Abracadabra Woodwind-A fantastic collection of 14 classical showstoppers arranged for beginner to intermediate players. Bringing together well-known classics in varied styles from the Baroque period to the twentieth century this versatile repertoire book includes aninspirational CD and duet parts: everything needed to givea great performance.Anyone can take centre stage and stand in the spotlight with Abracadabra Performance Pieces.This brand new book is the latest addition to the best-selling Abracadabra series offering approachable longer arrangements with fantastic backing tracks ??? ideal for concert performances or simply for more musical fun. The 14 pieces showcase anarray of classical favourites from Purcell and Handel to Bizet and Bartok and are suitable for beginner to intermediate players (Grade 1???3).The CD contains specially recorded performances and supportive backing tracks that are guaranteed to bring extra sparkle to any performance. Four pieces also include a duet part for teachers or fellow players.

Instrumental Play-Along-All your favourite instrumental themes are in this superb collection for soloists! The 15 themes include Hollywood hits like ?Axel F? from Beverly Hills Cop and ?Bella's Lullaby? from Twilight; inspirational sports anthems like ?Bugler's Dream? (Olympic Fanfare) and ?Chariots of Fire?; as well as popular TV show theme songs from Hawaii Five-O and I Love Lucy. Includes a full-accompaniment play-along CD with tempo adjustment software.

André Jolivet (1905-1974) composed Chant de Linos for the Solo de Concours at the Paris Conservatoire in 1944. Initially written for Flute Harp and String Trio this version contains the scores for the Flute and the Piano. This piece is quite difficult to execute but will stand out in a competition or a recital. Inspired from what is called a Chant de Linos a threnody (or lament to the dead) in the Greek antiquity this piece is also about Linos son of Apollo. A good music player Linos taught Orpheus the Lyre and was killed by Heracles for criticising him too much. André Jolivet is a Frenchcomposer who was really inspired by the Antiquity and had a strong interest for atonality. He also wrote many chamber music pieces eleven concertos some orchestral and some vocal music.

Essentials for Jazz and Classical Flute-This book is an exploration of modern compositional devices and their interaction with jazz harmony and phrasing. “This is not just one more exercise book! Most of the traditional exercise books are based on a diatonicconcept. Here finally is a method which emphasizes a chromatic context. The combination of music tunes and exercises makes hard work very interesting for both beginners and advanced students. Very refreshing for your fingers andyour brain!” – Matthias Ziegler Virtuoso Classical and Jazz Flute Artist“Wonderful training ... a challenging and inspiring workout. A great new addition to our technical and musical etuderepertoire!”– Jeanne Baxtresser Former Principle Flute New York Philharmonic

Jind ich Feld's Quatre Pièces for Flute is performed by virtuoso flautists. Published in 1964 the Quatre Pièces are challenging elaborate and quirky yet thrilling and inspiring. Born in Prague Feld (1925-2007) studied Violin and Viola with his parents before studying at the Conservatory and Academy of Music of his native city. His compositions predominantly instrumental soon became popular being performed all over the world. As reflected in his Quatre Pièces for solo Flute Feld's style is deeply rooted in the Czech musicaltradition but he also integrated the main styles of 20th century Western music. The Quatre Pièces are named 1. Meditation 2. Caprice 3. Interlude (Hommage to Bartok) and 4. Burlesque. Each piece of the Quatre Pièces present different challenges from fast semiquaver flourishes to the sultry lower register of the Flute. This Feld piece is highly virtuosic yet an excellent and enjoyable performance for all advanced flautists.

Kaija Saariaho is the most successful of contemporary Finnish composers having won a number of international compositions and has become best known for her works which exploit electronics. The inspiration forwriting NoaNoa came at the time of writing the music for the ballet Maa. 'I wanted to write down exaggerate even abuse certain Flute mannerisms that had been haunting me for some years and thus force myself tomove into something new.' NoaNoa is the work of a team and many details in the Flute part were worked out with Camilla Hoitenga. The electronic part was developed under the supervision ofJean-Baptiste Barriere with Xavier Chabot as the programmer. Backing tracks and electronic software available at Saariaho's website - www.saariaho.org

für Zauberflöte solo-Erinnerung An Mozart is a sparkling virtuoso Flute solo inspired by the music of Mozart written for flautist Andras Adorjan and based upon ideas and themes of The Magic Flute.

Simon Holt is one of Britain's leading composers standing out among hi peers with his bold and imaginative compositions. This piece for Flute or Alto Flute is inspired by a sculpture of the same name by Constantin Brancusi dating from 1915. Maiastra (or Pasarea Maiastra) is a magic golden bird from Rumanian folklore noted for its marvellous song which had miraculous powers.

For solo Flute.Composer's Programme Note'March Sonatina is the third in a series of short sonatina-like pieces for soloinstruments and it was commissioned by the 25th Presteigne Festival of Musicand the Arts with funds provided by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and it isdedicated to this most loveable of Festivals. The first performance was given byKathryn Thomas on Tuesday 28th August 2007 at St Mary’s Church Kinnerton.It contrasts a slow opening with a quicker central section and employs a fewspecial flute effects though not to any great extent. In the middle of the piece alyrical phrase from Ravel’sminiature Prelude for piano suddenly pops up andis then varied. It was a surprise to me to find that a high F sharp on which thesonatina ends seemed absolutely the right note on which to finish. Theatmosphere of the opening section seems to me to relate closely to a number ofrecent pieces inspired by rainforests.'

Sinuhe the Egyptian is a historical novel written in 1945 by the Finnish author Mika Waltari (* 19. SeptemberHelsinki). He was one of the best known authors in Finland and his works were translated into 30 languages. 1908 in Helsinki, ? 26. August 1979 also in This is the story of the adventures of the doctor SinuheCrete and other regions of the known world at that time. who lived from 1390 to1335 B.C. who was initially the personal physician at the court of the Pharaoh Akhenaten before subsequently visiting Babylon, Waltari was inspired by the Ancient Egyptian text The Story of Sinuhe which is considered to be one of the earliest literary works (20th century B.C.). The author additionally undertook comprehensive historical studies, and the novel with its extensive cultural history and customs of the Orient in pre-Christian times became a worldwide success. The novel also gained recognition among Egyptologists. Sinuhe the Egyptian was in turn an inspiration for the composer Olli Mustonen to create a work for the 'archaic? instrument the oboe. The original version of this two-movement piece additionally fulfilled the composer's wish to dedicate a composition to his wife Sole who is also an oboist.The current version for flute was written for the Danish flutist Janne Thomsen. / Flûte

This is an inspiring collection of favourite Spirituals beautifully arranged by Sarah Watts for Flute duet.

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 Flute. 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.

A collection of inspiring and enjoyable studies for players of intermediate standard. Many of the studies are short which helps students to concentrate fully throughout therefore achieving a better result. The pieces are set in chronological order and feature composers such as Frederick The Great Johann Joachim Quantz and Paul Hippolyte Camus. Some have not been published for many years. The collection also includes quite a few duets plus interesting facts and information about the composers. Grade: 5-7

An exciting and evocative album inspired by rhythms and melodies of South America. Attractive and fun performance repertoire.