Sight-Sing Well: Teacher's Manual

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Alwyn and Carwithen: Piano Works

Doreen Carwithen and her husband William Alwyn were two of the most versatile composers working in Britain in the mid- to late-20th century. Between them they scored more than 100 films, as well as music for the concert hall, including the scores for Odd Man Out (Alwyn) and Boys in Brown (Carwithen). Daniel Grimwood's recording is a wonderful introduction to the couple's extensive catalogues of piano music, containing Carwithen's taut, neoclassical Sonatina and Alwyn's 12 Preludes and Grieg-inspired Fantasy Waltzes. This is warm, lyrical music which quietly pushes boundaries while always attractive and well-written for the instrument. This is Daniel Grimwood's thirdrelease for Edition Peters Sounds following highly-acclaimed recordings of piano music by Fauré and Henselt.

The Violin Lesson

The Violin Lesson offers players of all standards the opportunity to immediately — and dramatically — improve their technique and understanding of violin playing. Presented in twelve comprehensive and highly accessiblelessons filled with more than 500 music examples and over 350 photographs, it provides fresh approaches to neglected aspects of playing whilst covering all the major areas of violin technique, including:toneproductionintonationavoiding aches and painschanging positionimproving bow strokesvibratoWhether outlining a basic concept or anadvancedtechnique, each topic is handled with the clarity and attention to detail for which Simon Fischer is so highly regarded. Fundamental exercises, principles and practice methods sit alongside case studies and practicalquestion-and-answer sections to present a truly rounded volume — essential reading for both students and teachers alike.

Klarinettenkonzert Nr.3 - Clarinet Concerto no. 3 : in B-Dur / Bb Major

German composer Carl Stamitz wrote more than 60 concertos for Violin, Viola, Viola d'amore, Cello, Clarinet, Basset Horn, Flute, Bassoon and other instruments. Some of the Clarinet and Viola concertos thatStamitz composed are considered to be among the finest available from the period. Stylistically, Stamitz's music is not too far removed from the works of the young Mozart, or those of Haydn's middleperiod. The Clarinet Concerto No. 3 was likely written around 1785, which was the same year that Stamitz was appointed the lead Violin of the Duc de Noailles in Paris. The style ofthisconcerto reflects the usual orchestration found in the mid-eighteenth century, where most of the important musical material was given to the strings, while the winds were left to fill in the harmony. Carl Stamitz'sstyle is pleasant and free-flowing as nicely illustrated in this concerto.