50 More Classic Melodies

Now you can play all of those classic melodies you love - without being a virtuoso Pianist! The simplified arrangements of these timeless masterpieces allow the intermediate Pianist to play and enjoy everything from Grieg's Inthe Hall Of The Mountain King to Handel's Messiah in a straightforward and rewarding way.

Want to be a classical guitarist but never had a lesson? No problem ? this hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play scales melodies and full-length pieces in the classical style.  You get plenty of practice exercises to stretch your skills selections from the classical repertoire and a bonus audio CD that helps you play along with the music pieces from the book!   Get acquainted with your guitar ? familiarize yourself with the unique make-up and parts of a classical guitar Start making some music ? play melodies on individual strings move on to arpeggios and getyour fingers in shape with scales Ramp up your technique ? play barres slurs and trills; handle harmonics; master right-hand tremolo; and venture up the neck to play in the higher positions Build yourclassical repertoire ? from Renaissance and Baroque to Classical Romantic and Modern play pieces from the major eras in classical music Practice makes perfect ? improve your performance with expert guidancethrough each exercise and piece in the book Open the book and find: Tips and techniques for playing beautiful pieces How to read music notation andtablature Basic finger and thumb strokes Right- and left-hand techniques Musical examples charts and photos Music pieces from the guitar greats The best ways to care for yourguitar A step-by-step tutorial on changing your strings Bonus CD Includes More than 140 recorded performances of the exercises and pieces featured in thebook Pieces performed using a count-off allowing you to play along in time with the music Tuning notes to help you tune up your guitar

Paolo Bellinati presents his long-awaited solo Guitar arrangements of 10 of the 12 compositions featured on the companion online video. Written in standard notation only with brief performance notes for each piece these arrangements would best be approached by the intermediate to advanced classic Guitarist.In this collection masterful Brazilian Guitarist Paolo Bellinati has meticulously transcribed his solo Guitararrangements of ten melodies by his beloved countryman and pioneering bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Bellinati particularly laboured over his arrangements of Jobim's instrumentalcompositions i.e. songs without lyrics as these 'reveal a much more sophisticated Jobim closer to his favourite classical composers.The book also contains arrangements of lyrical songs of a more introspectiveand romantic character including 'Luiza' which Bellinati regards as 'The most beautiful and perfect Brazilian song ever written'. Includes access to online video.

Favourite Italian Melodies. Italian culture influence many art forms and perhaps none more so than music. In this album, David Brooker has arranged, for violin and piano, eleven well-known pieces that simply shout 'ITALY” at you! 'Italian Classics” includes the unforgettable 'O Sole Mio”, 'La Donna è Mobile”, 'Funiculi, Funicula” and Verdi's 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”. For intermediate players, 'Italian Classics” should complement your repertoire collection just as a glass of Soave accompanies Pasta alla Carbonara. And for antipasto, try Brooker's 'Classical Favourites from Russia” for two violins. Discover the most popular Italian folk songs and opera classics as well as Giorgio Contes 'Gné Gné' Rewarding arrangements for intermediate-level players and beyond (3-6*) Straightforward accompaniments support the soloist Ideal pieces for performing, expanding the repertoire and playing just for fun/ Recueil / Violon et Piano

The Easy Classics books were written to provide beginning to intermediate instrumentalists with an enjoyable introduction to some of the greatest classic melodies. The flute  clarinet alto sax andtrumpet parts are fully compatible with this tenor sax edition. They may be played in any combination with or without piano accompaniment. Selections include: Ode to Joy; Sleeping BeautyWaltz; Jesu  Joy of Man's Desiring; Radetzky March; The Trout plus 10 more by Bizet  Brahms Mozart Strauss Rossini and others. Includes a 32-page pull-out part for the saxophonist.

A Treasury of Favorite Songs to Play-Stunning and elegant this collection features easy piano arrangements of 34 of the most famous and well-loved classical melodies. Each piece is illustrated with full-color classic and contemporary art chosen to represent the musical themes. Includes: Ave Maria · Can Can · Canon in D · Clair de Lune · Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Für Elise · Habanera · La Donna é Mobile · Liebestraum · Moonlight Sonata · Minuet in G · Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini · Theme from Swan Lake · William Tell Overture · and more. Students will cherish this collection for years. Makes a great gift!

This collection presents 99 popular classical themes arranged as single-note melodies for guitar with chord accompaniment. Each piece is presented in standard notation and tablature followed by chord diagrams and a suggestedstrumming pattern. This book will serve as an introduction to the classics for the beginning guitarist as well as a good source for the more advanced player who needs to supplement his or her repertoire with 'fake book' stylearrangements of well-known classical themes. The songs range from easy to quite challenging and represent a wide variety of styles.

With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a cross flutist to access the best of what classical music has to offer.If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own cross Flute.All the great composers are featured â?? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals suchas preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And in order not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial.In the first recording the cross Flute-part is played along to the corresponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total youare invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a flutist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Flute. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And inorder not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Flute-part is played along to the corresponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)