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James Whitbourn's Apollo tells the story of the first manned flight to the Moon (the year before the first lunar landing). A wealth of imaginative textures depicts such dramatic events as countdown, i...

Bednall's creation, rooted in the tradition of French organ improvisation, tenderly evokes the mysterious beauty of Wells Cathedral's remarkable 'Jesse Window'. The radiant music ebbs and flows calmly...

Commissioned for the 40th birthday of the organist Paul Walton, Walton's Paean is a work of great verve, with compelling rhythms, exciting harmonies, and catchy melodies propelling the celebratory mus...

This powerful piece, dating from 2010, shows off the full resources of any organ it is played on. Its driving rhythms and exhilarating, often bitonal, harmonies recall such French organist-composers a...

Howard Skempton is admired for the concision of his musical language, and Nature's Fire is illustrative of his style, deploying its base material with great deftness to achieve a musically effective s...

St Asaph Toccata was commissioned by Symphony Hall, Birmingham, as part of the Bach to the Future Series. The composer writes: 'The original title for the piece was Toccata Machine as I had an image o...

From the collection As you sing, 'Charm' is a secular concert work by Kerry Andrew which combines folk-influenced motifs with a distinct rhythmic style and some semi-improvised elements (composer's no...

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this reflective Allegretto by Janet Bullard is in 5/4 time and features changing time signatures, providing ideal material for the developing pianist.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this easy piece by Alan Bullard, based on the twelve-bar-blues sequence, evokes the traditional blues style from the 1920s.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this easy yet effective arrangement of the popular 'New World' melody captures all the majesty of Dvořák's original. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: A Night at the Theatre, this easy yet attractive arrangement captures the essence of the bird-catcher's celebrated aria. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: A Night at the Theatre, this easy arrangement makes one of ballet's most famous melodies accessible to the developing pianist. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Popular Styles, this evocative piece uses crossing hands, pedal, and tempo change to mirror the sycamore seed delicately rising and falling in the breeze. Arrang...

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Collection 1, this easy yet effective arrangement of one of the most beautiful slow movements captures all the majesty of Mozart's original. Arranged by Janet &...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'You spotted snakes with double tongue' is a setting by Jussi Chydenius of words from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Scored for unaccompanied upper...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'We Three Camels' is a lighthearted take on the three wise men's journey to find the Christ child. Composed by David Hamilton to a text by acclaimed author Jane...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Into this world, this day did come' is a meditative carol by Howard Skempton, scored for SSA unaccompanied. Featuring a frequently-changing time signature and l...

Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this is an evocative piece setting text from the Book of Matthew. Embelished by a mesmerizing oboe solo, the solemn melodies grow in intensity to a triumph...

A tribute to health and care professionals, this lyrical ballad is inspired by the song 'Somewhere over the rainbow', and is for pianists of modest ability and of all ages.

Originally published in Jazz in Autumn, this is a beautiful original waltz with swung quavers and lilting melodies.

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'May Song' is an arrangement of a popular folk tune by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. Introducing folk harmony while preserving the lyricism of the origina...

From the collection Jazz on a Summer's Day, 'Sundown' is a fun, loping jazz waltz. The laid-back swing is perfectly evocative of a summer's day, and makes an engaging addition to the repertoire of int...

A pupil of Clara Schumann, Leonard Borwich (1868-1925) published this simple and effective transcription of 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' from Cantata No. 147 in the year of his death. Offprinted from...

This transcription of the Sarabande from the Cello Suite BWV 1008 featuring haunting suspensions was made by Leonard Borwich (1868-1925), who was a pupil of Clara Schumann. Offprinted from OUP's colle...

Bach's tenor aria from Canata No. 4 ('Christ lag in Todes Banden') is reworked and arranged here for piano by Gerald M. Cooper (1892-1947), featuring creative engagement with the original texture. Off...