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500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics 
by Ronald Herder
Complete lyrics for well-known folk songs, hymns, popular and show tunes, more. "Oh Susanna," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," hundreds more. Indispensable for singalongs, parties, family get-togethers, etc.


all books in Books on Music

Favorite Piano ClassicsFavorite Piano Classics 
by Ronald Herder
Treasury of 83 best-loved pieces in authoritative editions: Beethoven's Für Elise, Chopin's "Minute" Waltz and Polonaise "Militaire," Debussy's Clair de Lune, Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3, Mozart's Turkish Rondo, many more.

all books in Solo Piano and Other Keyboard


American Folk Songs for GuitarAmerican Folk Songs for Guitar 
by David Nadal
Forty-nine classics specially transcribed and arranged for beginning and intermediate guitar players: Beautiful Dreamer, Amazing Grace, Aura Lee, On Top of Old Smoky, Blue Tail Fly, Camptown Races, Dixie's Land, and many more.

all books in Popular Songs and Folk Songs

The American Song Treasury: 100 FavoritesThe American Song Treasury: 100 Favorites 
by Theodore Raph
Wonderful sing-along favorites with easy-to-play piano arrangements, guitar chords, and complete lyrics: "Greensleeves," "Auld Lang Syne," "Down in the Valley," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Yellow Rose of Texas," and many more.

all books in Popular Songs and Folk Songs


American Ballads and Folk SongsAmerican Ballads and Folk Songs 
by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax
Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.

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Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski and 24 Other Legendary PerformersGreat Pianists on Piano Playing: Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski and 24 Other Legendary Performers 
by James Francis Cooke
Great pianists discuss technique, musical development, virtuoso artistry, much more. Rachmaninoff's "Essentials of Artistic Playing," Busoni's "Important Details in Piano Study," etc. Includes 2 introductory essays, artist biographies, more.

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Products in Music Scores and Books
500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics
by Ronald Herder
Complete lyrics for well-known folk songs, hymns, popular and show tunes, more. "Oh Susanna," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," hundreds more. Indispensable for singalongs, parties, family get-togethers, etc.



Our Price $12.95


American Ballads and Folk SongsAmerican Ballads and Folk Songs
by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax
Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.


Our Price $21.95


American Folk Songs for GuitarAmerican Folk Songs for Guitar
by David Nadal
Forty-nine classics specially transcribed and arranged for beginning and intermediate guitar players: Beautiful Dreamer, Amazing Grace, Aura Lee, On Top of Old Smoky, Blue Tail Fly, Camptown Races, Dixie's Land, and many more.


Our Price $10.95


The American Song Treasury: 100 FavoritesThe American Song Treasury: 100 Favorites
by Theodore Raph
Wonderful sing-along favorites with easy-to-play piano arrangements, guitar chords, and complete lyrics: "Greensleeves," "Auld Lang Syne," "Down in the Valley," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Yellow Rose of Texas," and many more.


Our Price $21.95


The Authentic Gilbert & Sullivan SongbookThe Authentic Gilbert & Sullivan Songbook
by W. S. Gilbert, A. S. Sullivan
The most comprehensive collection available, this songbook includes selections from every one of Gilbert and Sullivan's light operas. Ninety-two numbers are presented uncut and unedited, and in their original keys.


Our Price $24.95


Complete Piano RagsComplete Piano Rags
by Scott Joplin
All 38 piano rags by the acknowledged master of the form, reprinted from the publishers' original editions complete with sheet music covers. Introduction by David A. Jasen.


Our Price $12.95


Complete Preludes and EtudesComplete Preludes and Etudes
by Frédéric Chopin
Includes 26 Preludes: Op. 28, Nos. 1-24; Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45; Prelude in A-flat Major. 27 Etudes: Op. 10, Nos. 1-12; Op. 25, Nos. 1-12; Trois Nouvelles Etudes.


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Country Gardens and Other Works for PianoCountry Gardens and Other Works for Piano
by Percy Grainger, Joseph Smith
Features 15 of the Australian-born American composer and pianist's most popular pieces, among them Molly on the Shore, Handel in the Strand, Shepherd's Hey, and the universally loved title piece.



Our Price $12.95


Easy Classics for GuitarEasy Classics for Guitar
by David Nadal
For beginning and intermediate players — beloved classics such as Bach's Minuet in G, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the Theme from Brahm's Symphony No. 1, and more.



Our Price $11.95


Easy Piano Classics: 97 Pieces for Early and Intermediate PlayersEasy Piano Classics: 97 Pieces for Early and Intermediate Players
by Ronald Herder
This high-quality selection of compositions by the world's greatest composers includes Beethoven's Für Elise, Three Norwegian Dances by Grieg, Liszt's Consolation, Macdowell's To a Wild Rose, Schumann's Träumerei, and many more.



Our Price $12.95


Favorite Piano ClassicsFavorite Piano Classics
by Ronald Herder
Treasury of 83 best-loved pieces in authoritative editions: Beethoven's Für Elise, Chopin's "Minute" Waltz and Polonaise "Militaire," Debussy's Clair de Lune, Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3, Mozart's Turkish Rondo, many more.


Our Price $14.95


Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for ThemselvesGreat Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves
by Elyse Mach
Revealing interviews with Arrau, Brendel, de Larrocha, Gilels, Horowitz, Tureck, Watts, 18 other artists. Intimate look at the concert scene and the life of a concert pianist. Introduction by Sir George Solti. Includes 51 photographs.



Our Price $16.95


Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski and 24 Other Legendary PerformersGreat Pianists on Piano Playing: Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski and 24 Other Legendary Performers
by James Francis Cooke
Great pianists discuss technique, musical development, virtuoso artistry, much more. Rachmaninoff's "Essentials of Artistic Playing," Busoni's "Important Details in Piano Study," etc. Includes 2 introductory essays, artist biographies, more.


Our Price $15.95


Guitar Classics: Works by Albéniz, Bach, Dowland, Granados, Scarlatti, Sor and Other Great ComposersGuitar Classics: Works by Albéniz, Bach, Dowland, Granados, Scarlatti, Sor and Other Great Composers
by David Nadal
More than 50 classic works, all newly edited and/or transcribed. Rarities (Cantigas de Santa Maria, Fantasy for lute by da Milano, J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Bourrée) and better-known pieces (Albéniz’s Asturias [Leyenda] and Granados’ Two Spanish Dances). Inexpensive collection for students or experienced guitarists.



Our Price $14.95


My First Book of American Folk Songs: 25 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano ArrangementsMy First Book of American Folk Songs: 25 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements
by Bergerac
Expert settings of 26 American folk classics by a well-known composer and arranger for young pianists. Includes Amazing Grace, Aura Lee, Blue Tail Fly, Go Down Moses, much more.


Our Price $4.95


My First Book of Classical Music: 20 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano ArrangementsMy First Book of Classical Music: 20 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements
by Bergerac
Fun-to-play arrangements include themes from Beethoven's "Pathétique" Sonata and Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, along with such favorites as Schumann's Träumerei, Brahms's Lullaby, Chopin's Prelude, more.


Our Price $4.95


My First Book of Cowboy SongsMy First Book of Cowboy Songs
by Dolly M. Moon
Twenty-one perennial favorites for easy playing by little hands. Red River Valley, On Top of Old Smoky, My Darling Clementine, plus 18 more classic cowboy tunes. Illustrated with prints by Frederic Remington.


Our Price $4.95


My First Book of Hymns and Spirituals: 26 Favorite Songs in Easy Piano ArrangementsMy First Book of Hymns and Spirituals: 26 Favorite Songs in Easy Piano Arrangements
by Bergerac
Includes "The Gift to Be Simple"; "Amazing Grace"; "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"; "Deep River"; and many other favorites in fun-to-play, pedagogically sound arrangements, 25 in all. Features 15 black-and-white illustrations.



Our Price $4.95


My First Book of Irish Songs and Celtic Dances: 21 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano ArrangementsMy First Book of Irish Songs and Celtic Dances: 21 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements
by Bergerac
Fun-to-play, easy piano arrangements of 21 perennial favorites include Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, My Wild Irish Rose, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Kerry Dance, Irish Washerwoman, many more.


Our Price $4.95


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