11 pieces in 11 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. All aboard for a musical tour of the globe with Mike Mower! Junior Musical Postcards contains eleven sparkling pieces in fascinating world music styles, tailor-made for developing musicians. The trip begins with a boisterous Cajun stomp, and concludes with an elegant Viennese polka, taking in stops in countries as varied as China, Jamaica, and Wales along the way. Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin, each book contains melody lines with chord symbols to aid improvisation. Every piece is brought to life with a postcard of essential background information and playing tips. A book of keyboard accompaniments is available separately. Spectacular and authentic audio performances and backing tracks of every piece played by bands and musicians from all eleven countries are available online. A professional musician for 40 years, Mike Mower has played in orchestras, big bands, chamber ensembles, shows, jazz bands, and recording sessions around the world in classical, jazz, Latin, and rock styles on flutes, saxophones, and clarinets. He has written concertos for international solo artists and orchestras and concert music for ensembles of all sizes ? in addition to composing, arranging, and producing TV themes and commercial music albums. His fun but challenging educational music has been enjoyed by a generation of younger players. The Musical Postcards and Junior Musical Postcards series (with accompaniment by some international recording artists too famous to mention!) celebrates authentic music genres from all over the globe. / Niveau : Moyen / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

Another gem by the virtuoso musician and winner of the 'Echo Klassik' award Raaf Hekkema: The virtuoso arrangement of J. S. Bach's 3 Partitas for Violin Solo for soprano or alto saxophone is a valuable addition to the saxophone repertoire. / Saxophone Alto

20 Short Recital and Study Pieces for the Intermediate Player-Based on the cinematic idea of a curious child climbing up to the attic and discovering a jumble of boxes trunks old clothes and a long neglected instrument this collection of 20 short recital and study pieces evokes the spirit of musical discovery.Composed by John Walker these new pieces are specially designed for the intermediate-level musician. Available for Violin Flute Clarinet Alto Saxophone Trumpet and Trombone.

To this day Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) remains one of the most prolific composers for wind instruments despite being a violinist himself. His Pièce Brève for solo Saxophone is no exception to the composer's success. During his studies at the Paris Conservatoire Bozza won prizes for Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He then conducted the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique and became Head of the Conservatoire in Valenciennes whilst remaining a prominent composer. Composed in 1955 Bozza's PièceBrève is to be played on the Alto Saxophone and is a virtuosic work addressing advanced features including complex rhythms chromaticism a wide range and articulation. As music educationalist Paul Griffiths has written of Bozza's compositions 'his works reveal melodic fluency elegance of structure and a consistently sensitive concern of instrumental capabilities.'

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar. \'Take the Lead Smash Hits\' contains arrangements of chart hits encompassing a broad range of songs in a variety of styles Including hits by Westlife, Nelly Furtado Christina Aguilera and Hear Say. This is an excellent opportunity for young players to play their favourite chart hits, providing excellent concert repertoire as well as encouraging technical progression. With a choice of backing CD accompaniment or playing along with guitar or piano \'Take the Lead\' offers both teacher and student ultimate flexibility. Contents: I\'m Like A Bird; It\'s Raining Men; Lady Marmalade; Out Of Reach; There You\'ll Be; Uptown Girl; The Way To Your Love; Whole Again

Free To Solo is a unique publication designed to be a fun play-along book for students who want to enjoy soloing freely instead of having to cope with too many scale changes. With interesting heads and long open sections the tunes encourage creativity over the inspiring contemporary material. Free to Solo is suitable for intermediate students seeking a challenge as well as more advanced players requiring additional material to explore.On the included CD there are 'minus one' tracks to play along with as well as complete performance versions of all the instruments in the series (Alto / Tenor sax Flute / Violin Clarinet Trumpet Guitar andTrombone) so that the reader can draw upon different interpretations of the improvised material.

Instrumental Play-Along-These outstanding packs feature solo arrangements of a dozen Beethoven pieces plus a great sounding play-along CD!