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Also referred to as "Capriccio," Joseph Haydn's FANTASIA IN C Major, Hob. XVII:4 is based on the Austrian folk song "Do Bäuren hat d'Katz valor'n" ("The farmer's wife has lost her cat"). About the pie...

Inspired by Phillip Emanuel Bach's 1753 "Versuch ueber die wahre Art das Klavier zu spielen" (Treatise on the correct manner of playing the Clavier), Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813), composer and Dire...

This collection of 10 short pieces by Sergei Prokofjew ranges in style and difficulty and can be performed in its entirety or individually.

This lyrical work is a wonderful selection for beginning musicians for contest or recital. Versions for flute, clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet/cornet, horn, trombone, barit...

Offering both clear dynamic, articulation contrasts, and a great melody, all within the playable range of a new student, this work is perfect for a young musician's first recital or contest. The piano...

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of Irish folklore with "The Fair Hills of Eire, O!", Op. 91 by the renowned American composer Amy Beach (1867–1944). Composed in 1922 and based on a traditional...

Amy Beach (1867-1944) wrote Les Rêves de Colombine (Columbine's Dreams), a "Suite Française" for piano, in 1907 and premiered them herself at a recital on April 17, 1907, at Boston's Hotel Tuileries....

Following a seven-year creative hiatus, Arnold Schönberg turned from his exploration of free atonality to develop a strict twelve-tone method, in which he built an entire piece or movement with a sequ...

The only piano work of Alban Berg (1885-1935) to include an opus number, Sonate for Piano, Op. 1, represents the first fruition of his compositional studies under Arnold Schönberg. Likely completed in...

Completed in March 1920, Francis Poulenc's (1899-1963) Suite pour Piano, FP 19, is characteristic of his early piano style. Displaying a marked influence from Stravinsky, it deftly combines the sensit...

Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók (1881-1945) wrote this collection of "five fairly difficult piano pieces" in 1926, his 'piano year.' Although often referred to as a suite...

When Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) won the Prix de Rome in 1922, he was asked to send back musical fruits of his residency. As a result, he devised a three-movement musical voyage, Escales (Ports of Call)...

Written by Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in 1926, the Piano Concerto No. 1 was among several piano works to be composed following a three-year compositional dry spell. The work premiered on July 1, 1927, wi...

Being a contemporary of Debussy, Henri Büsser's (1872-1973) works also explore many impressionistic techniques such as using altered chords with changing meters and the use of extreme dynamics. This w...

Originally written in 1926 for cellist May Mukle with piano accompaniment, this collection follows the same format for each of the six English folk songs: presentation of the tune in the solo line, fo...

Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885-86, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) withdrew to a small Austrian village, where he composed THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUX)...

Three popular solos for violin and cello transcribed for Double Bass and Piano by Jeff Bradetich. Pieces included: 1. Elegie, Op. 24 by Gabriele Faure 2. Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler 3. Czardas by Vit...

String Bass Solo w/Piano

For double bass solo, this work may also be known as Canto XVII. "A Scherzo for solo Double Bass, with apologies to many composers, especially Beethoven," this entire work is a take-off on Beethoven t...

Covering grades 1 through 4, these pieces will challenge the young bassist and build technical skill. Pieces included: 1. Beach Spring 2. A Stately Dance 3. Habanera 4. Scheherezade 5. Theme from Jupi...

Couperin, François/ Handel, George Frideric/ Bach, Johann Sebastian/ Schumann, Robert/ Frost, Robert S.

This lyrical work is a wonderful selection for beginning musicians for contest or recital. Versions for flute, clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet/cornet, horn, trombone, barit...

This whimsical, fun piece tells a story, following Jake through his three happy moods in 3 movements. A great piece for beginner solo Euphonium (included T. C and B.C) for competition or recital, with...