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June Top 10 - free |
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When ordering Digital Sheet Music from Music Notes don't forget about our Special Discount on purchases over $20. More popular sheet music is listed on the Top Sellers page.
Lots more free sheet music from mfiles - Classical, Ragtime and Christmas.
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Scott Joplin: Bethena - A Concert Waltz
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We add a new ragtime piece to our catalogue of Scott Joplin's piano rags. "Bethena" is a ragtime waltz and so it is quite unusual, since a waltz has 3 beats in a bar whereas most ragtime pieces have 2 or 4 beats in a bar. This work is also a neat tie-in with last week's review of the soundtrack to "Benjamin Button" since it is the final track on the second album. We provide the piece in the following formats:
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Brahms' Intermezzo in A Op.118 No.2
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We have to admit that we weren't familiar with this gem for piano by Brahms until it appeared on the audition playlist for the Youtube Symphony. Now that we've discovered it, we've completely fallen in love with the piece, and here is the sheet music for our visitors in the usual formats:
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Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from the 9th (Choral) Symphony
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Let's celebrate the Christmas and New Year holiday period with Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". Though it was written almost 2 centuries ago, the theme is one of the most recognisable pieces of Classical Music. It comes from his 9th Symphony - the first from a major composer to feature voices. The orchestra is augmented by a choir plus Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass soloists, who in the final movement sing verses from a poem by Schiller called the "Ode to Joy". Beethoven's music is a set of variations on this theme, which is now the Anthem for the European Union.
- Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" - Sheet Music arranged for Solo Piano
- Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" - Sheet Music arranged for Bassoon and Piano (includes alternative sheet music for Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Clarinet in Bb, Clarinet in A, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
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New Sheet Music for Christmas Carols
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As Winter rapidly approaches and we start to think about Christmas preparations, it is time to practice your favourite Christmas Carols again. Firstly our regular contributor Glenn Jarrett has provided another guitar arrangement, this time for "Once in Royal David's City". Here is the complete set of his Christmas Carol arrangements:
And here you can access our arrangements for piano and other instruments including violin, viola, cello, double bass, oboe, flute, piccolo, recorder, bassoon, clarinet, cor anglais, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, french horn, bass tuba, guitar and tuned percussion. Open up the "play" (piano) version of the sheet music to access the "print" versions for different instruments.
- Cradled in a Manger Meanly Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Joy to the World Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Silent Night Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Away in a Manger Play, Print, MIDI, or MP3
- The First Nowell Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Deck the Halls Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- A Coventry Carol Play, Print, Midi or MP3
- The Holly and the Ivy Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Once in Royal David's City Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- What Child is This? (Greensleeves) Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Good Christian Men Rejoice Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- God rest you Merry Gentlemen Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
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Mozart's Symphony No.40 in G minor
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Mozart's last 3 Symphonies are among the finest in the repertoire and, through their influence on later composers, helped to bring about a revolution in the art form. His Symphony No.40 is one of very few he composed in a minor key, and the stark single-minded mood of its opening movement with its relentless momentum was a particular influence on Beethoven and music scholars over the past 200 years. We present this movement in its original orchestral format, including downloadable PDFs of the full score and all instrumental parts, and also as a (fairly difficult) piano transcription:
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New Film Sheet Music
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Compared with a few years ago, there is now a staggering amount of film sheet music available, both song-based and instrumental soundtrack and typically arranged for piano. The trend is now to release Sheet Music at the same time as movie soundtracks, to tie in with the movie's theatrical and/or DVD release. Not all movies have sufficient playable music to fill a sheet music book, but even these movies are still catered for. The "Essential Film Themes" series is now up to number 6 containing the finest music from today's outstanding films. For those who also have an interest in older film music, there is also the continuing "Collection" Series with music from different film genres, now adding "Adventure", "Animation" and "Costume Drama" to the existing themes. Check out our survey of recent Film Sheet Music.
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Edvard Grieg's "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"
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The composer Edvard Grieg had a house built for him near Bergen in Norway. Though this is now a museum dedicated to Grieg, he and his family lived there for many years and they called the house "Troldhaugen" which means "Troll's Hill". Among his "Lyric Pieces" for piano there is a popular piece called "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" whose happy mood seems to suggest the Grieg family enjoyed life to the full in this house. At mfiles we now have 3 Lyric Pieces and one arrangement available as sheet music and audio files:
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Camille Saint-Saens - The Elephant and Film Music
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Regular visitors to mfiles will know that we cover both Classical and Film Music. The French Composer Camille Saint-Saens is the first well-known composer to compose music in both these camps. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the film "L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise" which is considered to be the first film for which music was specially commissioned. Among the composer's most famous concert pieces is "The Carnival of the Animals" which is a fun suite which depicts (and sometimes caricatures) various members of the animal kingdom. One of its movements is called "The Elephant" where a double-bass plays a ponderous but witty waltz. More...
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Frederic Chopin - Etude Op.10 No.4
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It is fair to say that Frederic Chopin revolutionised the art of piano composition and playing in many ways. As the name suggests, the Etudes were "Studies" intended to stretch and develop the piano student, each study having a focus on particular techniques or technical challenges. However more than any other composer, Chopin's studies were also very musical, melodic and structurally sound so that they are also pleasant to listen to. Because of the often dazzling virtuosity required to play them, they can be played as encores at piano recitals, so you can readily assume that they are very difficult pieces to master. However, even if you can't master them completely, their practice can help to develop your piano playing. So for advanced players only here is Chopin's Etude Op.10 No.4 in C-sharp minor:
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Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
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"Clair de Lune" is on the play list of most piano students reaching a certain standard. It is also very familiar from its use as evovative mood music on advertising or programmes for film, television and radio. It comes the "Suite Bergamasque" by French composer Claude Debussy. Here is the sheet music for this delightful piece:
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"Minuet in G" by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Much easier than a lot of his piano music, the "Minuet in G" by Beethoven is another favourite piece played by most piano students as part of their studies. Although the original piece is for Piano Solo, we have also created an arrangement for Flute and Piano, complete with parts:
- Minuet in G (original for Piano) - View or Print sheet music
- Minuet in G (arranged for Flute and Piano) - View Score, or Print Parts for Flute and Piano
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More from Bach's Preludes & Fugues - the "Well-Tempered Clavier"
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Centuries after its composition, Bach's music continues to be an endless source of fascination, providing inspiration to music lovers, piano students and both serious and popular composers. Of all his works it is the collection known as the "Well-Tempered Clavier" that exemplifies this the most. Otherwise known as the "48 preludes and fugues", this collection of works is split over two books of 24 where each book has a prelude and a fugue in each major and minor key. Here is the final Prelude and Fugue from Book 1 (in the key of B minor) including a special arrangement of the Fugue for String Quartet complete with parts:
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Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 arrangements
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The Gymnopédie No. 1 by French composer Erik Satie is a familiar piece of music in its original format for Piano solo. We have now added a number of arrangements of this piece to the mfiles catlogue:
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Ragtime works by Scott Joplin :
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Scott Joplin is the undisputed King of Ragtime, and we have added another of his famous Rags to our catalogue called "Elite Syncopations". Our complete catalogue of music by Scott Joplin now consists of the following works:
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Music to welcome the New Year
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Help us celebrate the New Year with some traditional music associated with the mfiles home of Scotland. Each version is available in different formats and can be played by a variety of instrumental combinations.
- Amazing Grace for Guitar - an arrangement by Glenn Jarrett
- Amazing Grace for Piano
- Amazing Grace for Flute and Piano
- Auld Lang Syne
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Amélie Sheet Music reprinted:
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The piano Sheet Music by Yann Tiersen from the film Amelie was a major hit, but it soon sold out its initial print runs leaving fans disappointed. Well, the book has now been reprinted and a number of stores have it available in their catalogues. Try these links at Di-Arezzo.com and MusicRoom.com. The full title of the book is "Six pièces pour Piano volume 2 - Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain" and it consists of the following pieces: "Comptine d'un autre ete: l'apres-midi", "Le moulin", "La Dispute", "Sur le fil", "La valse d'Amelie" and "Comptine d'ete no.2". If you missed the original publication, now's your chance - highly recommended.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - by Hans Zimmer
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The music for the first film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" by Klaus Badelt was very popular. The music for the sequel by Hans Zimmer is also proving a surprise hit, with the sheet music first released in digital format for immediate download, by Music Notes - individual tracks listed below. It is now also available in book format from these links at both Music Notes and Sheet Music Plus.
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Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata in Em (1st movement)
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Johannes Brahms was a master at crafting works at many different scales. His craftmanship is readily apparent in his chamber music for a small number of instruments, where he generally strove to ensure that the first movement of these works conformed to the accepted "Sonata Form" yet laying the foundation for a degree of novelty and experimentation in later movements which was true to the spirit of the Romantic Period. Among his chamber music, Brahms wrote two sonatas for Cello and Piano and this is the first movement of his first such Cello Sonata Op.38 which is available in the following formats:
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Sheet Music for "Pride and Prejudice" - by Dario Marianelli
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If you've enjoyed listening to Dario Marianelli's music for Pride and Prejudice and also play the piano, then you must check out Music Notes sheet music from the film. Each track is available for immediate download in digital format using the links below or for postal delivery you can order the music book which contains all 12 tracks.
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Online Piano Lessons
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Have you ever wanted to learn to play piano, or simply to improve upon your current ability? You might be put off by the hassle of finding a teacher, or simply would prefer to practice at your own pace. In this case an online piano course may be the answer you're looking for. Take a look at PlayPianoTips.com. Their piano course teaches you the basics of reading and playing music, but the lessons go beyond this. There are also lots of hints and tips, and useful ideas to improve your playing, with an emphasis on techniques to help you improvise and enjoy music. And there are free lessons so you can try before you decide.
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Luigi Boccherini and his famous Minuet :
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Luigi Boccherini was an Italian-born composer who toured Europe before settling in Spain. He was a contemporary of Haydn and wrote lots of works for String Quartet and String Quintet. His most famous piece of music is the Minuet from his String Quintet Op.13 No.5. Here we have the original version and a number of alternative arrangements with all parts included.
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Arrangements of Beethoven's Fur Elise
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"Fur Elise" by Beethoven is one of our most popular piece of Sheet Music. Although the original work is for Piano Solo we are now able to present a number of arrangements by Andy Ralls for other instruments, all with piano accompaniment:
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