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Concert Repertoire For Alto Saxophone is a collection of fifteen imaginative and sax-friendly arrangementsand original pieces, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 5–7 player, with piano accompaniment, by talented duo Paul Harris and Beverley Calland. Their wealth of talent and experience have been pooled together to create this varied and challenging collection. From Ellington’s jazz classic Caravan and Brubeck’s It’s a raggy waltz, to Villa-Lobos, Debussy, Gershwin and J. S. Bach - there is something here for every occasion! Paul Harris is one of the leading figures in music education, with many varied publications to his name. Beverley Calland is in great demand as a player and teacher, and was one of the founder saxophonists in The Fairer Sax. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013): Allegro vivace (Singelée) Theme from Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) Spanish Love Song (Anon.) Saxsequential (Harris) Music of the Spheres (Harris) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014): Theme from Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) Spanish Love Song (Anon.)

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First Repertoire For Alto Saxophone is a collection of twenty imaginative and sax-friendly arrangements and original pieces, with piano accompaniments, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 1-3 player by talented duo Paul Harris and Beverley Calland. From Latin classic Desafinado to Handel's Water Music, Massenet to Mussorgsky, and including classic themes from the shows and television, there is something here for every occasion! The solo Alto Saxophone part is also included on a separate insert. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013): Theme and Variations (Glazunov) Midnight Air (Harris) Trio from Water Music (Handel) Pirates Ahoy! (Harris) Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) (Mussorgsky) Cantabile (from Il Cordellino) (Vivaldi) Showtime (Harris) Desafinado (Antonio Jobim and Newton Mendonca) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014): Theme and Variations (Glazunov) Seascape (Harris) Trio from Water Music (Handel) Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky) Cantabile from II Cordellino (Vivaldi)

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Superduets Book 1 provides a wonderful new repertoire of original and entertaining duets for beginner cellists. It can be started as soon as pupils have mastered basic playing technique. Encouraging rhythmic confidence and listening skills, and exploring a wide range of techniques, sound effects and movements, Mary Cohen's Superduets are tailor-made for players at the very earliest stages of learning. These delightful pieces serve as a unique introduction to the joys of social music-making and help pupils to develop the invaluable skills required for ensemble playing at an early stage. The cello books are also compatible with the violin books, opening up possibilities for mixed ensemble playing.

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'Superduets for cello book 2' provides a wonderful new repertoire of original and entertaining duets for beginner cellists. It is designed to build on techniques that have been learned in 'Supeduets 1' and can be started as soon as players have mastered octave scale in D and G. Consolidating skills such as rhythmic confidence and aural perception, and exploring a wide range of techniques, sound effects and movements, Mary Cohen's 'Superduets' are tailor-made for players at the very earliest stages of learning. These delightful pieces serve as a unique introduction to the joys of social music-making and help pupils to develop the invaluable skills required for ensemble playing at an early stage.The cello books are also compatible with the violin books opening up possibilities for mixed ensemble playing

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Superduets Book 2 provides a wonderful new repertoire of original and entertaining duets for beginner violinists. It is designed to build on techniques that have been learned in Supeduets Book 1 and can be started as soon as players have mastered octave scale in D and G. Consolidating skills such as rhythmic confidence and aural perception, and exploring a wide range of techniques, sound effects and movements, Mary Cohen's 'Superduets' are ideal for developing solid technique in the context of ensemble work. These delightful pieces serve as a unique introduction to the joys of social music-making. The violin books are also compatible with the cello books opening up possibilities for mixed ensemble playing.

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Superpieces provide invaluable additional repertoire for violin and piano, and can be used to complement the Superstart tutor books or any other beginner method. Superpieces (previously Superpieces 2) is a wonderful collection of classic and folk tunes suitable for pupils of grade 1-2 standard, for either individual or group teaching. As with all of Mary Cohen's publications, the emphasis is on melodic and rhythmic vitality!

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Technique Flies High! is an exciting book of new performance studies for the intermediate to advanced violinist. Using baroque, romantic, contemporary and folk styles, these solo studies are also ideal as unaccompanied concert repertoire. Practice and performance tips guide the student and outline the technical and musical goals. Techniques covered include: advanced position changing, fast passage work and string crossings, natural and artificial harmonics, slow bowing and playing many notes in one bow, working in unusual or changing time signatures, free improvisation within strict boundaries, double stopping, and rapid changes between arco and pizzicato.

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In The House Of Crossed Desires

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Jane Sebba's Christmas Fare contains four original songs: the sprited, jazzy Troika and Christmas Fare contrast strikingly with two poignant, moving ballads Deep in the Forest and Last Christmas to produce an irresistible, entertaining collection. The Faber Young Voices series is arranged for upper voices, with an optional low alto or baritone part (for newly changed or unstable voices) and with manageable piano accompaniments. The series is designed for young or newly formed choirs looking for rewarding repertoire.

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West End Showstoppers contains four classic songs from three of your favourite musicals, including Consider Yourself from Oliver!, On My Own from Les Miserables and Memory from Cats. The Faber Young Voices series is arranged for upper voices, with an optional low alto or baritone part (for newly changed or unstable voices) and with manageable piano accompaniments. The series is designed for young or newly formed choirs looking for rewarding repertoire.

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These ten gems for violin and piano, arranged by Edward Huws Jones, make a fascinating journey into the past with a stylish new repertoire collection including music from France, Italy, Spain, and Britain. This brilliant selection of ancient pieces is arranged by Edward Huws Jones for intermediate level violin with simple piano accompaniment.

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Variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of First Repertoire for Cello. This is the first of three books containing carefully-graded repertoire that skillfully explores the cello's unique sonorities and provides a superb introductory literature for the young player.

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Here, in straight forward arrangement for piano, is one of Carl Davis's greatest ever themes from the BBC's blockbuster Pride and Prejudice.

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Classic English Folksongs (Bobby Shaftoe; The Turtle Dove; Scarborough Fair; Greensleeves; Oh No John!; Oh Soldier Soldier ) is perfect for any choir looking for fresh arrangements of these old favourites and has been expertly arranged by Robert Latham for upper voices. The pieces can be used either as part of a programme or as a complete set and are sure to be a hit with choirs and audiences alike. The Choral Programme Series is now a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles. It also offers great value for money as each volume in the series provides up to forty minutes of music.

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Christmas Jazzin' About (Clarinet) is a vibrant collection of 9 classic hits, including upbeat arrangements of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Good King Wenceslas, and The 12 Days of Christmas for clarinet and piano accompaniment. Get into the Christmas groove as you cruise from blues, to rock, to jazz, arranged by esteemed educator and jazz composer, Pam Wedgwood. Cool syncopation, funky riffs and smooth, stylish tunes – from dynamic to nostalgic, Pam Wedgwood's series Jazzin' About has it all.

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Purcell composed six of his finest odes to honour the birthdays of Queen Mary in successive years from 1689. Celebrate this festival (1693) contains writing on all scales, from eloquent chamber music to joyous choruses with strings, trumpet and oboes. This authoritative performing edition is prepared by the leading Purcell expert, Robert King, for accompanied mixed voices (SSATB divisi) choir with soli.

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Dating from the Autumn of 1828, Schubert's 10th Symphony is arguably the composer's final creative endeavour. Using Schubert's extensive piano sketches - substantially complete for movements two and three, and containing the principle material for the movement - the renowned Schubert scholar, Brian Newbould, has realised the work as Schubert himself might have done.The editor's judicious and sensitive realisation, born out of a life-long study of the composer's workings, has resulted in a fascinating and rewarding addition to the symphonic repertoire. The 10th Symphony offers a unique insight into the startling, pioneering style of Schubert on the threshold of his fourth decade.

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Four Jazz Spirituals is arranged for accompanied SAB Choir, featuring songs such as Down by the Riverside and This Little Light of Mine. The Faber Young Voices series is arranged for upper voices, with an optional low alto or baritone part (for newly changed or unstable voices) and with manageable piano accompaniments. The series is designed for young or newly formed choirs looking for rewarding repertoire.

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Going Solo (Alto Saxophone) is a lively collection designed to bridge the gap between music for beginners and more intermediate alto sax solos, enabling the young player to face a conductor or an audience with complete confidence. This book offers a host of fresh challenges, and spans a wide range of repertoire of original material to imaginative arrangements by Daryl Runswick.

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Going Solo (Trombone) is a lively collection designed to bridge the gap between music for beginners and more intermediate trombone or euphonium solos, enabling the young player to face a conductor or an audience with complete confidence. This book offers a host of fresh challenges, and spans a wide range of repertoire of original material to imaginative arrangements, with piano accompaniment, carefully selected, written and arranged by Alan Gout. If you are preparing to face an audience for the first time - whether at home, at school, or on the concert platform - then you are ready for Going Solo.

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Folksongs from Ireland

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Suite from Carmen

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Spirituals of the Deep South

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Five Partsongs is a varied and rewarding selection of pieces, comprising several of Gustav Holst's lesser known choral settings. Her Eyes The Glow Worm Lend Thee and Come To Me are published here for the first time, and the others, Dream Tryst, Ye Little Birds, Now Is The Month Of Maying were previously out of print. This is music well worth exploring, suitable for intermediate choirs of mixed voices. The Choral Programme Series is a well-established programming tool for many choirs offering a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles.

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These Four Partsongs - Lebenslust, An die Sonne, Schicksalslenker and Der Tanz - are among the best of Franz Schubert’s little-known repertory for mixed voices with piano accompaniment arranged by Judith Blezzard. The Choral Programme Series is now a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles. Also offering great value for money as each volume in the series provides up to forty minutes of music.

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