Mel Bay Publications

Danse D'Azur for two guitars was written in 2002, and is a sonorous and successful work for guitar duet. It treats the two musicians as absolute equals, and while thoroughly idiomatic, puts considerab...

Odd-time signatures are often an enigma to the Western musician and present specific challenges when it comes to phrasing and feeling. This book will improve any musician's ability to intuit odd-time...

The arts flourished in the Baroque period. Music from that time is still performed worldwide by symphonies, opera companies, choirs, chamber ensembles and soloists on many instruments. The period was...

This collection of original, contemporary, concert-style compositions for plectrum or flatpicked guitar includes 15 preludes, 4 sonatas with multiple movements, and 12 nocturnes. The solos present a c...

This is a collection of 28 original guitar solos by William Bay-a portrait of growing up and living in the Midwestern United States. Echoed in each piece are the melodies of sprawling farmlands, woode...

The Guitar has so many moods and colours. I have always loved the expressive, lyrical pieces written for this unique instrument. This book is a collection of 19 solos of medium difficulty which presen...

This collection of compositions for piano solo spans four centuries, including a rarely heard piece by Gottchalk's sister, Clara, as well as a charming piece by Marie Antoinette. Other composers inclu...

This book presents seven piano solos that represent the wonderful variety of compositions by Clara Schumann. The brilliant 'Polonaise' was composed and performed by Clara as a child prodigy. The encha...

The pieces in this book were selected because most are popular themes from the hundreds of Symphonic and Opera pieces ever composed. Arranged for piano solos and may be performed in concerts, recitals...

To describe the music of César Franck is like trying to describe a delicious dessert; you must experience it for yourself! Although everyone has their own preference, the music of César Franck is cont...

Chacun des douze solos de piano originaux de ce livre est expressif et tranquille et a un sentiment ou une humeur sereine. Les solos peuvent être joués l'un après l'autre comme un long prélude, dans l...

Et si Bach avait composé à une autre époque ? La réponse se trouve dans ce recueil des œuvres les plus célèbres de J. S. Bach, arrangées dans un style impressionniste, mêlant des influences de Ravel,...

Comprend sept classiques écrits par Franz Joseph Haydn, arrangés pour le piano. Sont inclus : Menuet à bœuf, Symphonie du lever du soleil (thème de la Symphonie n° 94), Romanze (de la Symphonie n° 85...

This volume focuses on the medieval period from approximately the sixth to fifteenth centuries. The music of this era was traditionally performed as plainchant (sacred) or monophony (secular), that is...

Well-known classical works for recorder students at all levels of ability, adapted and arranged especially for the recorder. The works are drawn from all periods, including Baroque, Classical, Romanti...

Twenty-four solos for alto (treble) recorder based on famous classic melodies by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Corelli, Dvorak, Faurê, Grieg, Mozart, and others as well as several folk songs and original...

Easy Classics for Viola is part of the Easy Classics Series, written to provide beginning to intermediate students with an enjoyable introduction to classical music. This book features 16 solos and du...

Renaissance Flute Made Easy presents a variety of easy sixteenth century songs and dances for the silver (Boehm) flute, including allemandes, branles, pavanes, and round dances. The book also contains...

This collection includes over 70 compositions from the Renaissance presented as melodies with accompanying chord changes. This simple format makes the material suitable for flute. The music includes s...

Potes Suite is a set of four contemporary pieces for flute and guitar composed by the flute and guitar duo 'Nuclear Okra'. The pieces are inspired by the rich tapestry of diverse cultures living in th...

Suivant le modèle établi par Bach et Chopin, George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) avait initialement prévu d'écrire 24 préludes modernes pour piano, un dans chaque tonalité majeure et mineure relative. La co...

Si la guitare classique est avant tout un instrument solo, jouer en ensemble — qu’il s’agisse d’un duo, d’un trio, d’un quatuor, d’un ensemble mixte ou d’un orchestre — présente de nombreux avantages....

This collection of symphony themes contain the best known and beautiful melodies composed by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlioz, Franck, Brahms, Dvorak and Tc...