The Chester Piano Anthology


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The Chester Piano Anthology presents 39 popular works for piano featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond, with a preface by Martin James Bartlett. Songlist: - Ecce Ancilla Domini [Jehan Alain] - Sarabande [Malcolm Arnold] - Essay III For Piano [Samuel Barber] - China Gates [John Adams] - Romanian Folk Dances, VI. Fast Dance [Béla Bartók] - Two Turtle-Doves (No. 2 from Partridge Pie) [Richard Rodney] - Excursions, I. Vivo [Richard Rodney] - Prelude No. 5 (from Six Preludes, Op. 23) [Lennox Berkeley] - Interlude No. 2 (from Two Interludes For Piano) [Arthur Bliss] - Spanish Dance (No. 6 from Bagatelles Diverses) [Brian Chapple] - Sub Tuam Protectionem (from Two Piano Pieces) [Peter Maxwell Davies] - Staccato Beans (No. 2 from Eight Memories In Watercolor) [Tan Dun] - Trois Préludes, I. D’ombre Et De Silence [Henri Dutilleux] - Sonatina, II. Allegro [Edward Elgar] - Danse Du Meunier (from The Three-Cornered Hat) [Manuel De Falla] - Etude No. 14 [Philip Glass] - An Album For My Friends, II. Adam’s Allemande [Edward Gregson] - Notturno Alla Italiana (No. 1 from Pièces D’amour) [Reynaldo Hahn] - Sonatina 1947, II. Andantino [Hans Werner Henze] - Jig (1932) [Gustav Holst] - Puck (No. 3 from Lyric Pieces, Op. 71) [Edvard Grieg] - Le Cortège De Balkis (No. 10 from Histoires) [Jacques Ibert] - Suite For Piano, I. Moderate [Dello Joio] - Prélude En Forme De Scherzo [Bohuslav Martinů] - Petites Esquisses D’oiseaux, II. Le Merle Noir [Olivier Messiaen] - Snowfall In Winter (Study No. 9 ’Hommage À Debussy’) [John Mccabe] - Sonata No. 2, II. Léger [Darius Milhaud] - Pajaro Triste [Federico Mompou] - A Hudson Cycle [Nico Muhly] - Nocturne No. 8 [Francis Poulenc] - Novelette No. 1 In C Major [Francis Poulenc] - Consolation (No. 5 from 13 Morceaux, Op. 76) [Jean Sibelius] - Venus In 94 (No. 2 from The Heaven Ladder Book 7) [Terry Riley] - Prelude [Kaija Saariaho] - A Soldier’s Tale (L’histoire Du Soldat), III. Marche Royale [Igor Stravinsky] - 6/11/98 [Joby Talbot] - Three Piano Pieces, Op. 5, III. Calmo [Hugh Wood] - Romance (from Sylvia) [Gabriel Yared] - I’ve Turned The Page… [Judith Weir]




The Chester Flute Anthology


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(Music Sales America). 14 popular works for flute with piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning grades to 8 and beyond. Includes pull-out part and performance notes by Trevor Wye. Contents: ARNOLD: Sonatina, Op. 41 * BACH: Sonata No. 6, BWV 1035 * BENNETT: Six Tunes, Singing-Birds * BERKELEY: Sonata, Op. 97 * BOZZA: Cinq Chansons sur des Themes Japonais * DEBUSSY: Syrinx * FAURE: Fantasie, Op. 79 * GODARD: Suite de Trois Morceaux * GOSSEC: Tambourin * MARTINU: Flute Sonata No. 1 * MOZART: Flute Concerto in D Major, K. 314 * POULENC: Flute Sonata * RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 * ROUSSEL: Aria




The Chester Alto Saxophone Anthology


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The Chester Alto-Saxophone Anthology presents 15 popular works for Alto-Sax with Piano accompaniment. The selected works are taken from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. As well as the joint piano and Alto-Saxophone score, a dedicated Alto-Sax score is included along with performance notes by Amy Dickson. The tracks included are: - Gush [Hans Abrahamsen] - Chant D'amour [Isaac Albéniz] - Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067 [J. S. Bach] - Three Piece Suite [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Pulcinella, Op. 53 No. 1 [Eugène Bozza] - Barcarolle (from Sylvia) [Léo Delibes] - Suite Francaise [Pierre Max Dubois] - Chanson De Matin Op.15 No.2 [Edward Elgar] - No. 1 from Melodies for Saxophone [Philip Glass] - Allegro, Largo et Finale, Op. 1 No. 12 [G. F. Handel] - San Antonio (Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano) [John Harbison] - Tango And Charleston [Trevor Hold] - Histoires [Jacques Ibert] - Canzonetta, Op. 19 [Gabriel Pierné] - Sonatine Sportive, Op. 63 [Alexander Tcherepnin]




The Chester Bassoon Anthology


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The Chester Bassoon Anthology presents 12 popular works for Bassoon with Piano accompaniment. The selected works are taken from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. As well as the joint piano and bassoon score, a dedicated bassoon score is included along with performance notes by Amy Harman. The tracks included are: - Fantasio [Robert Bariller] - Sonata For Bassoon And Piano [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Notturno for Bassoon and Piano [Robert Clérisse] - Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24 [François Devienne] - Romance, Op. 62 [Edward Elgar] - Piece for Bassoon and Piano [Gabriel Fauré] - 12 Danzas Espanolas [Enrique Granados] - Bassoon Concerto [Joseph Horovitz] - Sonata in Bb Major, K. 292 [W. A. Mozart] - Pièce En Forme De Habañera [Maurice Ravel] - Sonatine Sportive, Op. 63 [Alexander Tcherepnin] - Scherzo-Kolomyjka [Hynek Vokáček]




The Chester Clarinet Anthology


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The Chester Clarinet Anthology presents 14 popular works for Clarinet with Piano accompaniment. The selected works are taken from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. As well as the joint piano and clarinet score, a dedicated clarinet score is included along with performance notes by Emma Johnson. The tracks included are: - Sonatina [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Tributes [Geoffrey bush] - Sonata in B-Flat for Clarinet and Piano [Arnold Cooke] - Suite for Emma [John Dankworth] - Sonata Breve [Pierre Max Dubois] - Tributes for Clarinet and Piano [Edward Gregson] - Sonatina For Clarinet And Piano [Joseph Horovitz] - Histoires (arr. Guy Deplus) [Jacques Ibert] - Dance Preludes [Witold Lutosławski ] - Three Pieces [John McCabe] - Sonata For Clarinet And Piano [Francis Poulenc] - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 167 [Camille Saint-Saëns] - Three Intermezzi, Op. 13 [Charles Villiers Stanford] - No. 3 from Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo [Igor Stravinsky]




Chester's Easiest Piano Course


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Attractive and graded book to help the youngest beginner to learn to play the piano.




Chester's Piano Book: Number One


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Chester’s Piano Book: Number One is the first instalment in a course of tutor books which moves written by Carol Barratt, an established world leader in music education both as a teacher and composer, and beautifully illustrated by Wendy Hollie. Intended for the young beginner, this book teaches the basic elements of piano playing with Chester the Frog informing and entertaining the pupil as they learn. A guide at the top of each page informs the teacher or parent how best to use the exercises and present the lessons to their pupil. Soon learning to read music will become as natural as learning to read words! The pieces are stylistically varied and include folk themes, extracts from the classics, modern arrangements of traditional nursery rhymes, blues and new pieces.




Chester's Piano Book: Number Two


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Chester’s Piano Book: Number Two is the second instalment in a course of tutor books which moves written by Carol Barratt, an established world leader in music education both as a teacher and composer, and beautifully illustrated by Wendy Hollie. Intended for the young beginner, this book teaches the basic elements of piano playing with Chester the Frog informing and entertaining the pupil as they learn. A guide at the top of each page informs the teacher or parent how best to use the exercises and present the lessons to their pupil. Soon learning to read music will become as natural as learning to read words! The pieces are stylistically varied and include folk themes, extracts from the classics, modern arrangements of traditional nursery rhymes, blues and new pieces.




The Snowman


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Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story of the boy who builds a snowman that comes to life, and their adventures together, has become a children's classic. Its popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of the award winning cartoon film The Snowman. In this piano picture book, composer Howard Blake and animator Dianne Jackson have recreated the story in words, music and vivid color illustrations, based on the scenes from the film. The music, which includes the hit song Walking in the Air, is easy enough to be played by pianists of intermediate ability. This unique and irresistible book will bring the story to life, both at home and in the classroom!




Ludovico Einaudi: Islands (Solo Piano)


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Islands contains the best of composer Ludovico Einaudi's works, such as I Giorni, Nuvole Bianche and Primavera, compiled for the first time into a single collection for solo Piano. Also included here are two brand new tracks, The Earth Prelude and High Heels, as well as two remixed versions of Lady Labyrinth and Eros. Einaudi is renowned for bringing classical music back into the mainstream, with his compositions for piano and other instruments with piano accompaniment, including some electronic influences in his later work. Albums like Una Mattina, Divenire and In A Time Lapse have become hugely popular, and this collection features the cream of these stunningly atmospheric works arranged for solo Piano. These pieces would suit a player who has progressed beyond the beginner stages, but you needn't be a pro to master Einaudi, whose middle name is simplicity. Einaudi has garnered critical acclaim throughout the world for his emotionally arresting and powerful compositions that have been used in films like 'Doctor Zhivago' and Television shows like Ricky Gervais' 'Derek'. This is testament to his versatility as a composer, able to conjure a number of moods with his characteristic style of beautiful Piano composition. This Essential Einaudi is the most accurate transcription of his incredible Piano compositions available. Songlist: - I Giorni - The Earth Prelude - Le Onde - Nightbook - Divenire - Dietro Casa - Fairytale - Nuvole Bianche - Primavera - Nefeli - Berlin Song - High Heels - L'Origine Nascosta - Love Is A Mystery - Monday - Lady Labyrinth - Ancora - Andare - Indaco