A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Each volume presents a variety of keys time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. A Romantic Sketchbook For Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Mostly composed between 1830 and 1930 the pieces in these albums have been selected to introduce players to a wide range of music from works by some of the leading Romantic composers (such as Schumann Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky) to unfamiliar pieces by lesser-known figures. Each volume presents a variety of keys time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. Players will also respond imaginatively to the varying styles and moods offeredin these colourful sketchbooks from the lively dances and mood pictures to the tender songs and gentle serenades. The five books in this series are graded in terms of difficulty Book 1 being relatively easy and Book 5 advanced.

paper cover-The Well-Tempered Clavier is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Winner of the Music Retailers Association's Standard Publication Award for 1994. Edited by Richard Jones with commentaries by Donald Francis Tovey. The first part of Bach's 48 preludes and fugues. Set as part of the ABRSM Harpsichord grade 8 examination.

Scarlatti's Selected Keyboard Sonatas have been published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Published within the Signature' Series a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions and performance notes

This book provides invaluable practice material for the building of technique. The studies offer useful practice for first three fingers using second finger in both positions and helps develop note-reading skills at this level. The book contains a good variety of finger technique keys and bow strokes and also helpful fingerings and bowings. 12 studies on the open strings with first second and third fingers composed by Herbert Kinsey.

Encore Violin is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM violin exam pieces selected from syllabuses of the past few decades. Violinists will find an appealing mix of repertoire while teachers can be confident that the perfect balance of content has been selected at every level. Encore Violin is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Violin exam pieces selected from syllabuses of the past few decades. Violinists will find an appealing mix of repertoire while teachers can be confident that the perfect balance of content has been selected at every level. Book 3 features popular pieces at Grades 5 and 6. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics like the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria or Brahms's Hungarian Dance in G minor. Footnotes provide background information a summary of the key skills that each piece develops and new ideas for exploring the music.'

A collection of pieces which have been set for ABRSM's piano exams over the years. Available in three series each containing five graded volumes and reflecting the wide variety of pieces on the syllabuses. The series concentrate on the baroque and romantic sections of the syllabus. Fifteen pieces of Grade 6 standard. Includes works by J.S. Bach John Field Franz Liszt and Scriabin.

Schumann's Drei Fantasiestucke are published are part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes.

BWV 806 807 & 808-Bach's English Suites are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. BWV 806-808 edited and annotated by Richard Jones. Selected for the ABRSM Grade 6 Harpsichord examination.

A collection of pieces which have been set for ABRSM's piano exams over the years. Available in three series each containing five graded volumes and reflecting the wide variety of pieces on the syllabuses. The series concentrate on the baroque and romantic sections of the syllabus. Fifteen pieces from Couperin to Franck edited for the ABRSM by Howard Ferguson.

A collection of pieces which have been set for ABRSM's piano exams over the years. Available in three series each containing five graded volumes and reflecting the wide variety of pieces on the syllabuses. The series concentrate on the baroque and romantic sections of the syllabus. Twenty-three pieces from Purcell to D'Indy edited for the ABRSM by Howard Ferguson.

Six colourful miniatures depicting images of the sea. The range of moods and keys will provide plenty of technical practice for young players while the pictures conveyed will stretch their feeling for interpretation. Six colourful miniatures depicting images of the sea range of moods and keys will provide plenty of technical practice for young players while the pictures conveyed will stretch their feeling for interpretation The six Seascapes all lie in first position and range across the four strings. They are in an accessible tonal/modal style and there are appropriate accompaniments for A sea breeze and Rippling Waves.' Music Teacher There is a lot of very expressive and attractive writing in a singularly English style.' Music in the Curriculum As well as being well written for this instrument(s)... theyeach pick up details of string technique which makes them very useful teaching material.' SATIPS

Gordon Lewin's collection of pieces for saxophone combines a popular mix of original pieces arrangements and traditional songs. From Bach Paganini and Rossini to folksongs from Andalucia and Israel this volume provides a contrasted selection of well-arranged pieces and varied repertoire for students. Gordon Lewin's collection of pieces for saxophone Grades 3 to 6 combines a popular mix of original pieces arrangements and traditional songs from Bach Paganini and Rossini to folksongs. Selected for the ABRSM Alto and Tenor Saxophone examinations grades 4 5 and 6.

Beethoven's piano sonatas are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Also available in the three complete volumes both cloth bound and paperback. For its size its brilliance and its maturity this work presents surprisingly few difficulties of technique and interpretation. Only a great composer could have written this sonata and a good performance of it promises a capacity for presenting the greater things that followed it. This Signature edition has been edited by Harold Craxton and annotated by Donald Francis Tovey.

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A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Each volume presents a variety of keys time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. A Romantic Sketchbook For Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Mostly composed between 1830 and 1930 the pieces in these albums have been selected to introduce players to a wide range of music from works by some of the leading Romantic composers (such as Schumann Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky) to unfamiliar pieces by lesser-known figures. Each volume presents a variety of keys time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. Players will also respond imaginatively to the varying styles and moods offeredin these colourful sketchbooks from the lively dances and mood pictures to the tender songs and gentle serenades. The five books in this series are graded in terms of difficulty Book 1 being relatively easy and Book 5 advanced.

Easier Piano Pieces 01-A one-time student of Mozart Thomas Attwood published these four sonatinas as lessons for 'Young Beginners on the PianoForte or Harpsichord' in 1795. Short tuneful and easy they provide an excellent introduction to the classical sonatina form. Easier Piano Pieces Vol.1 edited by Richard Jones.

Easier Piano Pieces 69-The works of Russian conductor pianist and composer Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956) were much influenced by 19th-century Russian romantic tradition. These fascinating sketches vary considerably in style from a serene chorale-like work to an agitato piece full of chromatic detail. Most are gentle romantic works coloured with subtle harmonic touches. Easier Piano Pieces Vol.69 edited by Thomas A. Johnson.

These books of studies provide invaluable practice material for the building of technique. The Elementary Progressive Studies in three sets of 24 studies transcribed for viola comprehensively explore viola playing in the various positions indicated and a note at the head of each study shows further the technical skill to be developed. 24 studies in the third second and fifth positions composed by Herbert Kinsey.

Brahms' Fantasies are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Johannes Brahms was an accomplished pianist and composed many wonderful pieces. He remained rooted in tradition despite changing trends but is responsible for much of the development of variations whether used independently or layered to create complex and thematic cycles. This fabulous collection contains all Seven Fantasies each set for Piano solo. These are some of the latest of Brahms work and are typical of his use of mysterious melody call and response and rich textured sounds. With extensive editorial note footnotes and annotations this is a superb addition to any pianist's collection.

from Vol. II-Beethoven's Grand Sonata in A flat is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series. Edited by renowed Beethoven-specialist Professor Barry Cooper this edition includes informative introductions and performance notes. This piece features on the alternative list pieces in the Grade 8 ABRSM Piano syllabus 2011 & 2012. A truly magnificent piano work as you might expect from the Great Master! The Sonata in A Flat Op.26 is a challenging and impressive piece that carries his characteristic grandeur detail and expression all evident right from the start. Structurally this piece contains great interest what with the ‘theme and variation’ form of the first movement and the juxtaposition of a short Scherzo movement between the first movement and the slow third movement Maestoso Andante . Also interestingly the fourth movement Allegro ends with the same hushed dynamics with which it begins which contrasts strikingly with the usual fiery and rousing ending oneencounters in the 'finale' of a sonata. This edition of the work is taken from the renowned ABRSM 'Signature' series and has been edited by Barry Cooper with fingerings by David Ward.