Play Ballads: B flat Clarinet and Piano by John Kember

Play Ballads: B flat Clarinet and Piano

Faber Music ISMN 0-571-51999-7

'The joy of ballad playing is indulgence pure and simple: performing the smoothest and most expressive of melodies'.

These nine titles offer a wealth of melody in a collection of ballads for the young clarinettist. The melodies are similar in style and are attractive, providing opportunities for developing tonal quality, phrasing and legato playing.

Play Ballads offers the Grade 4-6 (intermediate) instrumentalist the inspirations of some of the greatest exponents of the form.

First published in 2001, B flat Clarinet and Piano is intended for Grades 4 to 6. It has 9 arrangements on 32 pages and includes separate parts for each instrument.

Price £8.99

As well as a selection of 5 original pieces in ballad styles for the solo instrument, each volume contains an individual arrangement of 4 modern standards:

Hello: Lionel Richie
What the World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach
Killing Me Softly: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
Your Song: Elton John

Original ballad compositions for Clarinet:

Something About You
Once In A While
A Quiet Place
In The Hush Of The Night
If I Did It All Again

What they say

“a wealth of melody in a collection of ballads” “These nine titles offer a wealth of melody in a collection of ballads for the young clarinettist. They are all arranged with piano accompaniment and comprise a selection of both old and new. Well-known titles include 'Hello', 'Killing Me Softly' and 'Your Song' and go side by side with some originals from John Kember.”
'Sheet Music'

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