SKU: HL.50510337

ISBN 9790080141441. UPC: 073999536621. 9.0x12.0x0.34 inches. Hungarian, English, German.

This volume in the ABC series continues the best traditions of conventional trombone teaching on the one hand and at the same time accommodates to present-day requirements and changing tastes. In concept and subject-matter it embraces the entire material for trombone teaching at the elementary level. It proceeds as far as the 7th position and provides learners with numerous studies, scale exercises and performance pieces. The pieces include many European folk melodies, extracts from classical works well adapted for the trombone, and a number of contemporary compositions written specifically for this instrument. The textual instructions are given in three languages: German, English and Hungarian. The piano accompaniment to this volume is published separetely (14144P)The trombonist Ferenc Steiner was born in 1931. From 1960 to 1991 he was a member of the Hungarian State Opera and the Philharmonic Society as well as the Hungarian Brass Ensemble. Education played a major role in the life of Ferenc Steiner as an author and editor of numerous pedagogical editions. He began teaching at the School of Music in Pecs, then moved on to the College for Officers of the Hungarian Defense Forces and later continued his teaching activity at the Liszt Academy in Budapest until 2001. He has passed away on the 25th of March in 2011.

SKU: HL.44006342

ISBN 9789043122344. UPC: 884088082802. 9x12 inches. International (more than one language).

The special instrumentation of the big band guarantees amazing tuttis but equally allows the opportunity to perform quiet ballads. Playing in a big band is an experience you will not forget in a hurry. Unfortunately, playing a solo - as the genre name suggests - is reserved for only a few. However, with this book, you can be the center of attention as you get the opportunity to play the leading part in these swinging pieces. Almost all the pieces have been newly written in the syle of the great big bands but you will also come across two famous hits: Barry Manilows sultry Copacabana and Stevie Wonder's fabulous You Are the Sunshine of My Life..