Piano - Grade 3

SKU: BT.WMP2215

2015-2016 Grades 1-3. Composed by Josephine Koh. Teachers' Choice. Method. Book Only. 38 pages. Wells Music Publishers #WMP2215. Published by Wells Music Publishers (BT.WMP2215).

ISBN 9789810924089. English.

Teachers’ Choice, Selected Piano Repertory & Studies for grades 1, 2 and 3 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2015 & 2016 ABRSM Piano examinations.

- This collection ofinteresting and appealing Piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the students.

-Examinationrequirements aside, details on articulation, dynamics, fingering, pedal marks and tempo serve to provide a directed approach for students to strive towards achieving musical excellence and perfection.

-Effectivetechnicalstudies suited to each level have been carefully selected, forming in themselves, supplementary materials to enhance technical competence.

-Most important of all, enjoy the high standards of music typography suchclear, professionally laid scores supported by modern publishing technology and musical semiotics. The digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of musical scores.

Piano - Grade 6

SKU: BT.WMP2113

12 Grade 6. Arranged by Josephine Koh. Teachers' Choice. Exam Material. Book Only. 41 pages. Wells Music Publishers #WMP2113. Published by Wells Music Publishers (BT.WMP2113).

ISBN 9789810884819.

Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory & Studies for Grades 6 & 7 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2011-2012 ABRSM Piano examinations.

• A variety of interesting andappealing Piano pieces with up-to-date editorial suggestions are presented to assist students achieve high standards of musical performance.
• Effective teaching points are suggested with recommended technical studies.Teachers will find this approach very helpful and effective, thus enriching their teaching process, leading to a very successful experience.
• Examination requirements aside, finer details in interpretation andstylisticperformance are strongly encouraged. Beyond the printed page, the editorial suggestions are directed to provide the impetus to strive towards greater musical creativity and perfection.
• Most important of all,enjoy the high standard of music typography; with clear, professionally laid scores that combine musical semiotics with modern publishing technology. Digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in reading andlearning for all students.

Lyrisches Marchen in drei Akten. By Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Solc, Karel. Text: Kvapil, Jaroslav. Op. 114. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA9510 90)

SATB chorus and piano - Medium

SKU: JK.01632

Composed by Kristen Allred. Choral SATB, Difficulty Medium, Piano Choir, Seasonal Music Christmas, Christmas. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 3:45. Jackman Music Corporation #01632. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01632).

Luke 2.

Original Christmas anthem arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano: I wonder how the child felt as they laid Him to rest, In the place where the oxen lay by the candlelight crest.
Composer: Kristen Allred
Lyricist: Kristen Allred
Difficulty: Medium
Performance time: 3:45
Reference: Luke 2.

Orchestra Solo STB, Coro SATB (auch Mannerchor TTTBB), 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, Timp, 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

SKU: CA.2302000

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Clemens Harasim. Sacred vocal music, Oratorios. Carus Plus. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Oratorios. Full score. Op. 85. Duration 55 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 23.020/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2302000).

ISBN 9790007241964. Language: German/English. Text: Huber, Franz Xaver.

In his Passion oratorio Christus am Olberge [The Mount of Olives], Beethoven succeeded firstly in building on the 18th century tradition, and secondly in putting his own personal stamp on the nascent genre of German-language oratorio - the Vienna performances of Haydn's Die Schopfung and Die Jahreszeiten had only taken place a few years earlier. In composing the work he looked towards contemporary opera, using a text by an opera librettist to depict in music the dramatic situation of the doubting Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and his arrest. Yet we do not do justice to Beethoven's work if we simply regard it as a successor work to Graun's Der Tod Jesu or even Bach's St Matthew Passion. Beethoven's Christus am Olberge is characterized less by religious devotion and much more by the dramatic realization of a specific situation in the Passion story in deeply-felt musical scenes. With its magnificent, almost operatic music, this is a different Passion oratorio which is definitely worth hearing and experiencing - and in this form it is without doubt unique in the history of vocal-instrumental sacred music. The edition follows the first printed edition in music and text; differences in the text in the libretto originally set by Beethoven are given as a second text, and a singable English translation is underlaid.

Guitar and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14028042

Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 2002. 87 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH30481. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14028042).

ISBN 9788759810668.

Ruders writes: There's a solid tradition in the history of Western music of turning the theme of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for soloviolin into a set of variations endemic to the time and style of each individual composer; Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslawsky being the most prominent names. When asked by David Starobin to write a concerto for him, I though well, why not have a go at it? - bearing in mind, that not only is Paganini the most celebrated violin-wizard of all times, but he was also a more than accomplished guitarist. There are 22 variations in all, numbers 1 to 16 all adhering strictly to the 16-bar pattern, laid down by Paganini himself. From variation 17 though, the writing becomes more symphonic and the rigid 16-bar regime is being lossendes up a bit. However, the last variation 'Finale Prestisimo' is a 6 x 16 bars white-knuckle ride, in which the hitherto soloistic role of the guitar gives way to that of 'primus interpares', i.e. 'first among equals'. As with another set of variations of mine 'Concerto on Pieces' (based on a tune by Purcell), the nature and shape of the 'Pagannini-Variations' may be compared to a stroll through a hall of mirrors: the portrait - the theme is gradually being distorted out of all recognition - but it's still the same original walking by.

(Norwegische Volksweise). By Knut Nystedt (1915-). For mixed choir (SAATB). Moseler Chorreihe. Choral score. 6 pages

By East, Various. For SATB Choir, Organ. Classical, Choral. Sheet Music. 248 pages. Published by Novello and Co Ltd.