New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - February 7th
Welcome to our selection of new sheet music publications, which this month includes easy piano pieces by Suk; a collection of famous classical piano solos; Piano Safari's Once Upon a Journey; piano songs for the very beginner; music for choir and cello; a new addition to the OperaAria series; vocal and choral music by Sibelius, Bach, Purcell, and Handel; top hits from 2023; country guitar songs; Ravel's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Dvořák's Rusalka; a new critical edition of Mahler's ninth symphony; and Ava Goes Green.
Piano, Keyboard, & Organ
Short, technically easy pieces from the rich piano oeuvre of Josef Suk. The editor has included a varied selection of twelve compositions from the period 1893–1928 allowing advanced beginners to practise their interpretative skills with subtle expressive means. Included for the first time are Suk’s humorous greeting “Spanish Joke” and “Vysoká Polka”.
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Discover a treasure trove of timeless piano pieces in one budget-friendly collection! Sixty masterpieces by renowned composers are featured, with simple yet radiant pieces that are perfect for beginner and intermediate pianists. Each work is lovingly reproduced from authoritative editions and offers a rare opportunity to study, practice, and delight in the world’s most beautiful and venerable compositions.
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This book contains practice material for Options - the musicianship tests that are part of Music Medals. Options cover a range of skills, from improvising to sight-reading, and are a means of developing musical understanding and awareness.
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This collection of three books explores emotion through the power of story and sound. Students interact with the music using the included “Your Journey” pages that encourage journaling and creative expression. Audio tracks are included.
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Designed with the beginner in mind, Piano Songs for the Very Beginner features popular, easy-to-play melodies in pre-staff notation, perfect for those in their first months of learning. Arrangements consist of simple rhythms, letter names inside each note, minimal hand movement, and no page turns.
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Vocal, Choral, & Opera
This vocal score is based on the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition. In consideration of a complex source situation, the three surviving versions of the work that were performed during Handel’s lifetime are presented here for the first time. Alternative movements of the early version as well as of the version performed at the end of 1744 can be found in the appendix.
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Rusalka is one of the most frequently performed works of the international opera scene. More than sixty years after the Jarmil Burghauser edition, a new critical edition is presented here that brings the musical text of the opera up to today’s standards.
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This edition adopts the interlude movements of the E-flat major version of Bach's Magnificat in a transposed form at the appropriate places. This allows a performance of the Magnificat in D major with interludes without time-consuming page-turning or the use of separate editions. In addition, the editor undertakes a new reconstruction of the movement Virga Jesse floruit, which survives only incompletely in the autograph.
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A paean to the power of music, this work is one of the undoubted masterpieces of English choral odes of that time. With its richly expressive palette, the Ode to St. Cecilia is an extremely rewarding work. Festive, rousing ode to music; a highlight of the "choral ode" genre in the 17th century.
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This collection of Sechs Lieder contains six relatively different pieces that vary both in the language of their texts (Finnish and Swedish) and in length and number of voices. Nevertheless, they form a coherent and interesting set of moderate difficulty throughout, making Sibelius as a composer accessible to smaller female choirs and ensembles.
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The third volume of OperAria Tenor contains a representative cross-section of the dramatic repertoire. On the opera stage, the tenor is often the most eminent protagonist. Whether as an ardent lover or a tragic hero, he is in the limelight to show lyrical sensitivity, sonorous euphony and smoothness, a maximum of nuances.
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Play thirteen of the year's biggest hits with this collection arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. From Miley Cyrus's Flowers to Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire, you'll find your favourites here.
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Instrumental Solos
If you've been learning guitar and feel ready to start playing your favourite songs, the First 50 Series is designed just for you! This edition features fifty country songs that all beginning guitarists should have in their repertoire, including: Always on My Mind, Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line, On the Road Again, Ring of Fire, and more.
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Orchestra & Ensemble
A variety of sources were consulted for this new edition. The first print of the score, parts and piano reduction as well as a set of proofs used by pianist Marguerite Long to rehearse the work for the premiere served as the main sources.
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Finally, an edition that not only reflects the orchestral practice of Mahler’s time but also utilizes it for today’s needs. Helpful notes in the score and practical solutions in the parts are owed to the cooperation of experienced conductors and orchestral musicians.
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Sheet Music for Schools
Ava Goes Green is a unique fusion of fiction and non-fiction, exploring issues surrounding plastic pollution. Creative music, art, dance and drama tasks suggest how children of all abilities can contribute and empathize with the animals and birds endangered by pollution: activities to stimulate imagination, social interaction, confidence and well-being.
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