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François-Xavier Poizat on Ravel
9th Dec 2024
François-Xavier Poizat offers an insight into his love for Ravel, and his recordings of the composer's Complete Works with Piano (released earlier in November on Aparté). He also shares his admiration for Henle's painstaking work on their edition of Ravel's music.
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Sheet Music Publications of the Year - Winners 2024
5th Dec 2024
We are excited to announce the winning sheet music publications for the annual Presto Music Awards! Find out the winners here.
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New Sheet Music Titles - December 3rd
4th Dec 2024
Piano music by contemporary composers; highlights from the Gradebusters series; Spirituals arranged by David Önaç; The EU Songbook; Chinese tunes for solo instrumentalists; new titles from Breitkopf and Bärenreiter; and the complete string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Give Back Friday 2024
28th Nov 2024
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three incredible charities that align with our passion for music and its power to transform lives: Making Music, London Youth Choirs and Orchestra of the Swan.
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Sheet Music Downloads from Oxford University Press now available!
28th Nov 2024
We are pleased to announce that Presto Music now offers digital downloads from Oxford University Press. Find out more.
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Adam Kornas on 'Open String Tunes'
25th Nov 2024
Adam Kornas talks about his recent book for beginner violinists, featuring thirty progressive pieces using just open strings, with incredible backing tracks in popular styles to motivate students to sound their best.
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Open String Tunes
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Sheet Music Publications of the Year - Finalists 2024
22nd Nov 2024
In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards, we have released our shortlist of sheet music finalists in contention for an award. Find our finalists here.
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Christmas Sheet Music: Gift Guide
21st Nov 2024
Are you looking for inspiration for gifts for your music-loving family and friends? Our sheet music gift suggestions will delight every music fan - from classical musicians to pop and rock enthusiasts!
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New Sheet Music Titles - November 19th
19th Nov 2024
'The Piano Player: Classical Piano Pieces', Pam Wedgewood's 'Piano Dreaming', instrumental solos by Ethel Smyth, Paul Bonneau, and Rachmaninoff, chamber music by Mozart and Dvořák, three new Omni Music Publishing full scores, and a deluxe facsimile edition of 'La Mer' from Bärenreiter.
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Ivors Classical Award Winners 2024
13th Nov 2024
Presto Music is now the exclusive streaming partner for The Ivors! Last night the Ivors Classical Awards ceremony took place in London. Find out more about the nominees and winners here.
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Melanie Spanswick: Piano Publications
29th Oct 2024
Melanie Spanswick answers our questions about her best-selling publications, her favourite pieces from 'First Repertoire for Little Pianists' and 'Women Composers – A Graded Anthology', and the importance of celebrating diverse repertoire.
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New Sheet Music Titles - October 23rd
23rd Oct 2024
Heather Hammond's 'More Ballads Without Words', the 'RSCM Book of Psalm Songs', a panorama of arias from Editio Musica Budapest, Tarantella by Vieuxtemps for violin and piano, and a new edition of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6.
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Bob Chilcott: 20 Years of A Little Jazz Mass
22nd Oct 2024
This year we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Bob Chilcott's iconic 'A Little Jazz Mass'. We speak to the composer about the work, its reception over the past twenty years, and his thoughts on combining jazz and sacred music.
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Halloween Sheet Music
21st Oct 2024
Browse our selection of recent and best-selling collections of Halloween sheet music.
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Victoria Proudler: Piano Grades are Go!
17th Oct 2024
Victoria Proudler talks about her series 'Piano Grades are Go!', and offers advice on taking music examinations. Read the full interview here.
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Sheet Music Downloads from Faber Music now available!
14th Oct 2024
We are pleased to announce that Presto Music now offers digital downloads from Faber Music, Alfred Music, Edition Peters, and Manners McDade. Find out more.
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New Sheet Music Titles - October 8th
8th Oct 2024
Edition Peters' 'Graded Piano Anthologies', a collection of jazz piano duets, a variety of new Henle Verlag publications, Nigel Kennedy's 'Songs My Mother Never Taught Me', and 'Open String Tunes' for beginner violinists.
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The First Piano Recital: Preparing Your Beginners For A Performance
2nd Oct 2024
Award-winning author Melanie Spanswick discusses supporting your students in their first piano recital.
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Choral Music Composed by Women
27th Sep 2024
With Carus's latest collection for mixed voice choir, discover forty-seven works by forty-five female composers, spanning five centuries of music composition. Find out more.
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New Sheet Music Titles - September 24th
23rd Sep 2024
Christmas music for beginner pianists, Schott's Best of Easy Piano Classics 2, a collection of choral music composed by women, Vaughan Williams's The Charterhouse Suite, and Improve your sight-reading for viola.
