SKU: YM.GTP01100297

ISBN 9784636102079. 8.5 x 12 inches.

Here comes a collection of sheet music for playing Hanon and Scales, the standard finger exercises, in a fun way! If you find the Hanon and scales you use in your daily practice boring, this is the perfect book for you. In the Hanon arrangements, the seconds are arranged in various tunes such as Tango, Rock, and Ragtime styles. In the Scales arrangements, one arrangement is presented in two different keys. These are not only exercises in fingerings, but also exercises in expression. Preliminary exercises are also provided for each arrangement. Reference performances and second-only accompaniment sound samples are available for playing and downloading, so you can enjoy the book on your own. Enjoy practicing fingerings with your teacher, students, siblings, or friends!

SKU: HL.14041529

ISBN 9781849388214.

Lord Berners (1883-1950) was one of the most idiosyncratic and fascinating personalities in British music.

He became a pioneer in the avant-garde when he wrote his first music whilst living in Rome as adiplomat during World War 1; Balanchine choreographed his first two ballets and Ashton the next three; in 1931 he had the first exhibition of his paintings; in 1934 he published the first volume of his autobiography, FirstChildhood, and two years later his first novel, The Camel -- and three more novels came out in 1941.

On top of all this during the 1930s, known as 'the versatile peer', he increasingly gained a reputation as an eccentric,which he realised was good for publicity.

A wry humour pervades everything, as in these three sets of piano duets. Berners' songs and piano music, too, are as full of whimsical references as those of Erik Satie -- he hasbeen called the English Satie and the Ronald Firbank of music.

Berners was not prolific but whatever he did was stamped with his own fastidious accomplishment. He may not have been the last eccentric but his music, writingand painting combine to make him one of the most rewarding.