SKU: SU.12800042

BachScholar Edition Vol. 42: SIGHT-READING & HARMONY: GRADES 5-6 (Intermediate to Early Advanced) (12 pages) is a short and practical book that presents forty-eight selected sight-reading excerpts and two sample exams taken from Sight-Reading & Harmony (Complete Edition). It is the third volume of five in Sight-Reading & Harmony’s Sight-Reading Only Edition series, created specifically for piano and organ teachers and students who wish to concentrate on sight-reading only without being burdened by the technical exercises and musical theory covered in the extensive, 220-page Sight-Reading & Harmony (Complete Edition). Ideal for students of all ages of intermediate to early advanced levels, college and university classes, keyboard & theory group classes, piano and organ teachers and students, and self-learners. Keyboard Published by: BachScholar.

SKU: GI.G-017074

Keeping Advent in a school or parish is challenging, especially when the surrounding culture begins the celebration of Christmas earlier and earlier each year.  Creation to Christmas is a wonderful tool to remind all involved that the anticipation of the season is for someone, not some thing.  This Advent program is rich in both musical and catechetical content as it teaches students not only about salvation history but music history as well, incorporating various spirituals throughout the program.  Everything your community needs to prepare this program is provided here: a full script with keyboard or guitar arrangements of the songs, director’s notes, templates for the Jesse Tree ornaments, and necessary participation forms, with reprintable elements provided on the included CD-ROM.  Sure to become a well-loved tradition year after year!

SKU: HL.14007346

ISBN 9780711912885.

Simple arrangements of twenty-three popular classics - includes Sheep May Safely Graze, La Paloma and the stirring William Tell Overture. All pieces feature full melody, arranged for the novice orearly player, along with full chord guide and suggestions for appropriate auto-accompaniments.

SKU: SU.80101342

Keyboard Duration: 8' Composed: 2013 Published by: Zimbel Press Ricercari are three pieces inspired by the keyboard music of the early and mid 16th century. During this time, the genre of the ricercare developed as a sort of instrumental motet and a kind of proto-fugue. Each work here is a contrapuntal ricercare in a modal cast, each in a different number of voices. However, all three blend elements of the 16th century style with more contemporary sounds. These pieces may be played on any keyboard instrument (organ, piano, harmonium/reed organ, harpsichord, clavichord, or electronic keyboard).

SKU: ST.K49

ISBN 9790220224461.

All eighteen pieces in this collection are reliably dated to the reign of James I, and whether by named composers or anonymous ones, appear in sources other than the notable virginal books preserved in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The contents demonstrate the variety of forms in the keyboard repertoire of this period, from plainsong-based compositions to dances by Orlando Gibbons. The 'Pretty ways for young beginners to look on', possibly by Thomas Tomkins, are a fascinating example of music contemporary to the time, written with the didactic purpose of instructing musicians in the techniques of counterpoint.

CONTENTS
Prelude in d: Edward Gibbons
Gaudent in caelis: Anon.
Miserere: Anon.
Upon a plainsong: Attrib. Orlando Gibbons
Verse in G: Anon.
Fantasia in a: John (or Thomas) Holmes
Fantasia in G: Attrib. Orlando Gibbons
Fantasia in G: Anon.
Pavan in e: Anon.
Galliard in C: Anon.
Galliard in F: Anon.
Fortune my foe: Anon.
Alman in F: Thomas Tomkins
Ballet in G: James Harding, arr. Anon.
Coranto in C: Anon.
Jig in G: Anon.
Tomboy: Anon.
Pretty ways for young beginners to look on: Anon. (Thomas Tomkins?).

SKU: SU.80101322

A set of 24 three movement sonatas that can be played on any keyboard instrument (organ, piano, harmonium/reed organ, harpsichord, clavichord, or electronic keyboard). The composer writes the following: My inspiration for composing these sonatas comes as a direct result of the music of the Renaissance and early Baroque. It is an attempt by this composer to capture in his own musical vocabulary some of the 'essence' that pervades the music of these past centuries. These pieces are easy to play and extremely useful for services, recitals, or teaching. Instrumentation: Keyboard. Composed: 2012 Published by: Zimbel Press.