SKU: CF.YAS13F

ISBN 9780825848339. UPC: 798408048334. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: G major.

IApart from some of his Sonatinas, Opus 36, Clementi's life and music are hardly known to the piano teachers and students of today. For example, in addition to the above mentioned Sonatinas, Clementi wrote sixty sonatas for the piano, many of them unjustly neglected, although his friend Beethoven regarded some of them very highly. Clementi also wrote symphonies (some of which he arranged as piano sonatas), a substantial number of waltzes and other dances for the piano as well as sonatas and sonatinas for piano four-hands.In addition to composing, Clementi was a much sought after piano teacher, and included among his students John Field (Father of the 'Nocturne'), and Meyerbeer.In his later years, Clementi became a very successful music publisher, publishing among other works the first English edition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, in the great composer's own arrangement for the piano, as well as some of his string quartets. Clementi was also one of the first English piano manufacturers to make pianos with a metal frame and string them with wire.The Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 was one of six such works Clementi wrote in 1797. He must have been partial to these little pieces (for which he also provided the fingerings), since they were reissued (without the fingering) by the composer shortly after 1801. About 1820, he issued ''the sixth edition, with considerable improvements by the author;· with fingerings added and several minor changes, among which were that many of them were written an octave higher.IIIt has often been said, generally by those unhampered by the facts, that composers of the past (and, dare we add, the present?), usually handled their financial affairs with their public and publishers with a poor sense of business acumen or common sense. As a result they frequently found themselves in financial straits.Contrary to popular opinion, this was the exception rather than the rule. With the exception of Mozart and perhaps a few other composers, the majority of composers then, as now, were quite successful in their dealings with the public and their publishers, as the following examples will show.It was not unusual for 18th- and 19th-century composers to arrange some of their more popular compositions for different combinations of instruments in order to increase their availability to a larger music-playing public. Telemann, in the introduction to his seventy-two cantatas for solo voice and one melody instrument (flute, oboe or violin, with the usual continua) Der Harmonische Gottesdienst, tor example, suggests that if a singer is not available to perform a cantata the voice part could be played by another instrument. And in the introduction to his Six Concertos and Six Suites for flute, violin and continua, he named four different instrumental combinations that could perform these pieces, and actually wrote out the notes for the different possibilities. Bach arranged his violin concertos for keyboard, and Beethoven not only arranged his Piano Sonata in E Major, Opus 14, No. 1 for string quartet, he also transposed it to the key of F. Brahm's well-known Quintet in F Minor for piano and strings was his own arrangement of his earlier sonata for two pianos, also in F Minor.IIIWe come now to Clementi. It is well known that some of his sixty piano sonatas were his own arrangements of some of his lost symphonies, and that some of his rondos for piano four-hands were originally the last movements of his solo sonatas or piano trios.In order to make the first movement of his delightful Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 accessible to young string players, I have followed the example established by the composer himself by arranging and transposing one of his piano compositions from one medium (the piano) to another. (string instruments). In order to simplify the work for young string players, in the process of adapting it to the new medium it was necessary to transpose it from the original key of C to G, thereby doing away with some of the difficulties they would have encountered in the original key. The first violin and cello parts are similar to the right- and left-hand parts of the original piano version. The few changes I have made in these parts have been for the convenience of the string players, but in no way do they change the nature of the music.Since the original implied a harmonic framework in many places, I have added a second violin and viola part in such a way that they not only have interesting music to play, but also fill in some of the implied harmony without in any way detracting from the composition's musical value. Occasionally, it has been necessary to raise or lower a few passages an octave or to modify others slightly to make them more accessible for young players.It is hoped that the musical value of the composition has not been too compromised, and that students and teachers will come to enjoy this little piece in its new setting as much as pianists have in the original one. This arrangement may also be performed by a solo string quartet. When performed by a string orchestra, the double bass part may be omitted.- Douglas TownsendString editing by Amy Rosen.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

SKU: AP.48726

ISBN 9781470644161. UPC: 038081560373. English.

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School! The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Violin School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki violin teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.

This CD of the Suzuki violin method, Volume 2 features recordings by Hilary Hahn in collaboration with pianist Natalie Zhu, as well as piano accompaniment only tracks for play-along purposes.

Titles: Study Points for Volume 2 * Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus (Handel) * Musette, Gavotte II or the Musette from English Suite III in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 808 (Bach) * Hunters' Chorus from 3rd Act of the Opera Der Freischutz (Weber) * Long, Long Ago (Bayly) * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 for Piano (Brahms) * Bourrée from Sonata in F Major for Oboe, HHA IV/18, No. 8 (Handel) * The Two Grenadiers, Die beiden Grenadier, Op. 49, No. 1 for Voice and Piano (Schumann) * Theme from Witches' Dance (Paganini) * Gavotte from Mignon (Thomas) * Gavotte (Lully) * Minuet in G, Wo0 10, No. 2 (Beethoven) * Minuet from Sei Quintetti per Archi No. 11, Op. 11, No. 5 in E Major (Boccherini). This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

About Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is based on the principle that all children possess ability and that this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. All children learn to speak their own language with relative ease and if the same natural learning process is applied in teaching other skills, these can be acquired as successfully. Suzuki referred to the process as the Mother Tongue Method and to the whole system of pedagogy as Talent Education. The important elements of the Suzuki approach to instrumental teaching include the following:an early start (aged 3-4 is normal in most countries); the importance of listening to music; learning to play before learning to read; -the involvement of the parent; a nurturing and positive learning environment; a high standard of teaching by trained teachers; the importance of producing a good sound in a balanced and natural way; core repertoire, used by Suzuki students across the world; social interaction with other children. Suzuki students from all over the world can communicate through the language of music.

SKU: YM.GTP01097742

ISBN 9784636977424.

17 well-known J.S. Bach's works are arranged by Eiichi Fujii.
This series is produced by Eiichi Fujii, known as a highly sophisticated jazz piano arranger as well as a pioneer of jazz piano in Japan.
All music sheets in the series have samples of trio ensemble performances for reference; they can be found just by reading the QR code in each book with smartphones.

SKU: FH.FLE01

ISBN 978-1-55440-300-4.

Unparalleled in scope, Overtones offers all the music flutists want in one complete series! This progressive collection includes fundamental repertoire and supporting materials such as Studies, Compact Discs, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique. The richness of music carefully selected for this compilation will resonate with teachers and students at every level of study.This compilation of standard orchestral passages for flute is an indispensable resource for the developing years and beyond. Teachers and students will find this unrivalled volume essential for examination or audition preparation.

Slavonic Dances, op. 46, no. 1 Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 100 in G Major (Military): II Franz Joseph Haydn
Le carnaval des animaux: Aquarium Camille Saint-Saens
HMS Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup Arthur Sullivan
La forza del destino: Overture Giuseppe Verdi
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Va godendo vezzoso e bello George Frideric Handel
Symphony No. 100 in G Major (Military): III Franz Joseph Haydn
Ma Vlast: II Bedrich Smetana
HMS Pinafore: When I Was a Lad Arthur Sullivan
Nutcracker Suite: Overture Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral): III Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, op. 95 (New World): I Antonin Dvorak
Faust: Soldier's Chorus Charles Gounod
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46: I Edvard Grieg
Symphony No. 102 in B flat Major: I Franz Joseph Haydn
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: III Johann Sebastian Bach
Carmen: La garde montante Georges Bizet
Petite suite: Ballet IV Claude Debussy
Symphony No. 100 in G Major (Military): IV Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550: III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 5: IV Ludwig van Beethoven
Carmen: Act 1, Prelude Georges Bizet
Faust Ballet Music: Danse antique Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 102 in B flat Major: IV Franz Joseph Haydn
Scheherazade, op. 35: IV Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral): I, II Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonie fantastique: V Hector Berlioz
Die Zauberfloete: Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bolero Maurice Ravel
Scheherazade, op. 35: I Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: I Johann Sebastian Bach
Symphonie fantastique: I Hector Berlioz
Carmen: Entr'acte (Prelude) Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: IV Johannes Brahms
Die Zauberfloete: Overture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 8 in G Major: IV Antonin Dvorak
Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72a Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: IV Johannes Brahms
La mer: I, II, III Claude Debussy
Symphony No. 4 (Italian): IV Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 1 (Classical): II Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major (Eroica): IV Ludwig van Beethoven
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Claude Debussy
Sinfonie Mathis der Maler: I, II Paul Hindemith
Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: Scherzo Felix Mendelssohn
Petroushka (1947 revision): Part 1 Igor Stravinsky
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: III Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio espagnol, op. 34: IV Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 1 (Classical): IV Sergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Orchestra: I, II, III, IV, V Bela Bartok
Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber: II, III Paul Hindemith
Das Lied von der Erde: VI Gustav Mahler
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 Sergei Prokofiev
Le carnaval des animaux: 10. Voliere Camille Saint-Saens
Daphnis et Chloe: Troisieme partie Maurice Ravel
Guillaume Tell: Overture Gioachino Rossini
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Richard Strauss
Firebird Suite (1919 version) Igor Stravinsky
Symphony No. 9: IV Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Orchestra: III Bela Bartok
Scheherezade, op. 35: IV Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Semiramide: Overture Gioachino Rossini
Symphony No. 5, op. 47: I, II Dmitri Shostakovich.

About Overtones

Unparalleled in scope, Overtones offers all the music flutists want in one complete series! This progressive collection includes fundamental Repertoire and supporting materials such as Etudes, Compact Discs, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique. The richness of music carefully selected for this compilation will resonate with teachers and students at every level of study and is the official series for those using The Royal Conservatory Music Development program.