Russian Romantic Repertoire Level 1 is a quality collection of Russian Piano pieces introducing the pianist to fascinating terrain. These pieces have been meticulously selected and edited by Stephen Coombs and are approximately Grades 4-6 in level.

Jurassic Blue follows on directly from Jackaroo it begins with a revision of the first finger and then moves on to second and third fingers. Each piece introduces a new rhythmic or technical point with useful suggestion boxes for the teacher. There's also the chance to create you own dinosaurs too inspired by Drew Hillier's wacky illustrations. Monstrous pieces for beginners by Caroline Lumsden and Pam Wedgwood.

Behold now praise the Lord is a dramatic work written for the combined choirs of St Paul’s Cathedral Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral and was commissioned for the annual St Cecilia Service in St Paul’s Cathedral by Help Musicians UK. Dedicated to the memory of the organist John Scott it is characterised by a virtuoso organ part and striking declamatory four-part choral writing. Written for SATB with Organ. Part of Faber Music’s Choral Signature Series.

Commissioned by the University of Sussex to celebrate their Silver Jubilee in 1986 God is Our Refuge sets Psalm 46 and is one of Harvey’s easier choral works offering all choirs an ideal introduction to his choral writing.

80 Graded Studies For Oboe brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory with studies by Blatt Brod Ferling Fetzen Garnier Hinke Luft Plelleur Freillon-Poncein Vithim and Weideman. The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficultly according to a carefully planned technical progression.

Lady Antebellum has established a stellar reputation with their rich harmonies and impeccable instrumental skills. This uplifting song featured in the movie Act of Valor and also covered by Kristin Chenoweth is an inspirational choice perfect for graduation and other end-of-the-year programs. Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:20.

For 2 flutes and piano.

100 Years Of Popular Music chronicles the greatest music of the last century. This book contains over 70 songs from the 1980s arranged for piano voice and guitar providing a fascinating insight into the music of the era. A listing of new inventions first seen during the 1980s is also included.

Written for Vaughan William's choir in surrey these are beautifully judged for amateur voices. The music is direct and sharply characterised. Originally with orchestra they are equally suitable for performance within choral concerts or as church anthems with either organ or piano accompaniment.

Billy Joel For Ukulele features 20 of Joel 's biggest hits arranged to sound great on a little Uke. This songbook includes And So It Goes It's Still Rock and Roll to Me The Longest Time New York State of Mind Piano Man Uptown Girl You May Be Right and more. Billy Joel For Ukulele features 20 of Joel 's biggest hits arranged to sound great on a little Uke. This songbook includes And So It Goes It's Still Rock and Roll to Me The Longest Time New York State of Mind Piano Man Uptown Girl You May Be Right and more.

Opening with a bright statement of the main theme with striking accents dynamic contrasts and a pulsating rhythmic energy this accessible work for treble voices transitions into a contrasting and more lyrical benedictus sectionbefore returning to the exciting opening material. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Men's choirs and quartets will dig the hip sounds of Brian Setzer in this setting for unaccompanied voices! You'll love the way the vocal parts trade riffs and the audience will rave!

The Horn of Plenty is a composition which allows to present the Horn in many styles. The opening has an heroic character and exudes an Spanish atmosphere. The next part is a playful and lighthearted Leggiero . The melody used in bar 38 has an oriental sound through melodic use of the harmonic scale. The Andante is a parody on a piano etude by the composer Stephen Heller a Frenchman of Hungarian descent. The piece ends with a relaxed swing area in which the Horn also in a different way can be heard.

Danceries Set II arranged for brass band was first commission by Keith Allen for the Birmingham Symphonic Winds. This second set of Danceries continues the format established in the popular Danceries (Set I) of using tunes and dances from Playford s Dancing Master (17th century) to form the basis of an extended dancesuite. In this set the melodies have become more abstracted and project only a distant echo of their original forms. As before each movement is self-contained colourful and direct with its own distinct mood. The outer movements Jennie s Bawbee and Peascod s Galliarda share driving percussion with a military air. Tom Tinker s Toye and Heart s Ease(movements two and three) are both settings of original melodies. All movements are more extended than in the first set with a freer use and approach to the material; melodies now occur in various keys and are supported by a greater variety of harmonic colouring. The result is a richer even more exhilarating set of dances. Brass Band Grade 5.

Iedereen kind of ouder kent (nog) wel het gevoel van het bijwonen van een poppenkast voorstelling. Of de hoofdpersonen nu Kaspar en Grete (Duitsland) of Pulcinella (Italië) heten Petrushka (Rusland) of Jan Klaassen en Katrijn (Nederland) er doen zich altijd humoristische spannende en hilarische taferelen voor. De oerpersonage is Pulcinella waarin het woord 'pulcino' (kuikentje) te herkennen is. Hij heeft dan ook een snavelvormige neus een hanige tred en een kwakende stem. In Engeland heten de hoofdpersonen Punch and Judy. Punch stapt onbekommerd door het leven maar vindt samen met zijn Judy spanning en verdriet op zijn pad. De kwakende stem van Punch isduidelijk te horen door het gebruik van de 'kazoo'. Hun leven kent verrassende wendingen. Dat is te horen in een 'slapstick'-achtig gedeelte aan het slot van deze voor alle leeftijden geschikte voorstelling.

Red Hot Violin is an exciting new series of graded performance repertoire with a difference featuring sizzling arrangements of contemporary show-stoppers for intermediate violin with piano. With pieces in a wide variety of styles violinists of all ages will enjoy showing off these sparkling takes on popular favourites. They’re perfect for inspiring students as a refreshing change from exam repertoire and would go down a storm at any concert or recital. Arranger and composer Rachel Jennings has been playing the violin since the age of six studying with Susan Sheppard and Jean Harvey and theory with Jonathan Rathbone. She runs a private teachingstudio in Nottingham. The A Team; Canarios; Cotton-Eyed Joe; Dream A Little Dream Of Me; I Wanna Be Like You; If Only I Had A Brain; One Day Like This; Sleigh Ride; Summer Nights.

Burial Chant Sundry Ecstasies composed for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra in memory of Calvin Simmons. Burial Chant Sundry Ecstasies composed for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra in memory of Calvin Simmons.

What happened when Egbert joined Mr. Bim Bam's Circus?The intrepid hero of The Adventures Of Egbert watches his circus friends performing their daily routines and imitates their actions on his Violin. Intended for use in conjunction with The Adventures Of Egbert Egbert's Circus Games is a series of warm-up exercises for beginner violinists. Designed to encourage the development of good technique right from the start it holds the pupil's attention by placing the necessary routines within the context of the Egbert story. Comprehensive teacher's notes give guidance and helpful technical hints.

The text of this work is by Bishop J Cosin based on Veni Creator Spiritus. The music is based on a pentatonic chord throughout and reflects the floating rhythms of plainchant. The piece builds to a wonderful and ecstatic climax using a set of aleatoric overlapping vocal phrases. Commissioned by 1984 Southern Cathedrals Festivaland first performed at Winchester Cathedral in June 1984. The piece is for an unaccompanied SATB choir of at least sixteen voices.

Described by its composer as ‘a fantasia’ Carl Vine’s dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repetition and development of material throughout the 22-minute work (which has been recorded by the Goldner String Quartet on ABC Classics) but this is less important to its structure than the vivid musical contrasts which delineate its formal arc. Described by its composer as ‘a fantasia’ Carl Vine’s dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repetition and development of material throughout the 22-minute work (which has been recorded by the Goldner String Quartet on ABC Classics) but this is less important to its structure than the vivid musical contrasts which delineate its formal arc.