Time Pieces for Descant/Soprano Recorder and Piano, Vol 1

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Time Pieces for Descant/Soprano Recorder is a two-volume anthology of well-crafted arrangements of music from the 14th century to the present day. The pieces are presented chronologically within each volume and all include the year in which they were written, so that you can get a feel for the different styles of music through time. Both volumes feature contrasting styles, from Susato to Chopin and from Mozart to Prokofiev and are an invaluable source of further study and recital repertoire for Grades 1-5.

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM Descant Recorder (from 2022)
Grades: 1, 2, 3

Contents

• Basse danse bergeret from 'Musyck Boexken' (Tylman Susato arr. Alan Bullard)
• Bourrée from 'Suite for Lute, BWV 996' (J. S. Bach arr. Alan Bullard)
• Evening Prayer from 'Hansel and Gretel' (Humperdinck arr. Alan Bullard)
• Fairest Isle from 'King Arthur' (Henry Purcell)
• Jagdlied, Op. 84 No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn arr. Alan Bullard)
• La Furstemberg from 'Premier recueil de pièces' (Michel Blavet arr. Alan Bullard)
• Maigesang, Op. 52 No. 4 (Michel Blavet arr. Alan Bullard)
• March from 'Let’s build a town' (Paul Hindemith)
• March from 'Musiques d’enfants, Op. 65 No.10' (Serge Prokofiev)
• Marcho di Rei (Trad. arr. Alan Bullard)
• Now is the month of Maying (Morley)
• Pip’s Pedal (Kathryn Anne Bennetts) (unaccompanied)
  
• Simple Gifts from 'Old American Songs 1' (Copland arr. Alan Bullard)
• Soldiers’ March from 'Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 2' (Robert Schumann)
• Songs of Kokiriko (Trad. arr. Alan Bullard)
• Spanish Ladies (Trad. arr. Alan Bullard)
• Spring Song (Kathryn Anne Bennetts) (unaccompanied)
• Stepping-out Piper from Suite of Six Pipers (Thompson)
• Volte from Terpsichore (Praetorius arr. Alan Bullard)
• Winter Solstice (Kathryn Anne Bennetts) (unaccompanied)

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