Kevin-Mayhew - Piano solo

Great folk songs of the British Isles are given a dusting down by Kevin Mayhew’s house composers. The result is a book of fantastic arrangements for Piano. The 11 improvisations on traditional folk melodies in Music OfThe Islands For Piano - Book One include Comin' thru' the rye (Moore) Early one morning (Hand) Golden slumbers (Chappell) Men of Harlech (Vann) My bonnie lies over theocean (Nixon) On Ilkley Moor baht 'at (Jordan) Shenandoah (Tambling) The ash grove (Gant) The Skye boat song (Lloyd) The floral dance (Mawby) Wi' a hundred pipers(Moore).

Researched by Jane Lofthouse-Cornwall is noted for its evocative folk songs - amusing witty and moving. This collection of easy piano transcriptions compiled by Cornish bard Jane Lofthouse and arranged by Colin Mawby is not only fun to play but also makesfor enjoyable listening. This is a welcome addition to Kevin Mayhew's extensive folk song collections.

More Great Piano Classics published by Kevin Mayhew Publishers includes 25 world-famous pieces by great masters from different periods including Mozart Beethoven Chopin Mendelssohn and Schumann for soloPiano (Grade 5-7).

All the favourites are here from the king of the march!The 'March King' John Philip Sousa wrote over 100 marches for his world-famous band. So great was their popularity that they appeared in many solo andensemble arrangements even including Guitar Zither Mandolin and Banjo. Given their original conception for wind instruments and Sousa's predilection for and skill in transcription arrangements for Piano seem highlyappropriate. Here are eight of his most popular marches: King Cotton Semper Fidelis Stars and Stripes Forever The Gladiator The High School Cadets The Manhattan Beach The Thunderer and The Washington Post. For intermediate solo Piano.

German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven was a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music and he remains one of the most famous and influential of allcomposers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies 5 concertos for Piano 1 Violin concerto 32 Piano sonatas and 16 String quartets.Wonderful World Of... Beethoven presents 10 of his greatestmelodies arranged for Grade 4-5 solo Piano. Pieces included: First movement from Piano Concerto No 4 First movement from Emperor Concerto First movement from Symphony No 5 First movement fromPastoral Symphony Funeral March from Eroica Symphony Ode to Joy from Symphony No 9 Second movement from Piano Concerto No 4 Second movement from Emperor Concerto Second movementfrom Symphony No 7 and Second movement from Violin Concerto.

Edited by Anthea Smith Easier Piano Classics Book Four includes 14 easy (Grade 1-3) pieces by great masters from different periods such as Haydn Chopin Beethoven and Schubert for solo Piano.The original pieces included are: Minuet And Trio (Haydn) Gymnopedie No.2 (Satie) Prelude In E Minor Op.28 No.4 (Chopin) Allegretto from Sonatina (Schmitt) Allegretto(Nielsen) Allegro scherzoso (Nielsen) Berceuse (Hauser) Elfin Dance (Kimberger) Fur Elise (Beethoven) Miniature (Goedicke) Minuet in F (Schubert) Prelude(Kuhnau) Vals Lento (Granados) and Waltz (Grieg).

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves is a chorus from the third act of the opera Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi. It recollects the story of Jewish exiles in Babylon after the loss of the First Temple inJerusalem. The opera with its powerful chorus established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century Italy. Upon the composer’s death along his funeral's cortege in the streets of Milan bystanders started spontaneouschoruses of 'Va pensiero…' A month later when he was reinterred alongside his wife at the 'Casa di Riposo' a choir of eight hundred performed the famous hymn.The masterpiece is here arranged by Richard H. Lloydfor Grade 5-6 solo Piano.

Twenty-five World-famous Pieces-A compendium of famous melodies and best-loved themes for the solo Piano.

This collection brings together twenty previously published solo Piano arrangements by Colin Hand of favourite religious melodies. The pieces are derived from both vocal and instrumental works from the greatestcomposers and include Bach's Ave Maria Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus Handel's Hallelujah Chorus and many more. Most of the arrangements are well within the reach of the intermediate (Grade 5-6) pianistwhile retaining the feel of the originals.

Solomon is an English oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous libretto is based on the biblical stories of wise king Solomon from the First Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles with additionalmaterial from Antiquities of the Jews by ancient historian Flavius Josephus. The music was composed between 5 May and 13 June 1748 and the first performance took place on 17 March 1749. The oratorio contains a short and livelyinstrumental passage for two Oboes and Strings in Act Three known as The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba which has become famous outside the context of the complete work.The familiar Baroque melody ofThe Arrival of the Queen of Sheba has been masterfully transcribed for intermediate level (Grade 5-6) solo Piano.

Suitable for Grades 6-7-The Pianist's Collection is a series of beautiful music from across the centuries for solo Piano. Book 5

Ten fine examples of the classical sonata form by Domenico Scarlatti for Solo Piano.

Many of us would love to play the greatest works of Mozart but alas our ambition outweighs our technique. But there are still plenty of pieces and extracts from longer works that are just as enjoyable and well within theabilities of the modest pianist. Just because they do not demand the pianistic virtuosity and brilliance of other works does not mean they lack the stamp of the master. This superb collection includes 23 delightfulextracts for Piano solo.