La cour d'organiste Antonio de Cabezón, qui a été nommé à la chapelle de la cour de la Reine Isabelle de Toledo à l'âge de 16 ans, a été considéré à juste titre par ses contemporains comme l'organiste espagnole leader et claviériste du 16 ème siècle. Ses hymnes et des versets sont basées sur courte, harmonisations décorée des tonalités psaume. Dans le tientos, la transformation du style motet vocal à un style d'écriture approprié pour les instruments à clavier est parfaitement exécuté.Cette édition Urtext contient une sélection des meilleurs Cabezon de travaux connus et se composera de quatre volumes. Il a été préparé par deux rédacteurs en chef travaillant dans les universités portugaises et espagnoles qui sont tous deux grands spécialistes des oeuvres de Cabezón et reflète les derniers résultats de recherche.- Première édition critique universitaire, des oeuvres sélectionnées par l'organiste leader espagnol- Reflète les derniers résultats de la recherche- Chaque volume avec une préface (Ger / Eng) avec des conseils sur la technique de rédaction, le commentaire critique (Ger / Eng) et l'indice de sources'Les éditeurs ont fait un excellent choix parmi le grand nombre de pièces disponibles et ont probablement fait le meilleur choix en gardant le intabulations en deux volumes distincts de la tientos et pièces liturgiques. Cette édition fortement recommandée va un long chemin à offrir un tel choix représentatif, et sera peut-être mener les amateurs d'oeuvres sélectionnées, et restera l'anthologie standard pour de nombreuses années. '(Le Diapason Août 2011) / Orgue, Piano, Clavecin

Richard Siegel won prizes for the Harpsichord and Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire before going on the win first prize in the 1977 International Harpsichord Competition. He has since recorded over 30 CDs and his passion for the instrument has been further apparent in his production of Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin. As stated in the preface the study of the Harpsichord has long been reserved frequently dismissed as an 'old-fashioned' instrument. However a recent rise in the popularity of early music has rekindled interest in the Harpsichord. In Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin volume 1 beingthe first of two helpful volumes to aid student's learning and progression Siegel enables Harpsichord beginners to learn through repertoire pieces themselves drawn from the Keyboard masters of the Baroque period. The pupil will be guided towards an understanding of technique and style suited to the Harpsichord. Furthermore Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin which is accompanied by a CD enables adults who learnt the instrument as a child to return to the instrument and have the instant feeling of making music.

Funk Studies for the Electric Bass-Learn the coolest funkiest and most dynamic of Bass guitar techniques with this fantastic book of funk studies. Slap It! is one of the most successful slap and pop methods and since its release has become a must-have for electric bass players wanting to learn more about playing and sight-reading slap bass lines. Tony Oppenheim’s fabulous collection of funk studies is comprehensive with a massive 151 exercises to learn hone and master this wrist wrangling and finger popping technique all in standard notation and Bass tablature. A CD is included which contains 98 recorded examples of the most important studies. This is stillthe most complete book yet on the art of slap bass playing!

Grades 4-8-Benchmark publication setting standards of sight-reading ability tested in the Board's examinations useful practice material for all harpsichord candidates

The court organist Antonio de Cabezón (ca. 1510-1566) who was appointed to Queen Isabella’s court chapel in Toledo at the young age of 16 was rightly regarded by his contemporaries as the leading Spanish organist and keyboard player of the 16th century. His hymns and versets are based on short decorated harmonisations of the psalm tones. In the tientos the transformation from vocal motet style to a style of writing suitable for keyboard instruments is perfectly executed. This Urtext edition contains a selection of Cabezon's best known works and consists of four volumes. It has been prepared by two editors working at Portuguese andSpanish universities who are both leading scholars of the works of Cabezón and reflects the latest research findings.

Winner of the fifth Aliénor International Composition Competition for new harpsichord music Suite Española was inspired by the music of Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz and is written in a style accessible to a wide range of performers. The four movement suite includes Malagueña (an emotional song) Romanza (imitates guitar strumming) Seguidillas (a fast triple-meter dance) and Tango (romantic and passionate) exploring familiar Spanish themes.

This volume contains some attractive yet almost totally unfamiliar keyboard pieces by Handel five of them here published for the first time. Seven are original keyboard compositions three are arrangements by the composer himself of opera arias and the 'Folio' is completed by a movement which occurs in orchestral form in Handel's first opera Almira and by the famous Air from the Water Music. Edited by Terence Best.

This edition of Harpsichord Music features the three volumes composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau: “Livre de Piece de clavecin” “Pieces de Clavessin” and “Nouvelle suite de Pieces de clavecin”. The second and third volumes are divided into 2 parts each and the whole book has a total duration of 2 hours and 10 minutes (22 minutes for the first book 52 and 53 minutes for the following ones). For upper intermediate and above level. Harpsichord Music has a baroque style as most of the music byJean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) who was one of the most famous composers of that era. Hereplaced Lully' as the main composer of the Opera.

Cembalo Orgel - Flute Violine - Bc-Score with 3 parts (Flute/Oboe/Violin; Basso Continuo with figures (Cello/Bass); Basso Continuo realised with figures (Harpsichord/Organ)Musical text with arrangements by two Handel contemporaries as well as the editor’s own arrangement for Harpsichord or Organ.All editorial additions are clearly marked.Equally effective when performed note-for-note on the Organ.As early as 1743 while Handel was still alive Francesco Geminiani produced an arrangement of the Water Music for Keyboard instruments thereby making it possible to perform this popular work in domestic surroundings. Then presumably in 1749 an unknown musician arranged theMusic for the Royal Fireworks for transverse Flute or Violin and Harpsichord. In addition to these two contemporary versions this edition also contains an arrangement by the editor for Harpsichord or Organ based on the first edition. Though both early sources explicitly mention a Harpsichord the arrangements can also be performed effectively note-for-note on the Organ. As the surviving anonymous version merely places a solo part and a figured Bass on a two-stave system our edition is accompanied by performance material with one part each for transverse Flute/Oboe/Violin and Violoncello/Double Bass plus a figured Bass realisation.

An important 18th-century Harpsichord instruction book Couperin's The Art of Playing the Harpsichord contains valuable information on technique fingering phrasing ornamentation and keyboard performance style. The eight preludes used by Couperin to illustrate his approach are musical gems rarely found in other collections. Selected for the ABRSM Harpsichord Grade 5 Syllabus.

Here is a winning combination of old and new. This three-movement sonata contrasts the traditional sound of the harpsichord with tonality and syncopation's common to popular music and jazz. There are guitar-like moments in the first and third movements while the second alternates between the baroque and the modern. McLean brings all the character of the instrument to light.