Alfred Rendezvous Summer 2011

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I reported in 2010 on how it began with the snow dominating everything, little did I knowthat it would end the same way; what a year! Two fully fledged white Christmases, I feel aBing Crosby rendition coming on. But now, here we are, in glorious spring, replete withcool mornings and sunny days, colourful landscapes scattered with new life, and the endlesschatter of nesting birds; this is truly a good-to-be-alive time of year.

Welcome to a sunny Piano Rendezvous. Packed with new ideas and materials for teaching,and some old favourites revisited. The Jazz, Rags and Blues with CD, give students anexcellent aural model of how these might be played; additionally we have the superbNAXOS CDs accompanying our best-selling Masterwork collections; the feature on theCircle of Fifths derives from a series of talks I have given around the world aboutimprovisation, which I hope you will find useful; the movie and media section featuresall that is new from The World of Warcraft and the ubiquitous Harry Potter; all this andso much more.

Finally, featured throughout Rendezvous youwill see references to the Nancy Bachus –Exploring Piano Classics Workshop Tour.Alfred UK is very excited to have Nancyreturn to the UK for a series of workshopsthat feature both Exploring Piano Classicsand The Spirit Series, as well as bringing usup-to-date with the Premier Piano Course.To register simply complete the form on theback page; or telephone 01279 828960;or email [email protected]

Enjoy!

Welcome

EPTA UK Annual ConferenceThursday 1st Sept 2011 - Saturday 3rd Sept 2011

Featuring: Various speakers and performers RWCMD, Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, CARDIFF CF10 3ER Contact Email [email protected] Website: www.rwcmd.ac.uk

Music Mind & MovementAn exciting and dynamic course to Refresh and InspireInstrumental and Vocal music teachers & performers

Monday 25th – Friday 29th July, 2011MusicFest Aberyswyth - Festival and Summer SchoolIncluding Practical Psychology for: Understanding pupils and teachersDealing with performance anxietyMotivation and practice strategiesTeaching pupils with learning difficultiesDealing with professional and personal issuesFURTHER DETAILSLucinda Mackworth-Young: 07850 [email protected]: Sophie Bennett 01970 [email protected]

What’s On:Theory for Young Musicians 03

Popular Jazz 04

Popular Piano Duets 05

Feature: The Circle of Fifths 06

Masterworks 08

Masterwork Anthologies 09

Exploring Piano Classics 10

Play Before You Pay 11

Premier Piano Course 12

Stage & Screen 13

Movie & Media 14

Coming Soon 15

Masterworks 16

Featured VIP Dealer 17

VIP Dealer List 18

Crossword 19

Workshop Invitation 20

Contents

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Grades 1-5: Ying Ying NgThe Music Theory for Young Musicians series covers all aspects of the AB theory syllabus for grades 1-5 witha colourful and imaginative set of books. With one book per grade, assigning theory lessons for yourstudents couldn’t be easier. The books contain a step-by-step guide for each concept and then includegeneral exercises for the evaluation and reinforcement of these concepts. This progressive series with abuilt-in revision element means you can measure your students progress every step of the way to theirexam.

What Teachers Are Saying...

“…the young musician Grade books team up perfectly with the AB workbooks.” “…they are really good books to use for young beginners.” “…I have had successes at all grades with these books.” “Yes - the Ying Ying books are just brilliant, very well paced...”9834304867 | Grade 1 | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834304867 _____9834304874 | Grade 2 | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834304874 _____9834304881 | Grade 3 | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834304881 _____9834304898 | Grade 4 | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834304898 _____9671000304 | Grade 5 | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 13: 9789671000304 _____

Music Theory for Young Musicians

A Tutor for Electronic Keyboard Nancy LittenKeyed UP is an exciting and innovative approach to teaching and learning the electronic keyboard. NancyLitten carefully guides the student through a series of well-known and catchy melodies and adds learningconcepts along the way. So the student simply enjoys the journey whilst acquiring new skills - as Nancyputs it in the preface.

“It has been discovered that the main reason why pupils discontinue lessons is because of a lack of opportunity to play with others. It is assumed that if they are good at a skill they will enjoy it. Modern research has discovered that the reverse is more likely; if they enjoy something they will strive to become good at it.”Each book includes an MP3 CD with tracks for ‘playing-along’ to for home practise, and the teacher’sbook exclusive to the pre-initial stage, plus the initial and Grade 1 books include teacher and ensembleaccompaniments, so now every student gets the chance to play with a group.

20101UK | Early-Elementary (pre-initial)Blue Book (Student Edition)£9.95 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0955544254 _____

20102UK | Early-Elementary (pre-Initial) Blue Book(Teacher’s Edition)£9.95 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0955544262 _____

20103UK | Elementary (Initial) Red Book£9.95 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0955544270 _____

20104UK | Late-Elementary (Grade 1)Yellow Book£9.95 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0955544289 _____

Grading aligned to Trinity-Guildhall Keyboard syllabus.

Keyed UP

A Path to Grade 1: Books 1-4 (ages 5-10)Uses a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory (includes stickers).

Fun: Uses games to introduce all the essentials such as staves, clefs, note identification, time signatures, keysignatures, note-values and rest-values.

Child-Centered: Uses clear and simple instructions, appealing illustrations and a variety of self-motivatingexercises, such as tracing, colouring and pasting.

9834163509 | Book 1 | £4.95 | €7.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834163501 _____9834163517 | Book 2 | £4.95 | €7.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834163518 _____9834163525 | Book 3 | £4.95 | €7.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834163525 _____9834163533 | Book 4 | £4.95 | €7.95 | ISBN 13: 9789834163532 _____

Music Theory for Young Children

“...an integrated and remarkable series of theory workbooks....”Music Teacher

Especially in Jazzy Style 1-3By Dennis Alexander

The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz.Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound.From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles: AsSeptember Goes * Jazz Jam * Purple Sage * Rhythmicon * Smooth as Silk * Sneakin’ 'Round * Soft-Shoe Blues *Soul Searcher * Tahitian Nights * A Touch of Rhumba * Valse du jour.

35188 | Book 1: Grade 2-3 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739070630 _____

The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz.Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound.From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles:Cool Dude! * Jazz Nocturne in Bb Major * New Year’s Waltz * Only Time Will Tell * Ragtime Boogie Blues *Stompin’ the Blues Away * Summer Moon * With Mixed Emotions.

35189 | Book 2: Grade 3-4 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739070649 _____

The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz.Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound.From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles:Always and Forever * Barclay Street Blues * Double Duty * In My Own Space * Jazz at Five * A Million MilesAway * Porto Alegre.

35190 | Book 3: Grade 4-5 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739070657 _____

Marian McPartland: Portraits The Second SetThis book is the sequel to Marian McPartland's previously published collection of musical impressions ofpersonalities interviewed on the National Public Radio program Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz.

In this second edition, McPartland's compositions celebrate the personalities and musicality of actor ClintEastwood, writer Whitney Balliett, composer Burt Bacharach, jazz musicians Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett, and Dr.Billy Taylor, and her own musical reflection of Bix Beiderbecke.

36553 | £14.95 | €20.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074733 _____

Also Available...PFM0005 | Marian McPartland – Portraits | £15.95 | €22.95 | ISBN 10: 0769294537 _____


Jazz, Rags and Blues Book and CD By Martha Mier / perf. Kim O'ReillyJazz, Rags & Blues, Books 1 through 5 contain original solos for late-elementary to early- advanced level pianiststhat reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctiveAmerican contribution to 20th century music. The CD includes dynamic recordings of each song in the book.

36721 | Book 1: Grade 1 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075284 _____36724 | Book 2: Grade 2 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075292 _____36727 | Book 3: Grade 3 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075306 _____36730 | Book 4: Grade 4 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075314 _____36733 | Book 5: Grade 5 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075322 _____

Time Out: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - 50th Anniversary EditionBy Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck, and Paul Desmond

The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 album Time Out changed the sound of jazz and American music. Brubeck’sexperimentation with meter, harmony and even Turkish rhythms eventually earned him the cover of TimeMagazine; the first jazz musician to achieve such a feat. Saxophonist Paul Desmond’s composition “Take Five”went on to become the first million-selling jazz instrumental single on the Billboard Hot 100. This foliocelebrates the album’s 50th anniversary with full-colour artwork from the original record, and a 10 page write-up from jazz historian Ted Gioia. All seven compositions from the monumental recording– just as Brubeckplayed them - are featured in this collectable folio.

Titles: Blue Rondo à la Turk * Strange Meadow Lark * Take Five * Three to Get Ready * Kathy’s Waltz *Everybody’s Jumpin’ * Pick Up Sticks.

33311 | Piano Solo Version | £14.95 | €18.95 | ISBN 10: 0739062336 _____33312 | Easy Piano Version | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739062344 _____

Also Available…The Dave Brubeck Anthology Dave Brubeck

This definitive anthology contains all of Dave Brubeck's favourite compositions spanning his five decades as aninnovator in jazz piano, from the groundbreaking album Time-Out through the recent release Young Lions andOld Tigers. The folio includes: A Misty Morning * Blue Rondo à la Turk * Bossa Nova USA * The Duke * In YourOwn Sweet Way * It's a Raggy Waltz * Strange Meadowlark * Take Five * Three to Get Ready * UnsquareDance and many more.

PFM0218 | Piano Solos | £16.95 | €23.95 | ISBN 10: 0757938213 _____

Jazz Piano


Famous & Fun Duets offer a wonderful introduction to timeless masterpieces and audience favourites. Featuring arrangements of themesfrom symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected and balanced for two evenly skilled players.

Famous & Fun Duets, Book 17 Duets for One Piano, Four Hands: Arr. Carol Matz

Titles: Camptown Races * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“A Little Night Music,” First Movement) * In the Hall of the MountainKing (from Peer Gynt Suite) * La Cucaracha * Merry Widow Waltz * The Snake Charmer * You’re a Grand Old Flag.

37033 | Book 1 Early Elementary | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076493 _____


Titles: The Ants Go Marching * Barcarolle (from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann) * Can-Can (from the operettaOrpheus in the Underworld) * Maple Leaf Rag * Scarborough Fair * Theme from Symphony No. 5 (First Movement).

37034 | Book 2 Early Elementary / Elementary | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076507 _____


Titles: America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee) * Dance of the Hours (from the opera La Gioconda) * Gymnopédie I* Spring (from The Four Seasons) * Overture to The Barber of Seville * Yankee Doodle Dandy.

37035 | Book 3 Elementary / Late Elementary | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076515 _____


Titles: Flower Duet (from the opera Lakmé) * Polovetsian Dance (from the opera Prince Igor) * Skaters Waltz* Theme from Piano Concerto in A Minor (First Movement) * Washington Post March * Wedding Tarantella.

37036 | Book 4 Early Intermediate | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076523 _____


Titles: Alexander’s Ragtime Band * Hornpipe (from Water Music Suite) * Maple Leaf Rag * Musetta’s Waltz(from the opera La Bohéme) * Queen of the Night Aria (from the opera The Magic Flute) * St. Louis Blues.

37037 | Book 5 Intermediate | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076531 _____

Also Available...Famous & Fun Pop Duets27705 | Book 1 Early Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739045814 _____27706 | Book 2 Early Elementary / Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739045822 _____27707 | Book 3 Elementary / Late Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739045830 _____28985 | Book 4 Early Intermediate | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739049593 _____28986 | Book 5 Intermediate | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739049607 _____

Carol Matz is... Famous and Fun!

Grand Duets 1-6The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written with piano studentsin mind, the pieces in this collection have both primo and secondo parts at equal difficulty and share melodic materials.

32152 | Book 1 Early Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739058991 _____32153 | Book 2 Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739059009 _____35439 | Book 3 Late Elementary | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739071254 _____35440 | Book 4 Early Intermediate | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739071262 _____37114 | Book 5 Intermediate | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077325 _____37115 | Book 6 Late Intermediate | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077333 _____

Melody Bober Presents…

Musical Snapshots Books 2 & 3Original Solos for the Intermediate Pianist Portraying Musical Visits Around the World

With these nine intermediate-level solos, students can travel around the world with popular composerMartha Mier. This book is a musical tour guide to sites in Japan, Egypt, Hawaii, France, Scotland, Spain, andthe United States. A highlight of the book is a three-movement Spanish Suite.

37160 | Book 2: Grades 2-3 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077678 _____

With these nine intermediate- to late-intermediate-level solos, students can travel around the world withpopular composer Martha Mier. This book is a musical tour guide to sites in Russia, Argentina, Ireland, Spain,Hungary, Samoa, and the United States. A highlight of the book is a three-movement American Jazz Suite.

37161 | Book 3: Grades 3-5 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077686 _____

Also Available...18199 | Book 1: Grade 1 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739003364 _____

New from Martha Mier


Ever since J.S. Bach’s ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ appeared (1722) the foundation of Western harmonyhas been rooted in the circle of fifths. This remarkable symmetry is the bedrock of all classical music fromthe Baroque until at least the First World War and continues to be influential to this day.

It is the basis of popular styles, musical theatre, jazz and rock, not least because much instrument design is based upon its principles.Even folk and world music, who once evaded its gaze, have fallen under its spell in recent reincarnations either through‘harmonisations’ or popular crossovers.

Every piano student should have the theory under their fingers and be able to ‘wander’ round the circle when sitting at theirinstrument. It provides a basic understanding that will underpin much of the music they will play; allow them to comprehend thecompositional process; relate harmonically to structures like Sonata, Rondo, Fugue, Minuet & Trio, Da Capo and so on. It will facilitatememory, improvisation, composition, transposition, performance, harmonic awareness and so much more. As with most theoreticalideas, the importance lies not in the knowledge, but in its practical use. With this in mind, I teach my students to ‘play’ round the circleby first introducing it - stepping up in perfect fifths from the lowest C on the piano - and then using the following techniques.

1. Anti-Clockwise: The Circle of Fourths. This is much the easier of the processes to grasp, as it requires only the addition of the new accidental, which creates a dominant 7th chord to be resolved in the ‘new’ key. I teach this after they have mastered Bach’s Prelude in C (from where a discussion of the circle can easily arise) and I impose a pattern derived from Bach’s original, but definitely NO score, although the chart above is permissible. I also ask that they ‘talk’ their way round the circle in a Sat Nav (GPS) voice; C major add Seventh resolves to F Major; F Major add seventh resolves to Bb major and so on…

The Circle of Fifths


This process also consolidates the principle of ‘inversions’ and, in my experience, the student who completes this journey, arrivingback at the home key of C major, has done something quite remarkable usually revealing this in a visible show of wonderment at theirachievement. Thus the ‘science’ and the magic of music becomes something of interest and we are on the way to making a musician.

After this step, the student can vary the texture and inversions of the exercise; perhaps add waltz tempo with blocked chords; or anAlberti bass with a right-hand melody. These new journeys then become starting points for explorations of tonal relationships andpiano styles which can be referred to in the context of the more advanced repertoire they are about to encounter.

2. Clockwise: The Circle of Fifths and the ii V I jazz ‘turnaround’ This is a more difficult exercise, but can be approached in a similar way. Usually for students I allow a gap of a few months (perhaps a graded exam) between these two stages, unless the student is particularly enthusiastic (or brilliant!). Concomitant with this process is the opportunity to teach the ii V I turnaround so familiar to jazz in all keys! This ‘gateway’ to a popular music style allows the student to see that ALL tonal music(s) obeys the same fundamental laws and that their differences are often concerned with style, technique, extension, modality and context.

In the example below, again using Bach’s template, I move the student through the chord sequence I vi II7 V however, using the supertonic II7 as a Dominant Seventh I add the extra accidental required to move round the circle. The vi then becomes chord ii in the target key and the II7 becomes V7. For an extra ‘jazzy’ effect, try adding sevenths to the ii (formerly vi) chord, and even a major 7th to the I chords for that cocktail hour feel!

Once again the student should try to achieve this without written music, so they ‘feel’ their way around the keyboard, hearing thetonal movement as it forms beneath their fingers. Then go on to experiment with techniques and styles. Also, once you haveachieved the modulation to the dominant, you can return quickly to the tonic using the exercise 1 example above and thus we havewheels within circles….

Andrew Higgins © 2011

Masterworks

Beethoven Sonatas:Dr. Stewart Gordon’s editions of Beethoven’s most popular piano sonatas provide the key to a stylisticperformance. Thorough research of the earliest available sources has enabled Dr. Gordon to produce themost accurate reflection of the composer’s intent. Each sonata contains helpful fingering suggestions andperformance recommendations.

Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 “Sonatine” By Ludwig van Beethoven / ed. Stewart Gordon36281 | Early Advanced | £4.95 | €6.95 | ISBN10: 0739073249 _____

Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a “Das Lebewohl” By Ludwig van Beethoven / ed. Stewart Gordon36282 | Early Advanced | £4.95 | €6.95 | ISBN10: 0739073257 _____

Audition Repertoire for the Advancing PianistCompiled & Edited by Jane Magrath Two Stylistically Balanced and Technically Diverse Programs

Book 3Dr. Jane Magrath has assembled this well-balanced collection containing two separate recital or auditionprograms that will display the pianist’s mastery of important appropriate works by composers of variousstylistic eras. Titles: Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy) * Ballade in D Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (“Edward”) (Brahms)* Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin) * Passacaglia in G Minor (from Suite in G Minor, HWV432) (Handel) * Prelude in C Major, Op. 12, No. 7 (Prokofiev) * Sonata in B Minor, K. 377, L. 263(Scarlatti) * Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (“Pathétique,” Second Movement) (Beethoven) * Sonata in F Major,Hob. XVI: 23 (First Movement) (Haydn).

34489 | Book 3 | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN10: 0739068210 _____

Book 4Dr. Jane Magrath has assembled this well-balanced collection containing two separate recital or auditionprograms that will display the pianist’s mastery of important works by composers of various stylistic eras.Titles: Air with Variations (“Harmonious Blacksmith”) (Handel) * Bagatelle, Op. 6, Nos. 2 and 3 (Bartók) *Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op. 90, No. 2 (Schubert) * Minstrels (Debussy) * Nocturne in B-flat Minor,Op. 9, No. 1 (Chopin) * Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801 (Bach) * Sonata in C Minor, Op. 10, No.1 (First Movement) (Beethoven) * Sonata in F Major, K. 332 (First Movement) (Mozart).

34490 | Book 4 | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN10: 0739068229 _____

Also available...32145 | Book 1 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN10: 0739058924 _____32146 | Book 2 | £7.50 | €9.95 | ISBN10: 0739058932 _____

Also Available…CollectionsPiano Sonatas, Volume 1 (Nos. 1–8) 16743 | £19.95 | €31.95ISBN10: 0739027352 _____

Piano Sonatas, Volume 2 (Nos. 9–15)22579 | £19.95 | €28.95ISBN10: 0739037625 _____



SolosSonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13Grande Sonate (“Pathétique”)27902 | Early Advanced | £4.95 | €7.95ISBN10: 0739046799 _____

Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2Sonata quasi una fantasia (“Moonlight”)27903 | Early Advanced | £4.95 | €6.95ISBN10: 0739046802 _____

Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 “Tempest”27904 | Early Advanced | £4.95 | €6.95ISBN10: 0739046810 _____

Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”27905 | Early Advanced | £5.50 | €7.95ISBN10: 0739046829 _____

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”27906 | Early Advanced | £5.50 | €7.95ISBN10: 0739046837 _____


Anthology of Classical Piano MusicIntermediate to Early Advanced Works by 36 Composers | Ed. Maurice Hinson

The Anthology of Classical Piano Music is paired with the Performance Practices in Classical Piano MusicDVD for a comprehensive look at the literature, performing conventions and musical style of the Classicalera. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson performs music from the Anthology, and discusses musical characteristics,period instruments, and performance conventions not indicated in the manuscripts.

21450 | £31.95 | €39.95 | ISBN 10: 0739032860 _____14714 (book only) | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 0739013661 _____

Anthology of Romantic Piano MusicEd. Maurice Hinson

The Anthology of Romantic Piano Music is paired with the Performance Practices in Romantic Piano MusicDVD for a comprehensive look at the literature, performing conventions and musical style of the Romanticera. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson performs music from the Anthology, and shares interesting historicalanecdotes about the composers represented therein and the writers and artists who influenced them.


Anthology of Baroque Keyboard MusicIntermediate / Early Advanced with Bonus Lecture on Baroque Dance | Ed. Maurice Hinson

The Anthology of Baroque Keyboard Music is paired with the DVD Performance Practices in BaroqueKeyboard Music for a comprehensive look at the literature and performing conventions of the Baroqueera. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson performs music from the Anthology, and relates invaluable information onbasic touches, articulations, dynamics and ornamentation that will help the performer create a morehistorically-informed performance. Also on this DVD is a lecture on the history of Baroque dance and therelationship between dance and music, with nine of the most popular court dances performed to Dr.Hinson's keyboard accompaniment by dancers in Baroque costume.

21449 | £31.95 | €39.95 | ISBN 10: 0739032666 _____ 4894 (book only) | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 0882849433 _____

Anthology of 20th Century Piano MusicIntermediate / Early Advanced | Ed. Maurice Hinson

The early 20th century was a period of dramatic changes, when composers were venturing in newdirections and seeking new sounds. The pairing of the Anthology of 20th Century Piano Music with thePiano Practices in Early 20th Century Piano Music DVD provides pianists with a unique opportunity tohear informed performances of the music they are studying. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson shares historicalanecdotes about the composers represented, using examples by Bartók, Debussy, Joplin, Grainger,Hindemith, MacDowell, Coleridge-Taylor, Satie and Schoenberg from the Anthology.


Anthology of Impressionistic Piano MusicIntermediate / Early Advanced | Ed. Maurice Hinson

Dr. Maurice Hinson caps off his extensive library of period anthologies and DVDs with a comprehensivelook at Impressionist compositions. This beautifully engraved edition includes works by the top 20Impressionistic composers, an extensive foreword with historical information on each composer, specificperformance notes for each pieces and a look at the compositional techniques used by Impressionists. Inthe companion DVD-lecture, Dr. Hinson explores four aspects of Impressionism: early influences,performance techniques, musical characteristics and specific repertoire from the anthology. Alfred's DVDsprovide a strong visual and auditory reference for stylistic and technical interpretations, which areimportant tools for enhancing any musical performance. 208 pages.

22581 | £31.95 | €39.95 | ISBN 10: 0739035258 _____ 22580 (book only) | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 073903524X _____


Masterwork Anthologies


Repertoire Book/CD & Technique BookNancy Bachus

Exploring Piano Classics: A Masterworks Method for Developing Pianists pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technicalstudies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with CD and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlations. Whenused together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play thepiano with technical ease.

The Repertoire books include pieces from the major style periods, selected and graded based on festival, competition, and examinationlists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Background information on each style period, its instruments, composers,and the music itself is included.

The CD recordings of the repertoire, performed by internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus, provide an indispensabletool for appropriate musical interpretation. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature,Nancy Bachus has performed solo recitals across the U.S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original "Monster Concerts" in venuessuch as Lincoln Center and the White House.

Repertoire Book 4 Titles: Sonatina in C (Spindler); Siciliano (Diabelli); The Lame Witch Lurking in the Forest (Rebikov); Musette (J.S.Bach);Fantasia in E Minor (Telemann); Allegro in G (Haydn); Polonaise in F (W.A.Mozart); Minuet in D Min (J.S.Bach); German Dance in Bb(Beethoven); Old French Song (Tchaikovsky); At the Blacksmith (Maykapar); Gavotte (Chaminade); Landler in A (Steibelt) Valse Mignonne(Pachulski); The Wild Rider & First Loss (Schumann); Minuet in G (anon); March in D (C.P.E.Bach); Rose Rock (Gurlitt); Sonatina in F(Diabelli).

31364 | Repertoire Level 4 | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055615 _____31351 | Technique Level 4 | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055569 _____

Also Available...31352 | Repertoire Prep | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055577 _____31347 | Technique Prep | £6.95 | €9.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055526 _____31355 | Repertoire Level 1 | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055585 _____31348 | Technique Level 1 | £7.95 | €10.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055534 _____31358 | Repertoire Level 2 | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055593 _____31349 | Technique Level 2 | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055542 _____31361 | Repertoire Level 3 | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055607 _____31350 | Technique Level 3 | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739055550 _____

The Spirit Series: Book/CDEd. Nancy Bachus / perf. Daniel Glover – Grades 4-7

Each Volume includes intermediate repertoire reflecting the society, style and musical trends ofthe period. Fascinating, concise articles set the music in context to allow a superior performance.

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A History of Piano Masterworks: Book/2CDsThe Influence of Society, Style and Musical Trends on the Great Piano ComposersEd. Nancy Bachus / perf. Daniel Glover – Grades 4-7

26036 | Baroque Piano | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 0739042955 _____26038 | Classical Piano | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 0739042963 _____26040 | Romantic Piano | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 0739042971 _____26042 | Modern Piano | £19.95 | €28.95 | ISBN 10: 073904298X _____

Exploring Piano Classics Level 4


The waltz became themost popular Romantic eraballroom dance. In triplemeter, faster than theminuet or ländler, it is felt“in one” beat per measure.

From Poland, HenrykPachulski became a pianoprofessor at the MoscowConservatory. He wrotemany short pieces for piano,including this “little waltz.”

Valse Mignonne (Little Waltz)

Valse Mignonne (excerpt from Exploring Piano Classics repertoire book 4)


Nominated for Best Music (Original Score) and Best PictureInception: Movie SelectionsMusic by Hans Zimmer

Titles: Dream Is Collapsing * Dream Within a Dream * Mombasa * Time.

36772 | Piano Solos | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739075756 _____

Complete with pages of colour screen shots from the film, this collectible book of 10 superb solopiano transcriptions from Alexandre Desplat's dramatic score will thrill pianists and their audiences alike.

Titles: * Obliviate * Snape to Malfoy Manor * Polyjuice Potion * At the Burrow * Harry and Ginny *Ron Leaves * Godric's Hollow Graveyard * Ron's Speech * Lovegood * Farewell to Dobby.

37132 | Piano Solos | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 073907752X _____37168 | Easy Piano (Coates) | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077759 _____37167 | Big Note (Matz) | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077740 _____37166 | Five Finger (Gerou) | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077732 _____

ObliviateBy Alexandre Desplat

37169 | Piano Solos | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077821 _____37214 | Easy Piano (Coates) | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739078119 _____37213 | Big Note (Matz) | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739078100 _____37212 | Five Finger (Gerou) | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739078097 _____

Oscar Nominated

The Music of Michael Jackson:18 of His Biggest HitsBy Michael Jackson / arr. Dan Coates

Simply Michael Jackson is jam-packed with the hits that madeMichael Jackson the King of Pop. These selections have beencarefully arranged by Dan Coates for Easy Piano, makingthem accessible to pianists of all ages.

Titles: Bad * Beat It * Billie Jean * Black or White * Don’tStop 'Til You Get Enough * The Girl Is Mine * HumanNature * Man in the Mirror * Remember the Time * Rockwith You * Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) *Smooth Criminal * This Is It * Thriller * Wanna Be Startin’Somethin’ * The Way You Make Me Feel * Will You BeThere * You Are Not Alone.

30058 | £11.50 | €14.95 | ISBN 10: 073906715X _____

Michael Jackson: Number OnesBy Michael Jackson / arr. Dan Coates

Michael Jackson: Number Ones features stunning colourphotos and easy piano arrangements of the compilation's 18songs. Lyrics and chord symbols are included.

Titles: Bad * Beat It * Ben * Billie Jean * Black or White *Break of Dawn * Dirty Diana * Don't Stop 'Til You GetEnough * Earth Song * I Just Can't Stop Loving You * Man inthe Mirror * One More Chance * Rock with You * SmoothCriminal * Thriller * The Way You Make Me Feel * You AreNot Alone * You Rock My World.

34134 | £14.95 | €20.95 | ISBN 10: 0739065475 _____

Simply Michael Jackson

Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows, Part 1Music by Alexandre Desplat


Howard Shore’s Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed someof the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R.Tolkien's Middle-earth as music - an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, andpeoples. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journeyinto the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples, original manuscriptscores, a rarities CD, and fascinating glimpses into the creative process from the composerhimself. Also included are a foreword by Howard Shore, an introduction by Fran Walsh, andsketches by John Howe and Alan Lee.

98-36329 | £44.95 | €59.95 | ISBN 10: 0739071572 _____

The Music of the Lord of the Rings FilmsA Comprehensive Account of Howard Shore's Scores[Howard Shore] By Doug Adams

excerpt from ‘The Music from the Lord of the Rings Films’

The Lord of the Rings TrilogyMusic from the Motion Pictures Arranged for Solo PianoBy Howard Shore

Previously available only in three separate books, Howard Shore's award-winning music for TheLord of the Rings trilogy is now available as a deluxe single volume of solo piano sheet music.Adorned with gorgeous colour stills from the motion pictures, this is the ultimate musical tour ofMiddle-earth for intermediate and advanced pianists.

32034 | £18.95 | €24.95 | ISBN 10: 0739058037 _____

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Arranged for...

AFM0408 | Easy Piano by Dan Coates | £9.95 | €10.95 | ISBN 10: 075792414X _____33474 | Big Note by Carol Matz | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739062751 _____33473 | Five Finger by Tom Gerou | £12.95 | €16.95 | ISBN 10: 0739062743 _____

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The Howard Shore CollectionThis book is a compendium of multi award-winning composer Howard Shore’s most well-known titles. His stellar composing career spans a wide range of material in film and TV.

Titles: Billy's Theme * The Departed Tango * Gollum's Song * In Dreams * Into the West *Saturday Night Live * Precedent * Mrs. Doubtfire * Silence of the Lambs * America's AviationHero * M.Butterfly * Meet the Boys * Goodbye * and more.

33893 | £18.95 | €24.95 | ISBN 10: 0739064215 _____


World of Warcraft Sheet Music AnthologyAlfred Music Publishing is proud to present officially licensed, collectible songbooks from thesoundtrack of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the world's most popular massivemultiplayer online role-playing video game. World of Warcraft Sheet Music Anthology features13 standout pieces from a variety of WoW soundtrack albums for pianists and vocalists to enjoy,from cinematic-style epics to lighthearted tavern tunes. Adorned with colour imagery from thegame, this deluxe songbook is a perfect gift or collectible for every musically-minded World ofWarcraft fan.

Contents: * A Call to Arms * Garden of Life * Gates of the Black Temple * Intro Movie:Seasons of War * Invincible * Karazhan * Lament of the Highborne * Lion's Pride * Mountainsof Thunder * Pig and Whistle * The Shaping of the World * Totems of the Grizzlemaw *Wrath of the Lich King (Main Title).

36353 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739073613 _____

Single Sheets...

Invincible (from World of Warcraft®, wrath of the lich king®)36587 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074970 _____

Karazhan (from World of Warcraft®, The Burning crusade®)36586 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074962 _____

Lament of the Highborne (from World of Warcraft®,The Burning crusade®)36584 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074946 _____

Lion’s Pride (from World of Warcraft®)36585 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074954 _____

The Shaping of the World (from World of Warcraft®)36588 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.50 | €4.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074989 _____

Wrath of the Lich King (from Wrath of the lich king®)36589 | Piano/Vocal/Chords | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074997 _____37032 | Easy Piano | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 10: 0739076477 _____37031 | Big Note | £3.95 | €5.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074969 _____

Favourite Movie SolosArr. Dan Coates

The dazzling, beautiful, and entertaining arrangements in the Dan Coates Popular Piano Library advanced collectionsare a welcome addition to any pianist's pop repertoire. Favourite Movie Solos is a collection of crowd-pleasing songsfrom contemporary and classic films. Titles: The Colors of the Wind (from Pocahontas) * Days of Wine and Roses(from Days of Wine and Roses) * A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (from Cinderella) * Endless Love (from EndlessLove) * Hooray for Hollywood (from Hollywood Hotel) * Miss Celie’s Blues (from The Color Purple) * The Notebook(Main Title) (from The Notebook) * Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) * That’s Entertainment! (from TheBand Wagon) * Theme from New York, New York (from New York, New York) * The Wind Beneath My Wings (fromBeaches) * The Windmills of Your Mind (from The Thomas Crown Affair).

36521 | Advanced | £11.50 | €14.95 | ISBN 10: 0739074113 _____

Essential Pop Hits15 Timeless Selections Arranged for Elementary Piano with Optional Duet AccompanimentsArr. Tom Gerou

Essential Pop Hits contains the best popular music from a variety of genres. Each selection is a time-tested favouriteamong piano students and teachers, and each arrangement has been carefully graded for use in lessons. Thiscollection is a valuable resource for those looking to supplement their piano instruction with some of the world's mostfamous popular songs. These arrangements are set in traditional five-finger style, with the melody split between thehands. For performance ease, student parts have no key signatures, dotted quarter notes, triplets, or 16th notes.Optional duet accompaniments are provided for a fuller, richer musical experience. Lyrics are included. Titles: As TimeGoes By * (Meet) The Flintstones * Gonna Fly Now * I Won't Grow Up * James Bond Theme * Over the Rainbow* The Pink Panther * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * The Rose * Star Wars (Main Title) * Summertime *Theme from New York, New York * We're Off to See the Wizard * The Wind Beneath My Wings * Wipe Out.

34915 | Five-Finger | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739069438 _____

Other Popular Titles


Audition Repertoire for the Intermediate Pianist: (grades 3-5)Dr. Jane Magrath has assembled this well-balanced collection containing two recital or auditionprograms. These programs will display the intermediate pianist’s mastery of important works bycomposers of various eras.

Book 1Titles: Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 698 (Purcell) * Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, No. 1(Beethoven) * The Avalanche (Heller) * Petite Piece, Op. 6, No. 5 (Goedicke) * Fugue (Zipoli) * SonatinaNo. 3 in C Major (Latour) * Restlessness (Burgmüller) * Love Song (Bartók).

37334 | Book 1 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739059506 _____

Book 2 Titles: Intrada (Graupner) * Waltz in B Minor, D. 145 / Op. 18, No. 6 (Schubert) * The Storm(Burgmüller) * Folk Dance (Bartók) * Fugue in C Major (Pachelbel) * Sonatina in C Major, Op. 55, No. 1(First Movement) (Kuhlau) * Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. (Chopin) * France, Op. 21, No. 9 (Bortkievich).

37335 | Book 2 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739079514 _____

Book 3 Titles: Bourrée in E Minor (J. S. Bach) * Solfeggietto, Wq. 117/2 (C. P. E. Bach) * Träumerei, Op.15, No. 7 (Schumann) * Page d’Album (Debussy) * Short Prelude in E Minor, BWV 941 (J. S. Bach) *Sonatina in C Major, Op. 20, No. 1 (First Movement) (Kuhlau) * The Pearls, Op. 109, No. 2 (Burgmüller)* Bolero, Op. 35, No. 4 (Casella).

37336 | Book 3 | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739079522 _____

Grand Trios for PianoBook 1: 4 Early Elementary Pieces for One Piano, Six HandsBy Melody Bober

Written with the beginning piano student in mind, the pieces in this collection have a limited reading andplaying range. All three parts are equal in difficulty and usually stay in one position throughout the piece.The keys of C major and A minor are used, and students play in accessible meters.

Titles: Clapping Tune * Owls at Midnight * Sailing Open Waters * Three O’clock Chimes.

37322 | Early Elementary NEW! | £5.50 | €7.95 | ISBN 10: 0739079328 _____

Book 2: 4 Elementary Pieces for One Piano, Six HandsBy Melody Bober

Written with the elementary level piano student in mind, the pieces in this collection have easy movementaround the keyboard and simple hands-together coordination. All three parts are equal in difficulty. Avariety of keys, styles, and meters are featured.

Titles: Bluesy Tuesday * Fiesta for Three Amigos * In a Haunted Mansion * Victory Day Parade.


Book 3: 4 Late Elementary Pieces for One Piano, Six HandsBy Melody Bober

Written for pianists at the late elementary level, the pieces in this collection require hands togethercoordination and movement around the keyboard. All three parts are equal in difficulty. A variety of keys,styles, meters, and tempos are featured.

Titles: Blueberry Blues * Carousel * Midnight Rider * Uno, dos, tres, quatro.


Book 4: 4 Early Intermediate Pieces for One Piano, Six HandsBy Melody Bober

Written for pianists at the early intermediate level, the pieces in this collection expand the reading rangeand technical level. All three parts are equal in difficulty. A variety of keys, styles, meters, and tempos arefeatured.

Titles: Harvest Time Rag * Irish Circle Dance * Snap, Clap, Boogie * Unsolved Mystery.


Masterwork Editions with Naxos CD Recordings!37152 | Carnaval, Op. 9, Schumann | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077635 _____37156 | Fantasiestucke, Op.12, Schumann | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077651 _____37148 | Impromptus, Op. 90, Schubert | £8.50 | €11.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077619 _____37150 | Impromptus, Op. 142, Schubert | £9.50 | €12.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077627 _____37158 | Romanian Folk Dances, Bartok | £4.95 | €6.95 | ISBN 10: 073907766X _____37154 | Symphonic Etudes, Schumann | £10.50 | €13.95 | ISBN 10: 0739077643 _____

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George Gershwin: Three PreludesBy George Gershwin / ed. Maurice Hinson

George Gershwin's three most famous preludes demonstrate his genius for piano writing, and portray a varietyof styles. Prelude I exudes energetic syncopation, Prelude II is a lyric blues with an ostinato-like accompaniment,and Prelude III closes this set brilliantly with rugged rhythms and exciting syncopations. All three preludes wereselected for the Federation Festivals 2011-2013. Included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.


Italian ConcertoBy Johann Sebastian Bach / ed. Willard A. Palmer

Bach's famous 1735 concerto, including extensive historical notes, performance notes on ornamentation,articulation and phrasing, tempos, and dynamics, as well as footnotes within the score and editorial additions ingrey print. Included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.


Préludes, Book 1 By Claude Debussy / ed. Maurice Hinson

This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents Debussy's mature writing style and is filled with a greatdiversity of compositional styles. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colours and moods. HelpfulEnglish translations of French terms as well as Debussy's performance suggestions are included as well as Dr.Hinson's suggestions for performance and an analysis of each prelude. Included is an outstanding CD recordingfrom the Naxos label.


Préludes, Book 2 By Claude Debussy / ed. Maurice Hinson

This second compilation of 12 preludes represents Debussy's mature writing style and is filled with a greatdiversity of compositional styles. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colours and moods. HelpfulEnglish translations of French terms as well as Debussy's performance suggestions are included as well as Dr.Hinson's suggestions for performance and an analysis of each prelude. Included is an outstanding CD recordingfrom the Naxos label.


Six Consolations By Franz Liszt / ed. Maurice Hinson

Presumably inspired by Charles Sainte-Beuve's collection of poems, this set of six pieces provides a wonderfulintroduction to Liszt's melodic invention, mood evocation and harmonic language. The most popular of hisshorter works, these pieces are successful when performed individually as well as in various combinations. Thisedition contains Dr. Hinson's helpful pedal markings and performance suggestions. Included is an outstanding CDrecording from the Naxos label.


Prole do bebe No 1 By Heitor Villa-Lobos / ed. David P. Appleby

This suite of eight pieces portrays the ethnic or folk character of a child's dolls, drawing freely on national folktunes. The set is edited by the Villa-Lobos scholar David P. Appleby, who was honoured by the Braziliangovernment with the Villa-Lobos Centennial Medal for his outstanding research into the life and music of thecomposer. Each piece has its own unique, sharply drawn character and is sure to appeal with an abundant degreeof rhythmic sophistication. Included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.


Bagatelles, Op. 5 By Alexander Tcherepnin / ed. Lynn Freeman Olson

Alexander Tcherepnin's (1899-1977) Bagatelles are among his finest and most popular keyboard works. The 10miniatures each span only two to four pages, yet are filled with a variety of mildly contemporary techniques. Themore brilliant pieces help to develop a rapid finger technique, while the lyrical works are studies in the balance ofmelody and accompaniment figures. Lynn Freeman Olson's edition is carefully researched and includes helpfulstudy notes. Nos. 1 and 10 were selected for the Federation Festivals 2011-2013. Included is an outstanding CDrecording from the Naxos label.


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Clues Down:2. Poison _ _ _ , classic Lieber & Stoller song (3)3. Elvis didn’t have a wooden one (5)4. Aural instrument (3)5. _ _ Capo (2)6. Pianist of some repute (10)7. Suite by Albeniz (6)8. Greek composer of mathematics (7)11. His 4th symphony reputedly signalled the fall of Berlin (8)12. Slowing down (6)14. Member of the Mighty Handful, initially (1,1)20. _ _ _ _ _ Guest, Russian Opera by Dargomyzhsky (5)22. Moses and _ _ _ _ _ unfinished opera by Schoenberg (5)23. Brecht collaborator (6)24. French composer famous for Spanish music? (4)27. RVW’s masque for dancing (3)32. Cav & _ _ _ (3)

Clues Across:1 & 3. Highly innovative Electric Guitarist (4, 7)9. Princess and the _ _ _, musical based on H.C. Anderson (3)10. De L’_ _ _ _ a midi sur la mer; Debussy (4)11. Contemporary of 25 across. (4)13. Limb weight often associated with romantic pianists (3)15. Familiar forename for England’s finest

Opera composer (3) abbr16. Thumb piano (5)17. Original score (6)18. Kaminski or Kershaw depending on your generation (3) 19. Very (5)21. Early Suite by Sibelius (7)25. Elizabethan composer initially (1,1)26. _ _ _ _ _ Boulanger, remarkable teacher (5)27. _ _ _ Morello drummer for Dave Brubeck (3)28. English Symphonist initially (1,1)29. Dvorak’s dances (8)30. King _ _ _ _ _, authentic UK blues performer (5)31. England’s finest, again! (3)33. How we make things perfect (10)

Answers for our last Crossword:Answers across; 2. Chops, 8. Beethoven, 9. In egale, 10. See 17,11. Glee, 14. AL, 15. Dog, 17 & 10acc, 7 & 25 down, Fog on theTyne, 19. Werther, 22. see 28, 24. Alto, 26. Canon, 27. Don, 28& 22., A Night AT the OPERA, 30. Hymn, 31. Variations.

Answers down; 1. Senta, 2. Chin, 3. Honegger, 4. Leif OVEAndsnes, 5. Peg, 6. Snape, 7. See 28 Across, 8. Bacharach, 12.EST, 13&17. Morton Feldman, 16. OWEN Wyngrave, 18. Sonata,20. Rag, 21. HA, 23. POT, 25. see 17 acc, 29. SKA.

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