Par GRIGGS JOHN. Brazilian guitar virtuoso Carlos Barbosa-Lima and guitarist/ instructor John Griggs present this collection of short pieces by various Classical composers, plus a few of their own original compositions. Beginning to intermediate in difficulty, each piece has been meticulously set for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature. Selections include works by Handel, Purcell, Jeremiah Clark, Corelli, Scarlatti, Pachelbel, Zipoli, Mozart, Telemann, and J.S. Bach. The attached CD offers performances of all 30 pieces by Carlos Barbosa-Lima. A fine addition to any classic guitarist's library! / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Solos / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Since most of Lisztâ??s vast output of piano music both original and arranged was obviously intended for the virtuoso it's easy to forget that he also wrote short and beautiful pieces which are technically undemanding. Moreover many of these are far more interesting musically than the typically brilliant works. By way of introducing this less familiar side of a great keyboard composer this edition offers twenty-one non-virtuoso pieces that he wrote between the ages of 38 and 74. They are arranged roughly in chronological order and prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions and performance notes. This book comprisescollections of pieces which include: Consolations Six Pieces S.172; Vier Kleine Klavierstucke (Four Short Piano Pieces) S.192; and Funf Ungarische Volkslieder (Five Hungarian Folksongs) S.245.

The first of the Two Pieces For Flute And Harp Or Piano Accompaniment “1. The Swans” is a lovely short piece composed by Henri Busser. Really melodious this piece is perfect to work on the flexibility of the tone and a good training to be able execute pieces more difficult. Written mainly in A key not often used by flautists and starting Andantino moderato the piece symbolizes the swans riding on a lake. It features an intro a main theme in [A] which comes back A tempo in [C] and a final Piú moderato finishing with a really high trill. Some difficulties such as the A key and the range usedon this piece will require an intermediate technique: difficulty is rated at 5°. This first piece is followed by the second one: “The squirrels”. Henri Busser (1872-1913) is a French classical composer and Organist. He was a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and a member of the Académie française. He wrote a ballet numerous operas and chamber music.

Recently discovered among the composer's papers these three short pieces extend the idioms of the major works into the intimate world of the keyboard. The first piece is a study in sarabande rhythm; the second Molto lento a frosty evocation of Winter. A rousing Pezzo ostinato - a favourite form completes the collection. Performers of intermediate grade and beyond will relish the chance to play music by arguably our greatest composer who wrote sparingly yet discerningly for the piano.

A Piece A Week Piano Grade 2 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve Your Sight-Reading! graded Piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved developing confident sight-reading.The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series by renownededucationalist Paul Harris is designed to develop sight-reading skills especially in the context of graded exams.

A piece a week Piano Initial Grade for beginner players is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire, the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved, developing confident sight-reading. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to develop vital sight-reading skills, enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians.

A Piece a Week Piano Grade 3 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved developing confident sight-reading. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series by renownededucationalist Paul Harris is designed to develop sight-reading skills especially in the context of graded exams.

Par HARRIS PAUL. A piece a week Piano Initial Grade for beginner players is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire, the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved, developing confident sight-reading. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to develop vital sight-reading skills, enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. / Instrumental Music, Piano Music / Etude / Piano

Book 5 Grade 5-Joan Lastâ??s Rhythmic Reading Book V is a preparatory work for Grade 5 Piano examination. The book includes a short piece The Tranquil River and twelve preparatory studies which cover Phrasing and Staccato Melody and Accompaniment Rhythmic Precision in 6/8 time Tied Notes and Legato Chords Semiquaver grouping Pedalling Melody and syncopated accompaniment Triplet groups Attack and Rhythmic Precision Facility of Fingerwork Quick Perception of Clef Change Rhythmic divisions of Semiquaver groups and 9/8 time.Lastâ??s goal is to prepare the student thoroughly for the rhythmic demands of the Grade V exam. Her authoritative and commonsensical tone gained fromher own early solo career and her years as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music shines through this very practical publication. A short glossary of French musical terms is included.

Composed in France over a century ago these three short pieces are ideal for the intermediate bassist. The style is lyrical tonal and approachable offering interesting study or concert repertoire with lively supportive and effective accompaniments. Parade is lively and rhythmic remaining in bass clef throughout; Cantabile is melodic and dramatic offering cantabile and musical challenges in equal measure and Menuet Varie has lyrical and rhythmic contrasts and is the most challenging of the three. Ratez was a fairly prolific composer and these pieces were dedicated to M. Charpentier Professor of Double Bass at the Paris Conservatoire. These piecesare popular with students and teachers alike.

kleine Stücke für Klavier-This cycle of Piano pieces occupies an exceptional position among the other compositions from Bohuslav Martinu's early period. In view of the musical and aesthetic challenges this work presents the cycle Puppets goes beyond the other pieces from this period which broadly speaking are didactic in nature and designed for the purposes of study. Martinu wrote the cycle between the years 1912-1925 and during this time he reworked and changed the pieces to the extent that Puppets I chronologically comes after Puppets III which is the earliest in the series. The third book (Puppets I) dates from 1925 and contains fiveshort pieces: Columbine Dances The New Puppet The Shy Doll Fairy Tale and finally The Puppets' Dance. Puppets I-III are a joy to play while providing a worthwhile source of study material and are an essential part of the repertoire of young pianists. All three books are published in new revised urtext editions edited by Ales Brezina. Poh?dka?is included on ABRSM Piano Grade 6 syllabus 2017-2018

Romances - Six short pieces for Viola and Piano by Poul Ruders. Programme note According to tradition a mid- or late-19th century instrumental Romance - or Romanza - is a shortish composition of predominantly melodic nature with a slight leaning toward the sentimental.In several European languages such as German French and Danish the word for navel i.e. an unfolding drama in writing is Roman and although there's nothing literary about my Six Romances for viola and piano each piece tells its own story open to individual inner interpretation. Portal forms the opening chapter so to speak pavingthe way for the second movement named Even Song. Maybe it's just a simple tune heard at sunset perhaps the melody is carried from far away over the hills from inside the village church...Titles such as Ballad and Dirge (song of mourning) immediately reveal the nature and mood of the music to come where-as the concluding piece Duet is slightly more 'mysterious.'In a classic duet the two instruments in question or more likely voices complement each other benevolently. In the present case however the viola and the piano both stand firm protection their own turf - and - 'the twain shall never meet!'The piece is very short indeed it just stops leaving the listener to finish the 'story' in his or her own imagination. A true open ending. (Poul Ruders)

Recueil Harpe-Six Short Pieces is a set of short works for Harp composed by Henriette Renié. Written in two suites for pedal or lever Harp the volume is divided as per below: Suite 1: - Conte de Noël - Recueillement - Air de Danse Suite 2: - Invention dans le Style ancient - Rêverie - Gavotte This set of pieces is really enjoyable to play and was written for upper beginners/intermediate players. It includes chords arpeggios a few accidental alterations and some natural harmonics. Henriette Renié (1875-1956) is a French harpist who hadAlphonse Hasselmans and Théodore Dubois as professors at the Paris Conservatoire. She received a First Prize for the Harp and composed many pieces for Harp including a concerto some chamber music works and some transcriptions of other works for the Harp.

Piano Album. First publication of all the extant manuscript solo piano works (miniatures and collections of short pieces). Edited and with a preface (E/G/F) by Anna Górecka, Professor at the Katowice Music Academy and daughter of the composer.