The present volume contains a selection of very easy recital pieces for violoncello and piano which can be played in the first position after 1-2 years of cello lessons. The selected pieces are original works from the Renaissance period to the present day: from the Baroque minuet, the classical sonatina or the Romantic character piece to contemporary music and tango, blues or pop. The pieces are suitable for individual, group and chamber music lessons, for practising on one's own and especially for the first auditions, concerts or competitions. A musical journey through 500 years of cello music! / Violoncelle Et Piano

Leichte Vortragsstucke. To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the 'right' performance piece is of vital importance: It should be neither too long nor too short, make a strong impression and give great pleasure in practising. The edition My First Concert includes 25 easy and appealing pieces for descant recorder and piano ranging across five centuries; most of these are original recorder pieces, along with a few arrangements. The collection includes not only Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical works, but more recent compositions too, notably various genres from the field of popular music. Pieces range from little dance movements first published by Attaingnant and Susato, with sonata movements by Telemann and Loeillet through to jazzy tunes. Some of these easy pieces will suit players who have had two years of tuition. Slightly more demanding pieces can then be tackled in later lessons. This book offers a wide selection of repertoire for auditions, concert performances and youth music competitions; it offers an ideal complement to any recorder tutorial method. The accompanying CD will give an impression of how the music can sound, making it easier to start practice. With the separately recorded piano accompaniment, pieces can be played even when no pianist is available./ Recueil / Flûte à Bec et Piano

With 21 more fantastic One Direction songs arranged for Really Easy Piano, Volume 2 takes songs from their massive third and fourth albums, Midnight Memories and Four, respectively. With song notes and useful performance hints, this book is the best way to learn some of 1D's best songs.As One Direction continue their meteoric rise to fame, becoming even more of a household name, their third and fourth albums cemented their status as pop music's most unstoppable force. With two album's worth of fantastically fun and catchy tunes, this One Direction sheet music will keep you and your fingers busy learning how to play some of their biggest hits ever like Best Song Ever, Fireproof, Midnight Memories and Story Of My Life.With the release of Midnight Memories and Four, One Direction took something of a new direction with their sound. A more rock-oriented approach produced songs that wouldn't sound out of place in a huge stadium, while, as the boys have grown up, their lyrical themes have also matured, producing more personal and heartfelt songs. With this second volume of the bestselling Really Easy Piano: One Direction sheet music, you can perfectly learn 21 of their greatest hits, from the rockingly anthemic Little Black Dress to the more intimate and personal Night Changes. Arranged for Easy Piano, these songs are simplified, taking only the most important parts of each song like those catchy choruses and brilliant chords, so that pianists of all abilities can play them. Not only this, but fascinating background information for each song is included, as well as some really useful performance hints and tips, helping you to nail every song straight away. As well as songs from their third and fourth albums, this One Direction songbook features Heroes, the X Factor finalist's charity song, and Forever Young, the song that would have been released had they won the competition.If you loved the first One Direction songbook, or if you just adore the five lads from 1D, check out this Really Easy Piano sheet music, teaching you the band's best tunes in no time at all. / Piano

Preludio contains 130 easy attractive performance pieces from six centuries, thus offering the most important pieces for beginners' guitar lessons in one comprehensive volume. The repertoire is ideal for first performances at music schools, as pieces for competitions and examinations or just as a 'treasure trove' for teachers, pupils, students, and guitar lovers.The selected pieces can be played in the second to fourth year of guitar lessons. They are divided chronologically into five chapters and arranged progressively according to their level of difficulty. Each chapter refers to another epoch: Renaissance - Baroque - Classical period - Romanticism and early 20th century - modern, pop and world music. The result is a tune book which can already be used during or immediately after studying any guitar method.Most pieces can be played in the 1st and 2nd positions, without requiring any barré fingering or ties and slurs. The somewhat more difficult pieces that require small and large barré fingering as well as position playing are placed at the end of each chapter.The majority of the pieces are original works, and the editors have refrained from making any radical simplifications. Only a few difficult passages have alternatively been made easier to play such that the level of difficulty within a piece does not vary too much. / Guitare

Par SZELENYI ISTVAN. The Hungarian composer István Szelényi (1904-1972) studied with Zoltán Kodály and later himself became a lecturer at the Budapest Academy of Music. This Rhapsody, published here for the first time, was written in 1956 for the Henryk Wieniawski Composition Competition in Warsaw. On the autograph manuscript Szelényi noted in French a saying of his former composition teacher Zoltán Kodály: 'la musique est pour tous' - 'Music is the property of the community – it belongs to everyone'. A virtuoso concert piece in free rhapsodic form, suitable for competitions and concert performance./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Mauricio Kagel Kompositionswettbewerb 2016. It has always been a challenge to write educational piano pieces that can stand on their own and be appreciated as musical works of art in addition to their pedagogical purpose. The aim is to combine didactic intentions and a certain level of technical difficulty, without the limitations causing a compromise in aesthetic appeal. The authors of this book succeeded, all of them are prizewinners of the Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition. First prize was awarded to Matius Shan-Boone for his work Six Views from my Window. Second prize went to Peter Yarde Martin for The Five Elements and Daniel Serrano Garcia won third prize for Sonetos. Honourable mentions went to the composers Davide Coppola and Emre Sihan Kaleli. Players, teachers and students now have a third volume of new piano music to complement K2010 and K2013. • Piano Pieces using a contemporary language for young adults that can be practically integrated into piano teaching. • Ideal for introducing contemporary music at an intermediate level • Three Prize winning pieces of the Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition/ Recueil / Piano

Dominick DiOrio has chosen the vivid and striking poetry of Amy Lowell for this powerful work. Lowell's poetry explores the awakening of one's passions by the arrival of a before-absent lover. DiOrio paints this internal exultation with glissandi in the voices, richly-harmonized chords and high chromatic ululations of a solo soprano. This was the first prize winner of the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble's Emerging Composer's Competition. Duration: Ca. 3 minutes 30 seconds / Choeur Mixte (SATB) A Cappella

Par NUTINI PAOLO. 6 Of The Best: Paolo Nutini comprises the sheet music to six of his greatest hits, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. 6 Of The Best simply does what it says - 6 of the best hits from leading artists available in a new and competitively priced format. Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather, Jackie, and a teacher at his school, St Andrews Academy, who recognised his talent. His self-produced second album, Sunny Side Up, debuted at number 1 in the UK and has produced 4 best-selling singles to date./ Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare