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.

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.

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.

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.

Malcom Hayes's setting of the medieval poem Corpus Christi is a mysterious and haunting lullaby on the death of Christ. The words connect with the legend of the Holy Grail and also with the liturgical feasts of Good Friday and Corpus Christi itself (on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday usually in June). Malcolm Hayes’s setting is suitable for both church and concert performance. Faber New Choral Works introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of variedstyles.

Music by Frederick Loewe lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Arranged for piano and voice.

From Haydn to Humperdinck show tunes to spirituals - variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of this book. Here there are 20 carefully graded pieces which skilfully explore the Viola's unique sonorities and provides superb introductory literature for the young player.

The second Lecuona/Tirino Piano edition this collection includes waltzes that are the result of Thomas Tirino's exhaustive study of Lecuona's music based on all possible written and oral traditions in several countries. Many pieces are presented here in print for the first time. Includes an introduction by Tirino and authentic Piano solo arrangements of nine waltzes: seven Valses Fantásticos (Apasionado Romántico Poético Arabesque Patético Maravilloso Brillante) Vals Gitano and Crisantemo.

This book is perfect for those looking for something to bridge the gap between grades. Pam Wedgwood's inimitable style is guaranteed to breathe new life into your saxophone playing - the varied pieces in this bright collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles all designed to ease you gently on towards the next grade. This book is especially useful to students who have passed Grade 2 and would like a break before plunging into the syllabus for Grade 3. So lighten up and move on with Up-Grade!. ABRSM Alto and Baritone Saxophone examination grade 3.

The Gold Radio Network is the UK’s biggest classic hits network. Gold plays a fantastic mix of classic tracks from decade defining artists and era such as The Beatles The Rolling Stones Motown Madonna U2 Blondie The Who Aretha Franklin David Bowie The Beach Boys Diana Ross The Eagles Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder and Elton John - just to name a few! This songbook contains 30 classic Gold favourites arranged for piano voice and guitar.

Two days and a night caught up in the unrelenting current of a giant city! Celebrated song writer Lin Marsh armed with her musical camera snaps all the crackling connections of life down town.Metropolis is part of the Faber Young Voices series which is designed to address the needs of young and newly formed choirs. The three songs it contains capture the atmosphere of a busy and exciting city from the bustle of life 'down-town' to the glitzy neon-lit world of Broadway shows.

Trombone and Brass Band-Freaks! was written for Lisa Sarasini in 2006 and first performed by her with Zone One Brass at the Royal College of Music London. This tuneful and flamboyant showpiece was inspired by the Tod Browning film of the same name. The 1932 black and white cult classic was banned for many years due to its controversial morality issues and lead characters real life side show freaks . It is one of the most bizarre things to have ever come out of Hollywood. Gavin Higgins' virtuoso trombone solo is programmatic in style full of humour with a sinister undercurrent and is broken into seven short scenes: Introduction Roll up... See the Freaks The Amazing Cleopatra Queen of the Air Gooble Gobble one of us The Wedding Party The Fall of Cleopatra The Freaks Take Revenge Cleopatra The Duck Lady

A bright and boldly-contoured curtain raiser Nicholas Maw’s Spring Music (1983) burgeons with lyrical vitality. Lasting 14 minutes and scored for a modest orchestra (double wind four horns three trumpets three trombones and tuba timpani harp and strings) the work takes its cue from the well-known line of Dylan Thomas that for its composer seems to sum up the energy and beauty of spring: ‘The force that through the green fuse drives the flower.’ 'Spring Music rippled and shimmered with emerging new life: a piece well - named.' The New York Times (Bernard Holland) 13 July 1993'With its rich textures bubbling with activity not unlike Janácek thrilling at nature's evergreen renewal the piece seeks to put into music `the energy and beauty of spring'. It is an approachable example of the music of the 1980s deserving of a re-hearing.'Richard Fairman Financial Times 22 April 1993

A Simple and effective setting of a poem by Thomas Hardy mostly in unison with some elementary two-part singing. Ideal for a school choir.

Ten classics arranged for voice piano and guitar as performed and recorded by Celine Dion. The accompanying CD includes full backings for each song professionally arranged to recreate the sounds of the original recordings.

A brilliant collection of lively fun pieces with lots of handy tips arranged for piano duet.

The solo cantatas of Handel (most of them written in Italy during the years 1707-09) are commonly regarded as works of apprenticeship in which he forged a musical technique that would stand him in good stead as a composer of Italian operas. Available here is the first volume of solo Cantatas for Soprano with Basso Continuo. This highly authoritative edition has been edited and prepared by Andrew V. Jones.

Play along to these great Rock classics on Bass Guitar! The Authentic Playalong Series includes a specially recorded sound-alike CD with backing tracks to play and sing along to. Full performance demonstrations are also included. Transcribed from the original recordings for bass guitar in standard notation and tabulature with melody line and chord symbols. Classic Rock features eights songs from Motorhead The Cult AC/DC Deep Purple Lenny Kravtiz Boston Judas Priest and Spinal Tap!