Images, Book 1

This volume contains several of Debussy's best known and most-admired compositions including some of his most brilliant works for piano: the technically challenging 'Etudes' the witty and appealing 'Children's Corner' and the sparkling 'Images Book II' as well as other intriguing lesser-known works. Pianists will enjoy the extraordinary diversity of these pieces and their rare often surprising musical effects. All of the works included have been reprinted from authoritative French editions.

All You Need to Know About Collecting Essential Music from Cylinders and CDs to LPs and Tapes-An in-depth and comprehensive guide to - and history of - music collecting The Ultimate Guide to Vinyl and More traces the hobby from its beginnings over a century ago. The book features informative and entertaining sections on every significant format in which recorded music has been released - and some that are now almost completely forgotten. Based on Dave Thompson's original Backbeat classic The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting this revamped colorful expanded edition takes readers from the early days of cylinders 78s and Edison records on through 45s LPs 8-tracks cassettes bootlegs CDs MiniDiscs MP3s LPs and other formats. Landmark labels collectable artists specialist themes and more are explored across a series of essays while dozens of color images bring the most obscure corners of the hobby to life. Unlike other volumes that focus exclusively on vinyl this book caters to the audiophile whose obsession for music welcomes all formats. Through it all the joy and fascination of music collecting in all its guises comes alive.

Composé en 1907, ce volume d'Images, composé de trois pièces contrastées, démontre concision, contenu dramatique profonde et l'imagerie sonore coloré. Debussy a créé l'impressionnisme comme un style pianistique et utilisé des termes évocateurs de faire la lumière sur l'humeur ou le caractère de chaque pièce. Maurice Hinson traduit les titres en français en anglais et offre des suggestions pratiques pour aider l'interprète. On y trouve aussi un enregistrement de CD en circulation à partir de l'étiquette Naxos. / Piano

A Scrapbook of Artifacts Treasures and Inside Information-The Martin Archives Scrapbook provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of America's oldest and most revered Guitar maker bringing the company's story to life with all kinds of memorabilia from their expansive archives - from a fold-out floorplan of their North Street factory and early purchase ledgers to letters and photographs from the many world-famous musicians who have favoured Martin Guitars.  The Martin Archives contain over 700 000 artifacts many of which have lain unseen for generations. The images documents and other souvenirs in this book have been carefully selected in order to paint acomplete picture of the company and its instruments from the concert halls of the pre-Civil War United States and the Grand Ole Opry stage to Woodstock Coachella and beyond. Whilst some Guitar makers in the U.S.A. predate the advent of the business computer Martin predates the typewriter electric lights and even the steam locomotive and this scrapbook reveals what an interesting ride that's been. In addition to 104 full-colour pages The Martin Archives Scrapbook also features pockets containing reproductions of original posters swing tags and more. The perfect gift for any Martin Guitar enthusiast or collector this illuminating book examines the impressive role played by Martin in the Golden Age of American music and the birth of rock 'n' roll.            

Les Petites Images is a perfect introduction to Jennifer Linn's popular intermediate-level book in French style Les Petites Impressions. Written in Impressionist style the 7 solos in this easier collection evoke detailed images of the titles. Although these solos are at a late-elementary level there are quite a few ‘easy-sounds-hard’ gems in this book that will make those younger students sound very accomplished. Early-intermediate students may also find these pieces very enjoyable to learn or read through. To familiarize students with the notation found in Debussy and Ravel titles have been written in French with Englishsubtitles. Expressive instructions are also in French with a glossary provided in the introductory pages.