Classical Sheet Music

Canadian Brass and Christmas Musicnotes Editions in the Whole Note

Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Monica.

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Have you heard the music of Canadian Brass? This world-famous brass quintet offers gorgeous recordings by composers like J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Beethoven and more. Musicnotes.com is proud to offer Canadian Brass sheet music. We offer songs for french horn quartets as well as brass quintets that include the tuba, trombone, trumpet and french [...]

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Classical, Scary Piano Solos Perfect for Halloween

Posted on Oct 26, 2009 by Monica.

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Whenever we think of Halloween sheet music, it’s easy to think of songs from NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS or piano solos like Tubular Bells from THE EXORCIST. While there is no shortage of spooky movie sheet music, it can be pretty challenging to think of contemporary or classical piano solos that have a somber or scary [...]

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Free Estudio Brillante Guitar Tab and Headset Give-A-Way

Posted on Oct 02, 2009 by Monica.

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Spanish guitarist-composer Francisco Tarrega wrote ESTUDIO BRILLANTE in the late 19th Century. This incredibly difficult etude was based on a sonatina by French violinist-composer Jean-Delphin Alard. In addition to Tarrega’s performing and teaching ability, he also arranged many pre-existing works for guitar by composers such as; Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.
Even though he only wrote [...]

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Chopin, Ask Musicnotes and U2 in The Whole Note

Posted on Apr 09, 2009 by Monica.

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According to the Wikipedia entry on Chopin, “Chopin’s music for the piano combined a unique rhythmic sense (particularly his use of rubato), frequent use of chromaticism, and counterpoint. This mixture produces a particularly fragile sound in the melody and the harmony, which are nonetheless underpinned by solid and interesting harmonic techniques.
He took the new [...]

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5 Staff Classical Music Picks for February’s YouPerform Contest

Posted on Feb 10, 2009 by Monica.

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Are you practicing your video entry for February’s YouPerform Contest? In January, we had announced new rules that would allow you to pick from over 1,000 songs featured in our Musicnotes Editions format. Some of you had asked why we limited the contest to the songs that we had arranged. All of our Musicnotes Editions [...]