Faber Music

In 'Danceries', by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new...

'The Alchymist's Journal' gets its title from the book of the same name by American author Evan S. Connell. The book fictionalises a number of famous Alchemist's writings, each one developing another'...

'The Alchymist's Journal' gets its title from the book of the same name by American author Evan S. Connell. The book fictionalises a number of famous Alchemist's writings, each one developing another'...

Whirlegigg is the middle English word for a contraption that continuously spins. A great fascination with many inventors of the medieval period was to develop a perpetual motion machine constantly tur...

Whirlegigg is the middle English word for a contraption that continuously spins. A great fascination with many inventors of the medieval period was to develop a perpetual motion machine constantly tur...

A Festive Overture is bravura in nature. The outer sections are busy and colourful and frame a more expansive, but no less urgent, middle section which develops a large arching theme. The work ends as...

The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colours and intensity. It was...

The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colours and intensity. It was...

Tripartite in form, Infernal Ride is mercurial and virtuosic, yet with a more static middle section. The work reflects the mad-cap chase of Ichabod Crane's final ride on his horse, Gunpowder, in the s...

Tripartite in form, Infernal Ride is mercurial and virtuosic, yet with a more static middle section. The work reflects the mad-cap chase of Ichabod Crane's final ride on his horse, Gunpowder, in the s...

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Norah Jones released her fourth studio album The Fall in 2009, which features different sounds and a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted produce...

Six of the Best is a new series that makes top hits from leading artists available in a new and economical format. No need for large greatest hits compilations, these books simply provide 'Six of the...

This nine minute piece also features the playful, up-beat and repetitive rhythms found in popular music. The fast and mostly accelerating tempo of Rush reinforces both the title of the piece and the i...

For Loving, is the matching songbook of the second of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album 'Twenty-Five', the latest collection of hits. All the songs are arranged for piano, voice and guitar with...

For The Loyal, is the matching songbook of the third of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album 'Twenty-Five', the latest collection of hits. All the songs are arranged for piano, voice and guitar wi...

Simply Jazz presents a wonderful array of your favourite jazz, superbly arranged for piano solo by Barrie Carson Turner. The pieces are expertly graded and fingered and come complete with informative...

Simply Jazz presents a wonderful array of your favourite jazz, superbly arranged for piano solo by Barrie Carson Turner. The pieces are expertly graded and fingered and come complete with informative...

This piece may be played by string orchestra or string quintet.

'Titan' was a novel by the German author Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, who later known as Jean Paul, and was considered the author's main work. At almost 900 pages in length, it tells the story of th...

Music of quality. . . delicate, harplike textures. They are evocative little sketches of a distinctly impressionistic kind. Musical Times (Frank Dawes), August 1975

Mountains was commissioned by the Sydney International Piano Competition, 1981, with assistance from the Music board of Australia Council. It was first performed by Gabriella Pusner in Verbugghen Hall...

The two pieces last 4 minutes.

Peter Sculthorpe brings you 'Three Pieces for Piano', which consists of, Djilie, Calllaboma and Simori. This is prepared for the solo piano.