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Nikki Iles & Friends: Jazz Pieces for Piano
20th Apr 2021
Nikki Iles & Friends is a collection of original compositions and new arrangements for piano written by Nikki Iles and her friends from the world of jazz including Jason Rebello, Gwilym Simcock, Pete Churchill and more.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3 from Breitkopf & Härtel
8th Apr 2021
The first text-critical edition of Mahler’s most extensive work, his Symphony No. 3, is a further milestone in Breitkopf & Härtel’s project, Mahler – The Symphonies. Find out more here.
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Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered
1st Apr 2021
Edited by internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight, Edition Peters presents the original version of Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129, the only available modern scholarly edition of the work as Schumann originally conceived it.
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Celebrating Astor Piazzolla's 100th Anniversary
11th Mar 2021
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla's birth. A composer whose works revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed Nuevo Tango, incorporating elements from both jazz and classical music. Find out more here.
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A Stanford Organ Album
25th Feb 2021
A superb volume comprising of a selection of twenty pieces by Charles Villiers Stanford, the hugely influential composer, conductor, and teacher from the late-Victorian and Edwardian age. Providing the repertoire-hungry organist with preludes, postludes, and shorter descriptive works, suitable for either liturgical or recital use. Find out more here.
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Frédéric Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
16th Feb 2021
Introducing Edition Peters' new Urtext edition of Chopin’s Trois Nouvelles Études, the latest publication from The Complete Chopin: A New Critical Edition. Originally published in 1840 in the multi-composer Méthode des Méthodes, the Trois Nouvelles Études are Chopin’s least overtly vituosic studies, but they are arguably the most quietly sophisticated of all. Find out more here.
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Great Choral Works in Small Scorings
26th Jan 2021
Offering arrangements to make it easier and considerably more economical to perform the great choral works every choir wants to sing.
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Best of Boosey & Hawkes
29th Dec 2020
A collection of some of Boosey & Hawkes' most popular publications to date.
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Presto Sheet Music Awards 2020
10th Dec 2020
We are excited to announce our first ever Presto Sheet Music awards! There have been so many fantastic new publications this year, but our winning products in particular have made a significant impression on us here at Presto. Find out more here.
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Introducing Presto Instruments & Accessories
26th Nov 2020
We are very pleased to be able to announce the latest development on the Presto website: a new department dedicated to musical instruments and accessories which we launched at the end of last month.
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Beethoven 250th Anniversary
10th Nov 2020
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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Sheet Music for Well-Being
13th Oct 2020
Explore our selection of some of the most relaxing sheet music collections. From meditative piano solos, to a practical guide to the benefits of singing, we hope our selection of music for well-being will bring you peace and tranquility through the power of music.
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Edition Peters Concert Band Series
30th Sep 2020
The Peters Concert Band Series offers an exciting new range of repertoire for symphonic bands. This expanding series contains new arrangements of some of the most popular concert and choral works of recent years, from the exuberant joyfulness of Jonathan Dove’s Ring Out, Wild Bells or the folky, avant-pop of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s Perpetuum Mobile to the enraptured stillness of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Stars.
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Beethoven Complete Violin Sonatas
22nd Sep 2020
Beethoven's ten sonatas for piano and violin, along with those by Mozart, constitute the heart of this classical music genre. Not only does Clive Brown's scholarly critical edition offer a meticulously edited text, but for the first time it presents a list of sources and a Critical Report. Find out more about Barenreiter's Beethoven publications here.
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Alfred's Back to School 2020 Publications
8th Sep 2020
Welcome to our selection of a range of publications from Alfred’s 2020 Back to School catalogue! Packed with exciting new titles from Alfred, Piano Safari and Poco Studios, all-time classics and educational must-haves, as well as COVID-proof self-teaching methods.
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Celebrating 250 Years of Schott Music
11th Aug 2020
In 2020, 250 years after it was founded, Schott Music remains one of the leading publishers of classical and contemporary music. Find out more about Schott’s history here.
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The New Oxford Organ Method
21st Jul 2020
A new comprehensive method book for organ providing a complete syllabus for learning. Designed for both beginners at the organ and for experienced players revising their skills. Find out more here.
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The New Oxford Organ Method
Oxford University Press
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Gareth Malone's Great British Home Chorus Songbook
10th Jul 2020
Re-live Gareth's best-loved songs from the Great British Home Chorus. £1 from the sale of each songbook will be donated to NHS Charities Together.
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Film Music Publications from 2020
23rd Jun 2020
Browse the latest sheet music from film and television, including selections from Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker, Downton Abbey, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Call of the Wild and more.
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Mary Cohen: Technique in Practice
12th Jun 2020
Technique in Practice is an innovative approach to technique for advanced violinists by Mary Cohen, developed from her unique 'weightless balance' methodology. Learn more about this publication here.
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Mary Cohen: Technique in Practice
Faber Music
