rite of passage for serious piano players-and it has been for over 100 years. A staple of conservatory curricula around the world, the thorough technical training offered by this book is unmatched by any other. Hanon's drills are divided into three distinct sections, progressing from simple to complex. The first set aims to develop strength and independence in the fingers. The second set moves on to scales and arpeggios. The final group of exercises is considerably more difficult and focuses on surmounting the greatest technical challenges of piano playing. This part includes repeated notes, repeated double notes, scales in thirds and octaves, tremolos, trills, and more. The Virtuoso Pianist is a challenging and instructive book for players of all ages, skill levels, and traditions. Book I contains preparatory Exercises for the acquirement of agility, strength, dexterity, and perfect evenness of the fingers. Get the complete series of 3 books in one edition (hardcover ISBN 162654591X, paperback ISBN 1626545901).
Learn How to Play Keyboard / Piano With Auto-Accompaniment
As the title suggests, this book has been written for absolute beginners who wish to play keyboard using auto-accompaniment and assumes no prior musical knowledge - just the desire to do it! Items covered include: Buying your first keyboard or piano; Reading music from scratch (treble clef mainly, bass clef briefly); Easy, effective finger exercises which require minimal reading ability; Important musical symbols; Your first tunes; Audio links for tunes and exercises; Key signatures and transposition; Pre-scale exercises; Major and minor scales in keyboard and notation view; Chord construction; Chord fingering; Chord charts in keyboard view; Arpeggios in keyboard and notation view; Arpeggio exercises; Playing from a Fake Book with auto-accompaniment; Over 25 tunes included and free link to more; Plus, more! After completing this book, you will have a good basic understanding of music theory as well as a good basic playing technique, paving the way for more advanced study in your chosen field - jazz, blues, pop, etc.
Flying Fiddle Duets for Violin and Cello, Book One
Flying Fiddle Duets for Violin and Cello, Book One presents duets in first position for advanced-beginning or early-intermediate violinists and cellists. Written to provide students with exciting and energetic duets, these fiddle and folk duets are extremely playable. These duets can be played by a student and teacher or by two students. The book is compatible with and can be played with the first violin line of Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Violins, Book One (CHP263) or Flying Fiddle Duets for Violin and Viola, Book One (CHP344.) Note: this book is not compatible with Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Violas (CHP268) or Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Cellos (CHP272).
First 50 Piano Solos You Should Play - Songbook Featuring Simple Arrangements of Classical and Contemporary Favorites
(Easy Piano Songbook). This collection features 50 simply arranged, must-know classical and contemporary favorites, including: Always * Clair de Lune * The Entertainer * Fallin' * Imagine * Lean on Me * Linus and Lucy * Piano Man * The Pink Panther * Rhapsody in Blue * When I Fall in Love * and more.
Beginning Baritone Ukulele Fingerstyle Songbook
Welcome to the Beginning Baritone Ukulele Fingerstyle Songbook by Uke Like The Pros and written by Terry Carter. This book is written for the beginning baritone ukulele player that is interested in learning how to finger pick. This book will not only teach you some cool songs but will also help you develop the fingerstyle techniques necessary to play more advanced finger picking pieces. By the end of this book you will also learn 7 of the most important and widely used fingerstyle patterns that you can apply to all of your favorite songs. This Beginning Baritone Ukulele Fingerstyle Songbook is a step by step method to master finger picking. Each of the 7 fingerstyle patterns you are going to learn will be introduced in 2 separate lessons. The first lesson of each fingerstyle pattern will introduce a finger picking pattern and have you practice that pattern over a simple 2 chord progression. This will allow you to focus on learning and memorizing the fingerstyle pattern while not having to worry about switching to a lot of different chords. The second lesson of each fingerstyle pattern will be an original song written specifically for you to continue to master the finger picking pattern you just learned. But this time you will apply the pattern over a song that uses more chords, moves around different strings and the fretboard, and sounds cool. These songs will give you a sense of accomplishment when you master them and will make people turn their heads to listen when they hear you playing them. By the end of this book you will not only learn 7 of the most important fingerpicking patterns but will have 7 complete songs you can practice and play. As a bonus, at the end of this book, there is a chord progression already written for you that you can create your own fingerstyle pattern for. Whether you use a pattern that you learn from this book or you come up with your very own pattern, this will help you develop the skill to apply finger picking to any song. The Beginning Baritone Ukulele Fingerstyle Songbook with also show you different tips and concepts related to fingerstyle playing such as the rest stroke vs the free stroke. This course was written for standard D - G - B - E baritone ukulele tuning and you can use either high D or low D tuning. With the purchase of this book you will get free access to the slow and fast backing tracks that accompany every lesson at ukelikethepros.com/baritonesongbook There is also a complete video course (sold separately) that is available at ukelikethepros.com/baritonefingertyle Are you ready? This is what is needed from you. To make the decision right now that you will stay committed to working on the Beginning Baritone Ukulele Fingerstyle Songbook every day until you get through all the lessons and songs. That means setting aside some time, even if it's just 15 minutes a day to practice this material. You will only improve and get better with a daily practice routine and discipline. I realize life it busy with work, families, emergencies and other unexpected things but decide right now that no matter what, even if you must get up early or go to bed late that you will practice daily. The rewards and growth you will see will outweigh any pain or difficulties you might have to keeping up with your practice. Don't forget to get your free backing tracks for this course at ukelikethepros.com/baritonesongbook
A Selection of Works for the Keyboard
Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 - 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
Jim Wilson Piano Songbook Two
The second of Jim Wilson's Piano Songbook collections. This book contains the sheet music of the piano solos (with guitar chords) for ALL of the songs on Jim's best-selling classic, "Cape of Good Hope", including the title cut, Discovery, Picasso's Midnight Stroll and Donna Lynn. Jim Wilson said this work is dedicated "to the spirit of voyaging into the unknown in the quest for a better life.""Cape of Good Hope makes a classy artistic statement. Good melodies and attractive arrangements. The music is very genuine." -- Burt Bacharach
Jim Wilson Piano Songbook One
The sheet music of the piano solos (with guitar chords) for ALL the songs on Jim's first Songbook collection, "Northern Seascape", including the title cut, Django's Hope, Mon Ami Eternel. Northern Seascape is a gorgeous collection of 11 piano-featured instrumentals that will take you on an emotional journey from the Irish shores of the North Atlantic to a swirling snowfall in the Sierras. The music is described as bittersweet, joyful, romantic, poignant. "Jim Wilso's Northern Seascape is a delicately woven romantic classic, a magical, musical carpet ride of melodic beauty." Carole King
Soft Power Songbook
All twelve songs from the William Michael Perry album "Soft Power" accurately transcribed for guitar, piano, vocal.
Franz Clemens Duke of Bavaria
The Gallichone was a lute-like instrument primarily of the 18th Century popular in Germany and neighboring areas. The three Sonatas and 12 Menuttos here are delightful pieces that have rarely been heard in modern times and deserve to be performed. The music is easily approachable by an intermediate-level performer and the Menuettos can, for the most part, be played by well-practiced beginners. Have fun!
PARSAVA, Five Pieces for solo Piano
5-piece composition for the piano for Level: Intermediate - AdvancedOne of Pejman's latest works is a 5-piece composition for the piano, Parsava, which is his only solo instrument composition.These set of pieces, commissioned by Iranian composer Ahmad Pejman, are each classical masterpieces infused with Persian culture. Each piece tells its own story, one romantically playful, and the other mystically melancholic. It is without a doubt a milestone for all pianists and musicians! This Series contains 5 Pieces with streamable and downloadable audio tracks performed by Ali Heshmati Afshar
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
Here are 18 Partitas - altogether 93 pieces - originally written for the Gallichone and now arranged for the guitar in modern notation and tablature. Each piece is a little Baroque gem that is fairly easy to play by an intermediate performer and many are approachable by a well-practiced beginner. Have fun!
The Ternary Distinction of Film Music
The author addresses the problematic categorization of film music in terms of the reductive diegetic/nondiegetic binary distinction. Caillez Angeles reconstructs the binary to establish a new tripartite schema that subsumes ambiguous classifications of film music that remain sitting outside and within the binary regions. Following the law of parsimony, the schema proffers a new way to organize film music without destabilizing categorial logic.
Requiem
Commissioned by the government of Thailand as a memorial to the victims of the 9/11 tragedy, Somtow Sucharitkul's Requiem takes its inspiration from the words of great American poets: T.S. Eliot, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson. Tom Mintier of CNN called in "a moving work"in a feature that aired on the anniversary of the tragedy. Set for soprano, large chorus and orchestra, the three-movement work is a triptych on the themes of Devastation, Mourning, and Hope. This is a study score that contains the entire orchestral and vocal music of the Requiem in a convenient and readable A4 size.
Mae Naak (Vocal Score)
A complete vocal score of Somtow Sucharitkul's 2003 horror opera, "Mae Naak", edited and with a piano reduction by Trisdee na Patalung. The Nation called this opera "a truly great work" with its exotic colors and ironic cross-breeding of Thai folk music with the tropes of horror film music. As noted for its grand guignol as its sweeping lyricism, "Mae Naak" has been garnering rave reviews since its Bangkok Opera debut with Nancy Yuen in the title role.
Sailing Into Bethlehem; Christmas Duets for Two Violins
Looking for intriguingly beautiful early-intermediate violin holiday duets? Sailing into Bethlehem: Christmas Duets for Two Violins gives you a chance to play the carols you love with your teacher, your students, or your friends. Weaving melodies with accompaniment, Myanna Harvey has created a Christmas book in the style of Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Violins. Playable, enjoyable, performable: these duets are a welcome addition to the Christmas chamber music repertoire. Know any violists or cellists? You can pick up a copy of theviola book or the cello book and play with those instruments as well; the viola book is fully compatible with the viola and cello books! Here's the technical nitty-gritty: -all in first position -in keys of G, C, and D
50 from the Fifties - Rock 'n' Roll Guitar Songbook
This guitar songbook contains 50 classic songs from the early days of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly - songs made famous by artists such as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Bill Haley. The songs are ideal for beginner guitarists as well as experienced guitarists who haven't ventured far into the world of 1950s rock 'n' roll before. Most can be played with just 3 chords, and you need only 4 chords to play all 50 songs! These include: 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Tutti Frutti', 'That'll Be The Day', 'Rock and Roll Ruby', 'Rock Around the Clock', 'Johnny B Goode', 'Be-Bop-a-Lula', 'Jailhouse Rock', and 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'. Each song has been carefully selected and arranged for guitar and is presented over a double-page spread with chords above the lyrics. There is also valuable instruction in how to strum the guitar when playing rock 'n' roll, and a useful explanation of the 12-bar blues chord structure of many of the songs.
Home County/Treading Water Songbook
Songbook for the Home County album "Treading Water" released 2021. All eleven songs reproduced for chord/melody guitar, piano etc. Lyrics/music.
How To Raise Successful People
As much as we humans like to get our hopes high, we can't always expect things to go our way. Even things we have worked hard for can sometimes go downhill. It is at times overconfidence, but sometimes it can be pure bad luck. We can't get disheartened by something that was not meant to go a specific way. Don't expect perfection in all the work you do. Staying patient is the walk towards the reward. And making the best out of the worst can be the only way to get yourself going. Just about everything in your life affects your future in a way or other, so make sure that you do all you can to make yourself worth the praise. Keep your lifestyle simple but effective. Try to do as much as possible for yourself and make time to relax as well. For long-term success, willpower is the most important; make sure you have it. Keep your headlight and calm for the upcoming difficulties and prepare yourself to face almost everything life throws at you.
Hitchcock's Banjo Collection - 230 Easy Pieces for the Banjo - Comprising a Choice Collection of Polkas, Waltzes, Clog Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs, Walkarounds, Songs, Etc - In both the Guitar and Banjo St
"Hitchcock's Banjo Collection" contains the sheet music for over 230 Banjo pieces of various styles and genres, including waltzes, clog hornpipes, polkas, jigs, and more. Selected for their relative simpleness, these traditional songs are perfect for those learning the banjo and would make for fine additions to musical collections. Contents include: "An Amerlean's Toast", "Auld Lang Syne", "Anne Laurie", "Arkansas Traveller", "Alabama Walk Around", "Andy Leavitt's Poila", "Alligator Walk Around", "Austrian National Hymn", "Bridal Waltz", "Black Snake Reel", "Babies on our Block" etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
4 Impromptus for Piano Solo
4 Impromptus For Piano Solo by Max Alpha King21st century classical piano solo pieces composed to appeal to both the pianist and the listener. These pieces are for intermediate to advanced pianists. Like all good pieces they will broaden your musical horizon, and arouse your appreciation of musical elements, structure and expression.Max Alpha King's Impromptus for piano solo follow the tradition of piano impromptus popularised by Schubert, Chopin, Faure and others. Max Alpha King's contribution brings the style up to date with more dissonant harmonies, modern rhythms, more contrasting moods and dynamics, etc. It is hoped that they will present both performer and audience with a new source of musical interest, fun and appreciation.
3 Fantasias for Piano Solo
3 Fantasias For Piano Solo by Max Alpha King21st century classical piano solo pieces composed to appeal to both the pianist and the listener. Max Alpha King's Fantasias for piano solo are lively pieces to be played with brilliance and sparkle. They feature exciting modern musical devices like syncopated rhythms, strong harmonies or dissonances, sudden shifts of keys, and occasional bold dynamic gestures.Advanced pianists will find these Fantasias suitable 21st century piano pieces to add to their repertoire. Intermediate pianists who are bold enough will enjoy tackling the difficulties and challenges posed by the pieces. Audiences should be able to enjoy all three pieces when played well according to the directions given in the musical scores.
6 Contemplations for Piano Solo
6 Contemplations For Piano Solo by Max Alpha King21st century classical piano solo pieces suitable for intermediate to advanced pianists. Like all good pieces they will broaden your musical horizon, and arouse your appreciation of musical elements, structure and expression.Max Alpha King's Contemplations for piano are expressive and conducive to reflection. Intermediate to advanced pianists will enjoy learning and playing these pieces to delight or impress their audiences. Elements of folk and modern music from around the world are structured very skilfully and coherently into attractive pieces of 21st century piano art music. In his works, Max Alpha King tries to impress both the performer and the listener, which is reminiscent of the appeal of the great past masters of music.
Collected Chamber Works
This volume contains the scores & parts of ten pre-COVID chamber works in varying combinations for violin, viola, cello & piano by composer Gary Lloyd Noland (b. 1957). These works were composed within a 30-year time frame spanning the last two decades of the 20th century and first decade of the 21st century (1980-2010). Included in this volume are Noland's: WALTZ FANTASY for violin & piano Op. 87, KORNGOLDAROONIE for string trio Op. 93, IRRATIONALISMUS for cello & piano Op. 96, BIRCHERMUESLI: "Cereal Music" for string quartet Op. 6, ROMANCE for viola & piano Op. 10, POCKET TRIO for violin, cello & piano Op. 79, INTERMEZZO for violin & piano Op. 18, DOG DUO for viola & cello Op. 66a, FANTASY IN E MINOR for cello & piano Op. 24, and FUGUE IN G MAJOR for string quartet Op. 13. All of these works were composed for professional classical musicians to perform on recitals and concerts. They are also suitable for seasoned undergraduate and graduate student musicians as well as talented amateur and high school aged musicians, not to mention the occasional prodigiously gifted tween or twain. Having received both high critical acclaim for, and enthusiastic reception to, his music over the past three-plus decades, it is only until recently (2021) that many scores of his compositions had been relatively difficult to come by, as they had heretofore been haphazardly available in only limited costly editions. The publication of this collection marks the third in a series of comfortably affordable volumes of Noland's compositions that may prove to be of interest not only to seasoned chamber musicians (i.e., violinists, violists, cellists & pianists), but also to serious scholars of contemporary classical music. Noland has stood out consistently over the years, ever since having done his time as a student composer in the mid 1970s to late 1980s, as one of the chief proponents from his generation (late baby-boom) of a way of composing that could easily lend itself to being acknowledged (rather than dismissed), by responsible critics and musicologists, as having eventually led towards, or at very least having become inadvertently entangled with, a trend of sorts symptomatic of a bona fide school of thinking insofar as its having represented his own (and certain other composer's) instinctive propensities for refusing categorically to succumb to mainstream musical whimsies dictated by the academic marketplace (if, indeed, there is such a thing). It is not the calling of any composer worth his salt, what with (as is par for the course) such entities being in possession of a patently conspicuous myopic vision, but rather that of discerning music critics, competent musicologists, and discriminating musical connoisseurs, to sort such things out. While such pigeonholing is to be eschewed at all costs, it is, still and all, a necessary evil. It is unmistakably evident to this composer that a new proclivity of sorts has emerged amongst young composers, as exemplified by the musics created by certain high-minded members of the post baby-boom generation(s) (i.e., Gen Xers, Millennials, and Zoomers), whose musical outpourings tend to be less self-consciously influenced by the more anarchistic, nihilistic, pessimistic approaches of the post-war academic modernists (namely: those who produce(d) works that tend toward the stochastically anal and promiscuously higgledy-piggledy) than their immediate forebears. Indeed, Melody and Harmony appear to be thriving once again in certain august musical circles. One can almost seize upon some vague semblance of historical continuity being manifested thereby-a sort of picking-up-where-things-left-off phenomenon-after a sluggish lapse dominated by steaming piles of post-war dreckage, during which years, it must be owned, many serviceable technical innovations were inaugurated by members of the (then) musical elite in all its avant-garden-variety splendor.
Selected Piano Works of Helen C. Crane - Book One - Intermediate
Recently re-discovered composer Helen C. Crane (1868-1930) makes her 21st century debut with this collection of her piano works. A talented student of music, Ms. Crane was chosen to study composition in the 1890s with Philipp Scharwenka, pianist, composer and then director of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, Germany. Here she studied alongside later notables like Otto Klemperer who was one of her contemporaries. With the completion of studies her budding career was met with numerous accolades and acceptance into the various German & Austrian publishing houses: among these Breitkopf & Hertel, Gustav Vetter, and Ries & Erler. On one of her trips home to the States (April of 1900) she premiered several of her pieces at Mendellsohn Hall in NYC and herself conducted an American premier of her orchestral tone-poem "The Last Tournament", based upon the same named chapter of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Idylls Of The King" Her career was marked with well-met premiers in Germany and Austria and she was honored to have her music performed by the Berlin Philharmonic at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Her career appeared quite vibrant until the First World War brought it all to a close. She returned to the United States in 1917 where in spite of the horrific turn of events she once again was the recipient of an award: this time American. Federated Music Clubs awarded her first prize for her composition "Elegy for Cello". In the last decade of her life (1923) indicative of her success and her abiding appreciation to German-Austrian audiences, she was gifted an "all-Helen Crane" concert at the Mozarteum in Salzberg, with Dr. Bernhard Paumgartner conducting. She passed in November of 1930 at her home in Scarsdale, NY. She accomplished a great deal in her four-decade career, her music encompassing 74 numbered works: music for piano, violin, cello, string quartets, tone-poems for orchestra, art songs, works for choir as well as for orchestra and chorus and two symphonies. Her piano music gives a unique insight into her marvelous talent and reveals a heretofore unheard American strain: the unique marriage of Helen Crane's American taste and sensibilities and her German conservatory training. It is apparent upon playing and/or listening to her music that here was fertile ground for the blossoming of all manner of future American music styles, from music for the cinema to jazz.
Little Pianist. Piano Songbook for Kids
One of the biggest mistakes when someone starts learning to play the piano is playing songs with their index finger instead of using all fingers and both hands. Most piano sheet music for kids has notes for practicing with the right hand only, which encourages the 'plinky-plonk' playing that children should avoid.In this book, however, all songs have treble and bass clef notes for practicing with both hands!So, suppose you are looking for a diverse collection of 55 large print piano songs for children, young learners, or adult students that are simple enough for beginners to play and show letters (note names), numbers (fingerings), and lyrics. In that case, this is the perfect book for you. In this book, you will get: 55 EASY PIANO SONGS FOR KIDS - All songs have been arranged especially for young learners. This means that all complex chords and rhythms have been simplified. Also, all the pieces are kept relatively short, only one or two pages long. This will allow your child to enter the magic world of piano without frustration.FROM EASIEST TO HARDEST - Are you tired of searching for piano pieces with the appropriate difficulty? At the beginning of this book, you will find very simple songs, and then they gradually get more challenging as the book progresses. This will keep your child motivated and enable them to progress through the levels. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SONGS - You will get a diverse selection of pieces: well-known children's songs and nursery rhymes and simplified classical pieces, as well as famous English evergreens and international folk songs. This varied selection of easy sheet music will fuel your kid's enjoyment when practicing the piano.WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS - The most straightforward songs in this book are presented with letters above the music notes to help you know what keys to press. However, as the pieces get more complex, the note names have been deliberately left out to encourage note recognition. All songs include finger placements (numbers) in problem areas.LARGE PRINT - Most music notes for beginners are pretty small, so learners struggle to read them without squinting. To avoid this, all songs in this book have a clear layout and large print for students to follow the pieces easily.NOTES FOR BOTH HANDS - Most easy piano pieces for children have notes for practicing one hand only, encouraging them to play songs with only their index finger. The proper technique, however, is playing with all fingers and both hands. That's why all pieces in this book are in both treble and bass clef (i.e., both right and left hand).BONUS: FREE AUDIO FILES TO DOWNLOAD - Do you want to get an idea of what a piece should sound like? If you are unsure how to play a piece, our audio files will help you get a feel for the melody. Buy this book NOW and enter the splendid world of piano and music!Ideal also as a wonderful birthday present or Christmas gift.
Christmas Carols for Easy Piano
Easy-to-Play Christmas Carols for Piano - 21 Simple Pieces for Young LearnersMake piano learning magical this Christmas! This joyful collection of 21 easy carol arrangements is specially designed to help beginners and young pianists build skills, confidence, and musical expression while enjoying their favourite festive tunes.From timeless classics like Silent Night, Jingle Bells, and O Come All Ye Faithful to a few lesser-known treasures, each piece is carefully crafted to sound beautiful while remaining simple enough for early learners to master.Arranged by a highly experienced piano teacher, the music encourages steady progress, clear hand positions, and good rhythm - making it perfect for lesson use, practice, and performance.Whether used for school concerts, Christmas recitals, or home performances, this book gives young pianists the chance to shine and share their music with pride.Why students and teachers love it: 21 easy, graded Christmas carols for pianoIdeal for lessons, recitals, or home practiceTuneful and satisfying arrangements that sound great even for beginnersClear, large notation for easy readingBalanced mix of familiar favourites and a few surprisesCreated by an expert piano teacher who knows what motivates learnersSimple, joyful, and beautifully arranged - this book turns Christmas piano practice into a fun and confidence-building experience for every young musician! Beautifully printed: Clear, large print which is easy to readCover: paperback with tough glossy coverSize: 8.5 x 11 inches (slightly smaller than A4)Tunes included are: Jingle BellsAway in a MangerI Saw Three ShipsThe First NowellGood King WenceslasSilent NightWhile Shepherds WatchedWe Three KingsOnce in Royal David's CityIn the Bleak Mid-WinterJolly Old Saint NicholasSee Amid the Winter's SnowAndrew Mine, Jasper MineDing Dong Merrily on HighO Little Town of BethlehemO Come All Ye FaithfulThe Holly and the IvySans Day CarolDeck the HallO Christmas TreeHark the Herald Angels SingWe Wish You a Merry Christmas
Cool-Catchy-Calm
Multi-award-winning composer/pianist Margaret Brandman has penned this collection of gently graded pieces for early to intermediate level pianists. The pieces are composed in a wide variety of appealing styles including Cool pieces featuring Blues, Rock, Salsa. and Jazz elements; Catchy pieces exploring the chromatic scale, the topography of the piano, and the percussive pianistic style; and Calm pieces in a flowing style with scintillating modern harmonies. These unique pieces will assist developing pianists to improve their interval reading, rhythmic, and harmonic skills, whilst gaining experience in a wide variety of contemporary musical styles. The titles of the pieces, will capture the performer's imagination and provide insight into the stylistic content of the piece.
Contemporary Modal Pieces
Award-winning composer Margaret Brandman's pieces for piano in this collection explore several Contemporary Classical and Jazz writing techniques in a tuneful and accessible way. They serve to familiarise the performer with tonalities other than Major and Minor by introducing students to the unique sounds of the seven standard church modes used in Western Music for over a thousand years: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. Pentatonic and Whole-tone scale sounds are also explored as well as pieces composed using 'Serial' techniques. The student of classical music will be opened up to the exciting world of Jazz sounds via the Modal Scales and the various rhythms included in the book; while the Australian animal titles will capture the performer's imagination and provide insight into the stylistic content of the piece. In addition to the pieces there are many helpful suggestions that provide a means of encouraging improvisation. For the student of composition, previously dry theoretical concepts are brought to life in each of the pieces which bridge the gap between conventional writing techniques and contemporary experimental material. Many of the pieces from this collection are listed in the Australian Music Examination Syllabus as set works for students to perform at their examinations.
Bawdy Ballads and Salty Songs for the Ukulele
The ukulele is often known for its happy sound. No matter how dark or salty the lyrics may be, there is still a shred of light joy coming out of the tiny four-stringed instrument. Or at least that is what people will tell you. The songs in this book are for those who can handle the salty side of the ukulele, the lustier of lyrics and the bawdiest of ballads. This collection is perfect for when you are in the mood to have a rage play on your tiny ax, shed a few tears while strumming, or to set the mood when feeling a little randy. Whatever dark and twisty reasons you have for picking up your ukulele today, try one of these Bawdy Ballads and you will find the joy in playing something a little more tangled than your typical ukulele songbook.
Six Little Piano Pieces op. 19 (MDB Urtext)
A new highly acclaimed and accurate Urtext edition of Schoenberg's Six Little Piano Pieces, with English translation of the original German text by Schoenberg. Laid out with the performer in mind, these editions are of the highest quality, clear, easy to read and complete with suggested fingering.
Christmas Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar
Christmas Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar contains twenty five well-known Christmas songs arranged for fingerstyle guitar in standard tuning.The arrangements are designed for easy sight reading, with the potential to embellish them on the fly to create more complex arrangements in your own style. In addition to the arrangements, the book includes tips and suggestions on adding your own introductions and endings as well as improvising variations. Recordings of all carols are available as a free download. Songs: Angels We Have Heard on HighAuld Lang SyneAway in a Manger (Mueller)Away in a Manger (Cradle Song)Bring a Torch, Jeanette, IsabellaCoventry CarolGo Tell It on the MountainGod Rest Ye Merry, GentlemenGood King WenceslasHark! The Herald Angels SingHere We Come A-WassailingIn the Bleak MidwinterIt Came Upon a Midnight ClearJoy to the WorldO Christmas TreeO Come All Ye FaithfulO Come, O Come, EmmanuelO Little Town of BethlehemSilent NightThe First NoelThe Holly and the IvyUp on the HousetopWe Three KingsWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasWhat Child is This?From the author's Introduction: Like other books in this series, the tunes in this book are meant to be easy to play, easy to read, and most of all, easy to extend on the fly. There are two basic approaches to playing fingerstyle arrangements: memorize every note of an intricate piece and play it the same way every time, or start with an outline of the tune, and improvise variations. The first approach has the advantage that the notes are all worked out ahead of time, but takes work to memorize. The music may also get stale over time, since everything is locked in. With the second approach, memorization is easier (or maybe even unnecessary), and you can continually explore new variations, making the music more fun to play, and potentially more fun to listen to.Christmas tunes are ideally suited for the improvisational approach. Most musicians don't need to perform them all year long, and it's challenging to maintain a repertoire of memorized arrangements that get played only during the holidays. The arrangements in this book are designed to be pulled out at a moment's notice, and allow you to perform seasonal music without preparation. These sketches are similar to those found in "fake books," but designed for solo fingerstyle guitar. Jazz fake books are typically limited to just chord names and perhaps melody. These arrangements provide a bit more than that - basically easy-to-play arrangements with no complicated parts that are designed to be extended on the fly.
Collected Piano Works
Composer Gary Lloyd Noland's COLLECTED PIANO WORKS: Volume 2 includes his epic-length 39 VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME IN F MAJOR Op. 98, his super-virtuosic GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE Op. 15, his GOLDEN GATE RAG Op. 123, and several other heretofore unpublished works for piano.39 VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME IN F MAJOR Op. 98 is, at approximately two hours duration, one of the lenghiest and most challenging sets in the history of the genre. It has been described by composer Ernesto Ferreri as "an historical variation set for piano, a true descendant of the Goldbergs and Diabellis, beautifully targeted to an apotheosis of supreme grandeur." Composer/pianist Ludwig Tuman described it as "an astounding tour de force. In its far-reaching, systematic exploration of the theme's creative possibilities, as well as in the inexhaustible imagination brought to bear, it reminds one of the Goldberg and the Diabelli. But in its monumental dimensions it goes far beyond them both, and in the large number of historical styles referenced and integrated into the work ... I am unaware of any parallel. I especially enjoyed the consistent use of certain features of the theme, regardless of the style or the type of tonality, pantonality or atonality employed-among them the melodic turn, the phrases ascending by whole steps, and others. I offer my humble congratulations on a titanic achievement!" Ragtime pianist Mark Lutton once described GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE Op. 15 as "the most difficult ragtime piece of all time ... The audience needs to have Attention Hyperabundance Disorder. (It's fine if, like me, your idea of a nice short little piece is a tone poem by Richard Strauss.)" The Canadian pianist and composer Max Keelyside described it as "the work of a musician's musician." GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE received its official world premiere on KPFA Radio on 4 October, 1991 in celebration of the inauguration of Pacifica Radio's (then) sparkling new facility in Berkeley, California. It was "performed" on a computer-driven Yamaha Disklavier. This historic premiere, paired with the premiere of a (then) new work by Lou Harrison, was later written up in Nicolas Slonimsky's MUSIC SINCE 1900 (an encyclopedic compendium that chronologically lists premieres of compositions that its author deems to be among the most significant and noteworthy of the 20th century). Ernesto Ferreri wrote, "Only a musical maniac could push something this far ... at times the rags fugue and the fugues rag into waves of improbable climaxes ... noticed a double fugue with the rag theme ... and you gotta love how it detours around atonality ... brillante indeed!" The late Slovak composer and conductor Ladislav Kupkovic (1936-2016) once wrote to Noland: "...Ihre Musik ist wunderschön, 'Grande Rag Brillante' ist ein Meisterwerk; als auch Komponist bin ich voll Neid, dass ich so etwas nicht schreiben kann. Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Erfolg! Ich komponiere schon viele Jahre europäisch tonal und es ist nicht leicht, so zu komponieren in einer Welt, die noch in der atonalen Ideologie denkt. Ich hoffe, Ihr Weg wird leichter." Here is a link to a rendition of GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE: https: //soundcloud.com/gary- noland/grande-rag-brillante-for-piano-op-15.GOLDEN GATE RAG Op. 123 was originally sketched out in 1974 and underwent significant revisions in 2021. This is the first time it has appeared in publication.THREE MEDLEYS from VENGE ART comprise a series of strung-together musical excerpts from various works by Richard Strauss, Mahler, Korngold, Sch繹nberg, Berg, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Brahms, Karol Szymanowski, Mozart, and Hugo Wolf. The recently revised THREE INCONGRUISMS Op. 122 (2021) are derived from various unfinished compositions by Noland dating back to the late 1970s and mid 1980s.
Harry Styles: Adore You
Superstar Harry Styles is the man of the moment. The breakout star of the hugely successful boy-band One Direction, Harry has achieved solo stardom as a musician, an actor, a fashionista and humanitarian. His two hit albums, Harry Styles and Fine Lines have won critical acclaim and track after track have gone on to top the music charts all over the world. His single Watermelon Sugar was the sound of summer 2020. Endlessly fascinating to fans and commentators alike, he is rarely out of the headlines. If it's not his music, it will be his rainbow-coloured, gender fluid fashion, his romances or movie appearances getting everybody talking. He's a natural showman, a cheeky charmer who manages to stay grounded throughout all the madness of fame in the 24/7 21st century. Adore You The Illustrated Biography charts Harry's journey from obscurity to world fame, including his music, his acting, his fashion, his women and his charity work. Find out what makes him beautiful ......
Best of Chopin
Welcome to Best of Chopin: 50 Greatest Piano Pieces. I have included what I believe to be the best Chopin pieces for piano. These pieces are great to entertain friends, and family with. The list of 50 pieces contains a good variety of Nocturnes, Etudes, Preludes, Waltzes, and other Classical favorites. Chopin was one of the best pianist of the Romantic period who composed primarily for solo piano. Chopin invented the concept of instrumental Ballade, in which I have included some of them. No other composer has contributed as many significants melodies to the piano's repertoire as Chopin.Chopin piano pieces are always a joy to learn and to listen to.
Selected Piano Works of Helen C. Crane - Book Two - Advanced
Recently re-discovered composer Helen C. Crane (1868-1930) makes her 21st century debut with this collection of her piano works. A talented student of music, Ms. Crane was chosen to study composition in the 1890s with Philipp Scharwenka, pianist, composer and then director of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, Germany. Here she studied alongside later notables like Otto Klemperer who was one of her contemporaries. With the completion of studies her budding career was met with numerous accolades and acceptance into the various German & Austrian publishing houses: among these Breitkopf & Hertel, Gustav Vetter, and Ries & Erler. On one of her trips home to the States (April of 1900) she premiered several of her pieces at Mendellsohn Hall in NYC and herself conducted an American premier of her orchestral tone-poem "The Last Tournament", based upon the same named chapter of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Idylls Of The King" Her career was marked with well-met premiers in Germany and Austria and she was honored to have her music performed by the Berlin Philharmonic at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Her career appeared quite vibrant until the First World War brought it all to a close. She returned to the United States in 1917 where in spite of the horrific turn of events she once again was the recipient of an award: this time American. Federated Music Clubs awarded her first prize for her composition "Elegy for Cello". In the last decade of her life (1923) indicative of her success and her abiding appreciation to German-Austrian audiences, she was gifted an "all-Helen Crane" concert at the Mozarteum in Salzberg, with Dr. Bernhard Paumgartner conducting. She passed in November of 1930 at her home in Scarsdale, NY. She accomplished a great deal in her four-decade career, her music encompassing 71 numbered works: music for piano, violin, cello, string quartets, tone-poems for orchestra, art songs, works for choir as well as for orchestra and chorus and two symphonies. Her piano music gives a unique insight into her marvelous talent and reveals a heretofore unheard American strain: the unique marriage of Helen Crane's American taste and sensibilities and her German conservatory training. It is apparent upon playing and/or listening to her music that here was fertile ground for the blossoming of all manner of future American music styles, from music for the cinema to jazz and unique styles of George Gershwin and perhaps Irving Berlin.
