Written for 'Rondalla' (a band of street musicians) this soulful and lively piece evokes the scene of a busy Spanish market place with the music being heard over the jostling crowd. Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo in 1962 Estudiantina (Pasacalle Y Coplilla) is orchestrated for Bandurrias 1 & 2 (A Bandurria is a Spanish instrument of the Lute type) Lutes and Guitars and can be played by either four solo players or by a small ensemble of players.The score and parts are included.

Tv söngur is a composition for large ensemble written by Nico Muhly commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Tv söngur is a specific type of Icelandic two-part singing that can be found in texts as well as oral traditions Muhly?writes. Some of the tradition seems like much early music to stem from an exercise in voice-leading while some other examples are more social impromptu and secular. These arrangements attempt to frame the tradition through orchestration and wildly shifting contexts lighting effects and textures. The piece was composed in 2012 and lastsaround 5 Minutes.

On Track-13 specially commissioned pieces which aim to breathe new life into a largely neglected component of the GCSE/Key Stage 4 Music syllabus Ensemble Performance.On Track comes complete with a CD-Rom containing all theparts for all the pieces and transpositions for any instrument and these parts come with a licence for printing as many copies as needed directly from the CD-Rom. A separate 'audio' CD also contains recordings of every piece.The book contains scores for each piece and extended notes by the composers to aid in the preparation of the music; there are 5 pieces for fixed ensembles and 8 pieces for flexible ensembles.The editor of the compilation Sadie Harrison comments: 'Playing in an ensemble with one's peers is perhaps the most rewarding and satisfying thing to do as a young performer and it is crucial to nurture this element ofGCSE courses to reflect this. On Track is a fantastic collection of many different styles approaches and sounds. There is something in here for everybody at whatever level and on whatever instrument. This is what GCSE Musicteachers are crying out for and finally here is something that really hits the mark.' Harrison's comments are echoed by recent examiners' reports from EdExcel one of the largest examiners of GCSE music. Theydescribe how the music they heard in examinations demonstrated 'an extreme range of standards and revealed evidence of the very wide range of instruments in use'. The AQA (Assessment and Qualification Alliance) Examiners' reportin 2004 warns schools against allowing their students to present solo music with a piano accompaniment played by a teacher or with a CD accompaniment for the ensemble performance component. It continues saying that 'it is of utmost importance that the chosen ensemble allows the candidate to show rapport with the other player(s). This is a significant requirement with which many [examination] centres did NOT