A Baroque Album

40 Arrangements of Famous Classical Masterpieces-Following the success of the first volume of original compositions for piano in Best of Piano Classics (ED 9060) Schott now presents another collection with a selection of 40 arrangements of popular classical masterpieces for the discerning amateur pianist to use over the years. The contents include great works from Bach to Gershwin ranging from chamber music symphonies and concertos through to opera. This selection of musical favourites presents the best known and loveliest pieces of classical music from the Baroque era through to the 20th Century from ???Air??? to ???Rhapsody in Blue???. With fingerings tempo and pedal suggestions added these appealing arrangements for advancedplayers in modern printed scores that are easy to read are recommended not only for tuition purposes but for all those who enjoy playing the piano in their leisure time.

Baroque to Modern presents music from the 1700s through the 1900s, with composer biographies and practice and performance tips. Organized by difficulty level, the music is presented in newly researched editions. Each volume is in progressive order.

Les sonates en solo composées en Italie à partir des premières décennies du 17e siècle se distinguent par leur virtuosité instrumentale et l?originalité de la pensée baroque dont elles sont traversées. Ces deux aspects ont été pris en compte dans le choix des morceaux retenus pour cette série intéressante de recueils de musique italienne pour violon de la période baroque. Le premier volume se concentre sur deux groupes: d?une part Corelli à Rome Torelli à Bologne et Veracini à Florence et d?autre part les trois célèbres représentants de la dernière génération de compositeurs baroques italiens ? Geminiani Tartini et Locatelli ? dont le rayonnement s?étendait de Padouejusqu?en Angleterre en passant par Amsterdam. Toutes les ?uvres ont été éditées sur la base des sources originales garantissant ainsi une vision claire de ces joyaux de l?art baroque dans une édition urtext qui a fait ses preuves. Dans la préface figurent des explications quant aux pratiques de jeu et à la réalisation de la basse continue. Une liste des différentes variantes complète cette édition urtext approfondie.

'The idea for this set of pieces initially came from writing one as a sixtieth birthday present (I shall not mention which one!). Having written one Baroque-titled piece I gradually added more until a whole suite of Baroque dances was completed.The stimulus of writing a modern set of piano pieces based on Baroque models (in my case a mixture of the English and French Suites of Bach) is nothing new of course. Many twentieth-century composers were inspired by the rigours of devising new ways of looking at Baroque dances and in the process brought new life to the forms (in the case of Schoenberg?s Piano Suite of 1925 actually liberating his new method of 12- notecomposition from theory into practice).For my part the challenge was to write a set of pieces for the piano which would be technically suitable for both young and mature pianists whilst still responding to the compositional demands of creating interesting material mainly organised through contrapuntal means (often just two-part counterpoint as in Bourr?e 1 or the Gigue) but sometimes through harmonic means (as in the Sarabande or Gavotte).In addition the more personal nature of the genesis of the album resulted in each piece or dance being dedicated to a particular friend. Whilst their pianistic skills might vary quite considerably they all share a great love of music - something which unites us all.'???????????? - Edward Gregson1. Paul?s Prelude2. Adam?s Allemande3. Clare?s Courante4. Stefan?s Sarabande5. Gaynor?s Gavotte6. Brian?s Bourr?e (Bour?e 1)7. Bethan?s Bour?e (Bour?e 2)8. Maggie?s Minuet9. Gavin?s Gigue10. Phil?s Postlude

Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar. Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar is an outstanding introduction for the beginner to intermediate guitarist to the music of the Baroque. The Baroque period of music flourished in Europe from 1600 to 1750, and is represented by a singleness of mood and gesture, rhythmic continuity, polyphonic texture, and melodic ornamentation. Jerry Willard explains the intricacies of Baroque ornamentation (including trills, mordents, and notes inégale) in an easy-to-understand way, and performs each piece on the accompanying audio CD. Includes: Aria (from the Anna Magdelena Notebook)(J.S. Bach) · Bourrée in A Minor (theme, from the Second Violin Partita) (J.S. Bach) · Largo (Arcangelo Corelli) · The Harmonious Blacksmith (George Frideric Handel) · Canon (Johann Pachelbel) · Minuet (Henry Purcell) · Gavotte (Giovanni Zamboni) · and more.

This Fleet Foxes sheet music is the matching folio for the eponymous début album by Seattle band Fleet Foxes. This book includes every song from the album as well as their E.P. Sun Giant andincludes the full lyrics. This Fleet Foxes?sheet music songbook features every sublime song from their debtu album by far the most critically acclaimed band of 2008. The album featured inseveral of the most trusted 'best-of-year' polls such as Uncut Pitchfork Mojo Q Drowned In Sound and Rolling Stone. This esteem has translated into commercial success as despite being signed to indie labelBella Union the band have achieved Gold sales in the UK and become a popular live act across the European festivals.The band's sound is a unique blend of vocal harmonies and truly timeless songwriting craft echoing The BeachBoys and is described by the band as 'Baroque Harmonic Pop' and translates beautifully in this Piano Vocal and Guitar songbook. The book includes fan favourite songs like White Winter Hymnal as well as Sun It Risesand Quiet Houses. Not only this but our Fleet Foxes Piano Vocal and Guitar sheet music also features the songs from their EP Sun Giant letting you learn all the Fleet Foxes tunesyou could want.With a simply brilliant blend of folk lush vocal harmonies and traditional Guitar-based alternative rock the album is genuinely excellent with many critics labelling it an instant classic. FleetFoxes?is great to hear but take it from us it's even better to play. The vocals allow room for embellishments and improvisation while the harmonies created by the Piano and Guitar parts sound justdivine.?So for aspiring folk-bands or fans of great music this book of?Fleet Foxes sheet music is a real winner. To learn every song from indisputably the best album of 2008 pick up this folio

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.

Ten baroque classics beautifully presented in this album: the cream of the era in one book.Grade: 3 - 5

12 Pieces from the Baroque era in easy swing arrangements-Rediscover 12 masterworks from the Baroque era with these fun jazzy arrangements. Easy arrangements by Alexander L'Estrange give an exciting new angle on Handel Purcell J. S. Bach and other composers. Complete with accompanying CD containing demonstration versions and live jazz trio backing tracks. The CD also contains piano accompaniments as printable PDF files and are the same for each 'Swinging Baroque Play-Along' publication for other instruments making it ideal for ensemble or solo playing

Blue Baroque Cello-Mike Cornick's Blue Baroque offers cellists the chance to explore adaptations from the Baroque repertoire in various modern styles. His selection includes items from the Orchestral Vocal and Keyboard repertoires of the period and can be welcomed and enjoyed by middle grade to more advanced players.

12 Guitar and Lute Pieces-Graded collection of Baroque repertoireFor students with 8-9 years playing experienceComplete with play-along CDThe fourth and final volume in the Baroque Guitar Anthology series contains 12 original pieces by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries transcribed for guitar by co-author Stuart Willis. Including pieces by Bach Weiss Kellner and Corbetta amongst others it presents a carefully selected range of works and as with the other volumes in the series is ideal for any players interested in gaining an insight into the richness and variety of the Baroque guitar and lute repertoire.The book contains composer biographies andteaching notes on all of the works and is accompanied by CD recording of all pieces performed by Jens Franke. Suitable for students of c.8-9 years of playing experience or those of grades 7-8 level.

Grades 6-7-Beautifully presented and thoroughly readable 'modern' editions of the best of these pre-Baroque masterpieces. Carefully graded.It has often struck me as intriguing that The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (a collection of keyboard music spanning the period c.1562-1612) occupies a virtually non-existent place in the literature considered viable by pianists.Needless to say harpsichordists continue to hold the music in the highest esteem while a number of transcriptions for instruments and ensembles have been made available in more recent times. How can it be that this ancient heritage - which in keyboard music terms might be regarded as the equivalent to the DeadSea Scrolls - has hitherto seemed a no-go area for pianists? It is as if the first 'proper' keyboard music tumbled miraculously out of some parallel universe around Bach's time i.e. the first half of the 18th century. While our modern piano is perhaps as different from a virginal as a washing machine is from a mangle there are in fact a good many facets of virginal music which read across perfectly well to today's instruments. For this to be possible we need to take the time to look beyond peculiarities in translation which to a significant extent comes down to issues resulting from burgeoning notational practices. It also becomes necessary to re-imagine the music in light of what is possible as well as what is desirable. Problems with accessing the sound-world of pre-Baroque keyboard music can be overcome quite easily just as it is possible to become better in resonance with avant garde musical styles given appropriate immersion. Since the writing of the performance notes to The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book more than a century ago (by J.A. Fuller Maitland and W. Barclay Squire) the momentum generated by the Early Music Revival has brought about immeasurable insights into the intentions of Renaissance and Baroque composers. Performances on period instruments continue to reacquaint us with a bygone age and stimulate a healthy fascination for the