This is a great value collection of 24 pop songs and traditional melodies arranged for unaccompanied solo. Every style of pop music is included with songs by Britney Spears (Sometimes and Born To Make You Happy) Queen (Crazy Little Thing Called Love) Lou Bega (Mambo No 5) Brian Adams (Everything I Do) Elvis (Youâ??ll Never Walk Alone) and many more.

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can be used. The use of piano and guitar is recommended for authenticity but not necessary. All text appears in both English and Spanish. / Violoncelle Et Contrebasse

Everyone will recognize this famous tango (also known as “The Dove”) and its signature traditional tango rhythms that mix triplets against dotted duple figures. Roberts new arrangement is well designed for stringensemble superblywritten with effective use of pizzicato easy tremolo and melody moments for all sections.

The Essential Latin Collection for Guitar contains Latin songs and dances which in the main have become international 'standards'.During the 20th century much music from the Latin Americas was re-discovered and often re-produced with newly created titles and lyrics. The arrangements here are all based on the original traditional ideas and have become thereby new music for the guitar. The universal popularity of the pieces allows them to be played in almost any setting. They can serve for both study and solo performance and the different styles and moods of the music make the collection a valuable and enjoyable addition to the guitarrepertoire.

The ten pieces of this edition, written varyingly using 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time signatures, are entertaining, rhythmically lively and, above all, easy to learn. The pieces, originating in Brazil, Columbia, Peru and Argentina, are all either based on traditional music or are popular works written more recently.

From the contents
?Baila Negra? (Colombia), ?Sambalelê? (Brazil), ?Senora Chichera? (Bolivia), ?Goza mi mambo? (Cuba; A. Arcano)

The author
Jean Kleeb was born in Brazil and lives in Germany, where he is a freelance musician, teacher, pianist and choir director. He completed his music studies in 1988 in São Paulo and began teaching at the University of Gießen in 1992. Since 2005 he has been the conductor of the Brazilian choir ?Vozes do Brasiles?. / Jazz / Partition / Agrafé /

Traditionelle und populäre Rhythmen aus Cuba. Geschichte Formen Noten-An album of traditional and popular rhythms for congas and Cuban rhythm instruments

The Balkans - where Europe meets Asia...All the cultural diversity of the Balkans is reflected in its varied and colourful music. Hidan Mamudov's selection of pieces from the region, in arrangements for ensemble and separate play-along editions for solo instruments, will provide new experiences for middle-grade players and beyond?The pieces are selected from Turkey, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Included are fascinating historical notes about the music and descriptions of traditional instruments. Special playing techniques are explained and performance tips will help players achieve an authentic sound. All this, together with the CDs of demonstration performances and play-along tracks is sure to be inspirational. / Orchestre

8 Enchanting Pieces from India arranged for String Quartet-For the first time The Schott String Quartet Series features a collection of pieces that have been originally composed in a style unique to string quartet arrangements. Internationally-acclaimed Bollywood composer Pyarelal Sharma has provided music and songs for over 450 films. This set of string quartets composed especially for Schott is influenced by Indian film music Indian folk Arabic and light Indian classical music thus combining the alluring sound of the East with the stability of a classic Western ensemble. Another new feature that this volume has brought to the series is a special bonus CD containing performances of these charming pieces by leading members of theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra.The Schott String Quartet SeriesWith the first books in the series focusing on baroque classical and romantic styles The Schott String Quartet Series has expanded to cover music ranging from traditional pieces through to Eastern-influenced works. Aside from 'Indian Summer' which features original compositions each book contains original arrangements of well known themes which have often never been arranged for string quartet before. An important characteristic of these arrangements is that they allow all four instruments to demand the attention throughout the music. The pieces are suitable for amateur musicians or school students and are ideal for public performance.

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can be used. The use of piano and guitar is recommended for authenticity but not necessary. All text appears in both English and Spanish. / Violon

In Vera Cruz Island world-renowned Brazilian drummer Vera Figueiredo and the up and coming Daniel Oliveira team up with Hudson Music to present a complete play-along package that surveys the varied music of Brazil providing both original musical interpretations and educational explanations of various Brazilian traditional and contemporary drum styles. This product the first of its kind not only explains Brazilian rhythms from drumset but puts them immediately in context with Vera's incredible songs so you can see how the rhythms work musically.Brazilian styles some of which are being explained in print for the first time in this package including:Maracatu Samba Samba Jazz Samba in 2/4 and 3/4 Samba-Reggae Samba Escola de Samba Bossa Nova Baiao Choro and Chamame. In addition to these styles Vera's songs also touch on Afro-Cuban and Forro mixed with rock rhythms and drumset duets.Vera Cruz Island (the title is an ancestral name for Brazil) contains two CDs: the complete album release of the same name as well as the entire album remixed without drums for you to play along with. Guest drummers on two of the tracks include Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers; on the play-along versions of these tracks you get to play their parts! Detailed explanations of the drum parts and complete drum charts round out the package.

Learn the essential techniques and secrets of traditional and modern salsa piano from Grammy Award-winner Oscar Hernandez! This informative DVD includes: Full band performances of Latin styles including Latin Jazz Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Bolero and Danzon Tips on musicianship practice and performance An exclusive interview43 minutes.

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can be used. The use of piano and guitar is recommended for authenticity but not necessary. All text appears in both English and Spanish. / Alto

Songs Of Mexico contains a total of 34 traditional Mexican songs - all in Piano/Vocal format with suggested Guitar chords. Lyrics are in Spanish with singable English transliterations. Songsinclude: Desde Mexico he venido Cielito Lindo Corrido de los oprimidos La Zandunga Hay unos ojos La Adelita La Malaguena La llorona Deportados El Cascabel De colores and more.