Written for David Heyes as part of his "Fizz at 50" project. "Gerty Goat Scuffer" (in case you wondered) is one of many nick-names we had for a much loved family dog - officially named "Heavy Hetty" from a character in an imaginative children's book of that name. In my youth as a composition student at the RAM, I discovered that walking a dog for an hour a day is the anti-dote to the long hours required as a composer, "sat you yer bum" writing at a desk, and (in those pre-computer years) writing endless parts out by hand. First of these 'best friends' was a glorious Gordon Setter called "Sophie", (my first love), who accompanied Pat and I on our honeymoon across Scotland. Thirty years later, we were privileged to enjoy the company of three therapeutic beasts; "Merlin" (a prize winning Pyrenean Mountain Dog), "Gael" (an over energetic Scottish Border Collie) and "Hetty" (a unique cross between a Pyrenean Mountain Dog and a St. Bernard - something of a "kennel-maid's Accident"). Hetty (see picture) is unfortunately no longer with us now. She had an extraordinary puppy-hood that left her with titanium plates holding her back legs together. Hetty was surprisingly active though, right through to the age of nearly 10 - speciality: chasing Pheasants in the grounds at Strathmashie - but she became progressively hampered by arthritis, and 'scuffed along' on her vast hairy pads with a swagger. She also used to remind our children of a mountain goat. Songs have been written about her, but this is the first instrumental work that she has inspired! The pervading thematic motive of the piece (heard from the outset), cheekily alludes to an (over) famous Saint-Saëns work for double bass (but no insult is intended to Hetty!). The increasingly roving tonality and unusually sudden shifts of key, combined with the use of jazz chords, combines to present a short but heartfelt tribute to a unique animal that provided untold pleasure to all she came into contact with, simply by just being "herself".

An invaluable resource for students, Improve Your Scales! Violin Grade 5 New Edition covers all the keys and ranges required for the Associated Board syllabus, helping you pick up valuable extra marks in exams. Paul Harris’s brilliant series of workbooks contains not only the complete scales and arpeggios for the 2012 ABRSM Grade 5 but also uses finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces and simple improvisations to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. New edition, supporting the revised ABRSM syllabus from 2012.

An invaluable resource for students, Improve Your Scales! Violin Grade 4 New Edition covers all the keys and ranges required for the Associated Board syllabus, helping you pick up valuable extra marks in exams. Paul Harris’s brilliant series of workbooks contains not only the complete scales and arpeggios for the 2012 ABRSM Grade 4 but also uses finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces and simple improvisations to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. New edition, supporting the revised ABRSM syllabus from 2012.

An invaluable resource for students, Improve Your Scales! Violin Grade 3 New Edition covers all the keys and ranges required for the Associated Board syllabus, helping you pick up valuable extra marks in exams. Paul Harris’s brilliant series of workbooks contains not only the complete scales and arpeggios for the 2012 ABRSM Grade 3 but also uses finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces and simple improvisations to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. New edition, supporting the revised ABRSM syllabus from 2012.

This delightful choral work brings together arrangements of four well-loved folksongs: Green Bushes, The Rambling Sailor, The Crystal Spring, and O, No John!. A joyful celebration of youthful love and courtship, A Fancy of Folksongs bears all the hallmarks of Cecilia McDowall's appealing and popular style: rhythmic vitality, occasional astringent harmonies, and strong melodies, all brought together to create a distinctive and fresh sound. A Fancy of Folksongs can be accompanied by piano or harp, and it is sure to be an instant hit with all lovers of McDowall's music.

Anna Laura Page has taken this hymn classic and put it into a lovely setting for choir, solo handbells and flute. Handbell and flute parts included. Available separately: SATB, BonusTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:00. New product for the week of Sept 10th, 2012.

ORANGOTANGO 1949 for Violoncello Solo Dur. c. 1 min

String Festival Solos are economical collections of transcriptions by Samuel Applebaum. In two volumes for each instrument, the solos are in progressive order of difficulty. Each volume contains nine pieces -- all classic titles in the Applebaum teaching repertoire. Some of these have been hard to find. Volume I progresses from Level 1 to Level 2, Volume II progresses from Level 2 to Level 3. The solos are useful for teaching technique, dynamics, phrasing, and overall musicianship. String Festival Solos are excellent for recitals, auditions and performances for assemblies, concerts or festivals. Contains: Two Austrian Folk Tunes (Kohler) * Rigaudon (Lee) * First Sonatina (Drew) * Minuet (Pleyel) * March (Clarke) * Second Sonatina (Drew) * The Strange Man (Schumann) * Two Classical Pieces (Reinagle) * Adagio and Allegro (Galliard).

This overture is about the only work by Hamish MacCunn which is still performed, although he wrote operas, vocal, choral, and instrumental music as well as other orchestral works. It has a distinctly Scottish flavour and was used as the theme music to the BBC television series "Sutherland's Law" back in the 1970s.

This overture is about the only work by Hamish MacCunn which is still performed, although he wrote operas, vocal, choral, and instrumental music as well as other orchestral works. It has a distinctly Scottish flavour and was used as the theme music to the BBC television series "Sutherland's Law" back in the 1970s.

This overture is about the only work by Hamish MacCunn which is still performed, although he wrote operas, vocal, choral, and instrumental music as well as other orchestral works. It has a distinctly Scottish flavour and was used as the theme music to the BBC television series "Sutherland's Law" back in the 1970s.

This overture is about the only work by Hamish MacCunn which is still performed, although he wrote operas, vocal, choral, and instrumental music as well as other orchestral works. It has a distinctly Scottish flavour and was used as the theme music to the BBC television series "Sutherland's Law" back in the 1970s.

This overture is about the only work by Hamish MacCunn which is still performed, although he wrote operas, vocal, choral, and instrumental music as well as other orchestral works. It has a distinctly Scottish flavour and was used as the theme music to the BBC television series "Sutherland's Law" back in the 1970s.

An invaluable resource for students, Improve Your Scales! Violin Grade 1 New Edition covers all the keys and ranges required for the Associated Board syllabus, helping you pick up valuable extra marks in exams. Paul Harris’s brilliant series of workbooks contains not only the complete scales and arpeggios for the 2012 ABRSM Grade 1 but also uses finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces and simple improvisations to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. New edition, supporting the revised ABRSM syllabus from 2012.

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