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Chester's Easiest Blues

Fourteen delightful blues pieces for beginner pianists. Suitable for pianists of pre-Grade One standard.

Classic Piano Course: The Best-Known Blues Tunes

Graded arrangements of well-known blues tunes suitable for beginner pianists, arranged by Barrie Carson Turner. Ideal repertoire pieces for use alongside The Classic Piano Course books 1 and 2.

Carol Barratt: Next Step Boogies, Rags And Blues Collection For Piano

This progressive collection of boogies, rags and blues will help to develop a strong sense of rhythm as well as an appreciation of an important area of twentieth century music. This is ideal supplementary material for use alongside the Next Step Piano Course Books 1 and 2.

Constant Lambert: Elegiac Blues (Piano Solo)

Constant Lambert was greatly influenced by the music of the great Duke Ellington, and in particular by Florence Mills, star of the interracial revue From Dover Street to Dixie and of her own all-black revue Blackbird. Upon her untimely early death in 1927, Lambert was moved to write this Elegiac Blues For Piano in her memory.Constant Lambert, composer and conductor, was a child prodigy who began composing Orchestral works at a tender age and established himself quickly as a major talent of British music just after the First World War. Over time, he became involved in the world of ballet, conducting at Sadler’s Wells, becoming Music Director of the Vic-Wells Ballet and as a popular Orchestral conductor on BBC Third Programme.

Joby Talbot: Everest (Vocal Score)

A one-act work for Dallas Opera based on the tragic climbing disaster on Mount Everest in 1996. Commissioned by The Dallas Opera. First performed 30 January 2015 by The Dallas Opera, with Andrew Bidlack (Rob Hall), Sasha Cooke (Jan Arnold), Kevin Burdette (Beck Weathers) and Craig Verm (Doug Hansen). Conducted by Nicole Paiement. Directed by Leonard Foglia.

Lambert, C Elegiac Blues For Piano

Magnus Lindberg: Coyote Blues (Full Score)

Work for Chamber Ensemble commissioned by the Swedish National Concert Institute.

Junior Just Brass 11: Perrottet Based On The Blues

Edited by Philip Jones & Elgar Howarth. The Just Brass series is regarded by brass players worldwide as the most important brass ensemble series available. There are more than 100 titles subdivided into Just Brass (mainstream), Junior Just Brass, Just Brass Lollipops and Giant Just Brass. Supplied as score and parts together. Junior titles have been specifically chosen and edited for young players. The pieces are scored for four or five players and in some there are optional percussion parts. A large number of alternate parts are given, allowing for maximum flexibility in instruments required.

Recorder Quartets: Treble Recorder Part

Recorder Quartets, 13 outstanding pieces for Treble recorder by John Pitts. Includes Scarborough Fair, On My Own from Les Miserables, Cameron's Ragtime, Basin Street Blues and more.

Recorder Quartets: Tenor Recorder Part

Recorder Quartets, 13 outstanding pieces for Tenor Recorder by John Pitts. Includes Scarborough Fair, Don't Cry For Me Argentina from Evita, Basin Street Blues and many more.

The Classic Piano Course Book 3: Making Music

Book 3 Making Music covers the minor scale, accidentals, intervals, triads, chord symbols, playing the blues, and theme and variations. Includes music by Chopin, Greig, Handel and Tchaikovsky.

Jazz Tunes You've Always Wanted To Play

With over 140 pages of all-time jazz and blues favourites arranged specially for easy piano, this is the perfect book for the jazz pianist wanting to learn the 'standards'. Chord symbols included so that you can improvise over the changes.

Judith Weir: St. Agnes

This short blues commemorates the demolition of St. Agnes Place in Lambeth, South London on 29th November 2005. It was written for Douglas Paterson (viola) and Jane Salmon (cello), who gave the first performance at the Purcell Room, London, on 29th March 2006.

Recorder Duets From The Beginning: Pupil's Book 1

Easy duets for descant recorders, ranging from Beethoven to the blues, to encourage the learning of new notes and rhythms. Suitable for two players or class ensembles, with piano accompaniments in the teachers' books. Ideal for use alongside the Recorder From The Beginning tutor books.

Recorder Duets From The Beginning: Pupil?s Book 3

Easy duets for descant recorders, ranging from Beethoven to the blues, to encourage the learning of new notes and rhythms. Suitable for two players or class ensembles, with piano accompaniments in the teachers' books. Ideal for use alongside the Recorder From The Beginning tutor books.

Recorder Duets From The Beginning: Pupil?s Book 2

Easy duets for descant recorders, ranging from Beethoven to the blues, to encourage the learning of new notes and rhythms. Suitable for two players or class ensembles, with piano accompaniments in the teachers' books. Ideal for use alongside the Recorder From The Beginning tutor books.

Barratt: Chester's Easiest Jazz

Twelve easy pieces for piano with a difference: not just blues and rags! Includes jazz waltz, walking bass, bossa-nova, shuffle, stomp and many more. Specially written for the young pianist, these enjoyable original pieces will help develop a good sense of rhythm. Suitable for players of grade 1 to 3 standard.

Recorder From The Beginning: Recorder Quartets (Playing Score)

A new collection of quartets for descant, treble, tenor and bass recorders by John Pitts. This varied selection of quartets includes Latin American dances, hit show tunes, folk and classical favourites, blues and ragtime pieces, and some original compositions by John Pitts. Challenging and wide-ranging, the collection is aimed at the more advanced recorder group. In all the pieces all players have a chance to feature. Separate parts are available separately, code CH65109.

Carol Barratt: Get It Together!

Get It Together! brings Carol Barratt's original boogies, rags, and blues from her famous and much-loved Chester's Easiest Piano series together in one essential collection! The perfect book for beginner pianists who want to explore the exciting musical styles of jazz and blues.Common jazz concepts such as syncopation, changes of time signatures and 'blue' notes are introduced in easy-to-play styles making them accessible for all beginners and an excellent introduction to the 'jazz' feel.

More Making The Grade: Grade Two (Piano)

More Making The Grade 2 continues to supply fabulous easy pieces to serve as additional teaching material for young pianists. The fourteen selections include: Walking In The Air, Tom Traubert's Blues, Fiddler On The Roof and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. As with previous books in the series, the pieces have been carefully arranged and graded and the collection is made up of well-known material which pupils will enjoy. The standard of pieces progresses to Associated Board Grade 2.

Recorder Duets From The Beginning: Descant And Treble Teacher's Book

Easy mixed duets for descant and treble recorders to play together, suitable for two players or for class ensembles. The 22 duets feature a wide range of well-known arrangements including folk songs, spirituals, Latin American dances, blues and classical favourites as well as original pieces by John Pitts. The material is precisely graded so that both the descant and treble parts progress gradually in difficulty and range of notes. The Teacher's book contains piano accompaniments for all the pieces, as well as some additional pitched/unpitched percussion parts.

Carol Barratt: In The Limelight!

A collection of favourite pieces from Carol Barratt's famous and much-loved Chester's Easiest Piano series. It Contains a wide variety of styles from original contemporary pieces by Carol, to folk songs and blues - displaying just how much beginner pianists are capable of even at these early stages.Pieces appear in order of difficulty, giving a sense of progression and technical development throughout the book. There are even a few songs included to encourage singing and playing at the same time - a valuable skill for developing musicianship.Ideal for concerts, festivals or simply enjoying at home.

Recorder From The Beginning: Recorder Quartets (Set Of Parts)

A new collection of quartets for descant, treble, tenor and bass recorders by John Pitts. This varied selection of quartets includes Latin American dances, hit show tunes, folk and classical favourites, blues and ragtime pieces, and some original compositions by John Pitts. Challenging and wide-ranging, the collection is aimed at the more advanced recorder group. In all the pieces all players have a chance to feature. This set includes separate parts for Descant, Treble, Tenor and Bass. A separate playing score is also available for sale (CH61696).

Premru: Divertimento 10 Parts (9 Movements) (Score)

Raymond Premru was for many years the principal Bass Trombone of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra as well as having been a member of the Philip Johnson Brass Ensemble, an active jazz musician, teacher and composer. He listed his influences as Berg, Prokofiev, Bartok, Ives, jazz and Bach, though what emerged from his sensibility is diatonic, modernist and skillfully suited to whatever instrumentation he chose.The five movements which appear typeset in this score – A Tale From Long Ago, Blues March, Of Knights And Castles, Le Bateau Sur Léman and Petite March – are sometimes performed as a shortened version of the Divertimento to great effect.

Premru: Divertimento 10 Parts (9 Movements) (Parts)

Raymond Premru was for many years the principal Bass Trombone of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra as well as having been a member of the Philip Johnson Brass Ensemble, an active jazz musician, teacher and composer. He listed his influences as Berg, Prokofiev, Bartok, Ives, jazz and Bach, though what emerged from his sensibility is diatonic, modernist and skillfully suited to whatever instrumentation he chose.The five movements which appear typeset in this score – A Tale From Long Ago, Blues March, Of Knights And Castles, Le Bateau Sur Léman and Petite March – are sometimes performed as a shortened version of the Divertimento to great effect.