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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Song is a kaleidosope of music for solo cello, cello and piano, plus a beautiful cello duet and trio, from the award-winning and internationally acclaimed cellist. This collection presents music from Sheku’s third album, Song, which is a very personal collection that refers to the unique singing tone of the cello. Pieces include Deep River by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Burt Bacharach’s I Say a Little Prayer and Parry’s Myfanwy, which is arranged for cello trio. Faber Music’s publication is well set out on the page and easy to read, while Kanneh-Mason’s fingerings and bowing suggestions assist in a smooth and expressive interpretation. Strings Magazine No. 316, January/February 2024

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Premiered in 2018, the 90-minute opera Lessons in Love and Violence delves into the dark and turbulent events of Edward II’s life and death. George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s third collaboration, it unfolds as a taut slow-burning arch of seven tableaux. This work boasts particularly rich string textures, and is coloured by basset horn and cimbalom together with a pair of harps, celesta, and percussion (including talking drums and tombak). Several of the opera’s powerful interludes are dominated by braying, sardonic brass – with tuba substituted by the more menacing contrabass trombone. There is also much spectacular ensemble writing: in Scene Three’s play within a play, several strands of independent music collide, and the result is perhaps one of the most complex musical structures Benjamin has ever tackled. The music’s relationship to the drama is often unstable and seemingly very spontaneous, but beneath it all one senses a rigorous architecture, unflinchingly guiding the listener deeper and deeper into the opera’s disquieting emotional world. This full score is a perfect accompaniment to the previously published vocal score and text.

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Paul Harris’s brilliant series of workbooks contains finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces, simple improvisations and composition to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. An invaluable resource for students, Improve your scales! Flute Grades 4-5 covers all the keys and ranges required for the Associated Board syllabus, helping you pick up valuable extra marks in exams. This new edition has been devised to support the revised criteria from the ABRSM from 2018.

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David Guetta: The Songbook is a collection of 42 hit songs from the world’s biggest DJ, arranged for piano, voice and guitar for the first time in one book. This artist-approved songbook features a 4-page colour photo section and includes Number 1 hits such as Titanium, When Love Takes Over and Club Can’t Handle Me.

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The Light We Cast presents three works for unaccompanied SATB choir by BAFTA-winning composer Jessica Curry. Including The Light We Cast from the soundtrack of the acclaimed video game Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; So Let Us Melt, from the mysterious virtual reality game; and Kiss the Bairns, from The Durham Hymns, a beautiful setting of a specially commissioned poem by Carol Ann Duffy, inspired by a soldier’s letter to his wife during World War One.

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This piano course has been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained. The Intermediate Pianist Book 3 is suitable for Grade 5 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series.

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Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learning approach, Improve your sight-reading! Flute Grades 6-8 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight-reading. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by studying prepared pieces and finally going solo with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition of the best-selling Improve your sight-reading! matches the latest ABRSM sight-reading criteria.

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Zadok Rules - Hallelujah! is a witty and whistle-stop tribute to kings and queens, royal music through the ages and the works of G. F. Handel. The result of a commission by period instrument orchestra The Hanover Band, this entertaining new community choral piece launched in Arundel Cathedral in 2013, marking the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and is an 8-minute celebration of our rich cultural heritage. Based on the music of Handel, Arne (and Henry VIII!), it sets a rhyming text that cleverly traces all of the English monarchs from William the Conqueror to the present day. Lyrics include: Start with the Normans, Willy, Willy, Henry, Stee, Henry Two was a Plantagenet, Dick, John, Henry Three. Zadok Rules can be performed by children's choir and/or SATB chorus, with either chamber orchestra or piano accompaniment. In addition to the printed vocal score, there is a digital bundle available via fabermusicstore.com, incorporating single-line children's part, children's part plus piano accompaniment and free audio learning tracks. Vocal scores can also be hired, along with the full score and set of band parts (hire@fabermusic.com).

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Perpetual Motion is a collection of 10 evocative pieces for young pianists to explore and enjoy. Each piece was conceived to focus on a particular technical requirement yet is also a complete piece of music in itself, which should be interpreted as a little sound story. Suitable for players of approximately grade 3-5 level. Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist. A triple GRAMMY winner and with over 85 international awards, Evelyn has performed with many great orchestras and conductors throughout the world and has commissioned over 180 pieces and made 30 solo recordings to date. Her lead drumming role in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games inspired many towards the power of drumming. Evelyn composes for TV, film and media using her impressive collection of nearly 2000 instruments; her passion for the piano (having played to a high standard as a girl) inspired this collection of pieces.

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The Lord is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall’s setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and congregations everywhere. This accessible two-part arrangement offers simple harmonisation and a supportive piano/organ accompaniment – ideal for budding upper-voice choirs. The Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works, offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

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Bellowhead: The Songbook showcases a collection of the biggest and best songs from multiple award winning folk collective, Bellowhead. With songs chosen by the band and their fans, including Betsy Baker and Cold Blows The Wind, this collection spans the ten year history of Bellowhead, and have been specially arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Packed with photos, biographies, song facts and the history of the band, this Collector’s Edition is a must-have for any Bellowhead or folk music fan.

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This well-crafted arrangement of Roxie, from the Broadway hit Chicago!, is fun, sassy and accessible. A perfect opportunity for you and your choir to experiment with staging and movement! This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3-part choir (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing!

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(Is this the way to) Amarillo? is about a man travelling to find his fiancée in Amarillo, Texas. After the second verse and chorus there’s a chance to go a cappella: the piano can leave out the small notes and give the singers a chance to show off what they can do! This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3-part choir (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing!

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