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Classic FM: Howard Goodall Inspired is the ultimate collection of Howard Goodall’s best-loved works, from his popular TV themes through to his beautiful and evocative sacred, choral works, arranged for intermediate-level piano (approximately Grades 4-6). Composer Howard Goodall (EMMY, BRIT, Gramophone and BAFTA Award winner) has written many of the nation’s best-loved TV themes – including Red Dwarf, QI, Blackadder, Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. His sacred choral music has featured on numerous platinum-selling CDs and is performed around the world and he is also Composer-in-Residence for Classic FM (the UK’s biggest commercial radio station).

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Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. The Best of Grade 3 Violin brings together best-loved grade 3 pieces from current and past Trinity and ABRSM syllabuses, such as Build that Wall, Overnight Mail Express (Cohen) and Sleep Song (Humperdinck). Online audio of performance and accompaniment tracks are available to download, as are useful practice tips. Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside contemporary favourites, all pieces have been rigorously researched by teacher, professional violinist and ABRSM examiner Jessica O’Leary. She has toured and recorded extensively as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and has performed with Madonna, Led Zeppelin, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House. See Jessica discuss a piece from the Grade 3 book here.

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My Song Is Love Unknown is a wonderful sacred work, set for a solo quartet of singers and SATB choir, and is based on John Ireland's well-loved hymn-tune Love Unknown. Alexander L'Estrange expertly takes fragments of Ireland's melody, developing, interweaving and re-harmonising them to create a powerful, ethereal sound-world that perfectly reflects the poem's themes of love, sorrow, passion, death and ecstasy. The Faber 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 contemporary composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works, offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

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Camelot, the 1960 musical by Lerner and Loewe, is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from T. H. White's novel 'The Once and Future King'. The main conflict of the novel and the play is the affair between Arthur's wife, Guenevere, and his friend, Sir Lancelot. **Trinity College London selected piece (Singing 2010-2012): The Seven Deadly Virtues (Loewe)

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Music from the BBC's adapatation of Mrs Gaskell's classic novels Cranford, arranged for small orchestra.

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Classic FM: Classics for Children is a lovely collection of great classics, beautifully arranged by Barrie Carson Turner for young pianists, and is the perfect introduction to a range of much-loved classic tunes. Suitable for Grade 1-2 level players, it includes favourites such as Vivaldi's Spring from 'The Four Seasons', Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz and Vltava by Smetana.

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Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa! is the 40-minute choral fusion of African song and jazz for SATB chorus, children’s choir and jazz quintet which established composer Alexander L’Estrange's name worldwide and spawned a hugely successful series of large-scale works for the same forces. The addition of the children’s choir provides an opportunity for adult or secondary school SATB choirs to team up with local primary school or youth choirs, bringing communities together through singing, something for which L'Estrange has long been a passionate advocate. The work opens and closes with an attention-grabbing Njooni Zimbe*! Nyimbo za Africa! imploring us to "Come, sing the Songs of Africa!"; by the time you've heard the vibrant sequence of twelve songs, which includes playground, wedding, funeral, drinking, protest, worship songs and lullabies, you will want to do just that. Zimbe! is the ideal piece for choirs who have enjoyed performing L'Estrange's Songs of a Rainbow Nation, works by Karl Jenkins or David Fanshawe's African Sanctus. (* "Zimbe" is the anglicised version of the Swahili word "Ziimbe") Conductor’s score and band parts available for hire (contact: hire@fabermusic.com); Children’s rehearsal CD available on request; SATB part-learning CDs available here; Children's choral part available as sheet music download. Ideal for projecting or printing copies. Full CD also available.

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Serendipity Solos presents 9 imaginative songs, written especially for young singers by the talented Lin Marsh. The solo songs with piano accompaniment are ideal for class singing, concerts, music examinations and festivals. Lin Marsh's experience with young singers, whether in the classroom or on the concert platform, is second to none. As well as creating the Songscape series, Lin has written for BBC education programmes, the television and radio. She works extensively in music education and was an advisory teacher for music in Oxfordshire for ten years, as well as directing the Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre. Lin wrote the set pieces for the ABRSM's Singing Prep Test, and is also an Advocate for Sing Up, the Music Manifesto's National Singing Programme. **ABRSM selected pieces (Singing from 2009): The Cuckoo Clock (Marsh) Butterfly (Marsh) Windy Weather (Marsh)

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Prayers for Peace is a collection of three beautiful prayer settings by Alexander L'Estrange: God be in my head, Lighten our Darkness, and The Lord's Prayer. Ideal as introits, anthems or in a concert programme, the pieces are testament to L'Estrange's ability to write music which is simple and accessible yet at the same time full of expression and exquisite harmonies. The settings are for unaccompanied SATB but they have an optional piano/organ part to provide support if required. Prayers for Peace is part of Faber Music's exciting Choral Signature Series which 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 living composers, offering a thrilling array of varied styles. Browse the full perusal score on scorelibrary.fabermusic.com.

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Bags of Folk for Cello by Mary Cohen is a wonderful introduction to the world of traditonal music and is ideal for cellists of Grades 1-2 standard. The pieces are gently progressive and are all based around the first two finger patterns. They are ideal for consolidation work, for using alongside any method or tutor and are enjoyable sight-reading practice.

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What Else Can I Play? Clarinet Grade 1 makes learning more fun with carefully selected and arranged supplementary repertoire for today's young player. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple piano accompaniment. Each book in the What Else Can I Play? Series presents carefully graded pieces with a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs. This series will bring enthusiasm to learning your instrument and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working toward or have recently completed exams.

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What Else Can I Play? Jazz & Blues Piano Grades 1-3 is a collection of great repertoire that will bring fun and enthusiasm to learning the piano and provide an alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed a Grade 1, 2 or 3 piano exam. Each piece offers suggested fingering, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips and performance notes.

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Score to Claude Debussy's General Lavine - Eccentric (Prelude 20), orchestrated by Colin Matthews. During his time as the Hallé Orchestra’s Composer in Association between 2001 and 2010, Colin Matthews spent five years making orchestral versions of all 24 of Debussy’s Preludes. He has been heralded for the success with which he has taken the inspiration of the piano masterpieces and skilfully created orchestral works of great variety, beauty and drama. Indeed, following their critical reception these works are being taken up and performed by orchestras across the world.

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Score to Claude Debussy's La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin (Prelude 22), orchestrated by Colin Matthews. During his time as the Hallé Orchestra’s Composer in Association between 2001 and 2010, Colin Matthews spent five years making orchestral versions of all 24 of Debussy’s Preludes. He has been heralded for the success with which he has taken the inspiration of the piano masterpieces and skilfully created orchestral works of great variety, beauty and drama. Indeed, following their critical reception these works are being taken up and performed by orchestras across the world.

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Score to Claude Debussy's La Sérénade Interrompue (Prelude 23), orchestrated by Colin Matthews. During his time as the Hallé Orchestra’s Composer in Association between 2001 and 2010, Colin Matthews spent five years making orchestral versions of all 24 of Debussy’s Preludes. He has been heralded for the success with which he has taken the inspiration of the piano masterpieces and skilfully created orchestral works of great variety, beauty and drama. Indeed, following their critical reception these works are being taken up and performed by orchestras across the world.

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Score to Claude Debussy's Ondine (Prelude 21), orchestrated by Colin Matthews. During his time as the Hallé Orchestra’s Composer in Association between 2001 and 2010, Colin Matthews spent five years making orchestral versions of all 24 of Debussy’s Preludes. He has been heralded for the success with which he has taken the inspiration of the piano masterpieces and skilfully created orchestral works of great variety, beauty and drama. Indeed, following their critical reception these works are being taken up and performed by orchestras across the world.

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Scaley Monsters is a comprehensive guide to scale practice for young musicians (grades 1-2) by one of the UK's most highly regarded string teachers and educational writers, Mary Cohen. Each scale and arpeggio is accompanied by a Dinosaur footprint map, indicating finger patterns, with lots of handy tips incuding rhythmic variants. Each scale also has a special solo piece in the same key, using the scale and arpeggio patterns, so that the young players can understand the importance of scale practice, and how it relates to successful performance. Delightfully illustrated throughout with dinosaur cartoons, guaranteed to take the performance out of practice!

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The Bumper Book of Christmas Songs is the ultimate Christmas songbook, comprising 30 tradtional and popular seasonal songs for piano, vocal and guitar with 2CDs of accompaniments. All the classics are here, in one bumper book, so whether it’s a pub singalong, a family gathering or just a few friends around for Christmas tea look no further!

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Romantic Piano Repertoire Level 1 is an exploration of some of the finest Romantic piano repertoire for intermediate level pianists (Grades 4-6). Discover the composers and musical styles of France, Russia and America, from Debussy and Franck to Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Joplin and MacDowell. This collection includes well-known masterpieces, neglected gems and great new discoveries, carefully selected and edited by one of the UK's foremost pianists, Stephen Coombs.

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I got a robe: Three spirituals (I got a robe; Peter, go ring Them bells; and Ride on, King Jesus) has been arranged for accompanied upper voices by Gwyn Arch. 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 musicutes of music.

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Part of the Authentic Jazz Playalong Series, I Got Rhythm (Clarinet) brings together Gershwin, Porter, Ellington and other legends of 20th Century Jazz and features ten absolute classics of jazz repertoire, idiomatically arranged for the Intermediate player (Grade 4-6) by Andy Hampton. Melody, lyrics and chord symbols are provided, offering opportunity for improvisation, with suggested solo phrases notated to aid the beginner. There is also a brief guide/biographical note to each song in the collection In addition, the playalong CD comprises a live trio of piano, bass and drums for truly authentic performance.

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Disco Classics Volume 1 is a collection of three disco classics, Tragedy, It's Raining Men and Y.M.C.A, all arranged for soprano and alto with a straightforward piano accompaniment. These arrangements are part of the Choral Basics series, which offers fun but approachable arrangements, ideal for beginner choirs.

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Deep River: A Collection of Spirituals brings together Deep River, arranged with some adventurous harmonies and a Spiritual Medley which combines the songs All My Trials Lord, By and By and I Want Jesus To Walk With Me. These spirituals are arranged for soprano, alto and combined men's voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment. The arrangement is part of the Choral Basics series, ideal for beginner choirs and for choirs in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing.

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