Bird

Contents: Aubert: Air • J.S. Bach: Arioso, Bourrée, Siciliano • Barrére: Nocturne • Fauré: Andantino • Gluck: Gavotte, Scene, Tambourin • LeClair: Gigue, Musette • Mondonville: Tambourin • Mozart: Menuetto • Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne, Pavane • Schumann: The Prophet Bird • Tcherepnin: Un Air Ancien • Wormser: Madrigal.

These 15 transcriptions for flute and piano reap their harvest from favorite pieces of the 19th-century Romantic song and piano literature. A unique and useful addition to the flute repertory that remains faithful to the original masterworks, this collection is lyrically appealing and possesses musical challenges and interpretive opportunities for student flutists and professionals. Edited with excellent musical suggestions by master artist Paula Robison. Flute part insert included.

The Associated Board's Jazz Syllabus is a comprehensive introduction to the world of jazz. A pioneering set of publications and a structured learning program provide the building blocks needed to play jazz with imagination, understanding, and style and to improvise effectively right from the start. Jazz Flute Tunes is a series of graded folios providing a wealth of jazz repertoire representing the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Each book includes a CD that provides minus-one backing tracks as well as recordings of full performances. Level 1 includes: Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli) • Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans) • Milestones (Miles Davis) • Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) • Steppin' Out (Nikki Iles) • Mo' Better Blues (Bill Lee) • and more.