As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road in Bristol) I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautiful rugged county. One can almost detect a French 'accent' when listening to the piano music of Debussy and likewise speaking as a lapsed brass player there is undoubtedly something of the Cornish twang about Trelawny when played on a cornet or euphonium. Then again one gets a different yetentirely convincing effect upon hearing these melodies rendered on woodwind instruments; hence with a little gamesmanship on my part I am pleased to see my collection of these fifteen delectable ditties come to fruition in the form of arrangements for treble clef brass instruments (in B flat and E flat) trombone and tuba (bass clef) horn in F flute clarinet and bassoon.While many will find themselves humming the likes of Going up Camborne Hill Lamorna or The Helston Furry Dance even before they have turned to the first page - for these are indelibly intertwined with Cornish culture I wonder if I might draw your attention to The Cornish Squire The Pool of Pilate and Cold Blows the Wind Today Sweetheart which are quite simply sublime melodies perhaps needing that extra bit of help in bringing them to mind nowadays. In the best tradition of musical hand-me-downs Cornish folk music works equally ideally sung and played and only by doing so on a regular basis can such traditions hope to continue forward with vigour and authority. A legitimate way of achieving this is to revitalise the harmonic scheme of these ancient tunes and bring them up to date for a modern audience; after all it was such an approach that fuelled the imagination of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams in decades past while skilfully paying homage to the

Step into the spotlight and play along with the superb backing tracks on the specially recorded CD. A fantastic collection of 10 popular show tunes arranged for Clarinet. Hear the full performance versions of the music tracks - the Clarinet part is then omitted so you can play along with the recorded performance. The book features top line arrangements of all 10 pieces, plus a fingering guide. / Clarinette

L'intention de compatibles Christmas Duets For Winds est de fournir aux joueurs d'instruments la possibilité de jouer cinquante chants de Noël populaires dans les arrangements pour deux instruments.Ces duos vont travailler avec n'importe quelle combinaison de deux instruments, de sorte que vous pouvez jouer des chants avec vos amis, peu importe de quel instrument ils jouent. Il ya des possibilités infinies pour l'utilisation de combinaisons duo pour le plaisir et de divertissement autour des vacances. Vous pouvez jouer pour la famille, des amis, ou dans un cadre de concert.Compatible Christmas Duets for Winds vous fournit des offres intéressantes et jouables. Il peut aussi aider à se moquer de temps de pratique autour des vacances et peut être utilisé avec les amis et les enseignants ainsi.Une des meilleures faCons d'améliorer en tant que joueur est de jouer dans de petits groupes de musique de chambre et duos sont le moyen le plus facile pour commencer. Jouer des duos avec d'autres de niveaux de capacité similaires ou même de plus grande capacité permettra de stimuler la croissance de votre lecture. / Ensemble A Vent

Frankel's Pezzi Pianissimi Op.41 is a short and delightful work in three movements, for B flat Clarinet, Cello and Piano. The piano score and individual clarinet and cello parts are all enclosed. / Clarinette