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Books of the Year - Finalists 2022
25th Nov 2022by Ellena Spirrett
In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards, we have compiled our shortlist of book titles all in the running as potential winners. Find our finalists here.
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How to make your choir sound awesome - the ultimate warm-up book
25th Oct 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Lucy Hollins and Suzzie Vango are evangelical about the power of proper warm-ups and the magic they can work on the sound of any choir. Find out more.
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Tom Ollendorff: Études
18th Oct 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Tom Ollendorff is fast becoming one of the most exciting young guitarists to emerge on the UK and international jazz scenes. The guitarist discusses his new sheet music publication Études (published by Faber Music), his compositional processes, and his experiences in the jazz world...
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Edition Peters: Piano Anthology Examination Pieces
6th Oct 2022by Ellena Spirrett
New from Edition Peters, the Piano Anthology Examination Pieces for 2023 and 2024 support students preparing for ABRSM's practical or performance exams. Comprising four volumes at grade 5-8 level, each book includes a selection from lists A, B, and C, as well as pieces suitable for the own-choice section of the performance exams.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Song
28th Sep 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has just released his latest sheet music collection in collaboration with Faber Music, presenting a selection of music from his third solo album. We asked the cellist some questions about Song and his inspirations behind the project. Find out more.
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Fanny Hensel: The Collected Songs
20th Sep 2022by Ellena Spirrett
For the first time, the Lieder of Fanny Hensel have been collected together in a single edition. Including nearly one-hundred previously unpublished songs, this three-volume edition for high voice and piano has been curated to guide its user through the rich and diverse song compositions of a long-neglected composer. Find out more.
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Easy Composer Series: My First Schubert
30th Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Schott's Easy Composer Series features a wide selection of easier pieces by well-known composers, ideally suited to pianists looking to expand their repertoire, and perfect for music lessons and playing at home. The latest in the series, My First Schubert, is the perfect introduction to Romantic piano music. Find out more.
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Tango canción: Argentine tangos for voice & piano
23rd Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Containing a wide-ranging selection of songs, Tango canción covers the entire history of tango in its historical and musical diversity, from its beginnings right up to today. Equally suitable for amateur and professional singers, this collection offers instantly appealing repertoire. Find out more.
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Symétrie Publications
16th Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Symétrie publishes a selection of baroque, French romantic and contemporary music. Setting themselves the task of promoting the rediscovery of French musical heritage, Symétrie offers a wide choice of lesser-known works by French composers. Find out more here.
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Hal Leonard Discovery Choral Series
12th Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Hal Leonard's Discovery Series is perfectly adapted to the classroom with chart hits and rock & pop classics arranged into varying levels of difficulty. Browse some of our all-time favourites from the series here.
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Gabriel Fauré: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano
4th Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Numbering more than one-hundred in total, Gabriel Fauré’s songs form the single most influential contribution to the field of French art song. The final volume of Edition Peters' award-winning and complete critical edition of Gabriel Fauré’s works for voice and piano is now available. Find out more here.
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Introducing SAM-Klang
2nd Aug 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Conceived by Danish arranger and conductor Morten Schuldt-Jensen, SAM-Klang is an exclusive collection providing accessible and quality choral repertoire arranged for Soprano, Alto, and Men. Find out more here.
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Mozart Requiem: New Completion
28th Jul 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Michael Ostryzyga has undertaken a completion of Mozart’s famous Requiem fragment in the style of Mozart, attempting to find solutions that the composer could have written in 1791. This new completion constitutes a valuable well-founded alternative to the traditional Süßmayr edition. Find out more.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
19th Jul 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Omni Music Publishing presents the full orchestral score of Wojciech Kilar's Bram Stoker's Dracula. Find out more.
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Ethel Smyth: Complete Piano Works
28th Jun 2022by Ellena Spirrett
In this new collection by Breitkopf & Härtel, Ethel Smyth's complete piano works are arranged in order of progressive difficulty, shedding light on an often-overlooked part of Smyth's oeuvre. Find out more here.
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ABRSM Piano 2023 & 2024 Publications
9th Jun 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Get ready for ABRSM's 2023 & 2024 graded piano exams with these new publications, offering a diverse choice of inspirational pieces. Also browse ABRSM's range of supporting test publications to help you fully prepare for the exams.
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Thomas Trotter: Encores for Organ
1st Jun 2022by Ellena Spirrett
New from Oxford University Press, Encores for Organ is a collection of twelve varied pieces arranged by celebrated recitalist Thomas Trotter. Find out more about this publication and other recent organ sheet music here.
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Anna Lapwood: Gregoriana
24th May 2022by Ellena Spirrett
Embracing a project close to her heart, trailblazing organist, conductor, and broadcaster Anna Lapwood has commissioned and curated a collection of twelve outstanding original pieces by women composers. Find out more here.
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A New Edition of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
10th May 2022by Ellena Spirrett
A milestone of late romantic choral music, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius is available for the first time as a modern, newly engraved score with a full critical report. Find out more here.
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Paul Harris: The Clarinet
19th Apr 2022by Ellena Spirrett
A comprehensive guide to all aspects of clarinet playing. In this new publication, Paul Harris shares his unique insights towards gaining mastery of the clarinet, and provides a compete philosophy of playing for intermediate to professional level clarinettists.