Faber Music

The ultimate book for ballroom-dancing fans! Packed with a selection of dances to play, with games, puzzles and information to enjoy along the way. All carefully graded and fingered for the Grade 1 pi...

Julia Donaldson's story of The Gruffalo needs no introduction, suffice to say it was first published in 1999 and has since sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Donaldson's story, which appears in rh...

Released in association with Classic FM, this rousing collection of epic British music features some of the finest celebratory melodies ever composed. From tunes which evoke the warmth of summer proms...

A skilled pianist himself, Carl Vine has created a body of piano music which occupies a central place in the contemporary repertoire through its scintillating command of sonority and space as well as...

An impetuous 3-minute work for piano with CD accompaniment from 1997, Rash once again shows Carl Vine to be a master of all things pianistic.

‘A haunting central passage provided a satisfying emotional counterweight to the scintillating brilliance of the outer sections.’ The Australian (Murray Black), 19 October 2009

This collection of 505 great song intros gives you everything you need to play elegant, beautiful, captivating introductions to any song. Eleven top pros have contributed their favorite intros in diff...

Teaches children musical concepts, technical skills and musicianship in a pedagogically sound sequence.Practical: Includes exercises to help the child develop technique, rhythm and reading.Interactive...

Piano Lessons Made Easy feature popular tunes and captivating illustrations to stimulate the child's musical interest and imagination.

Piano Lessons Made Easy Level 2 by Lina Ng, features popular tunes and captivating full-colour illustrations to stimulate musical interest and imagination. This second level book is complemented with...

Piano Lessons Made Easy Level 3 by Lina Ng features popular tunes and captivating full-colour illustrations to stimulate musical interest and imagination. This third level book is complemented with Fi...

Peter Sculthorpe's The Song of Tailitnama borrows from a culture - that of the Australian Aboriginal. . . and does so with a reverence and sense of wonder. Roger Covell, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 J...

Instrumentation: perc(2): tam-t/water gong/ch.cym/crot/ch.bell tree/bongos/timb/music sticks/guiro/wood chimes/sand block

Variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of First Repertoire for Guitar . This is the second book for guitar solo containing 28 original compositions from the 16th to 20th centuries, that...

The vocal writing. . . is economical and pithy, and it is complemented by brilliantly imagined instrumental colours. This is music of great energy and sensuality. . .Arnold Whittall, Gramophone, Octob...

'Space Stringpops' is designed to provide enjoyable, yet worthwhile study for the intermediate string player. Within each piece is a different musical 'episode' to stimulate the imagination. The playe...

This is a remarkable work, a setting of Yeats' Long-Legged Fly', where Benjamin has found a newly expressive sound world - rasping colours in rich dissonant chords, pizzicato and tremolo effects. And...

The colourful folk tradition of the Caribbean is superbly captured in this delightful collection. Included are popular hits such as By the Waters of Babylon and Brown gal in de ring, along with some f...

. . . a genuinely atmospheric, highly allusive, tautly organized suite of dance references. Maw's titles and tempo indications suggest a fashionably vampiric nightmare, but the music sounded warm and...

Instrumentation: afl(=picc).cl(=bcl) - hn - perc(1): 4 tom-t/tam-t/crot or glsp - pno - vla.vlc.db

Maw's harmonic eloquence and rhythmic fervour crystallize the initial agitation to become a flowing vocal line coloured by the writing for flute, viola and harp, the words borne aloft like a continuat...

Instrumentation: fl(=picc).ob(=ca).ssax – tpt – perc(1): 2 susp.cym/mar/vib/2 congas/tom-t/gong/2 wdbl/bongos/glsp/whip – 2 Yamaha DX7 II synthesizers (1 player) – pno – 2 harp – 2 vln.vla.vlc

Into the Dreaming'Sculthorpe's extraordinary ability to make even the simplest idea generate an almost tactile atmosphere which resonates long in the memory is at its most potent here. 'Cd Review (Sim...