A fantastic reference and instrumental album edited by Peter Walstall. The book not only contains the pieces but also a short passage describing the historical context of each piece and how it should be played. An excellent selection of Baroque pieces plus a wealth of valuable information for Trumpet with Piano accompaniment.

111 short and very easy original classical piano pieces Piano Piccolo has been designed as a beginner's introduction to the successful collection Für Elise (ED 20044) in the Pianissimo series. This collection of 111 very easy original classical piano pieces includes popular repertoire pieces as well as many rarer finds that are not widely known. Works by over sixty composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras here offer a rich treasure trove for and are a valuable addition to imaginative and varied tuition for beginners. Piano Piccolo offers excellent opportunities for introducing beginners, returning students and amateur musicians to classical music with pieces suitable for auditions at music schools and playing to family and friends. Piano Piccolo has been designed as a beginner's introduction to the successful collection Für Elise (ED 20044) in the Pianissimo series. This collection of 111 very easy original classical piano pieces includes popular repertoire pieces as well as many rarer finds that are not widely known. Works by over sixty composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras here offer a rich treasure trove for and are a valuable addition to imaginative and varied tuition for beginners. Piano Piccolo offers excellent opportunities for introducing beginners, returning students and amateur musicians to classical music with pieces suitable for auditions at music schools and playing to family and friends. Contenu - M. Praetorius: Old German Dance C major- J. Krieger: Minuet A minor - J. Krieger: Bourrée A minor - H. Purcell: Air D minor - G. Böhm: Minuet G major - C. Graupner: Bourrée E minor GWV 827 - J.S. Bach: Aria D minor BWV 515 - G.F. Händel: Minuet G major - G.F. Händel: Passepied C major HWV 559 - Anon.: Minuet F major No. 2 - Anon.: Minuet F major No. 6 - L. Mozart: Minuet D minor - J. Haydn: German Dance D major Hob.IX:22/2 - J. Haydn: German Dance G major Hob.IX:22/3 - W. Duncombe: Minuet C major - W. Duncombe: Gavot C major - S. Arnold: Gavot C major S. Arnold: Giga C major - J. Hook: Minuet D major - J. Hook: Gavotta D major - J.W. Häßler: Poco Allegro, op. 38/3 - J.W. Häßler: Tempo di Minuetto, op. 38/4 - J.W. Häßler: Moderato, op. 38/12 - D.G. Türk: Carefree Jack - D.G. Türk: Lullaby - D.G. Türk: I feel so sick and faint - D.G. Türk: Arioso - J.G. Witthauer: Dance C major - J.G. Witthauer: Allegretto F major - J.G. Witthauer: Gavotte A minor - M. Clementi: Arietta C major, op. 42/5 - A. Reinagle: Allegro, op. 1/4 - A. Reinagle: Allegretto, op. 1/5 - A. Reinagle: Allegretto, op. 1/9 - A. Reinagle: Allegretto op. 1/11 - W.A. Mozart: Allegro KV 1b - W.A. Mozart: Allegro DV 1c - N.-J. Hüllmandel: Minuetto, op. 5/1 - N.-J. Hüllmandel: Allegro, op. 5/5 - C.H. Wilton: Little Sonata C major - J.J. Ryba: Two Little Inventions No. 1 C major, No. 2 A minor - D.G. Steibelt: Adagio A minor - A.E. Müller: Andantino, Handstück No. 5 - A.E. Müller: Andante, Handstück No. 9 - L.v. Beethoven: German Dance WoO 8/1 - L.v. Beethoven: Russian Folk Song, op. 107/3 - A. Diabelli: Allegretto, op. 125/3 - A. Diabelli: Vivace, op. 125/7 - C.M.v. Weber: Allemande, op. 4/2 - M. Szymanowska: Mazurka - C. Czerny: Allegro, op. 777/3 - C. Czerny: Allegretto, op. 823/7 - C.T. Brunner: Andante, op. 487/38 - C.T. Brunner: Andantino, op. 487/41 - H. Wohlfahrt: Moderato A minor - F. Schubert: Ländler B-flat major D 378/2 - R. Schumann: Little Piece, op. 68/5 - F.de Couppey: Melody No. 14 - F. de Couppey: Arabian Air - F. Spindler: Song without Words - L. Kühler: Piano Piece, op. 190/27 - L. Köhler: Piano Piece, op. 190/30 - L. Köhler: Piano Piece, op. 190/31 - C. Gurlitt: Going to School, op. 117/14 - C. Gurlitt: Consolation, op. 179/12 - C. Gurlitt: Waltz, op. 179/17 - C. Gurlitt: Gavotte, op. 210/9 - I. Bartalus: Two Hungarian Melodies No. 1 and No. 2 - H. Henkel: Piano Piece No. 13 - C. Reinecke: Scherzino, op. 136/1 - C. Reinecke: Elegy E minor op. 183/2 - E. Breslaur: Cuckoo, op. 46/21 - E. Breslaur: Waltz, op. 46/25 - O. Bolck: Sonatine C major op. 30/4, 1st movement - F. Scotson Clark: Tarantella - M.W. Vogel: Brave Knight - M.W. Vogel: Waltz - R. Fuchs: Proud Horseman, op. 47/2 - R. Fuchs: Sad at Heart, op. 47/5 - A. Sartorio: On Tip-Toe, op. 783/8 - A. Gretchaninoff: Farewell, op. 98/4 - A. Gretchaninoff: Elephant's Dance - E. Satie: Menus propos enfantins No. 2 - E. Satie: Enfantillages pittoresques No. 2- E. Satie: Peccadilles importunes No. 3 - C. Scott: Teddy-bear's Headache - I. Strawinsky: Andantino - G.F. Humbert: The Chocolate Automat - G.F. Humbert: Tarantella - G.F. Humbert: The Music Box - G.F. Humbert: Sad Song - G.F. Humbert: Walzer - P. Hindemith: Song - C. Orff: Two Pieces from the Piano Exercises No. 1 and No. 2 - D. Kabalevsky: Dance, op. 39/9 - D. Kabalevsky: Waltz, op. 39/13 - D. Shostakovich: March, op. 69/1 - D. Shostakovich: Waltz, op. 69/2 - H. Badings: Sarabande - H. Badings: Country Dance - G. Kretschmer: Little Waltz - G. Kretschmer: Little Minuet - G. Kretschmer: Little Prelude - B. Heller: The Melody in the Box - B. Heller: Waves - H.-G. Heumann: PreludeC major - H.-G. Heumann: Mazurka D minor - H.-G. Heumann: Minuet G major

Composed in 2013 this 4 minute piece for Piano Triet (one piano six hands) is based on a keyboard work that may have been written by Louis Couperin in the mid 1600s. Baroque ?bell pieces? were generally uniform in style and structure making composer designations problematic. The main theme is heard at the outset followed by a short set of variations. Ghosts of other composers drift in and out - Lully Paganini and Ravel adding a few notes here and there. The players are directed to perform with joyful Baroque energy gravitas and increasing brilliance.Carillons was written especially for John Pitts and the extraordinary Triet ensemble and isdedicated to Bill Maddocks. The source is Volume 1 of the Philidor Collection written in Philidor?s hand (Réserve F 494 pp.71-73: Paris Bibliotheque national).Carillons was premiered on 22 June 2014 in Colston Hall Bristol as part of the Severnside Composers Alliance Music on the Edge 2013-14 Series Piano Triets - 3 is the Magic Number 2.

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Prelude and Fugue in C major from The Well-tempered Clavier includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he considers how to approach the playing of baroque harpsichord music on the piano, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, covering much of the essential repertoire from Bach through Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Debussy,right up to John Cage.Each volume focuses on one piece, with written masterclasses and background information encouraging an exploration of the music – beyond the printed score. All titles in the Edition Peters more than the score…series include written masterclasses from one of our panel of internationally-renowned pianists including Joanna MacGregor, Roy Howat, Daniel Grimwood, Clare Hammond and Adam Tendler.  / Répertoire / Piano

Vivaldi's Kyrie RV 587 (BA 8950) is scored for two choirs and two groups of stringed instruments. The date of its composition remains unclear. It is a purely a Choral work without solo passages.Today the ?Gloria? RV 589 (BA 7674) is one of Vivaldi?s best-known compositions and one of the most frequently performed sacred Vocal works from the Baroque period. Vivaldi wrote the ?Gloria? as a self-contained work in the style of a concertante mass. However it was probably also performed within church services. The scoring of the solo voices (SSA) suggests that the work was written during his period atthe Ospedale della Piet around 1716. In the twelve movements of the ?Gloria? Vivaldi displays the whole range of his mastery from festive sublime outer movements to tender transparently scored solo passages.Both works can be performed independently but can also be combined as a kind of short mass. Although the authenticity of the autograph manuscript score is beyond doubt these new editions contain some re-evaluations in phrasing and performance practice which go beyond what other editions have to offer. The Piano reductions are straightforward clearly presented and preserve the character of the works.- Attractive choral pieces which can be combined to form a short mass.- Informative foreword (Ger/Eng).

The latest volume in Hans-Günter Heumann's successful Best of Piano Classics series offers an attractive colourful mix of very easy to easy original piano pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods. In addition to popular repertoire pieces, it also includes discoveries that enrich modern teaching and auditions. The 100 short original pieces provide pure variety and motivation for beginners and those returning to the piano. / Piano / Schott

Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a separate key and likely corresponding to these river parties. This transcription of Water Music Suite II for saxophone quartet has two purposes: to make this music available to saxophonists for performance and education, and to provide in one volume the entire Suite II. The exception to the latter, because of the limits of endurance, is the exclusion of the short Adagio, a brief interlude between the fi rst two movements. Included though are the Allegro, Hornpipe, Minuet, Lentement, and Bourree. These works were originally meant for an outdoor performance, and one of the original intentions of the saxophone was to play in French military bands, also an open-air purpose. The original scoring of brass, woodwind, and string instruments (but no continuo) transcribe well for saxophones. Matching the ranges of instruments of the original to the saxophone quartet was a primary objective. In addition, this arrangement strives to disperse melodic material to all four saxophones so as to make the arrangement pleasing to all the members of the quartet while providing variety to an audience. Any dynamic, articulation, and tempo markings are to be taken only as suggestions so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The musical study and performance of all styles while using examples of composition and performance that represent excellence is necessary for saxophonists who wish to be well-rounded musicians. For the above reasons saxophonists are urged to listen to recordings of the original orchestration in order to learn and imitate proper interpretation of Baroque style. There are currently a number of excellent recordings of Handel's Suites on period instruments, such as (but not limited to) those by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, and the ensemble Tafelmusik. The Lewis-Clark State College Saxophone Quartet has for many years enjoyed performing Suite II for concerts, ceremonies and social settings, and I thank Advance Music for the opportunity to bring these great works to the profession. / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. A selection of best-loved, legendary music by one of the giants of the Baroque era appears in this magnificent compilation of keyboard works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Rich in unending melodic invention, rhythmic flow and harmonic ingenuity beyond its time these pieces will delight amateur and professional pianists alike. Selections include Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, Italian Concerto, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, and Prelude and Fugue in C Minor. Additional shorter works include Little Preludes, Inventions, Minuets. This superb compilation unites a generous selection of music, in one convenient, attractive and modestly priced volume./ Répertoire / Piano