Solo Sheet Music

Time Pieces for Descant/Soprano Recorder is a two-volume anthology of well-crafted and idiomatic arrangements of music from the fourteenth century to the present day. The pieces are presented chronologically within each volume and all include the year in which they were written so that you can map your journey through time!- invaluable source of further study and recital repertoire for Grades 1-5- contrasting styles from Susato to Chopin and from Mozart to Prokofiev- arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the early grades- straightforward piano accompaniments.

A collection of music arranged for Descant (Soprano) Recorder containing over fifty pieces from over 300 years of music.

Six Suites - Vol. 1 for Alto Recorder is the first volume of a series of two by J. S. Bach . Initially composed for Cello between 1717 and 1723, it was transcribed by Jean-Claude Veilhan and features the Suites I, II and III. The transcription keeps the original key and only some passages have to be played one octave higher than in the original sheet. The first suite, BWV 1007, is in G major and contains a Prelude, an Allemande, a Courante, a Sarabande, two Minuets and a Guigue. Its Prelude is the most famous movement of the whole set of Suites, consisting mainly of only arpeggiated chords. It can be heard in many films and is highly recognisable. The second one, BWV1008, is in D minor and held the same movements' organisation. Its prelude in two parts features a cadenza, which leads to other cadenzas in the Allemande. The Minuet part is quite technical to play. Finally, the third one, BWV 1009 in C major, sees the Minuets being replaced by Bourrées which are often played together, as a solo material. The second Bourrée only has a partial signature and the Allemande has a rhythm quite unique for the piece as it includes three semiquavers instead of one.

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The Straloch Manuscript, edited by Wayne Cripps, a reprinted from Lyre Editions by their gracious permission. 30 pieces for renaissance lute, easy to early intermediate, mostly on 6 courses with a few forays down to lower courses, even the 10th course in once place, but all really playable on 6 courses, 38 pp

School for harpsichord in two volumes, edited by Kees Rosenhart and a foreword by Gustav Leonhardt. This famous school, which is recommended by many harpsichordists, is the tried and tested entrance for students coming from other keyboard instruments.

Accompanied & Solo Pieces for Descant & Treble Recorder

The original and still popular recorder method can be used by people of no great musical ability who may be unable to take a music lesson by means of any other medium and can thus discover music together with their pupils. Infact, the book takes no previous musical knowledge for granted. It contains a useful general introduction to music, and the various elementary technical difficulties of learning to play the recorder are dealt with in the text. Ideal for providing a first, thorough grounding in music and musicianship, complete with a repertoire of exercises and many popular tunes that will make progress fun!

The Rowallan Manuscript, edited by Wayne Cripps, a reprinted from Lyre Editions by their gracious permission. 39 charming Scottish lute pieces for renaissance lute, mostly 6-course, with a few for 7, 8, or 9 courses, easy or early intermediate standard, 40 pages

Ornamentation & Embellishment in the late Baroque

All the supporting scales, arpeggios and exercises required for the supporting tests for Trinity College London Recorder Exams (Initial - Grade 8)

Hat Box is a celebration of the town of Stockport, home to recorder virtuoso John Turner, to whom (with guitarist Neil Smith) this piece is dedicated. Stockport was formerly the centre of the hat-manufacturing industry, and gave its name to the hymn-tune Stockport written by 18th century Stockport organist John Wainwright for the carol Christians awake, salute the happy morn. The eight hats depicted in this suite refer to phrases from Wainwrights famous tune. Contents Top Hat Quadrille Breton Beret - valse melancolique Mexican Hat Dance Smokey Stetson Shuffle Deerstalkers Jig Baseball Cap Stomp Best Bonnet Waltz Cloth Cap Galop

57 Easy Pieces in Italian Tablature: Il Manoscritto MBs 1511b edited by Gian Luca Lastraioli and Francesco Tribioli, published by the Italian Societa del Liuto and sold with their kind permission, with introductory essay in Italian; a gentle introduction to playing from Italian tablature. The complete contents of an early 16th century MS for 6-course lute. 48 pages.

A Joplinesque Ragtime and Latin-American Bossa Nova, both for descant, frame a lazy Blues on the treble. All 3 movements require an assured technique but are rewarding for both performers. The recorder part can be taken by a flute or other melody instrument, and the guitar part is published with an alternative version for harpsichord or piano. Contents Ragtime Blues Bossa Nova

Sonata prima and Sonata seconda for soprano recorder or violin and basso continuo