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. . . a genuinely atmospheric, highly allusive, tautly organized suite of dance references. Maw's titles and tempo indications suggest a fashionably vampiric nightmare, but the music sounded warm and...

Maw's harmonic eloquence and rhythmic fervour crystallize the initial agitation to become a flowing vocal line coloured by the writing for flute, viola and harp, the words borne aloft like a continuat...

Nicholas Maw’s The Head of Orpheus (1992) is a 6-minute setting of a poem by the American poet Robert Kelly for high voice and two clarinets. Written for Mary Wiegold and the Composers Ensemble,...

It has a lucidity and balance, a subtle refinement of substance and texture. . . it is a work that will no doubt quickly establish, or certainly ought to establish, a regular place in what is a surpri...

Following years of experience in making pianos to the highest specifications, Steinway have ventured into the print music sphere with the 'Steinway Piano Library' series, designed to make you and your...

Welcome to Jane Sebba's 'Ready Steady Sing!' - 25 sparkling, jazzy songs guaranteed to brighten up music for children in the classroom and at home! A wealth of action and percussion suggestions are in...

'Strike up the Band! ' includes 20 jazzy, original songs to add a real sparkle to music making with children. A wealth of action and percussion suggestions are included, while 'Teaching Tips' and 'Lea...

In 'Danceries', by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new...

In 'Danceries', by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new...

'The Alchymist's Journal' gets its title from the book of the same name by American author Evan S. Connell. The book fictionalises a number of famous Alchemist's writings, each one developing another'...

'The Alchymist's Journal' gets its title from the book of the same name by American author Evan S. Connell. The book fictionalises a number of famous Alchemist's writings, each one developing another'...

Whirlegigg is the middle English word for a contraption that continuously spins. A great fascination with many inventors of the medieval period was to develop a perpetual motion machine constantly tur...

Whirlegigg is the middle English word for a contraption that continuously spins. A great fascination with many inventors of the medieval period was to develop a perpetual motion machine constantly tur...

A Festive Overture is bravura in nature. The outer sections are busy and colourful and frame a more expansive, but no less urgent, middle section which develops a large arching theme. The work ends as...

The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colours and intensity. It was...

The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colours and intensity. It was...

Tripartite in form, Infernal Ride is mercurial and virtuosic, yet with a more static middle section. The work reflects the mad-cap chase of Ichabod Crane's final ride on his horse, Gunpowder, in the s...

Tripartite in form, Infernal Ride is mercurial and virtuosic, yet with a more static middle section. The work reflects the mad-cap chase of Ichabod Crane's final ride on his horse, Gunpowder, in the s...

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Norah Jones released her fourth studio album The Fall in 2009, which features different sounds and a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted produce...

Six of the Best is a new series that makes top hits from leading artists available in a new and economical format. No need for large greatest hits compilations, these books simply provide 'Six of the...

This nine minute piece also features the playful, up-beat and repetitive rhythms found in popular music. The fast and mostly accelerating tempo of Rush reinforces both the title of the piece and the i...

For Loving, is the matching songbook of the second of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album 'Twenty-Five', the latest collection of hits. All the songs are arranged for piano, voice and guitar with...

For The Loyal, is the matching songbook of the third of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album 'Twenty-Five', the latest collection of hits. All the songs are arranged for piano, voice and guitar wi...

Simply Jazz presents a wonderful array of your favourite jazz, superbly arranged for piano solo by Barrie Carson Turner. The pieces are expertly graded and fingered and come complete with informative...

Simply Jazz presents a wonderful array of your favourite jazz, superbly arranged for piano solo by Barrie Carson Turner. The pieces are expertly graded and fingered and come complete with informative...