Latest News: Sheet Music
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Interview,
Andrew Eales on Naoko Ikeda: The Graded Collection 8th June 2023
Naoko Ikeda has composed many appealing piano works, introducing the world to the essence of Japan through music. Expert piano educator Andrew Eales recently edited a selection of pieces by Ikeda for pianists at grade 2-5 levels. Andrew answers some questions about the new collection, his Graded Gillock series, and the popular book How to Practise Music. Find out more.
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Interview,
Cecilia McDowall on her Da Vinci Requiem and Seventy Degrees below Zero 30th May 2023
The composer discusses two of her new large-scale choral works, her approaches to matching words to music, and her aims as a contemporary composer.
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Interview,
Colin Matthews on The Planets 25th May 2023
In conjunction with the release of Faber Music's new facsimile score of The Planets, composer Colin Matthews talks about Holst's iconic orchestral suite, editing the facsimile, and his collaboration with Holst's daughter Imogen. Read the full interview here.
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Education Publications,
Penelope Roskell: The Essential Piano Technique 23rd May 2023
Following on from her award-winning book The Complete Pianist, Penelope Roskell's latest series Essential Piano Technique is aimed at children in the early stages of learning the piano, helping them develop a strong foundation of healthy technique, and allowing rapid progression through the early stages of piano playing. Find out more.
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New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - May 2023 17th May 2023
Music from the Coronation of King Charles III; Penelope Roskell's new piano technique series; a collection of Folk Tunes from the Women; a new critical edition of Peter Warlock songs; choral music by Bob Chilcott and Vaughan Williams; and violin works by Lili Boulanger and Beethoven.
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Anniversary,
Sheet Music to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III 6th May 2023
Browse our selection of sheet music to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Find out more here.
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Interview,
Eric Whitacre at... 30! 3rd May 2023
Looking back over three decades of music, the world-renowned composer talks Whitman, musical hits and misses, and the correlation between a piece's length and the age of the composer's children...
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Interview,
Daniel Grimwood on Adolph von Henselt 27th April 2023
Editor Daniel Grimwood is one of Adolph von Henselt's most highly regarded interpreters. After recently completing a new edition of Henselt's Etudes with Edition Peters, Daniel kindly took some time to talk to me about the new Urtext edition and the composer Adolph von Henselt.
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New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - April 2023 18th April 2023
Jazzin' About Piano Anthology; uplifting, cinematic, and classical tear-jerker collections for piano; a royal celebration for organ; new Bärenreiter, Carus, and Breitkopf & Härtel publications; ABRSM's latest series Violin Mix; 18th Century Swedish music for cello and piano; and Vieuxtemps' Gypsy Airs, Op. 40a.
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Education Publications,
The Jazzin' About Piano Anthology 13th April 2023
The Jazzin’ About Piano Anthology celebrates Pam Wedgwood’s best-selling series in a collection of the author’s favourite pieces. Presented progressively for the first time in one volume, pieces range from early elementary to intermediate level. Find out more.
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Anniversary,
Rachmaninoff 150 1st April 2023
April 1st 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. To celebrate we compiled a selection of some of our favourite Rachmaninoff sheet music publications. Find out more.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Max Reger Complete Organ Works 31st March 2023
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Max Reger's birth. Breitkopf & Hartel have recently published a seven volume slip-case edition of Reger's Complete Organ Works; the perfect way to celebrate the 150th anniversary! Find out more.
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Film & Television,
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan 28th March 2023
Omni Music Publishing presents the full orchestral score of James Horner's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Find out more here.
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Education Publications,
Fiddle Time Duets 23rd March 2023
Fiddle Time Duets is an exciting and attractive collection for violinists of all ages by the award-winning educational composers Kathy and David Blackwell. The duets are suitable for established beginners through to intermediate violinists. Find out more.
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New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - March 2023 14th March 2023
Piano music to celebrate Henle's 75th anniversary; piano compositions by Fauré, J.S. Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, and Schubert; the complete organ works by Max Reger; a major new redaction of Dido and Aeneas; Trinity College London Singing Exam Pieces from 2023; a collection of music by Lin-Manuel Miranda; Fiddle Time Duets; and two new Omni Music Publishing full scores.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas 1st March 2023
The Purcell Society’s major new redaction of Dido and Aeneas was first issued in 2021. The new vocal score edition from Stainer & Bell reflects the latest thinking in terms of source studies and historical musicology, is of impeccable scholarly provenance, and facilitates practical application for performers. Find out more.
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Education Publications,
Piccolo Paganini, Volume 2 21st February 2023
Following the success of the first volume, Piccolo Paganini, Vol. 2 contains thirty original intermediate-level pieces for violin and piano. These rarely performed concert pieces provide appealing, accessible, and musically rewarding repertoire pieces. Find out more.
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New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - February 2023 14th February 2023
Peaceful piano music for the intermediate pianist; Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony and Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra arranged for Tenor Tuba (Euphonium) and Piano; Busoni exercises and studies; choral music by Black composers; the second volume of Piccolo Paganini; deluxe editions of Bach and Dieupart works from Lyrebird; and Puccini's Adagetto for small orchestra.
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Broadening the Repertoire,
The Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers 6th February 2023
A landmark collection of non-idiomatic compositions from the sixteenth century to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to an area of choral music that has been historically under-represented. This unique anthology seeks both to improve representation in the historical canon and to showcase the music of some of the best names in choral music today.
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Exam Materials,
Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory & Studies 26th January 2023
Containing popular choice pieces and alternative works from the ABRSM Piano syllabus, these pieces have been specially selected for examination purposes and general repertoire study. Teachers' Choice 2023 & 2024 offers teaching points and performance directions that help to develop technical assurance and stylistic awareness in the students.
