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Ellena Spirrett
Ellena has been Sheet Music Specialist at Presto Music since 2018 and now she is Sheet Music and Books Manager. She graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire with a first-class BMus (Hons) degree in 2016. Specialising in the flute, she has a wide-ranging interest in music, not only in classical but also popular and jazz genres.
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America 250 - Rock-Infused Orchestral Heavyweights
7th Aug 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of three rock-infused orchestral heavyweights: Steven Mackey, Christopher Rouse, and Oscar Bettison.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Play it Again Piano
5th Aug 2026
In part four of our Author Focus series, Melanie Spanswick discusses how her book series, Play It Again - Piano, covers everything from the prep stage to advanced material.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 4th August
4th Aug 2026
Anime themes for piano, Melody Bober's new series My Best Performance, piano music for two fingers, Studio Ghibli music collections, choral music by Panufnik, Todd, and Briggs, instrumental music by Casken, Mustonen, and Saint-Saëns, and new Omni Music Publishing titles.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - August
3rd Aug 2026
Up to 25% off Chester Novello; up to25% off Boosey & Hawkes; 25% off ChoraLine rehearsal CDs; 20% off Musica Britannica; and 25% off Faber Music.
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Celebrating 75 Years of Musica Britannica
1st Aug 2026
Launched in 1951, Musica Britannica celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2026. To mark the anniversary, in collaboration with Stainer & Bell, we are offering 20% off selected Musica Britannica titles. Find out more.
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America 250 - Symphonic Post-Modernists
31st Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of four symphonic post-modernists: Leonard Bernstein, David Del Tredici, Michael Daugherty, and Sebastian Currier.
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Samantha Ege on Piano Music of the Black Renaissance
28th Jul 2026
As a leading authority on the work of Florence Price and her contemporaries, Dr Ege shares her expertise on the piano repertoire of the Black Renaissance, discussing her sheet music publications Piano Music of the Black Renaissance and Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre, and her books The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price and South Side Impresarios.
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New Pop & Rock Digital Sheet Music
27th Jul 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new pop and rock sheet music titles. Browse some of our favourite songs here.
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America 250 - American Operatic & Dramatic Storytellers
24th Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of five operatic and dramatic storytellers: Carlisle Floyd, Marc Blitzstein, Jack Beeson, Dominick Argento, and David T. Little.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 21st July
21st Jul 2026
Two new titles edited by Samantha Ege, a newly found work by Arnold Bax, Black Composers in Art Song, The Hal Leonard Recorder Method Songbook, new Rockschool titles for acoustic guitar, chamber music by Thomas Ades and Gavin Higgins, and orchestral works by Colin Matthews and Henry Purcell.
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New Digital Sheet Music Publications - July
20th Jul 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new digital sheet music titles. Here you will find the latest titles for piano, solo vocal, choral, instrumental, and ensemble playing. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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America 250 - The Radical Avant-Garde & High Modernists
17th Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of four radical avant-garde and high modernist composers: Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, Barbara Kolb, and Tod Machover.
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Composer Spotlight: Michael John Trotta
14th Jul 2026
Born in 1978 in New Jersey, Michael John Trotta is a renowned composer of choral works. Passionate about sharing new music and engaging musicians and audiences, his music features an engaging style which fuses modern sensibilities with tradition to create moments of beauty.
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America 250 - Mid-Century Traditionalists
10th Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of five mid-century American composers: Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, Irving Fine, Ned Rorem, and Virgil Thomson.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 7th July
7th Jul 2026
Büşra Kayıkçı's Eskizler, Chopin's recently discovered Waltz in A Minor, new publications from 80 Days Publishing, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major, choral works by Schubert, Forbes L'Estrange, Brahms, Spohr, and Elgar, and music from RAYE's latest album This Music May Contain Hope.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Teaching The Older Beginner
5th Jul 2026
In part three of our Author Focus series, Melanie Spanswick discusses how she teaches beginner pianists, with particular reference to the older learner.
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Celebrating American Music in 2026
4th Jul 2026
On July 4th 2026, we reached the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. We join Boosey & Hawkes in saluting the cultural achievements of American composers over the past 250 years. FInd out more.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - July
3rd Jul 2026
25% off Faber Music; 25% off Hal Leonard; and up to 25% off Schott Music.
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Composer Spotlight: Daniel Dorff
30th Jun 2026
Dorff is probably best known for his works for woodwind, particularly those for the flute, and for introducing classical music to younger generations. Find out more.
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Music for One Hand Piano
26th Jun 2026
We have recently curated a collection of music for one hand piano playing. Browse the selection here.
