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Philip Glass, early protagonist of the Minimalist movement, studied with Milhaud and Nadia Boulanger. His first job, assisting Ravi Shankar on a film soundtrack, heralded the start of his own successful cinema career, and to date he has scored over fifty movies. First Classics contains five...

Your First Keyboard Method: Book 2 continues the much-loved method for the young beginner keyboardist. With simple introductions to the fundamentals, packed with plenty of fun tunes to play throughout, this second book will help you to learn about the black keys, and you begin to play tunes...

Manuel De Falla: Music for Guitar includes authentic arrangements of works by Manuel De Falla for guitar solo and duet. Songlist: From Love The magician (El Amor Bruno): - The Fisherman’s Story (Romance Del Pescador) - Song Of The Willo’ The Wisp (Canción Del Fuego Fatuo) From...

Since its first performance at the Avignon Festival in 1976, Robert Wilson and Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach has passed into both theatrical and musical history, redefining opera by circumventing conventional techniques of narrative and representation. This is the first typeset and...

This volume contains a vintage article on the subject of Italian organ music, being a detailed history of its origins and development with reference to notable players and composers. “Italian Organ Music” will appeal to those with a love of this fabulous instrument, and it is not to be missed...

This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favorites features 24 rollicking melodies by "The Big Three" of ragtime—Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb—plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and other artists. Popular tunes include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," and "Tiger Rag." Novices...

The Juliet Letters is a song sequence for String Quartet and Voice written by Elvis Costello and performed with The Brodsky Quartet. Written in response to an article detailing the discovery that a Veronese academic had been replying to letters addressed to 'Juliet Capulet', the delicate and...

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period. He based his work on existing German styles but often adopted and adapted textures, rhythms, and forms from other countries, especially from Italy and France. Although his music was celebrated for its...

This volume presents the complete score for Johann Sebastian Bach's solo organ composition “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”, written at some point between 1704 and the 1750s. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period. He based his work on...

This volume contains the complete scores for three toccatas and fugues for solo organ by Johann Bach. They include: BWV 538, BWV 565, BWV 540. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period. He based his work on exiting German styles but often adopted...

It's Easy To Play Duke Ellington aims to bring the music of this jazz genius to the beginner pianist. This superb selection of Duke Ellington’s best-known creations provides beautiful, simplified arrangements which are perfect for beginner’s looking to improve their playing or more advanced players...

The original Einaudi pieces in this 64-page collection have been selected for their simplicity and ease of playing. Over the years the distinguished Italian pianist and composer has worked in many different styles, some of them quite challenging for the beginning player. Now pianists at Grades...

The Pianist's Picture Chords book is intended for those who have a basic knowledge of reading music, and who would like to know more about the construction of the many varied chords seen throughout popular music. This is a guide to the most useful chords, in every key, with easy-to-read photos and diagrams.

The Keyboard Player's Chord Bible is designed for beginner and intermediate musicians looking to understand, improve, and experiment with chords. In this book, you can explore new and exciting sounds that you may have come across in existing pieces of music, or simply add to your repetoire for performing...