Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457427633 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 28
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This new series of Christmas solos features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. Short introductions and codas extend the arrangements. In addition, traditional as well as alternate harmonies are used, turning each piece into a satisfying musical experience. Titles: * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Joy to the World * Angels We Have Heard on High * Toccata on "We Three Kings of Orient Are" * What Child Is This? * Silent Night
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457428661 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 28
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Celebrated Lyrical Solos, Book 5 by Robert D. Vandall is designed to aid students with musicality when playing lyrical music. The series features favorite Vandall solos as well as newly composed pieces, each one perfect for developing skills in performing this style of music. The pieces in each book have beautiful melodies, colorful harmonies and a variety of tempos and moods, all offering opportunities for shaping and molding expressive moments. Titles: * Iberian Nocturne * Improvisation * Interlude * Lakeside Retreat * Leaves of Green * Remembrance * Rings Around the Moon. 24 pages.
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457424960 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 20
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This new series of Christmas solos features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. Short introductions and codas extend the arrangements. In addition, traditional as well as alternate harmonies are used, turning each piece into a satisfying musical experience. Titles: * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy to the World * The Little Drummer Boy * We Three Kings of Orient Are
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457426834 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 28
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All students who play the piano want to play music that is impressive to an audience. They are drawn to pieces that challenge them to move their fingers, arms and hands quickly, creating sounds that bring shouts of "Bravo!" from the audience. The solos in Robert Vandall’s Celebrated Virtuosic Solos are meant to show off the athleticism and musicality of the performer. The music in this five-volume series will bring out the "virtuoso" in any student and is sure to excite students, teachers and audiences alike. Titles: * Concert Tarantella * Exultation * Ovation No. 3 * Toccata in F Minor * Whirlwind * White Heat
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 1457437767 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 58
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The Celebrated Christmas Duets series features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. New and exciting harmonies and rhythms create satisfying musical experiences, and careful balancing of the primo and secondo parts gives both performers a chance to shine. Titles: * Believe (from The Polar Express) * Deck the Halls * The Hallelujah Chorus * Joy to the World * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Silent Night
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457427626 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 28
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This new series of Christmas solos features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. Short introductions and codas extend the arrangements. In addition, traditional as well as alternate harmonies are used, turning each piece into a satisfying musical experience. Titles: * Sing We Now of Christmas * Jingle Bells * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella! * Carol of the Bells * Good Christian Men, Rejoice! * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls
Author: Bruce David Forbes Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520933729 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 198
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Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas—from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture. DID YOU KNOW For three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas? Puritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal? St. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas"? President Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season? Coca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457424977 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 20
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This new series of Christmas solos features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. Short introductions and codas extend the arrangements. In addition, traditional as well as alternate harmonies are used, turning each piece into a satisfying musical experience. Titles: * Angels We Have Heard on High * Carol of the Bells * Ding, Dong! Merrily on High * Frosty, the Snowman * O Christmas Tree * Silent Night * What Child Is This?
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457424984 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 20
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This new series of Christmas solos features arrangements of sacred carols and secular songs that are favorites of piano students at all levels. Short introductions and codas extend the arrangements. In addition, traditional as well as alternate harmonies are used, turning each piece into a satisfying musical experience. Titles: * The First Noel * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Jingle Bell Rock * O Little Town of Bethlehem * We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Author: Robert D. Vandall Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457426803 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 28
Book Description
All students who play the piano want to play music that is impressive to an audience. They are drawn to pieces that challenge them to move their fingers, arms and hands quickly, creating sounds that bring shouts of "Bravo!" from the audience. The solos in Robert Vandalläó»s Celebrated Virtuosic Solos are meant to show off the athleticism and musicality of the performer. The music in this five-volume series will bring out the "virtuoso" in any student and is sure to excite students, teachers and audiences alike. Titles: * Rock Skipping * Scherzo * Speed Zone * The Spideräó»s Bite * Spriteäó»s Delight * Tambourine * Teasing Song * Thatäó»s Cool