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(Instrumental). Selections from Tchaikovsky's beloved Nutcracker ballet are now available in authentic, detailed arrangements for solo instrument and piano. Perfect for the holiday season! Includes online piano accompaniments for download or streaming. Contents: Arabian Dance ("Coffee") * Chinese Dance ("Tea") * Dance of the Reed Flutes * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * March * Miniature Overture * Pas de deux * Spanish Dance * Russian Dance (Trepak) * Waltz of the Flowers.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky is one of the Romantic period's greatest composers and the first Russian composer to achieve international fame and admiration. Written during the years that he worked as a professor of music theory at the Moscow Conservatory from 1865 until 1878, "Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony" is Tchaikovsky's illuminating and instructive work on the fundamentals of musical composition. The guide was not widely distributed after it was published and remains rare as one of the few instructional works written by a famous and gifted composer. Tchaikovsky was composing some of his most important and creative works during his tenure as a professor, such as his early operas, including "Voyavoda" and "Swan Lake", as well "Variations on a Rococo Theme", and his Third and Fourth Symphonies. "Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony" is not only a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative process of one of history's greatest composers, but it endures as a useful and helpful guide full of examples and exercises for all teachers and advanced students of music to use in understanding the role that harmony plays in compositions. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of Emil Krall and James Liebling.

With flash, the lake was based in a shimmering light, and before him stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. “I am the Swan Queen,” she said. “I am the swan that you tried to kill.” A prince's love for a swan queen breaks an evil spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the beloved ballet written by Tchaikovsky Swan Lake is perhaps the best-loved ballet of all time. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Lisbeth Zwerger brings her singular vision to a glorious picture-book adaptation of the haunting story of an enchanted swan princess. She has based her version on Tchaikovsky’s original 1877 ballet, which had a happy ending, unlike the later, better-known, 1893 version. Her illustrations, luminous, lyrical, filled with grace and beauty, evoke the brilliance of the ballet and the universal appeal of this beloved fairy tale.

Perfect for story times, a read-aloud edition of The Wizard of Oz, illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger! In his introduction to the original 1900 edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum stated his intention to create a twentieth- century American fairy tale “solely to please children.” In this he succeeded admirably, for the book has been a childhood favorite for almost a hundred years. It remains America‘s greatest fairy tale, the land of Oz its most enduring fairyland, and the inhabitants of that magical kingdom an intrinsic part of its folklore. But the appeal of The Wizard of Oz is universal. Published in every major language, it has been enjoyed by children the world over. Now the inter-nationally acclaimed Viennese illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger brings her exceptional artistry and singular vision to a new edition of The Wizard of Oz. Her unique perspective, her blend of whimsy and grace, charm and imagination offer readers a view of Oz that is fantastic yet familiar, startling yet strangely satisfying. Her vision of Baum’s timeless classic is sure to be treasured by young and old alike.

(Instrumental Play-Along). Play along with 10 pieces from the beloved holiday ballet, including: Arabian Dance ("Coffee") * Chinese Dance ("Tea") * Dance of the Reed-Flutes * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * Final Waltz and Apotheosis * March from the Nutcracker * Overture * Russian Dance ("Trepak") * Spanish Dance * Waltz of the Flowers.

(World's Greatest Classical Music). This collection includes 64 original works by Tchaikovsky at the easy to intermediate level, in a newly engraved, clean edition featuring beautiful eye-catching cover art. It contains selections from symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets and piano works, including: 1812 Overture * Eugene Onegin * The Nutcracker * Romeo and Juliet * Sleeping Beauty * Swan Lake * and more. Also includes a thorough biography of the composer.

(Piano Collection). Contents: The Doll's Burial * Folk Dance * German Song * The Handorgan Man * The Hobby Horse (Le Petit Cavalier) * In Church * Italian Song * Mamma * March of the Soldiers * Mazurka * Morning Prayer * Neapolitan Dance-Song * The New Doll * The Nurse's Tale * Old French Song * The Peasant Plays the Accordion * Polka * Russian Song * The Sick Doll * Song of the Lark * Sweet Dream (Douce Reverie) * Waltz * A Winter Morning * The Witch.

(Piano Large Works). From the seasonal classic, includes: Arabian Dance * Chinese Dance * Dance of the Reed Flutes * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * March * Overture * Russian Dance * Waltz of the Flowers.

It is probable that Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor has been performed and recorded more than any other piano concerto in the course of the twentieth century. This work received its first public performance by the distinguished pianist Hans von Bülow in Boston in 1875. In 1891, with Tchaikovsky conducting and Adèle aus der Ohe as soloist, it was the first concerto ever heard in Carnegie Hall. This immensely popular work is among the first of Tchaikovsky's important compositions, and it consummately reveals not only the great warmth and vitality of the composer's inspiration, but also what the noted music scholar Abraham Veinus in his book The Concerto called "Tchaikovsky's profound understanding of the rarest of artistic mysteries: the secret of direct communication." The full score of this staple of the repertoire is reprinted here from an authoritative early edition. Musicians and music lovers will prize this handsome and inexpensive edition of one of the most beloved of all concertos.