Pianoworks Christmas: 24 favourite carols and songs for the festive season - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193362236 ISBN 13: 9780193362239

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2008

Synopsis

Pianoworks Christmas is packed full of festive treats for the pianist, in easy-to-play arrangements. You'll find traditional carols, such as 'Hark! the herald angels sing' and 'The Holly and the Ivy', alongside well-known Christmas songs like 'Jingle, bells' and modern classics such as 'Winter Wonderland'. Words are included for each of the pieces, allowing family and friends to sing along as you play. A perfect Christmas companion to the Pianoworks series!

About this title

About the Author:

Janet Bullard has a busy and thriving piano teaching practice and more than 25 years' experience of teaching adults and children. Alan Bullard is a pianist and composer, whose choral and educational compositions are performed widely. He has contributed many pieces to Piano Time and works as an ABRSM examiner.

Review:

. . . for those looking for a top-quality collection of more traditional festive favourites, this remains my go-to recommendation . . . I have found it has been hugely popular with players of all ages. There are two particular strengths that . . . make this my top recommendation for a traditional Christmas collection. Firstly, the arrangements of Christmas carols found elsewhere are often adapted from church choir versions, with four-part chords throughout that aren't always as easy to play as you might expect. Here . . . we have truly idiomatic piano writing, but which is no less faithful to the spirit of each carol, maintaining familiar harmonic colours rather than diminishing them in any way. Secondly, it includes an easy solo version of Walking in the Air . . . that fully satisfies my students' enthusiasm for the song . . . here we have an ideal two-page version that is . . . absolutely true to the original. This book is a true studio essential! * www.pianodao.com *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0193362236
• ISBN 13: 9780193362239
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32