A rich and varied set of pieces specially selected as your very first Descant Recorder solos. 28 melodies have been selected by Sally Adams to give you the best very start in your solo Recorder playing. The pieces vary from waltzes and minuets to Jazzy solos and even Hungarian folk tunes. The collection represents the ideal opportunity to develop your performance confidence and musicianship skills at this vital early stage of learning, as well as providing solos that are suited to any occasion. The book includes full Piano accompaniments and a separate pull-out Recorder part.
Set as part of the ABRSM Descant Recorder examinations grades 1 and 3.
Contents
Off to somewhere [Sarah Watts]
'Les bouffons' from Arbeau's Orchésographie [traditional]
Pony trot [Walter Bergmann]
Hot coffee at the Silver Spoon Corral [Sally Adams]
Austrian ländler [Walter Bergmann]
Waltzing echidna [Elissa Milne]
Thumbs up! [Doris Da Costa]
'Theme' from Theme and variations for flute and strings [Saverio Mercadante]
Monty (The mystery cat) [Pam Wedgwood]
Musette [Esprit Philippe Chédeville]
Minuet [James Paisible]
The cheerful soldier [Hermann Berens]
Waltz variations [Benjamin Britten]
Babiole [Jean-Jacques Naudot]
Gavotte [George Frideric Handel]
Jumping jacks [Doris Da Costa]
Polka [Czech traditional]
'Andante' from Partita No. 1 [Georg Philipp Telemann]
Slater’s fancy [English country dance]
Pastourelle [Georg Philipp Telemann]
At sunset [Paolo Conte]
Sunny spells [Paul Harris]
Gavotte [Johann Christoph Pepusch]
Partie: I Pastorale [Joseph Haydn]
Partie: III Finale [Joseph Haydn]
Coffee bean carnival! [Sarah Watts]
'Hungarian melody' from Songs and dances Op.33, No.11 [Adolf Jensen]