An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
        $23.95

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Disturbance of the Inner Ear by Joyce Hackett
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Hilary and Jackie by Hilary & Piers du Pre
        $21.95

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Piano Lessons: Music, Love & True Adventures by Noah Adams
        $23.95

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The Black Violin by Maxence Fermine
        $26.95

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The Cello Player by Michael Kruger
        $37.95

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The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman
        $22.95

The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945. For a brochure on our novels, please e-mail or click on the ? button above.

The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart
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New Music Games!
        $14.95

We have a great selection of music games for all ages, including: Pop the Question - the ultimate pop trivia quiz game where you guess the identity of the solo artist or band from a series of clues. Ages 7 and up. Also available: More Pop the Question, 50s & 60s, 70s & 80s and Rock Pop the Question. Quartet - Happy Families with a musical twist! A great game for children where you collect as many instrument groups of four as you can to win the game! A great way to improve instrument recognition and have fun at the same time! Ages 7 and up. Measure Up! - The fun card game guaranteed to turn you into a rhythm whiz! An exciting music card game where players win points by creating full bars using time signatures, note values and rests. Perfect for home and classroom. Ages 10 and up. Classical Snap! - An exciting new spin on the traditional game of snap, including a wealth of musical trivia. See who’s the fastest at matching the famous composers. Ages 4 and up.

Opera: Composers, Works, Performers (hardbound)
        $59.95

A work-by-work guide to 338 operas by 124 composers. Written by a team of international experts, the texts describe the origins of each opera, explore aspects of the music, instrumentation and stage realisation, and recall some notable performers. With more than 1500 illustrations, this beautifully presented hardbound companion is the perfect gift for any opera-lover.

The BBC Proms Guide to Great Concertos ed. Nicholas Kenyon
        $24.95

Provides all the background you need about some of the most exciting works in the repertory, with an accessible guide to some of the most familiar and best-loved concertos of all time. From Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, through Mozart’s glorious piano concertos and the great virtuoso display-pieces of the nineteenth century by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and many others, this volume brings us musically right up to date with the modern masterpieces of Prokofiev and Britten, Ligeti and John Tavener. Also available: BBC Proms Guide to Great Orchestral Works, Choral Works and Symphonies. $24.95 each.

The Music Lover’s Quotation Book
        $30

Was $39.95 - on sale at just $30!! “If music be the food of love,” Shakespeare says in Twelfth Night, “play on.” And if you love music, you’re sure to love this collection of wise, witty and wonderful words by and about musicians of all kinds and styles. With hundreds of quotes, this collection brings together memorable words and sayings by composers, performers, writers, listeners, critics and fans across a wide range of musical genres and time periods. From classical masters to jazz legends to country crooners to the bad boys of hip-hop and rap.

The Oxford Companion to Jazz
        $74.95

A must-have for all lovers of jazz music. The colourful, expansive history of jazz resonates in this unique collection of 60 articles written by today’s top jazz performers, writers and scholars. Both a reference book and an engaging read, this companion surveys the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and Europe until present day. Along the way, each distinctive style and period is profiled by an expert in the field. The lives of the jazz greats and the influence of jazz on other aspects of culture are also presented in these fascinating articles.

Classic Soul arr. Berty Rice
        $16.95

Novello Youth Chorals Series. These groovy arrangements are sure to be a hit with your choir. The collection includes I Get the Sweetest Feeling, In the Midnight Hour, Abraham, Martin and John, and (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay. Available for SSA or SATB, both with piano accompaniments.

Favourite Gospels arr. Chris Norton & Leroy Johnson
        $16.95

Novello Youth Chorals Series. With wonderful, fresh new arrangements of Lean on Me, Standing in the Need of Prayer, Amazing Grace, Soon and Very Soon and Down By the Riverside. Available for SSA or SATB, both with piano accompaniments.

Music of the World arr. Jeremy Jackman
        $16.95

Novello Youth Chorals Series. Five new arrangements of folksongs from all over the world. With Ai, Dunaii (from Russia), La Cucaracha (from Mexico), Lomir Sich Iberbetn (Yiddish), Manthi’ki (from Zimbabwe) and Pescator Dell’Onda (from Italy). Complete with performance notes, and arranged for SATB choir with piano accompaniment.

Rock & Roll arr. Berty Rice
        $19.95

Novello Youth Chorals Series. Contains At the Hop, Barbara Ann, Blueberry Hill, Love Potion No. 9 and Shake, Rattle and Roll. Available for SSA or SATB, both with piano accompaniments.

Evening Prayer from 'Hansel and Gretel' by Engelbert Humperdinck
        $16.95

Edition Peters. In easy to read, quality print, edited by Roger Nichols.

Sacred Alto Arias
        $40.95

Kevin Mayhew. 14 arias from sacred works, suitable for countertenors, contraltos and mezzo-sopranos. Contains arias from Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Cantata no. 77, Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, Mendelssohn’s St Paul and Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Haydn’s Harmonie Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Theodora and Chondos Anthem, and Purcell’s Ode on St Cecilia’s Day.

Sacred Bass and Baritone Arias
        $40.95

Kevin Mayhew. With 11 arias from sacred works, including Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio and Magnificat, Handel’s Samson, Alexander’s Feast and Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St Paul, and Faure’s Requiem.

Sacred Soprano Arias
        $40.95

Kevin Mayhew. Contains 13 arias from works including Handel’s Theodora, Samson and Joshua, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St Paul, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Cantata no. 68, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Verdi’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem and Haydn’s The Creation.

Sacred Tenor Arias
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Kevin Mayhew. 11 sacred arias from Bach’s Mass in B Minor and Magnificat, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus and Jeptha, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Verdi’s Requiem, Haydn’s The Creation and Franck’s Messe Solennelle.

Schubert Songs for Soprano or Tenor Bk 1
        $41.95

Kevin Mayhew. Contains a selection of 24 of Schubert’s songs, ranging from the very popular to the lesser known. It is intended as a singer’s introduction to his extraordinary expressive language. Contents: Abendstern, Am Grabe Anselmos, An den Mond, An Die Geliebte, An die Musik, An Silvia, Aus Heliopolis, Das Wandern, Der Alpenjager, Der Schiffer, Der Schmetterling, and many more.

Song to the Moon from 'Rusalka' by Antonin Dvorak
        $17.95

Edition Peters. This much loved song has been newly published in easy to read, quality print. Edited by Roger Nichols.

Contemporary TV Themes
        $25.95

Hal Leonard. With songs from 19 hit TV shows, including American Idol, Beverly Hills 90210, Party of Five, Star Trek: Enterprise, Entertainment Tonight, Frasier, Dawson’s Creek, Melrose Place, The Nanny, Seventh Heaven, Spongebob Squarepants and The Sopranos. Arranged for piano, voice and guitar.

Music from the Movie Trilogy Three Colours: Blue, White and Red by Preisner
        $38.95

Chester Music. Zbigniew Preisner is one of the outstanding film composers of his generation. A long working relationship with his friend the director Krzysztof Kieslowski, lead to their final and greatest project together, the Three Colours trilogy. The trilogy’s exploration of abstract social ideas - Liberty, Equality and Fraternity - and its unsettling patterns of colour, destiny and coincidence demanded atmospheric music of the highest quality. This folio contains 15 moving and unforgettable pieces from all three movies.

Cambridge Companion to the Guitar ed. Victor Anand Coelho
        $49.95

Cambridge University Press – NEW RELEASE!! Encompasses the breadth and depth of guitar performance. It features 12 essays which cover different traditions, styles, and instruments, written by some of the most influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the world. Covers all styles, from baroque, classical, country, blues, and rock to flamenco, African and Celtic, as well as instrument making.

Easy Pop Bass Lines Book/CD
        $29.95

Contains the bass lines for 20 pop and rock songs. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple one- and two-string bass lines and ending with songs that contain many notes, including all four strings. The accompanying CD features every song recorded by a full band, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you’re ready. Songs include Come As You Are, Dancing in the Street, Great Balls of Fire, Imagine, Lady Madonna, My Girl, Smoke on the Water, Walk of Life, Wild Thing and more.

The Solo Lute Works of Johann Sebastian Bach arr. for guitar by Frank Koonce
        $$59.95

Kjos Music Co. With all of the beautiful lute works of Bach arranged for guitar solo, and including notes on each work, a history of the compositions, and directions on aspects of Baroque performance, plus facsimile reproductions.

The Soul of the Argentine Guitar Vol. 1 by Marcelo Coronel
        $$43.95

Chanterelle – NEW RELEASE!! The print music companion to the recording ‘El Alma en La Raiz’ (The soul in the roots), as recorded by the Argentine guitarist Leonardo Bravo in 2000. This album is a journey through some of the regions of Argentina, with compositions based on traditional folk forms.

Coltrane Plays Standards by John Coltrane
        $39.95

Hal Leonard. Coltrane’s genius shines through in these stunning tenor sax transcriptions of classic solos from 14 tunes from the great American songbook: All or Nothing at All • The Inch Worm • It’s Easy to Remember • My Favourite Things • My Ideal • My One and Only Love • My Shining Hour • Softly as in a Morning Sunrise • They Say It’s Wonderful • What’s New • and more. Includes a biography and a discography.

Duke Ellington: An American Composer
        $35.95

Hal Leonard. This beautiful collection features 36 songs by this American master. An extensive section of text includes facts about Duke Ellington’s life, and articles on Ellington the composer, the pianist, the bandleader, and the recording studio aficionado. Each section of text is illustrated by photos. All the major songs by Ellington are presented: Caravan • Day Dream • Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore • Drop Me Off in Harlem • I Didn’t Know About You • In a Sentimental Mood • It Don’t Mean a Thing • Satin Doll • Solitude • Sophisticated Lady • and many others. Also includes long-out-of-print songs from Ellington’s only Broadway show, Beggar’s Holiday.

Jazz - Note for Note Keyboard Transcriptions
        $45.95

Hal Leonard. Authentic note-for-note transcriptions of 23 jazz favourites, as performed by jazz masters including Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Art Tatum. Songs include Ain’t Misbehavin’ • April in Paris • Autumn in New York • Autumn Leaves • Body and Soul • Cherokee (Indian Love Song) • Darn That Dream • Freddie Freeloader • Giant Steps • My Foolish Heart • My Funny Valentine • Satin Doll • Song for My Father • Stella by Starlight and more. Other titles available in this series include Pop/Rock, Classic Rock and R & B.

More of the Best Jazz Standards Ever
        $39.95

Hal Leonard. By popular demand, a second volume of 74 more beloved jazz hits, including: Ain’t Misbehavin’ • Autumn Leaves • Blue in Green • Blue Skies • Cherokee • Come Fly with Me • Come Rain or Come Shine • Easy Living • The Girl from Ipanema • Harlem Nocturne • Honeysuckle Rose • The Lady Is a Tramp • Moon River • My Favorite Things • My Funny Valentine • Old Devil Moon • Sentimental Journey • Speak Low • Tenderly • There’s a Small Hotel • When I Fall in Love • and more. Arranged for piano, voice and guitar. The first volume, Best Jazz Standards Ever, is also availalbe at $39.95.

Time Out and Time Further Out by Dave Brubeck
        $39.95

Music Sales. The jazz classics as recorded by jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his band. 15 pieces include Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Everybody’s Jumpin’, Pick Up Sticks, Take Five and Three to Get Ready. Performance and recording notes included.

Mozart’s Letters, Mozart’s Life ed. and translated by Robert Spaethling
        $24.95

Faber and Faber. What was Mozart really like? Wild? Sublime? Responsible? Fun-loving? Bright? Foul-mouthed? Reading these sparkling new translations of Mozart’s letters, we learn in his own words that he was all of these and much more. Here is the composer at his most intimate and unguarded, expressing his feelings about life, love, music and the world around him.

The BBC Proms Guide to Great Choral Works ed. Nicholas Kenyon
        $22.95

Faber and Faber. Provides all the background you need about some of the world’s most popular choral works. This volume looks at some of the greatest masterpieces in the choral repertory, from Allegri and Tallis to Handel and Bach, large scale 19th Century works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah and the Verdi Requiem through to the masters of 20th Century who reinvented the oratorio: Elgar, Walton and Britten.

The BBC Proms Guide to Great Orchestral Works ed. Nicholas Kenyon
        $22.95

Faber and Faber. Taken from the BBC Proms programme notes, this volume is packed with information, covering a huge range of popular orchestral music in many forms - from Barber’s Adagio through to orchestral extracts from Wagner’s operas - and some of the most often-programmed concert works including Debussy’s La Mer, Holst’s The Planets, Ravel’s Bolero, Strauss’ Don Juan, and a wealth of tone poems, symphonic studies and essays, dances, variations and concertos for orchestra.

The Life of Bach by Peter Williams
        $39.95

Cambridge University Press. The latest edition in the Cambridge Musical Lives series. Bach, like Shakespeare, is known largely by his works, exceptional in quantity as well as quality, and only a few original documents convey any idea of his life and character. Peter Williams’s thoroughly new look at Bach’s biography asks many questions about the so-called evidence. What was he like as a young man, as a father, as an aging church servant? What were his preoccupations? What music did he know and how did he compose and perform such an amazing amount of music? Reading the available documentation critically, Williams suggests new interpretations of the composer’s life and his work.

Audition Songs for Female Singers
        $44.95

Cabaret Songs Bk/CD and Showtunes Bk/CD - Wise Publications $44.95 each 2 new collections in this popular series. Each contains 10 great songs with full backing CD. Cabaret Songs includes Big Spender, Cabaret, Falling in Love Again, I am a Vamp, If My Friends Could See Me Now, The Ladies Who Lunch, Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, La Vie En Rose and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. Showtunes includes As If We Never Said Goodbye, Cabaret, Hoplessly Devoted to You, Let’s Play a Love Scene, My Favourite Things, No One But You, On My Own, Shakalaka Baby, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, and Take That Look Off Your Face.

Avenue Q The Musical Vocal Selections
        $39.95

Hal Leonard. Playbill.com describes Avenue Q, a decidedly adult puppet/human show, as a meeting of Sesame Street and South Park. The deluxe songbook features all 20 songs in standard piano/vocal format (melody in the piano part), more than 20 fabulous full-color photos from the production, and a bio of the writing team of Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who've scored big with their first Broadway show!

The Lion King Broadway Vocal Selections by Elton John & Tim Rice
        $39.95

Hal Leonard. Back in circulation is the vocal selections to this fabulous musical currently playing in Sydney, with Melbourne looking to follow later next year. Includes a special section of fantastic full-color photos from the Broadway production!

The Tony Awards Songbook
        $39.95

Hal Leonard. A must-have for every Broadway fan, this collection assembles one song from each of the 56 Tony winners, selected for its “singability and joy.” Best-of-the-best songwriters represented are Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Porter, Berlin, Styne, Loesser, Bernstein, Comden & Green, Kander & Ebb and many others, with songs including Til There Was You • The Sound of Music • Hello, Dolly! • Sunrise, Sunset • Send in the Clowns • What I Did for Love • Tomorrow • Don’t Cry for Me Argentina • Memory • I Dreamed a Dream • Seasons of Love • Circle of Life • Forget About the Boy • Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now • and more.

Tick, Tick...BOOM! Vocal Selections by Jonathan Larson
        $35.95

Hal Leonard. An acclaimed three-person musical, tick, tick ... BOOM! is an autobiographical piece from the late Jonathan Larson, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of Rent. The songbook features 12 tunes from the production: Come to Your Senses • Green Green Dress • Johnny Can't Decide • Louder Than Words • No More • Real Life • See Her Smile • Sugar • Sunday • Therapy • 30/90 • Why.

Urinetown Vocal Selections by Kotis/Hollmann
        $35.95

Hal Leonard. 14 vocal selections from the Broadway sensation that earned 3 Tony Awards in 2002. Songs include: Act One Finale • Don't Be the Bunny • Follow Your Heart • I See a River • It's a Privilege to Pee • Look at the Sky • Mister Cladwell • Run, Freedom, Run! • Tell Her I Love Her • Urinetown • We're Not Sorry • We're Not Sorry - Reprise • What Is Urinetown? • Why Did I Listen to That Man? Includes 7 full-color pages with production photos. Libretto also available $24.95.

Wicked A New Musical Vocal Selections by Stephen Schwartz
        $35.95

Hal Leonard. Nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards Wicked is this year’s Broadway smash! A prequel to the classic The Wizard of Oz, this new musical is a character study of Elphaba and Glinda, school roommates who grow up to become the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch, respectively. With colour photos, a note from composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and these fantastic tunes: As Long as You’re Mine • Dancing Through Life • Defying Gravity • For Good • I Couldn’t Be Happier • I’m Not That Girl • No Good Deed • No One Mourns the Wicked • One Short Day • Popular • What Is This Feeling? • The Wizard and I • Wonderful.

Wonderful Town Vocal Selections by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden & Adolph Green
        $25.95

Boosey & Hawkes. Back in print after a 40 year absence, to celebrate the Broadway revival. With 10 Songs: Ohio • One Hundred Easy Ways • What a Waste • A Little Bit in Love • Pass That Football • A Quiet Girl • My Darlin’ Eileen • Swing • It’s Love • The Wrong Note Rag. Features a preface by Comden and Green, and a complete plot synopsis. Vocal Score also available $119.95.

Fiesta! Joyous Pieces for Organ
        $33.95

Kevin Mayhew. This music is ideal for great and festive occasions. It is a vibrant and exciting easy-to-play collection of 16 unique pieces. Composers included in the collection are Judith Bailey, Timothy Blinko, Rosalie Bonighton, Andrew Fletcher, Michael Higgins, Robert Jones, Colin Mawby, June Nixon and many more. Also available for Manuals at $30.95.

Organ Classics ed. Rollin Smith
        $33.95

Dover. With 18 great organ works by the masters, including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, Buxtehude’s Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, Franck’s Pièce Héroïque, Mendelssohn’s Sonata in F Minor, Mozart’s Frantasia in F Minor, as well as works from Boëly, Dupré, Handel, Lemmens, Liszt, Reger, Reubke, Schumann, Vierne and Widor.

Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar
        $39.95

Boosey & Hawkes $39.95 Arranged for organ by William McVicker This album contains Marches numbers 1 to 5 of Opus 39. These new arrangements represent shortened versions of the marches, making all five readily adaptable for ceremonial use. The first “big tune” in each march is omitted and further cuts have their authority in the composer’s own recordings of the marches for EMI made between 1926 and 1930.

Thirty-six Miniatures for Organ by Noel Rawsthorne
        $54.00

Kevin Mayhew. Noel Rawsthorne has a rare and consummate ability to create organ music which sounds spectacular but remains easy to play. This collection of miniatures ranges from the ebullient and thrilling to the meditative and peaceful. All the features which organists expect to find in his compositions are present in abundance. This is a collection to be highly valued and greatly enjoyed.

Cadenzas and Lead-ins to Mozart’s Piano Concertos
        $52.95

Barenreiter. Faye Ferguson and Wolfgang Rehm have edited these cadenzas to all of Mozart’s Concertos for Piano. Taken from and including the original facsimiles of Mozart’s manuscripts.

Classical Chart Hits Gold
        $29.95

Wise Publications. A fine selection of the world’s most popular classical masterpieces, arranged beautifully for solo piano. Works include Delibes’ Flower Duet from Lakmé, the theme from Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, Lacrymosa from Mozart’s Requiem, Allegro from Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto, the fourth movement from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, and many more, arranged for intermediate to advanced piano.

Jazz - Note for Note Keyboard Transcriptions
        $45.95

Authentic note-for-note transcriptions of 23 jazz favourites, as performed by jazz masters including Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Art Tatum. Songs include Ain’t Misbehavin’ • April in Paris • Autumn in New York • Autumn Leaves • Body and Soul • Cherokee (Indian Love Song) • Darn That Dream • Freddie Freeloader • Giant Steps • My Foolish Heart • My Funny Valentine • Satin Doll • Song for My Father • Stella by Starlight and more. Other titles available in this series include Pop/Rock, Classic Rock and R & B.

Music from the Movie Trilogy Three Colours: Blue, White and Red by Preisner
        $38.95

Chester Music. Zbigniew Preisner is one of the outstanding film composers of his generation. A long working relationship with his friend the director Krzysztof Kieslowski, lead to their final and greatest project together, the Three Colours trilogy. The trilogy’s exploration of abstract social ideas - Liberty, Equality and Fraternity - and its unsettling patterns of colour, destiny and coincidence demanded atmospheric music of the highest quality. This folio contains 15 moving and unforgettable pieces from all three movies.

Symphony No. 2 - Theme from third movement by Rachmaninoff
        $11.50

Boosey & Hawkes. This wonderful, famous melody is one of Rachmaninoff’s most radiant, enduring and subtle. Originally written for a clarinet solo with orchestra, this theme has been arranged for solo piano by Nicholas Hare.

The Essential Collection Gold Series
        $29.95

Chester Music. The essential “gold” collections from the world’s finest classical composers arranged for solo piano. Titles available include Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Schubert, Brahms, Handel, Joplin, Mozart, Schumann and Tchaikovsky. Each high quality folio contains a fine selection of each composer’s most popular works that were composed, or have been arranged, for piano. Call or e-mail us for more information on these great albums.

Time Out and Time Further Out by Dave Brubeck
        $39.95

The jazz classics as recorded by jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his band. 15 pieces include Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Everybody’s Jumpin’, Pick Up Sticks, Take Five and Three to Get Ready. Performance and recording notes included.

DOWANI PLAY-ALONG SALE
        $34.95

Enquire now about our selection of Dowani 3 Tempi Play-Along for strings now on sale. Were $49.95, on sale until September 30th for $34.95!! Just click on the ? above for a full list.

Position Pieces for Cello Book 2 by Rick Mooney
        $21.95

Summy Birchard. Following on from Book 1, this book deals with the fifth, sixth and seventh positions on the cello. With warm-ups, quizzes and pieces along the way, each position is explored in detail, leading to a greater understanding. Book 1 also available at $18.95.

Symphony No. 2 - Theme from third movement by Rachmaninoff
        $16.95

Boosey & Hawkes. Arranged for cello and piano. This wonderful, famous melody is one of Rachmaninoff’s most radiant, enduring and subtle. Originally written for a clarinet solo with orchestra, this theme has been arranged for cello and piano by John York, with the cello part edited by Raphael Wallfisch.

Trio Tapestry by Joanne Martin
        $13.95

Summy-Birchard Inc. $13.95 each Arranged for 3 violins, violas, cellos, or a combination of these (each instrument available separately) Trio Tapestry is an original collection of multilevel pieces by Joanne Martin with flexible scoring that can be played by any combination of violin, viola and cello. Each trio has two easy parts and one part for a teacher or advanced student. The optional piano accompaniments provide additional musical colour to the ensemble. (Piano accompaniment $13.95).

Alice Trilogy by Tom Murphy
        $22.95

Three ages of Alice. 1980, in the afternoon murk of her attic, is Alice losing her grip on reality? 1995, she has summoned a lost love to meet her by the gasworks wall. 2005, at the airport, if the worst has happened, why is it bearable? A stirring and thought-provoking play, with the main character of Alice (played in London by Juliet Stevenson), remaining on stage for the entire play. It premiered in London at the Royal Court in November, 2005. (A play for 2 women and 3 men).

Bad Girls By Jacqueline Wilson adapted by Vicky Ireland
        $24.95

Mandy’s been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That’s why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend. Mum isn’t happy - she thinks Tanya’s a ‘bad girl’ and a bad influence. Mandy’s sure Tanya can only get her out of trouble, not into it. But can she?

Bronte by Polly Teale
        $29.95

How is it possible that three Victorian spinsters, living in isolation on the Yorkshire moors, could have written some of the most powerful and passionate fiction of all time? It is 1845. Branwell returns home in disgrace. Plagued by alcohol and drug addiction, he has been dismissed after an affair with the mistress of the house he went to as a tutor. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity, his sisters write… This extraordinary new play evokes the real and imagined world of the Brontës, as the fictional characters come to haunt their creators. A play for 4 women and 2 men (with doubling).

Cruising by Alecky Blythe
        $29.95

A hilarious, real-life comedy about pensioners going in search of love - from the sublime to the downright saucy. Maureen is a pensioner in search of passion. After 33 blind dates, 12 cruises and one broken heart, she is still determined to find Mr Right. But when best friend Margaret beats her to the altar, Maureen has her doubts - is Margaret just on the rebound and, more importantly, will she lose her pension? A play for 3 women and 2 men (with doubling).

Good Things by Liz Lochhead
        $29.95

A romantic comedy about finding love the second (or third or fourth) time. Suddenly single and with the dreaded ‘Big Five-0’ glaring her in the face, Susan also has to cope with a father in his second childhood, a daughter in the throes of aggravated adolescence and an ex who, unfortunately, still has the power to wound... Set in the charity shop where Susan’s a volunteer, Good Things is a poignant, hilarious play with a lot to say about finding love later in life. A play for 2 women and 2 men. (1 woman and 1 man play 6 characters each).

Incomplete and Random Acts of Kindness by David Eldridge
        $24.95

Joey’s an ordinary man but everywhere he looks people are slipping away. A notice at work catches his eye. He doesn’t know where to go next – his dad, the community or Marvin Gaye. In a world he can’t connect with, is there someone out there who can connect with Joey? This play premiered at the Royal Court, London in May, 2005. (A play for 3 women and 5 men).

Midnight By Jacqueline Wilson adapted by Vicky Ireland
        $24.95

Thirteen-year-old Violet has plenty to wish for. She wishes Will, her older brother, would be kinder to her. She wishes beautiful charismatic Jasmine would be her friend for ever. Most of all she wishes she could meet her favourite author, Casper Dream. Violet is sure that someone who can create the fairy tales she loves so much would be able to conjure up a solution to her problems.

Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson
        $17.95

1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down produc-tion of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time. A play for 1 woman and 3 men.

Rabbit by Nina Raine
        $29.95

A fiercely funny play about what it’s like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st Century. Premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London, 2006. It’s Bella’s 29th birthday. Friends and former lovers meet for a drink to celebrate. But as the Bloody Marys flow, the bar becomes a battlefield... In the uncivil war between the sexes, what happens when the females have the real fire-power – stockpiles of testosterone, lethal wit and explosive attitude? And what happens when patriarchy gets personal; when it’s your own father who is tragic and terminal? When the only man you really love is dying? A play for 3 women and 3 men.

Shining City by Conor McPherson
        $29.95

A brilliant, haunting play from the multi-award winning author of The Weir. Ian has left the priesthood to become a therapist. John is one of his first clients. John’s wife has been killed in a car accident, and he keeps being visited by her ghost. John, with Ian’s help, starts to recover. But what begins as just an unusual encounter becomes a desperate struggle between the living and the dead – a struggle which will shape and define both of them for the rest of their lives. A play for 1 woman and 3 men.

The Good Body by Eve Ensler
        $19.95

Botox, bulimia, breast implants: Eve Ensler, author of the international sensation The Vagina Monologues, is back, this time to rock our view of what it means to have a “good body.” As Eve hungrily seeks self-acceptance, she is joined by the voices of women from L.A. to Kabul, whose obsessions are also laid bare: A young Latina candidly critiques her humiliating “spread,” a stubborn layer of fat that she calls “a second pair of thighs.” Eve also introduces us to women who have found a hard-won peace with their bodies: an African mother who celebrates each individual body as signs of nature’s diversity. These are just a few of the inspiring stories woven through Eve’s global journey from obsession to enlightenment. Ultimately, these monologues become a personal wake-up call from Eve to love the “good bodies” we inhabit.

The Guys by Anne Nelson
        $19.95

A timeless drama about the surprising truths people can discover in ordinary lives, and the connections we make with others and ourselves in times of tragedy. Paralysed by grief and unable to put his thoughts into words, Nick, a fire captain, seeks out the help of a writer to compose eulogies for the colleagues and friends he lost in the catastrophic events of September 11. As Joan draws Nick out about “the guys”, powerful profiles emerge, revealing vivid personalities and the substance and meaning that lie beneath the surface of seemingly unremarkable people. The original New York production starred Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver.

The Lottie Project By Jacqueline Wilson adapted by Vicky Ireland
        $24.95

For her history project, Charlie hits on the idea of writing the diary of Lottie, a young Victorian serving girl. When Charlie’s mother loses her job as a shop manageress and starts work as a cleaner, Charlie’s previously happy and comfortable lifestyle is threatened, and she finds her own hardships and struggles are not so different from Lottie’s.

Well by Lisa Kron
        $21.95

The acclaimed writer/performer Lisa Kron’s newest work is all about her mother. It explores the dynamics of health, family and community with the story of her mother’s extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighbourhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this solo show with other people in it, Kron asks the provocative question: Are we responsible for our own illness? But the answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for when the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory. A play for 4 women and 2 men (with doubling).

A Guide to the Plays of Bertolt Brecht by Stephen Unwin
        $29.95

A guide to all of Brecht’s key plays that sets them in their historical, dramaturgical and political contexts Stephen Unwin provides a clear and readable guide to Brecht’s plays that will prove invaluable to the student, teacher and theatre practitioner. Grouping and analysing plays chronologically according to their context, Unwin also considers Brecht’s theory and looks at his impact and the legacy that he left.

Instant Shakespeare by Louis Fantasia
        $39.95

Instant Shakespeare offers a straightforward, accessible and practical set of ground rules for performing Shakespeare, expanded and refined in performances and workshops throughout the world. These enable performers, directors and teachers of all backgrounds and levels of experience to demystify Shakespeare’s complex language and perform his plays in a clear, fresh and unpretentious manner.

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Uta Hagen's Acting Class DVD
        $79.95

Actors, directors, and teachers now have the opportunity to study with the legendary actress and teacher Uta Hagen for the first time on DVD. Shot over the course of two years, the interaction between Ms. Hagen and the actors and audience puts the viewer right in the room. Contains 2 DVDs - 200 minutes total.

Coltrane Plays Standards by John Coltrane
        $39.95

Coltrane’s genius shines through in these stunning tenor sax transcriptions of classic solos from 14 tunes from the great American songbook: All or Nothing at All • The Inch Worm • It’s Easy to Remember • My Favourite Things • My Ideal • My One and Only Love • My Shining Hour • Softly as in a Morning Sunrise • They Say It’s Wonderful • What’s New • and more. Includes a biography and a discography.

DOWANI PLAY-ALONG SALE
        $34.95

Enquire now about our selection of Dowani 3 Tempi Play-Along for woodwind now on sale. Were $49.95, on sale until September 30th for $34.95!! Just click on the ? above for a full list.

Bombshells by Joanna Murray-Smith
        $21.95

Currency Press. The long-awaited release of this huge hit, which was brought to life by Caroline O’Connor. Bombshells exposes six women balancing their inner and outer lives with humour and often desperate cunning. They range in age from a feisty teenager to a 64-year-old widow yearning for the unexpected. Six dazzling monologues of Murray-Smith’s best writing yet.

Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavski
        $$39.95

Methuen. No-one has had a greater influence on acting as we know it than Stanislavski. His ‘system’ has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage and screen. His teaching is principally set out in this, and his two other books available; An Actor Prepares and Creating a Role.

Cabaret - The Illustrated Book and Lyrics
        $57.95

Newmarket Press. GREAT GIFT IDEA!! This deluxe hard-bound edition contains the complete musical book by Joe Masteroff, and all the words of the songs written by Kander and Ebb. It is illustrated with more than 100 photographs and drawings of the lastest production by Roundabout Theatre. The accompanying text explores the evolution of the play in all its incarnations from the 1930 stories, to 2 film and 3 stage adaptations.

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
        $20.95

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play, and the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A superb new drama written with an uncanny blend of compassion and detachment, it is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama.