for Alto Saxophone and Organ or Piano-The twelve pieces in A Festive Christmas have been arranged for various wind instruments - providing that brilliant sheen so apt at Christmas time. The pieces can be performed with organ or piano accompaniment. Jan and Jacob de Haan looked at many different sources for their inspiration: three pieces were chosen from Handel's oratorios as well as traditional Christmas carols and two Christmas medleys. Every holiday concert will benefit from that special something these dazzling carols provide.

for Solo Flute & Concert Band-This arrangement of Colin Cowles' Halibut Troll (from his Fishy Fantasies volume) off ers an excellent work for the young fl ute soloist to perform with a developing concert band. Emery Warnock's arrangement gives various instrumentalists in the accompanying band an opportunity to display solo artistry. The audience is sure to love the colourful contrasting moods this piece offers.

Choral Medley-The electro-pop groove in the music of Owl City is filled with whimsical and fresh sounds that choirs love to sing. This happy collection of tunes will please every choir and listener in this 7-minute medley that Includes: Fireflies Good Time Shooting Star When Can I See You Again. The electro-pop groove in the music of Owl City is filled with whimsical and fresh sounds that choirs love to sing. This happy collection of tunes will please every choir and listener in this 7-minute medley that includes: Fireflies Good Time Shooting Star When Can I See You Again.

8 carefully selected and edited piano arrangements with chord symbols in concert pitch. The accompanying CD includes full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded and full demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs.

The Loco-motion was the hippest dance routine to hit the clubs in the 1960s. In contrast to many songwriters who write songs after a trend has taken off singer/songwriter partners and couple Gerry Goffi n and Carole King wrote the song that kicked off the entire dancesong craze. Little Eva was the fi rst of several artists to reach the top of the US charts with this hit in 1962. Let your band rise to new heights with Hideaki Miura’s funky arrangement!

Carol Stringfest presents popular carols in flexible arrangements for string quartet beginner strings and duet. The books in the series can be used independently or in conjunction with one another. The inclusion of very simple parts for absolute beginners and an optional piano accompaniment to support less confident groups makes the series valuable to a wide range of abilities. Lyrics are also provided so there is something for everyone a must for Christmas!

It is true that tastes differ. Coffee has known a long history : it has been drunk since the 17th century. On one hand people drink coffee for relaxation on the other hand it is drunk to ward off tiredness or sleepiness. ‘Strong Coffee’ composed by Ron Gilmore works both ways. There will be people who will be able to relax during ‘Strong Coffee’ whereas others will experience it as a real boost. Is it a bit too strong after all such a funky Soul Beat? Then adding a little milk might help. As said before tastes differ!

And Other Holiday Favorites-26 well-loved Christmas classics are presented in Big-Note Piano notation for budding pianists in this collection. Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S - Grown-Up Christmas List - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane) - The Little Drummer Boy - Mistletoe and Holly - Nuttin' for Christmas - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Toyland - Up on the Housetop - White Christmas - Winter Wonderland - and more. 26 well-loved Christmas classics are presented in Big-Note Piano notation for budding pianists in this collection. Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S - Grown-Up Christmas List - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane) - The Little Drummer Boy - Mistletoe and Holly - Nuttin' for Christmas - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Toyland - Up on the Housetop - White Christmas - Winter Wonderland - and more.

24 pop country and motown hits-A great collection for beginners: if you can learn two chords you can play two dozen favorite hits! Includes: ABC · Brick House · Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) · Eleanor Rigby · A Horse with No Name · Iko Iko · Jambalaya (On the Bayou) · Okie from Muskogee · Oye Como Va · Tulsa Time · and more! A great collection for beginners: if you can learn two chords you can play two dozen favorite hits! Includes: ABC · Brick House · Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) · Eleanor Rigby · A Horse with No Name · Iko Iko · Jambalaya (On the Bayou) · Okie from Muskogee · Oye Como Va · Tulsa Time · and more!

Amazingly true to the original version John Berry has scored this well-known television theme for very young players. With moderate ranges for the brass and no solos required this one will go together quickly and sound great!

Pepperbox Jazz Book 2 contains a vibrant collection of original pieces for piano and piano duet as composed by Elissa Milne. Foreign Correspondent is included as an alternative piece on ABRSM Piano Grade 4 syllabus 2017-2018

Twelve Astrological Preludes were written over a period of roughly two years and several were broadcast on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night as well as in other concerts. Aquarius was written in 1994 as a filler to a popular BBC solo piano series of the time called At the Piano. It was named Aquarius for programming purposes and as Elms left the studio the producer called after him 'Only eleven to go' – and so Twelve Astrological Preludes came into being. The preludes which run in the usual cycle are based upon two melodic strands and there is one piece in each of the twelve major keys. The character and style of each prelude alludes to certaincharacter traits of its particular birth sign and each piece bears the initials of a friend born under that particular sign. Each prelude is prefaced by a printed description of some of the general characteristics deemed to be associated with that sign. These are of course generalisations! Some preludes show a little deference to some of my favourite 'masters'. Elms has recorded Twelve Astrological Preludes for the Herald label and they are available on the CD Moody Moves together with other pieces of his chamber music including the piano sextet from which the CD takes its name. More information is available at masterkeyboards.co.uk.

These books are designed for the first-time performer or weekend warrior whos learning how to play in a band. This volume includes parts and playing tips for the entire band: guitar bass drums keyboard and singer! Each book comes with two CDsthat contain full-band tracks for each song as well as “minus-one” tracks for each instrument for each song so players can practice on their own between band rehearsals. Five songs including: Dont Know Why • Give Me One Reason • My Favorite Mistake• Rolling in the Deep • White Horse. Rock Band Camp Volume 3: Pop/Rock Hits is designed for the first-time performer or weekend warrior who's learning how to play in a band. Rock Band Camp Volume 3: Pop/Rock Hits includes parts and playing tips for the entire band: Guitar Bass Drums Keyboard and Vocals. Each book comes with two CDs that contain full-band tracks for each song as well as “minus-one” tracks for each instrument for each song so players can practice on their own between band rehearsals. This songbook features five songs including Don't Know Why Rolling in the Deep and White Horse to name a few.

Violin lessons have never been so much fun! Squarking parrots giant footsteps black cats witches seagulls skaters and even a marching band - you'll find them all and many more in this exciting book. As you learn the pieces colour the picutes or draw some of your own - you'll love the music you'll love the pictures but you'll love your fiddle lessons even more!

This composition of Marc Cunningham has four parts and takes place on a sunny day in a picturesque town. 1. Promenade Many people walk through the city. The band passes through the streets. People are strolling along the avenues and amorous couples are sitting on a park bench. 2. Lovey Dovey One of these couples is knee-deep in love. 3. Crispy and Creamy Here the contrasts between a crisp staccato section in two-four time signature and a smooth legato section in three-four time signature are depicted. Is Crispy the boy and Creamy the girl? 4. Farewell In the last particle the couple says goodbye. We still think back tothe walk through the city. It sounds a little less happy now. Not everyone is good at saying goodbye sometimes a tear flows.

Jan Van der Roost and the commissioner of this work have strong personal ties making By the River a very personal work for both of them. The first part is pastoral and describes the rural character of what is actually an industrial region.The next movement a dynamic allegro that creates an exciting contrast to the first. All instruments are put to good use letting everyone have their moment in the limelight. All the interesting thematic and melodic elements Van der Roost createswill keep the audience engaged through to the very last note!

for Flute Clarinet and Piano Trio-Class of 1915 was written in celebration of the dual centenaries of Reed College and Arnold Schoenberg's celebrated work Pierrot Lunaire. Though the work shares the same instrumentation which has become popular among new music ensembles Schiff's work is a celebration of popular song and dance styles from the mid-1910's arranged in a suite that makes an ideal curtain-raiser for Pierrot concerts.

. . .a 13-minute work of strong compacted and wide-ranging emotions that demands further hearings.'Daniel Cariaga Los Angeles Times 27 January 1992

Quartet in C' is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism though there is a darker more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino played by the viola but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistful melancholy that carries over into the following Intermezzo a song-like episode containing some of the most virtuosic writing in the work. The last movement is a theme and six variations with a fugal ending. The theme is ballad-like with a suggestion of 18th-century elegance. Modality creeps into the second Adagio variation and there is rhythmic exhilaration in the succeeding Presto. What can be admired in this attractive quartet is its conciseness. This String Quartet was his first major composition of any kind. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism though there is a darker more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino played by the Viola but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistful melancholy that carries over into the following Intermezzo a song-like episode containing some of the most virtuosic writing in the work. The last movement is a theme and six variations with a fugal ending. The theme is ballad-like with a suggestion of 18th-century elegance. Modality creeps into thesecond Adagio variation and there is rhythmic exhilaration in the succeeding Presto. What can be admired in this attractive quartet is its conciseness. This String Quartet was his first major composition of any kind.

Dating from the Autumn of 1828 Schubert's 10th Symphony is arguably the composer's final creative endeavour. Using Schubert's extensive piano sketches - substantially complete for movements two and three and containing the principle material for the movement - the renowned Schubert scholar Brian Newbould has realised the work as Schubert himself might have done. The editor's judicious and sensitive realisation born out of a life-long study of the composer's workings has resulted in a fascinating and rewarding addition to the symphonic repertoire. The 10th Symphony offers a unique insight into the startling pioneering style of Schubert on the threshold of his fourthdecade.