Flute Et Piano - Debutant 1-French composer pianist and musicologist Jean Sichler (b. 1933) is also a prolific teacher in many regional conservatoires. His Flûte En Tête is suitable for beginner flautists technical progression. As a devout Catholic Sichler's career has seen him dealing with the delicate relationship between music and faith. His didactic works remain popular and Flûte En Tête ensures a high standard of focus on articulation sequences and intervals amongst other aspects for beginner flautists. With a typical performance lasting around one and a half minutes Sichler's Flûte En Tête is essential to beginner flautists.

PAUL WETZGER (1870-1937) was a German flutist composer born in Dahme near Lübeck. At a young age he took violin lessons from the local music director later switching to flute. By 15 years of age Wetzger had played his first concert in the main church of Dahmen and was second flutist of the municipal orchestra. He later became solo flutist with the municipal orchestra of Essen and taught at the Essen conservatory. He wrote numerous pieces for flute and several chamber music works also editing works by the French composer/flutist Jules Demersseman. Wetzger's Am Waldesbach (By the Forest Brook) ideally for flute and orchestra or piano was a staple of celebrated flutistMarcel Moyse recorded by him in 1935 on the French Columbia label. Since then it has become a favorite in the flute teaching repertory perhaps most notably included Toshio Takahashi's famous Suzuki Flute Method. This Southern Music edition faithfully captures this classic piece as performed by living legend of the flute Sir James Galway.

Instrumental Solos-Since its opening in 1957 the musical West Side Story has been a hit on Broadway. Made into a successful film starring Rita Moreno Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in 1961 this tale of star-crossed lovers caught between feuding New York gangs has been gripping audiences for decades. The arrangements in the West Side Story: Instrumental Solos series remain faithful to Bernstein's original score. In this edition the pieces have been idiomatically adapted for the solo Flute. This book features 10 of the best-known songs from the musical including Maria Tonight America I Feel Pretty and more. West Side Story:Instrumental Solos - Flute comes with an enhanced CD featuring Piano accompaniments for all tracks. Playable on both CD player and computer tempo adjustment software is also included for CD-Rom computer use only.

Christmas Carols for Young flutists.-An album of Fifteen well known Christmas Carols especially arranged for young flautists by James Galway. Includes classics such as 'O Come All Ye Faithful' 'We Three Kings' and 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'.