Bassoon Quartet-Pasodoble Demento was written for the 'Equal Opportunities Bassoon Quartet' in 1986 and has since become a favourite 'lollipop' being selected for the Oxford Music Festival Prize Winners' Concert in the same year and subsequently broadcast. The style of the piece is rooted in 'big band' sounds. Duration: 3 mins. 4 Bassoons (No contra required).

These fifteen short pieces are a good introduction to the blues.

All four movements of Gustav Mahlers 1st symphony condensed and abbreviated into four delightful miniatures. Highly playable and enormous fun. The Austrian late-Romantic composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is nowadays recognised as one of the greatest composers of his time. A successful conductor during his lifetime it was only after Mahler 's death that his own compositions began to enjoy widespread popularity. Composed between 1887-1888 Mahler 's celebrated First Symphony received high critical acclaim as a groundbreaking work which took the imagination and narrative of a symphonic poem and gave this the cohesion of earlier structures from the genre. Mark Goddard 's innovative Mahler One Inspiration By The Ton! takes the First Symphony and condensesand abbreviates the movements into four delightful miniatures for flexible String Ensemble. Suitable for String groups at an intermediate level this enjoyable arrangement is highly playable and enormous fun. Mahler One Inspiration By The Ton! is also available for Flexible Wind Ensemble and Flexible Brass Ensemble . These three instrumental packs can all be used together.

A set that provides easy yet wonderfully satisfying arrangements of three famous chorale harmonisations. Grade: 4 - 5

A Congregational Setting-A congregational setting of rite A. Written for the Parish of Cowley Oxford and used by them weekly since 1987. Kyrie Gloria Sanctus and Benedictus and Agnus Dei with alternative acclamations and congregational setting to Eucharistic prayer. A congregational setting of rite A. Written for the Parish of Cowley Oxford and used by them weekly since 1987. Kyrie Gloria Sanctus and Benedictus and Agnus Dei with alternative acclamations and congregational setting to Eucharistic prayer.

Brass Version-This arrangement retains the essence of the great work yet is easy to play and concise. This BRASS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Strings (SP1350) - see back cover for details. This arrangement retains the essence of the great work yet is easy to play and concise. This BRASS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Strings (SP1350) - see back cover for details.

Seven movements including the opening 'Siciliana Overture'. This Suite is in G major.

Largo Al Factotum-Probably Rossini's most famous aria arranged for string quartet with the option to replace the viola part with Violin 3. Grade: approx 5

Seven Jazz and Rock numbers for Clarinet and Piano Accompaniment. There is also a CD of backing tracks included. Grade: 4 - 8

Flute Frictions Volume 2 contains Flute duets aimed at flautists a grade 4-5. '... The sheer joy of being part of a 'winning team' can hardly be overestimated; played well a duet is greater than the sum of its parts and may well have the potential to please in a concert setting.'

A well presented collection of works by Handel all strictly in 1st position. Score with parts for vln 1 2 vla (with vln 3 option) Vc.

Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (from 1st Movt.) and Debussy: Prelude - Footsteps in the Snow. Score with parts for Piccolo Flutes 1 (div. & short solo in Debussy) Flutes 2 (div.) Alto Flute and Bass Flute. Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (from 1st Movt.) and Debussy: Prelude - Footsteps in the Snow. Score with parts for Piccolo Flutes 1 (div. & short solo in Debussy) Flutes 2 (div.) Alto Flute and Bass Flute.

Symphony No.5-First movement of Beethoven's 5th carefully and imaginatively arranged. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

These short melodic pieces for violin with piano accompaniment were inspired by Lewis Carroll's story. The violin part is Grade 4 in 1st position with a few notes in 3rd position and uses varied bowings and keys. Grade: 4

Jazz Hands is a series of original jazz pieces for Piano by Mark Tanner which covers all standards from grade one through to red hot. Although the player may feel free to indulge in a spot of improvisation in response to the printed music there is no expectation to do so in any of the books. Nor are there any chord symbols or other bespoke abbreviations the like of which presuppose a degree of familiarity with the genre which may not actually be the case. Rather the idea is that the player will become gradually more confident and adept at playing in a jazz style as he/she works through the books. It may well be that a classically-trainedpianist has reached say grade 5 but feels currently at a more modest stage when tackling jazz. This is absolutely not a problem and indeed is all the more reason for the 'straight' player to extend their jazz skills to match. The title of this series 'Jazz Hands' derives from the familiar exuberant gesturing seen in music theatre – fingers spread and extended with palms facing upwards an effect frequently amplified by a convulsive shivering of the hands. Cheerleaders have tended to make widespread use of jazz hands while the concept has also found its way into revues Broadway shows and films as well as contemporary dance. In the current context I am of course referring to the jazz pianist's hands which in only the most ambitiously spaced Art Tatum chord would require the player to stretch the digits to such an extent as in the aforementioned theatrical sense. The term 'jazz' has been adopted and adapted in a multiplicity of ways (not unlike 'classical' indeed) so that it no longer tells us very much about the music itself. Aficionados immediately recognise the better-known subgenres such as 'bebop' or 'New Orleans' styles and may even be able to distinguish 'smooth' from 'groove' or 'fusion/crossover' from 'postmodern'. And yet these are just labels not music. In an understandable bid to define all that we hear

The second book in the Listen To The World series contains an eclectic range of Piano pieces covering all grades written in response to Mark Tanner 's frequent trips abroad as a concert pianist and ABRSM examiner. ' Intriguing sounds emanate from all around us - the noises of the elements animals and people going about their everyday business. There are exotic evocations and some ancient symbolism in the mix too alongside a little humour here and there to lighten the mood. ' - Mark Tanner

All the tunes in the book are written in the Chalumeau Register for the Clarinet in B flat and are suitable for students in their first year. Includes chord symbols for optional Guitar and/or Keyboard accompaniment.

Piano solos and duets all on the white notes! The range of styles is wide covering jazz pop ambient reflective humorous minimalist impressionistic.

Six original educational solos in pop styles for piano or keyboard with exercises to focus on the techniques required to perform the music. The CD includes performances rehearsal tracks and backing tracks to accompany the printed music.

Solo Trombone with piano (Orchestral material on hire). Commissioned by the Burford Orchestra for the trombonist Michael Skitt. Five movements. Duration: 20 mins. 'The concerto was played with concentrated enthusiasm by the whole orchestra. Mark Goddard's concerto is a welcome addition to the repertoire.' Oxford Times. Manuscript form.