3 Etudes pour la Methode des Methodes. Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)...(+)
3 Etudes pour la Methode
des
Methodes. Composed by
Frederic Chopin
(1810-1849).
Piano (Solo). The
Complete
Chopin - A New Critical
Edition. Score. Edition
Peters #EP73229.
Published
by Edition Peters
Marimba SKU: PR.114404320 For Marimba (Duo or Ensemble). Composed ...(+)
Marimba
SKU:
PR.114404320
For
Marimba (Duo or
Ensemble). Composed
by Daniel Dorff. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1984. Duration
18 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-40432. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114404320).
UPC:
680160007653.
Inspi
red by so-called
minimalist ostinato music
thriving on fast textures
with slow, luscious
harmony, Dorff found this
an enticing approach to
composing for marimbas.
The work was
simultaneously premiered
in late 1985 by Nachiko
Maekane on the East
Coast, and by Brian
Prechtl and Hitoshi Maeda
on the West Coast. Each
dance etude has a
characteristic interval
and ostinato rhythm, and
may be performed by any
number of players.
Guitar (classical) - Beginning SKU: MB.20133 Composed by Elias Barreiro. ...(+)
Guitar (classical) -
Beginning
SKU:
MB.20133
Composed by
Elias Barreiro. Style,
Classical and Lute,
Method, Perfect binding.
Classic. Book. 168 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#20133. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.20133).
ISBN
9780786666805. UPC:
796279087247. 8.75 x
11.75 inches. By Elias
Barreiro.
The
result of decades of
experience in teaching
the classical guitar,
this method introduces
the student to
the earliest stages of
learning how to
play the classical
guitar, from learning
how to read music to
becoming
an accomplished
player. This
gradually progressing
approach covers
scales, including
scales in thirds, sixths
and octaves in all
major and minor
keys, arpeggios,
chords, slurs,
harmonics, and more.
The technical aspects in
this book are
supplemented with a vast
number of exercises
and solos, from easy
to more advanced,
including
repertoire music to
make the process of
learning to play the
guitar a most
enjoyable experience.
Written in
standard notation
only.
(1787). By Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (1757-1821). For Violin solo. This edition: ...(+)
(1787). By Antonio
Bartolomeo Bruni
(1757-1821). For Violin
solo. This edition:
Facsimile. Collection
FacsiMusic. Score. 32
pages. Published by Anne
Fuzeau Productions -
France
Composed by David Ritt.
Arranged by David Ritt.
Classical. Score and
Parts. Cherry Classics
#CC3093. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC3093).
ISBN
9790530110706. 8.5 x 11
in inches.
* The
Rochut/Bordogni Etudes
for Trombone have enjoyed
immense popularity over
the years. * If you play
the Trombone, or any
brass instrument for that
matter, you most likely
have played and listened
to countless hours of
them as a student or
teacher in the studio or
practice room. * David
Ritt has composed Volume
II of 31-60 of the 60
Melodious Etudes from
Book I as duets for Alto
Trombone and Tenor
Trombone. * Etude numbers
1-30 from Book I are
available as Volume I. *
Performed as duets (both
parts on the same page)
they will be an
invaluable asset to
teachers and students,
helping them gain insight
into performing these
gorgeous melodies and
learning a melodious
style of performing as
well as improving
intonation, rhythm, style
and getting to know the
Alto Trombone. * Book I
Volume II for Alto and
Tenor Trombone includes
Etudes 31-60, from the
vocalises from Book I of
the Rochut etudes and are
contained in a handsome
coil-bound book of 89
pages or available as a
download or even both. *
Beautifully engraved,
these accompaniments are
perfectly suited for
advanced performers. *
This edition includes
both the Alto and Tenor
parts together on the
same page for easy
reading.
Piano Studies. Composed by Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Edited by Michael Schnei...(+)
Piano Studies. Composed
by
Franz Liszt (1811-1886).
Edited by Michael
Schneidt.
Henle Music Folios.
Classical.
Softcover. 52 pages. G.
Henle
#HN1573. Published by G.
Henle
(Wybor etiud wirtuozowskich). Composed by Various. Edited by Antoni Cofalik. For...(+)
(Wybor etiud
wirtuozowskich). Composed
by Various. Edited by
Antoni Cofalik. For
Violin. PWM. Softcover.
40 pages. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#8887010. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne
Piano; Piano/Keyboard - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49006522 Short Ex...(+)
Piano; Piano/Keyboard -
easy to intermediate
SKU: HL.49006522
Short Exercises for
Piano in Blues and Rock
Style. Composed by
Eduard Pü and tz. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. 20 pages.
Schott Music #ED 6662.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49006522).
ISBN
9790001070805. UPC:
073999462876.
9.0x12.0x0.108
inches.
Many
students lead an
independent musical life
apart from their normal
piano lessons; they play
jazz or pop music and
make some attempts at
improvisation without it
being possible for the
teacher to intervene and
to supervise matters of
technique, fingering ,
phrasing etc. The purpose
of this volume is to
create an additional link
between teacher and pupil
by making avaliable some
small exercises in
current jazz and blues
styles. An additional
stimulus should thus be
given to the pupil who
has a liking for musical
forms of this kind, but
not at the expense of the
teacher's supervision of
the necessary
technicalside of piano
playing. A hort holiday
from Classical sonatinas
and studies should help
him to get over a time of
boredom, so that he will
eventually return to
tratitional material with
even greater enthusiasm.
And in several pieces
there is an opportunity
to improvise above the
harmonic pattern in the
left hand. Blues-Rock
Number one * Funny Scales
* Mixolydian Etude *
Alberti-Blues * Triads *
Blue Waltz * Zirkus-Rag *
5/4 Boogie * Daddy's Bop
Rhythm * Sleep Well
Blues.
10 Great Studies in the Style and Language of Bebop. Composed by Jim Snidero. ...(+)
10 Great Studies in the
Style and Language of
Bebop.
Composed by Jim Snidero.
Improvisation;
Method/Instruction; Play-
Along; Technique
Musicianship; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Method or
Collection. Advance
Music.
Jazz. Book; Digital
Download. Advance Music
#01-
ADV14741. Published by
Advance Music
Piano SKU: HL.49047286 Piano. Composed by Daniel Kidane. Piano Sol...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.49047286
Piano. Composed by
Daniel Kidane. Piano
Solo. Classical, Concert.
Softcover. Duration 480
seconds. Schott Music
#ED14144. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49047286).
ISBN
9798350115772.
The
initial stimulus for this
set of pieces was a
painting by Kandinsky,
Composition VII (1913).
The painting represents a
period when he was
concerned with emotional,
abstract paintings of two
sorts: (a) improvisations
('unconscious,
spontaneous expression of
inner character, the
non-material nature' that
contain no recognizable
objects, but coloured
shapes that express
feelings) and (b)
compositions ('an
expression of a slowly
formed inner feeling,
tested and worked over
repeatedly' that include
recognizable objects,but
ones that have been
'stripped' and 'veiled').
Taking the latter idea as
a starting point I began
to mould and form a
tripartite piece which
conveyed the energy and
colour from canvas to
notes. The movement
titles are derived from
the number of notes in
the note rows for each
movement, i.e.
“Etude Fourâ€
uses a note row made up
of four notes.
Chamber Music Cornet SKU: CF.O88X Composed by Narcisse Bousquet. Edited b...(+)
Chamber Music Cornet
SKU: CF.O88X
Composed by Narcisse
Bousquet. Edited by Joey
Tartell Edwin Franko
Goldman. SWS. Softcover.
With Standard notation.
44 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #O88X. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.O88X).
ISBN
9781491153406. UPC:
680160910908. 9 X 12
inches.
These
studies are a staple of
the advanced trumpet
method repertoire. Each
etude is an exploration
of a wide variety of
registers, articulations
and tonalities. While
going through these 36
etudes the trumpeter will
develop an even sound in
all registers while
tackling the musical and
melodic challenges that
lie
within. IntroductionTi
ps on Musical
PracticeStarting a new
study can be
overwhelming. Using Etude
No. 1, here’s an
example of how to
approach working on these
etudes with both
musicality and technique
in mind.Bousquet’s
first study can be broken
down into three large
musical sections:Section
1: from the beginning to
the downbeat of m.
26.Section 2: from the
upbeat of 2 in m. 26 to
the downbeat of m.
51.Section 3: from the
downbeat of m. 51 to the
end.Each one of those
sections can be broken
down into two smaller
sections:Section 1a: from
the beginning to the
downbeat of m. 16.Section
1b: from the downbeat of
m. 16 to the downbeat of
m. 26.Section 2a: from
the upbeat of 2 in m. 26
to the end of m.
35.Section 2b: from m. 36
to the downbeat of m.
51.Section 3a: from the
downbeat of m. 51 to the
downbeat of m. 59.Section
3b: from the downbeat of
m. 59 to the end.To get
started playing, choose a
slow tempo that allows
you to play Section 1 all
the way through without
stopping. If that is
problematic, just play
through 1a.Remember to
focus on the music.
Section 1a is light,
moving in four-measure
phrases to the ninth
measure, where it
cadences in G. From
there, retain the
lightness through the
arpeggiation that
concludes with the trill
that brings an arrival
point at Section 1b. Here
the style changes
completely, alternating
two measures of fluid,
connected sixteenth notes
with two measures of
scalar staccato
sixteenths before finally
cadencing on the downbeat
of m. 26.Section 2 begins
with a melodic line of
eighth notes, punctuated
by sixteenths in the
third full measure before
returning to the original
line for only a measure
before driving forward
with a flourish to finish
Section 2a. Section 2b
starts back in C with
four-measure phrases in
which the line moves up
for two measures, then
down for two measures,
ending in G. The last
seven measures of Section
2 stay light as they work
their way back to
C.Section 3 is very
exciting, starting with a
fiery cornet solo-like
passage in 3a. 3b brings
the piece to a dramatic
conclusion outlining C
major for the first four
measures before
arpeggiating C major and
G dominant for two
measures, finally
finishing with the
C-major scale.The next
step is to isolate any of
the parts that proved
troublesome. Examples
could include missed
notes or figuring out
where to breathe. Once
you have practiced the
troublesome sections in
isolation, play the
section all the way
through without stopping
again. Even if there are
still problems, you are
now practicing in a way
that is preparing you to
perform musically.The
next day, play through
Section 1 again, at a
tempo that allows you to
do this without stopping.
Now go on to Section 2,
and follow the same three
steps:Play all the way
through, at a tempo that
allows you to do so
without stopping,Isolate
and practice the
troublesome passages,
thenPlay all the way
through, at a tempo that
allows you to do so
without stopping.Now play
from the beginning to the
end of Section 2.The next
day, play Section 1. Now
play Section 2. Then play
Section 3 and apply the
same three steps outlined
above.Now play the whole
study. At this point you
have spent time on each
section, making musical
decisions and correcting
mistakes. Increase the
tempo as you gain
confidence and control of
the material. As you work
towards performing the
entire study as a piece
of music, record yourself
playing the entire study
as a performance each
day. Review the
recordings to reveal what
still needs work. Be
honest with yourself!
When you are happy with
the recording of your
performance, it’s
time to move on to the
next study.About the
Goldman PrefaceThese
studies will be an
excellent practice,
especially for the lower
register of the Cornet,
which is somewhat
neglected in other
instruction books. It is
recommended that the
pupil should practice one
of this series of Studies
now and then to repose
his lips, and acquire
facility in difficult
fingering.— Edwin
Franko GoldmanIn his
original preface, Edwin
Franko Goldman is
absolutely correct that
these studies are
excellent practice and
will help with the
dexterity demanded of
today’s player.
Although the low register
is certainly explored
throughout the book, it
does not appear to be the
focus of these studies.
There are many books
available now that
concentrate on the low
register. The suggested
fingerings have been
removed. Using alternate
fingerings was more
common to cornet players
to aid in the fluidity of
a passage. This practice
is not nearly as common
today, especially with
trumpet players, as the
difference in timbre
caused by the alternate
fingerings is disruptive
to the musical line.
Published for cornet, as
it was the solo
instrument of choice in
the 1920s, these etudes
are just as useful to
today’s trumpet
player. When playing
these studies on trumpet,
the performer should
strive for a fluid line
while maintaining a full
and clear sound. Because
of the musicianship and
technique demanded, this
book remains as useful
today as it has ever
been.— Joey
TartellAbout Narcisse
Bousquet and the 36
EtudesNarcisse Bousquet
(c. 1800–1869) was
French by birth, active
as a composer, editor and
arranger in both France
and England in the early
nineteenth century.
Bousquet was respected as
an accomplished performer
of the French flageolet,
a high-pitched woodwind
instrument much like a
recorder, although later
outfitted with the Boehm
key system like the
modern flute. Although
obsolete in modern times,
the instrument once
enjoyed great popularity
with a variety of
composers and performers,
both amateur and
professional. Purcell and
Handel composed for the
instrument, and Berlioz
was purportedly an
accomplished amateur
performer of the
flageolet. The Scottish
author Robert Louis
Stevenson, likewise, was
a proficient performer of
the instrument and
composed a number of
pieces for it.Little is
known today of
Bousquet’s life.
He composed a large
variety of music,
including works
specifically for the
flageolet, which were
widely appreciated in
their day. The 36 Etudes
for flageolet are
undoubtedly the most well
known of his works.
Published in 1851, the
Etudes explore a variety
of techniques, such as
scales, arpeggios,
ornamentation, breath
control and expressive
playing, and their
technically demanding
writing confirms
Bousquet’s prowess
as a flageolet performer.
However, the date of the
arrangement of the etudes
for cornet and their
arranger remain
speculative. Edwin Franko
Goldman is credited as
the arranger of the 1890
publication by Carl
Fischer, although Goldman
would have been only
twelve years old at the
time; his work on these
pieces surely came at a
later time. Bousquet
himself may have arranged
these pieces for cornet
at the request of an
accomplished cornet
player at some point
after their
publication.
Piano SKU: HL.49016468 For both hands. Composed by Armand Ferte. T...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.49016468
For
both hands. Composed
by Armand Ferte. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott. 70 pages.
Schott Freres (Schott
Music) #SF 9024.
Published by Schott
Freres (Schott Music)
(HL.49016468).
ISBN
9790543501850.
9.0x12.0x0.354
inches.
The
scarcity of practice
collections devoted to a
speciality defined
problem of technique has
often been deplored by
both teachers and pupils.
However, Masters of piano
playing have written such
collections whose number
is countless and which
deal with difficulties of
all kinds. Unfortunately,
they are spread over a
very large number of
music books.The volumes
referred to above
countain a sufficiently
great number to allow
counteracting this
dispersion. Each
collection embraces only
the studies intended
solely for one of the
manifold particularities
of piano
technique.Carefully
revised and judiciously
chosen, they will help
the pupil to correct
efficiently, certain
weaknesses in his
technique and thus
improve systematically,
his piano playing as a
whole.
Guitar - intermediate to advanced SKU: M7.GHE-801 Advanced Studies...(+)
Guitar - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
M7.GHE-801
Advanced Studies.
Composed by Fernando Sor.
Edited by Erik
Stenstadvold. This
edition: Saddle-wire
stitching. Sheet music.
New Critical Edition. 68
pages. MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
#GHE 801. Published by
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) (M7.GHE-801).
[200 New Melodic and Gradual Studies for Horn - Book 5: 20 Very Advanced]. Com...(+)
[200 New Melodic and
Gradual
Studies for Horn - Book
5: 20
Very Advanced]. Composed
by
Maxime-Alphonse. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 24
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL16406. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
Flute Etudes and Instruction. Composed by Robert Dick. LKM Music. Classical Inst...(+)
Flute Etudes and
Instruction. Composed by
Robert Dick. LKM Music.
Classical Instruction. 60
pages. Lauren Keiser
Music Publishing
#S110003. Published by
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing
Clarinet - Late Elementary SKU: FH.WC2 Clarinet Series, 2013 Edition(+)
Clarinet - Late
Elementary
SKU:
FH.WC2
Clarinet
Series, 2013 Edition.
Composed by The Royal
Conservatory. Clarinet
Series, 2013 Edition.
Book/CD. 32/16 pages. The
Frederick Harris Music
Company #WC2. Published
by The Frederick Harris
Music Company (FH.WC2).
ISBN
978-1-55440-578-7.
This new series offers a
sequenced approach to the
study of clarinet from
the beginner to advanced
levels. With a
progressive collection of
Repertoire, Etudes,
Recordings, Orchestral
Excerpts, and Technique,
the Clarinet Series, 2014
Edition provides complete
support for teachers and
students at every level
of study. Nine
progressive volumes of
Repertoire expose
students to a wealth of
music from the earliest
works for clarinet to
accompanied and
unaccompanied
contemporary
compositions. Students
will explore some of the
most definitive solo
pieces written for
clarinet, along with
popular folk tunes,
Klezmer melodies,
Classical solos, and
contemporary compositions
that incorporate
traditional and extended
techniques. Technical
Repertoire: Minuet and
Trio - Paul
Harvey Moto perpetuo
(Perpetual Motion) - Carl
Bohm, arr. Merle J.
Isaac The Easy Winners
- Scott Joplin, arr.
Forrest Kinney Rondo
alla turca (Turkish
Rondo) - Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, arr. Jason
Noble Deux menuets -
Jean-Philippe Rameau,
arr. Jason Noble Tea
on the Lawn - Christopher
Gunning Rondo - Xavier
Lefevre, arr. David
Rowland Moldavian
Fantasy - Martin van de
Ven, arr. Jason
Gray Chalumeau Blues -
Martin van de
Ven Number Crunching -
Christopher Norton, arr.
Harold Birston Lyrical
Repertoire: Waltz,
from The Sleeping Beauty
- Pyotr Il'yich
Tchaikovsky, arr. Colin
Cowles Nimrod - Edward
Elgar, arr. Harold
Birston The Young
Prince and the Young
Princess, from
Scheherazade - Nicolai
Rimsky-Korsakov, arr.
Harold Birston Pie
Jesu (Merciful Jesus),
from Requiem - John
Rutter Katie - Jeffery
Wilson Litany -
Anthony Gilbert Clair
de lune (Moonlight) -
Claude Debussy, arr.
Christine
Donkin Andante
pastorale - Giacomo
Meyerbeer.
Viola, piano SKU: FG.55011-906-2 Composed by Harri Wessman. Classical, co...(+)
Viola, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-906-2
Composed by Harri
Wessman. Classical,
contemporary. Score and
part. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-906-2. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-906-2).
ISBN
9790550119062.
Harr
i Wessman's Summer
Variations for viola and
piano (1998) exploites
the rich and romantic
sound of the viola and
enjoys the many shades of
summer days. It is
dedicated to violist Yuri
Gandelsman, who premiered
the suite with Risto
Lauriala 15th June
1998.
Duration: c.
11'
Movements:
1. Summer theme 2.
What is this? 3.
Pizzicato 4. Con
sordino 5. Stile
concitato ostinato 6.
Tango 7.
Finale
Harri
Wessman (b. 1949) is
interested in all aspects
of music that may be
expressive, without in
any way ignoring the
possibilities of melody.
He himself describes his
harmonic method as a kind
of contrapuntally treated
jazz harmony. Wessman is
particularly preoccupied
with the ability of music
to express emotions, an
interest which has led
him to study the
so-called doctrine of the
affections and the
musical rhetoric of the
baroque era. His Eine
kleine Figurenlehre for
wind quartet and piano is
a playful application of
a set of baroque musical
figures.
His
output is dominated by
chamber and vocal music
as well as a number of
concertos for various
instruments such as the
Concerto for Trumpet and
Orchestra and the
Serenade for Piano and
String Orchestra. During
recent years pedagogic
music has become a more
and more central area in
his output with an
emphasis on creating
repertoire for budding
musicians, from beginners
to young professionals.
He has even tailored some
solo and chamber works
for young musicians that
he personally knows: e.g.
Five Trombone Pieces for
Minna Kajander (1992),
Five Horn Pieces for
Jenni Kuronen (1993),
Five Piano Etudes for
Tiina Karakorpi, Five
Trumpet Pieces for
Alevtina Parland and Five
Double Bass Pieces for
Amanda Thieme. Other
chamber and solo pieces
include Pan and the Nymph
Pitys (1979) for flute
and guitar, Three
Caprices for Konstantin
Weitz (1994) for solo
violin and Capriccio for
wind ensemble (1989).
Clarinet SKU: HL.50600566 Clarinet Solo. Composed by Osmo Tapio R...(+)
Clarinet
SKU:
HL.50600566
Clarinet Solo.
Composed by Osmo Tapio
Räihälä.
Woodwind Solo. Classical.
Softcover. 10 pages.
Sikorski #SIK8811.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50600566).
Piano SKU: BT.MUSME0180 Jazz. Book and DVD. Composed 2015. Play Music Pub...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.MUSME0180
Jazz.
Book and DVD. Composed
2015. Play Music
Publishing #MUSME0180.
Published by Play Music
Publishing
(BT.MUSME0180).
English.
This
assortment solely
comprises solo jazz piano
pieces. Here the
objective is not to play
with a complete band, but
to learn how to bravely
hold the fort alone - and
that in a musical style
which best suits soloing,
namely jazz. The
assortmentincludes a
number of particularly
original musical pieces,
veritable etudes, which
will give you the
opportunity to study the
harmonies, rhythms and
tone colors typifying
jazz and its numerous
variants such as swing,
bebop, bossa nova, blue
jazz orragtime. You may
rest assured that here
you will find something
for all tastes and ages!
Here you are taught which
fingering is best suited
to a specific playing
situation. In so doing,
you learn how to perform
the many musical pieces
that are partof this
assortment in a
technically flawless
manner. The DVD
pertaining to this
tutorial gives you the
possibility to carefully
observe the jazz piano
pieces treated therein,
but above all it gives
you the possibility to
discover what their
exactperformance style
should be.