Favourtie French Melodies-In creating these dozen arrangements I am unashamedly cherry-picking from a long and rich seam of French music. I feel confident that younger players and those relatively new to the cello will enjoy my selection. Forgive my tongue-in-cheek title for the book French Baguettelles (I'm half French so I don't feel too guilty!) for the music herein has more than a hint of garlic about it. Although there are certainly serious overtones to one or two pieces there is a healthy dollop of silliness to lighten the mood. Apart from Sur la Pont d'Avignon which was reportedly written in the 15th century Frère Jacques which was a popular 18th century song and Tambourin which wasin all probability also written in the 18th century (Gossec did however live well into the 19th century) all of the pieces come from composers who lived in the Romantic period. Ravel and Debussy were of course known for their impressionistic colours though for the most part it is the accompaniments which reveal this characteristic most fully. I have endeavoured to keep the piano parts playable by mere mortals conscious of the fact that cello teachers may not possess a virtuosic piano facility but may nevertheless wish to turn their hand to accompanying pupils for concerts festivals exams etc. Many of the pieces were originally written for the piano either in its solo capacity (Ravel's Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Chabrier's Idylle Satie's Gymnopedie 1 Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin) or in duet form (Fauré's Berceuse from 'Dolly Suite'). Three orchestral pieces Bizet's L'Arlésienne Offenbach's Can-Can and Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre lend a welcome dramatic overtone to the book while Franck's exquisite Panis Angelicus originally conceived as a choral piece rounds off the selection admirably. In the main it is the cello's capacity for lyricism that has steered my choice of music so really open up your sound and enjoy yourself with these ageless melodies.I wish you bonne chance!Baguette: a thin loaf of

This celebratory 70th Anniversary instrumental edition of one of the most famous MGM movie musicals features an historical essay and colour and black and white movie photos.Included are classic titles Over the Rainbow We're Off to See the Wizard as well as the song deleted from the movie The Jitterbug and more all arranged and edited for the Level 2-3 instrumental player.Also included is a CD which features live demonstration performances of the instrument tracks.

Instrumental Play-Along-In Disney's CG-animated film Moana the eponymous teenage heroine is inspired to leave the safety and security of her island and embark on a daring journey to save her people ? with a little help from the demigod Maui. The film features original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina. This volume in the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along series contains seven pieces from the film arranged for solo Cello. Backing tracks are included to download so you can sound like a pro! Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along: Moana features the songs: How Far I'll Go I Am Moana(Song of the Ancestors) Know Who You Are Shiny We Know the Way Where You Are and You're Welcome. This book includes Playback a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.