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The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written for pianists at the intermediate level, the pieces in this collection are designed to help students progress technically and musically. A variety of keys, styles,...

Robert D. Vandall's four duet fantasies on classic carols have now been compiled into one spectacular collection. These extended fantasies incorporate exhilarating rhythms and unexpected harmonic changes, making them fantastic performance vehicles for early intermediate to late intermediate pianists. Careful balancing of the primo...

The trademark Vandall style---rhythmic vitality coupled with lyrical passage work---is present in this exciting duet. The vivace tempo marking sets the stage for the toccata, written in G Mixolydian and 4/4 meter. Syncopation, accents and sequential passagework are hallmarks of the opening A section....

The Op. 79 was announced by Breitkopf & H舐tel in Leipzig in December 1810 as sonatine pour le pianoforte." It was also registered at London's copyright registry on August 31, 1810, by the English publisher Muzio Clementi. It is not possible to ascertain exactly...

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written for pianists at the early-intermediate level, the pieces in this collection expand the reading range and technical level. Both primo and secondo parts are equal...

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written for pianists at the late-elementary level, the pieces in this collection require hands-together coordination and move around the keyboard. Both primo and secondo parts are...

Adults will enjoy the ease with which they master these well-known tunes skillfully arranged at the early intermediate level. Titles: Ain't Misbehavin' * I Got Rhythm * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Killing Me Softly with His...

In 1845, Robert Schumann embarked on an intense course of contrapuntal studies. This led him to rent a pedalboard attachment for his piano, inspiring him to write pieces specifically for pedal piano, including these etudes. The great French composer Georges Bizet arranged the Six...

Original jazz solos designed to introduce students to the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic elements of jazz style. Book 3 contains eight solos for the intermediate to late intermediate level pianist. Titles: Blues Jam * Blues Lullaby * Dorian Motion * Easy, Breezy Jazz *...

Suite Georgia: A Sonatina visits the state of Georgia with three sweeping movements in sonatina form. The largest rock dome in North America is represented in the first movement, Stone Mountain, by a grand and flowing style. The majestic melody is supported by rich...

The Celebrated Christmas Duets series features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. New and exciting harmonies and rhythms create satisfying musical experiences, and careful balancing of the primo and secondo parts gives both performers...

Jackson Browne's first multi-platinum album, The Pretender reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts as well as placed at No. 391 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time." This album-matching folio features professional arrangements for Piano/Vocal/Chords. Titles: Daddy's Tune * The...

The spirit of the Southwest comes alive in this imaginative duet suite by Melody Bober. Intermediate students will enjoy this descriptive tribute through its three movements: Colorado River Rapids," "Sedona Sun," and "Majestic Grand Canyon." All three titles are Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selections."Author: Melody...

A three-movement suite, Melody Bober's musical tour of the northern prairie states takes you from a playful Prairie Stomp" to an expressive, lyrical "Minnesota Morning," and comes to a dramatic close with a furious "Blizzard." "Minnesota Morning" and "Prairie Stomp" are Federation Festivals 2016-2020...

This creative collection of short solos offers an enjoyable musical journey for the intermediate pianist. There are 24 pieces, one each in every major and minor key. The pieces are paired in parallel major and minor keys and can be performed in these pairs...

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 is considered by many, including Beethoven, to be one of his greatest sonatas. The nickname appassionata" probably came from a four-hand version entitled Sonata appassionata, published in Hamburg in 1838. The famous opening thematic statement played...

The Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, is an important milestone, not only in Beethoven's piano sonatas but also in the development of the keyboard sonata. It is dramatic and emotional to the extent seldom approached by composers of the day as...

Challenging and musically rewarding advanced duo piano arrangements of four of Gershwin's most popular songs: But Not for Me * It Ain't Necessarily So * Someone to Watch over Me * 'S Wonderful/Funny Face. This addition to the two-piano repertoire was an official requirement...

Edited by Willard A. Palmer, this is the first movement of Beethoven's famous Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2. Included are historical notes about the work and the composer, as well as illustrations, and additional footnotes and performance suggestions within the score, which was carefully...

Artistic performance starts with artistic preparation. The purpose of this series is to guide you through the three learning stages that lead to an artistic performance: Preparatory and Introductory Practice," "Creative and Efficient Practice" and "Polishing for an Artistic Performance." Background information and history...

This very lively little piece is an excerpt from the great South American composer's Prole do Bebe" suite, which contains musical descriptions of a baby's dolls, including "Polichinelo" who is a traditional puppet (Punch) that is full of zany antics. This is a popular...

Maurice Hinson's Masterwork Edition of Liszt's perhaps best-known Hungarian Rhapsody contains historic information and performance notes, as well as alternate cadenzas and ossia notations.Author: Franz LisztISBN-10: 0739005650ISBN-13: 9780739005651Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1987Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.30d

Passionate and pioneering, Liszt's biography of Chopin flaunts its author's celebrity while straddling the divide between the scholarly and the popular. In this volume Meirion Hughes combines a new translation of the first edition with an introduction that places the work in its cultural...

Hermann Berens (1826--1880) was a German Romantic composer famous mainly for his piano music. These 40 Studies for piano include Books 1-4 of Berens' School of Velocity, Opus 61. 65 pages.Author: Johann Herman BerensISBN-10: 0711979200ISBN-13: 9780711979208Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h...

Muzio Clementi (1752--1832) was a famed composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer. Although born in Italy, he spent most of his life in England. In his time, he was known as the father of the pianoforte," "father of modern piano...

Expertly arranged piano solo from our Kalmus Edition.Author: Igor StravinskyISBN-10: 071197537XISBN-13: 9780711975378Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.08lbsSize: 11.00h x 0.10w x 0.40d

The full score for this large work for orchestra, written in 2005 for violinist Anthony Marwood. The complete score and parts are available for rental only. Please contact marketing.us@fabermusic.com for more information.Author: Thomas Ad鑚ISBN-10: 0571531059ISBN-13: 9780571531059Publisher: Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2010Pages: 999Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize:...

One of the hottest performers in the U.K. and Europe during 2006, Paolo Nutini stormed the radio airwaves in the U.S. during 2007 with leading single New Shoes, which was quickly followed by hit song Last Request. Nutini's momentum continued when he landed high-profile...

The sources for this new edition of Britten's String Quartet No. 3 was the original manuscript, a photocopy of the manuscript in progress, Rosamund Strode's fair copy. The Quartet was written for the Amadeus Quartet and first performed by them on the 19th December...

Jonny Greenwood, multi-instrumentalist of rock band Radiohead, was nominated for the BBC British Composer Awards, for Popcorn Superhet Receiver in 2006. Inspired by radio static and the extended, dissonant chords of Polish composer Penderecki's Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima, the piece was also...

How Tammy Wynette channeled the conflicts of her life into her music and performance. With hits such as "Stand By Your Man" and "Golden Ring," Tammy Wynette was an icon of American domesticity and femininity. But there were other sides to the first lady...

Intended for both working guitarists and those who play strictly for the enjoyment of great music, this collection of ragtime favorites will add something special to any party or social gathering. Including arrangements of such popular rags as The Entertainer," "Maple Leaf Rag," "Weeping...

The Jazz Book of Two LifetimesNEA Jazz Master saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach have enjoyed a fifty-year friendship on and off the bandstand. They've performed with Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, and their own bands. Ruminations and...

The Jazz Book of Two LifetimesNEA Jazz Master saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach have enjoyed a fifty-year friendship on and off the bandstand. They've performed with Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, and their own bands. Ruminations and...

The fascinating letters of conductor-author Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) to his wife, sharing his adventures as he traveled around the world to conduct new American music. In the mid-twentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play...

The Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66, are two of Debussy's earliest works, composed between the years 1888 and 1891, when he was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work, the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style.Author: Claude DebussyISBN-10: 0757937969ISBN-13:...

Both jazzy and orchestral, Rhapsody in Blue" remains one of the most recognized and popular pieces in the piano repertoire. This arrangement serves as a late intermediate "reduction" of the original. All of Gershwin's themes are included and the result is a highly playable...

A pivotal twentieth-century composer, Samuel Barber earned a long list of honors and accolades that included two Pulitzer Prizes for Music and the public support of conductors like Arturo Toscanini, Serge Koussevitzky, and Leonard Bernstein. Barber's works have since become standard concert repertoire and...

"Suddenly, this skinny, longhaired kid who had been lounging against the wall inside sprang forward to confront me, rolling and popping his eyes, intensely vibing me with his own personal voodoo. He looked electric, on fire--as if he was about to jump out of...

From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records--more than anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles and the British Invasion--a blow he...

A long-awaited memoir of Blur co-founder, guitar legend and visual artist Graham Coxon. Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

Claudio Monteverdi's Venetian Operas features chapters by a group of scholars and performers of varied backgrounds and specialties, who confront the various questions raised by Monteverdi's late operas from an interdisciplinary perspective. The premise of the volume is the idea that constructive dialogue between...

This examination of the solo music of Paul McCartney, from 1970-2007, offers an analysis of his songs, recordings, and his impact on popular music. The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years examines the large and varied oeuvre of this deeply personal...

As a member of Poster Children, Rose Marshack took part in entwined revolutions. Marshack and other women seized a much-elevated profile in music during the indie rock breakthrough while the advent of new digital technologies transformed the recording and marketing of music. Touring in...

Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield's acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in a exclusive canon...

A No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022 The acknowledged maestro of the pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons lent his unparalleled virtuosity to over five decades of hit recordings and set standards that remain the benchmark for musicians today. Steve Fishell's merger of...

A No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022 Roland White's long career has taken him from membership in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass to success with his own Roland White Band. A master of the mandolin and acclaimed...

For the first time ever, music will be discussed in a podcast. The music? Pearl Jam's third album Vitalogy. But, also, this podcast will be released on book because Apple needs to learn a lesson. You can't just release a $700 phone without chargers...