Seven lively pieces for players at grades 2 - 3. Each piece helps with specific technical points - eg: Dim Dragon uses pauses and explores diminished chords while Ornamental Dragon uses various trills and mordents etc but all within an entertaining framework. The piano accompaniment is of the same grade as the solo part encouraging pupils to play together. Grade: 2 - 3

Federico Ruiz finds constant inspiration in the rich popular and folkloric music of his country. No. 10 The little Peruvian girl is featured by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in their Grade 4 piano exam pieces 2013 & 2014. Clara has recorded these pieces on CD: The Music of Federico Ruiz - on Nimbus Alliance Records (Catalogue No. NI6179). They first met in 1993 and she became acquainted not only with his music but through it discovered the precision and the soft expressiveness of each of the numerous rhythms of Latin America and the Caribbean. His music is a sophisticated synthesis of Latin American styles that amongst manyother traits expresses the subtle interface between 'classical' and 'popular' music of the continent. Clara Rodriguez is often described as an Ambassador of Latin-American piano music recognising the great number of concerts she has given and CDs where this music features prominently. Born in Caracas Clara studied there with Giomar Narváez and with Phyllis Sellick after winning a scholarship from the Venezuelan Arts Council to train in London at the Royal College of Music. At the age of sixteen she made her debut playing Mozart's last piano concerto with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra under the baton of José Antonio Abreu which was the starting point of her international career as a concert pianist. Her discography includes CDs of the piano music of Venezuelan composers Moises Moleiro (Nimbus NI6104) Teresa Carreño (Nimbus NI6103) VENEZUELA (Nimbus NI 6122) receiving glowing reviews from international publications such as Gramophone Magazine: 'Clara Rodriguez makes the most of her innate feel for the exuberant and languorous dispatching the toe-tapping cross-rhythms with panache and a light touch. This is a treasure chest from which to cherry-pick.' She regularly plays in London's Wigmore Hall Southbank Centre St. John's Smith Square St. Martin in-the-Fields and at Barbican Centre. Clara Rodriguez teaches the

Best Bits-Brass Set-Each of the four movements of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony simplified and abridged. Unlocked and arranged by Mark Goddard for Flexible Brass Ensemble. Combines with SP575 (Woodwind) and SP577 (Strings). Grade: 2 - 5

Snippets From Vivaldi S 4-Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

Flexible String Ensemble-Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

For String Trio- The complete overture from Mozart's renowned opera skilfully arranged for String Trio. The Marriage of Figaro K. 492 is an opera buffa in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786. The opera's libretto is based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais La folle journée ou le Mariage de Figaro ('The Mad Day or The Marriage of Figaro') which was first performed in 1784. It tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married foiling the efforts of their philandering employer Count Almaviva to seduce Susanna and teaching hima lesson in fidelity.

Ten very easy pieces for Piano 4 Hands. The 'Primo' part is 5 finger position only 'Secondo' part is approximately Grade 1 standard.

Eight great tunes with chord symbols with optional parts for your friends (instruments in C or Bb). Grade: 4

For Flute and Piano- Wilhelm Popp studied with the great Louis Drouet in the 1850s and wrote many charming works for the flute this among them. Susan Milan acclaimed soloist and teacher has edited this elegant edition. Susan Milan writes: 'I discovered the charming Popp Sonatinas Op. 388 while researching 19th century flute repertoire in the British Museum Library. They were first published in Hamburg in 1888. These beautifully crafted works are all without exception a delight to play and suitable for a broad level of player. They are a lovely example of Classical style and detailed in a way that makes them a joy to perform and as they are less than 10 minutes long they are aperfect addition to a short recital programme. In editing the Sonatinas I have tidied some of the articulation making the flute part consistent. Discrepancies between markings in the flute and piano part have been corrected. I have occasionally added some slurs where I feel the lyrical nature of a section might be enhanced shown as 'dotted' slurs. Where staccati appear to be missing I have added them. I have not on the whole added expression marks. I have not changed or removed original markings.'

These pieces where published on the occasion of Spartan's 25th birthday and are musically related to a set of piano duets written in 2001 'Whirligig'. These pieces where published on the occasion of Spartan's 25th birthday and are musically related to a set of Piano duets written in 2001 'Whirligig'.

Darren Fellows ' Beat It! for piano. 1. A Strange Episode 10. Song to the Stars 11. Bathtime Blues! 12. Sunset 13. The Last Waltz 14. Frosty Reception 15. Sock Rock! 2. Lazy Days 3. Forgotten Dreams 4. Learnin' the Blues 5. Somewhere 6. Take it Easy 7. Feelin' Blue 8. Beat It! 9. If you Only Knew

Excellent training material for string quartet using only 1st & 3rd Positions throughout. Including Handel's Overture from The Royal Fireworks and two matching movements from Bach's famous Suite in D (Air and Gavotte).

Seascapes is Book 1 of 4 in a series of original piano pieces the others being Dreamscapes Nightscapes and Soundscapes . The music itself draws from a broad range of styles and is targeted to stimulate that most important region of the head - the ears. While the technical and musical expectations obviously increase across the books (Grade 1 to 8+) the emphasis is always on getting the most from the piano as a sounding instrument. Seascapes has a distinctly nautical theme - so plunge in.

Grades 6 - 8- Flute Frictions is a series of flute duets in three books aimed at flautists from grade 1 to 8. Volume 3 includes 14 Flute duets for Grades 6-8.

Fifteen very playable Cello duets in contrasting styles. These duets have been written with an easier second Cello part and a more demanding first Cello part. Not too demanding in most cases so that roles can be reversed.

Five Beethoven pieces of a highly playable nature. Ideal teaching material in easy keys. Grade: 3 - 5

Ladies and Gentlemen Roll up! Roll up for a fantastic and evocative Circus extravaganza! This is a great collection of eight original catchy tunes by Alan Bullard for Horn with Piano accompaniment. Parts are included for F and E-flat Horn as well as the accompaniment or you can play-along with the backing CD. On the CD track 1 is a Bb tuning note then each piece appears twice: first with and then without the solo line. The music is light and humorous and aptly catches the circus mood Music Teacher Magazine . Grade: 3-5

13 Easy Pieces-Thirteen Easy Pieces for Piano. Thirteen Easy Pieces for Piano.

Brass Pack-All Things Bright and Beautiful Praise My Soul and five other favourites. Grade: 1 onwards

Clog Dances Fom The Lanca-Clog Dances from the Lancashire Cotton Mills arranged for Two Violins (or Violin & Viola) with optional Cello. Clog dancing originated in the North of England over 200 years ago. It is thought to have developed in the Lancashire Cotton Mills where wooden-soled clogs were preferred to leather soles because the floors were kept wet to help keep the humidity high an important feature in cotton spinning as the nails in leather soles could cause sparks which could result in the risk of explosion. The Clog dance steps were inspired by the rhythmic sounds of the textile machinery and it is said to have first been danced by girls working in the cotton mills. Theywould beat out a rhythm with their wooden clogs to keep in time with the shuttle flying backwards and forwards across the loom. They would also sing choruses whilst stepping to the rhythm of their machines. There were a variety of machines in the many mills of the Midlands and North West each machine built for a specific function. There were many rhythms and as the girls clog danced it is said that those watching the dancers could tell which machines they worked at and from which mill. Clog dancers were also a common sight not only at the mill's lunch breaks but also at competitions in towns and in Music Halls throughout the 19^th and 20th centuries.