Latest News: Sheet Music
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Broadening the Repertoire,
Choral Music by Women Composers 11th August 2021
In conjunction with the recent release of the Sarah Quartel Songbook, we have collated a selection of recent and recommended choral works by women composers, such as the brilliant anthology series Sacred Music by Women Composers. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cinderella 30th July 2021
To celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber's new West End production Cinderella, and the recent release of the sheet music from the show, we have rounded up some of the most popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals from his career, alongside a selection of some of our favourite contemporary musicals. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
John Adams: Opera Choruses 20th July 2021
Available for the first time, Boosey and Hawkes have published a three-volume collection of John Adams's opera choruses with piano accompaniment. Including choral selections from Doctor Atomic, Nixon in China, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, and more.
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Exam Materials,
ABRSM New Woodwind Syllabus for 2022 8th July 2021
Get ready for the new ABRSM woodwind syllabus for 2022 with ABRSM's new exam pieces and packs for flute, clarinet, and saxophone. Find out more here.
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Education Publications,
Passport to Play Guitar 22nd June 2021
The Passport to Play Guitar tutor series for beginners uses music drawn from styles and cultures from all around the world, alongside pieces inspired by the places that the authors have encountered on their travels. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Breitkopf & Härtel - Music at Home 8th June 2021
Breitkopf has been working hard to meet the growing demand for works in smaller scorings. Find out more.
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Anniversary,
The Year of the Organ 27th May 2021
Each year in Germany a new instrument is selected as the instrument of the year. This year is the year of the Organ, and in conjunction with this celebration we have compiled a collection of some of the most recent and bestselling organ publications.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Bartók’s Complete Choral Works 18th May 2021
Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition, Bartók's complete choral works are now available in this set of three cloth-bound volumes combined in a slipcase. Find out more about this publication alongside a range of other new Bartók sheet music here.
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Education Publications,
The Rusty Pianist: Rediscover the Piano 27th April 2021
In conjunction with the release of Pam Wedgwood's latest publication The Rusty Pianist we have compiled a collection of sheet music ideal for people who have previously played the piano, and are interested in rediscovering the instrument again. Find out more here.
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Education Publications,
Nikki Iles & Friends: Jazz Pieces for Piano 20th April 2021
Nikki Iles & Friends is a collection of original compositions and new arrangements for piano written by Nikki Iles and her friends from the world of jazz including Jason Rebello, Gwilym Simcock, Pete Churchill and more.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 from Breitkopf & Härtel 8th April 2021
The first text-critical edition of Mahler’s most extensive work, his Symphony No. 3, is a further milestone in Breitkopf & Härtel’s project, Mahler – The Symphonies. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered 1st April 2021
Edited by internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight, Edition Peters presents the original version of Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129, the only available modern scholarly edition of the work as Schumann originally conceived it.
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Broadening the Repertoire,
Viardot-García: Selected Songs from Breitkopf & Härtel 25th March 2021
This year celebrates the 200th anniverary of the birth of Pauline Viardot-García. To celebrate this anniversary, Breitkopf & Härtel have published the first critical edition of songs by the composer. Find out more here.
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Anniversary,
Celebrating Astor Piazzolla's 100th Anniversary 11th March 2021
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla's birth. A composer whose works revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed Nuevo Tango, incorporating elements from both jazz and classical music. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
A Stanford Organ Album 25th February 2021
A superb volume comprising of a selection of twenty pieces by Charles Villiers Stanford, the hugely influential composer, conductor, and teacher from the late-Victorian and Edwardian age. Providing the repertoire-hungry organist with preludes, postludes, and shorter descriptive works, suitable for either liturgical or recital use. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Frédéric Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études 16th February 2021
Introducing Edition Peters' new Urtext edition of Chopin’s Trois Nouvelles Études, the latest publication from The Complete Chopin: A New Critical Edition. Originally published in 1840 in the multi-composer Méthode des Méthodes, the Trois Nouvelles Études are Chopin’s least overtly vituosic studies, but they are arguably the most quietly sophisticated of all. Find out more here.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Great Choral Works in Small Scorings 26th January 2021
Offering arrangements to make it easier and considerably more economical to perform the great choral works every choir wants to sing.
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Recommended Sheet Music,
Best of Boosey & Hawkes 29th December 2020
A collection of some of Boosey & Hawkes' most popular publications to date.
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Awards,
Presto Sheet Music Awards 2020 10th December 2020
We are excited to announce our first ever Presto Sheet Music awards! There have been so many fantastic new publications this year, but our winning products in particular have made a significant impression on us here at Presto. Find out more here.
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Announcement,
Introducing Presto Instruments & Accessories 26th November 2020
We are very pleased to be able to announce the latest development on the Presto website: a new department dedicated to musical instruments and accessories which we launched at the end of last month.
