SKU: HL.49033322

ISBN 9783795757304. 9.25x12.0x0.606 inches. German.

This saxophone method is suitable for lessons and self-study and is aimed at young people and adults who want to learn to play the saxophone with fun and success. This is why this established method focuses on well-known songs - long-winded explanations and dry exercises are avoided. All subject matters have been wrapped up in attractive songs and pieces which sound like real music right from the beginning thanks to the live recorded playback tracks. Thus, exercising is fun. Another successful instrumental method in the well-known 'Hobby' series. Dirko Juchem has made a name for himself as a saxophonist, saxophone teacher and specialist author on both a national and international level for many years.His saxophone sound and wide range of styles are well in demand: He has played with well-known German and international artists such as Rolf Zuckowski, Barbara Dennerlein, Thomas Anders, Anne Haigis, Harald Juhnke, Pe Werner, Sara K. as well as with musicians of Jethro Tull, Jazz-Kantine or the Mike Oldfield Band. Apart from numerous concerts and productions with other artists and bands, he performs again and again with his own programmes - solo, as a duo or with an entire band. Up to now, he has performed in more than 100 CD and LP productions, and his tours have taken him as far as Los Angeles and Taiwan.Having taught at various music schools as a saxophone teacher and held lectures at the Bundesakademie Remscheid as a guest lecturer, he knows the problems of saxophonists from first-hand experience.In addition, Dirko Juchem is the author of numerous textbooks and tune books for the saxophone as well as a specialist author of articles for musicians' journals ('Sonic', 'Sound Check', 'Fachblatt Musikmagazin').

SKU: HL.49045386

ISBN 9781847614193. UPC: 888680671457. 9.0x12.0x0.25 inches. English.

The 50 most popular classical pieces in easy arrangements. This new collection presents 50 popular classical pieces in easy arrangements for piano. Taking the concept of the 'playlist' from the world of digital music streaming this book presents a carefully chosen collection of the world's favorite classical pieces for today's student and amateur musicians. Featuring many of the most popular works from the classical repertoire, this offers hours of enjoyable music making. Contents: Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5 (Mahler) • Air, BWV 1068 (Bach) • Piano Concerto No. 23, Andante (Mozart) • The Blue Danube (J Strauss II) • Canon (Pachelbel) • Clair de Lune (Debussy) • Chanson de Matin (Elgar) • Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) • The Dance of the Little Swans (Tchaikovsky) • Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck) • Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens) • The Pearl Fishers' Duet (Bizet) • Emperor Concerto, 2nd mvt. (Beethoven) • Flower Duet (Delibes) • Gavotte (Grieg) • Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) • Habanera (Bizet) • Halleluja Chorus (Handel) • Hornpipe, Water Music (Handel) • Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 (Schubert) • Intermezzo (Mascagni) • Jerusalem (Parry) • Jupiter (Holst) • Intermezzo (Sibelius) • Liebestraume No. 3 (Liszt) • Menuet (Ravel) • Menuetto, Symphony No. 104 (Haydn) • Meditation (Massenet) • Morning (Grieg) • Ode to Joy (Beethoven) • Nessun Dorma (Puccini) • Nimrod (Elgar) • Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin) • Non piu andrai (Mozart) • O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy) • Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner) • Spring, from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) • Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt. (Brahms) • The Old Castle (Mussorgsky) • The Swan (Saint-Saens) • The Trout (Schubert) • Traumerei (Schumann) • Toreador Song (Bizet) • Violin Concerto, Andante (Mendelssohn) • Vltava (Smetana) • Waltz from Coppelia (Delibes) • When I Am Laid in Earth (Purcell) • Waltz in A-flat, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms).