Fast Food

Fast food is especially popular with today’s youth, even though it is generally acknowledged to be quite unhealthy. Peter Kleine Schaars’ new composition, on the other hand, will provide some healthy food for the soul and mind. Fast Food features four courses: Pizza Pronto, presenting Italian delights, Crazy Kebab, Arabian delicacies, the American Cheese Burger, and an exciting Hot Dog Disco. Bon appetite!

Félix Passerone: Test (Percussion solo)

Exercices d'Epreuves de Technique - for 4 timpani (French, German and English text)

Fink: Test - 20 Studies For Percussion

Michael Blake Watkins: Wings Of Night for Solo Violin

Test piece for the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition.

Lionel Bart: Oliver! - Vocal Selections From The Musical

Complete piano, voice and guitar arrangements of selected songs from the musical including lyrics and guitar chord boxes. Includes 'Where Is Love', 'Food, Glorious Food' and 'Who Will Buy'. Suitable for intermediate standard pianists.

Orchester Probespiel Posaune : Klangbeispiele wichtiger Passagen aus der Opern- und Konzertliteratur

A practical and easily accesible edition of suitable test pieces for Orchestral auditions for Trombone

Orchester Probespiel Fagott : Klangbeispiele wichtiger Passagen aus der Opern- und Konzertliteratur

A practical and easily accesible edition of suitable test pieces for Orchestral auditions for Bassoon.

Orchester Probespiel Horn : Klangbeispiele wichtiger Passagen aus der Opern- und Konzertliteratur

A practical and easily accesible edition of suitable test pieces for Orchestral auditions for French Horn

Chatzkele

Chatzkele is a work based on two traditional Jewish melodies, Oifn Pripetchik and Chatzkele. The first expresses a sentiment of deep sadness and nostalgia, reminding the listener of the suffering that the Jewish people have undergone over the centuries. The second melody illustrates the unshakeable optimism which drives the Jewish community despite all terrible forms of intolerance it has endured. A wonderful cultural work which your audiences, young and old, will enjoy for many years to come.

David: Twenty Four Etudes For The Intermediate Violist

Twenty Four Etudes For The Intermediate Violist by Ferdinand David, which test and develop bowing, fingering and rhythmic technique.

Giles Swayne: Missa Tiburtina (Vocal Score)

Described by the composer as 'a prayer for sanity, a cry in the wilderness to a god who may or may not be there', this unconventional Mass (with new words) is written in the context of a world where millions of people die of hunger every year, where 10% of living species are under threat of extinction. The Mass is angrily critical of the intolerance, injustice and corruption of our world and those who control it.Duration c. 24 mins. For SATB chorus, a cappella.Vocal score.

Kaija Saariaho: Tocar For Violin and Piano

Tocar was commissioned by the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition of the Sibelius Society and Sibelius Academy as a test piece for the 2010 competition.

Musicianship And Sight Reading For Guitarists

Takes the student from basics through to complex melodies and rhythms. Twelve chapters, each divided into Range, Key, Time Signatures, Texture, Note Values and Test Examples.

The Complete Piano Player: Theory Book

Poldi Zeitlin & David Goldberger. A unique programme for learning the fundamentals of music theory. Easy-to-follow text with clear examples, plus self-test work-sheets and answers.

Little Black Book : A song cycle that fails the Bechdel Test

Debussy:Premiere Rhapsodie

For clarinet and piano. In February 1909, Debussy was elected a member of the Conseil Superieur of the Paris Conservatoire and, in this capacity, was called on to serve on the jury at internal competitions. He was invited to write two test pieces for the 1910 clarinet contest; one for the interpretation class, the other for the sight reading test. The Premiere Rhapsodie was composed during December 1909 and January 1910, concurrently with work on the first book of Preludes for piano.

Miguel Yuste: Capricho Pintoresco Op.41

Miguel Yuste's (1870?1947) Spanish clarinet piece demonstrates a skilled clarinetist's ability to assemble scales, arpeggios, and arching legato melodies into competition test pieces for the instrument that actually sound like music.

Crocodile Rock

This early rock hit by Elton John is one that has stood the test of time. The driving 8th-note rock rhythms and solid scoring in this easy arrangement will make it a hit with today's players.

Orchester Probespiel Flöte/Piccoloflöte : Klangbeispiele wichtiger Passagen aus der Opern- und Konzertliteratur

A practical and easily accesible edition of suitable test pieces for Orchestral auditions. Here are more than 70 excerpts from the Operatic and Concert repertoire for Flute or Piccolo, compiled and edited by Christoph Durchenand Siegfried Kratsch.

How to Train Your Dragon : Music from the Motion Pictures

This songbook features easy piano arrangements from all three films in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise featuring music by John Powell. Includes: Dragon Racing · Flying with Mother · Furies in Love · The Hidden World · Romantic Flight · Test Drive · This Is Berk · Toothless: Smitten · Where No One Goes. This songbook features easy piano arrangements from all three films in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise featuring music by John Powell. Includes: Dragon Racing · Flying with Mother · Furies in Love · The Hidden World · Romantic Flight · Test Drive · This Is Berk · Toothless: Smitten · Where No One Goes.

Homage : Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style

Homage comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presentingattractive and demanding parts for all sections.

Homage : Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style

Homage comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presenting attractive and demanding parts for all sections.

Top of the World

This Mac Huff arrangement perfectly captures a Carpenters classic. The song has definitely stood the test of time and this setting for younger choirs is ideal for many vocal programs. Available for SAB, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:45.

Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2017/2018

The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2017/2018 comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus.The anthology is enhanced with Performance Notes by Norman Beedie, Lecturer in Classical Improvisation,Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, giving guidance and promoting reflection on technical and interpretative matters for each piece. The volume is further enhanced by Aural Notes by Caroline Evans, author of the PetersEdition Aural Test Survival Books, which draw upon music in the Anthology to provide preparation material for the type of discussion topics typically encountered in the Grade 8 aural test.

Chorale Variations : On a Theme in Ancient Style

Chorale Variations comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presenting attractive and demanding parts for all sections.