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Saint-Saens, Camille: Music for Wind Instruments. Celebrated as one of the most successful and gifted composers of his day, Saint-Saëns wrote music for woodwind instruments throughout his long career. This recording presents music from his early days as the bright young thing on the Parisian music scene to the last year of his life. Canada’s renowned National Arts Centre Wind Quintet joins Stéphane Lemelin, a laureate of the Robert Casadesus International Competition, to interpret these assured and beautiful works which combine virtuosity, gentle wit and thoroughly French charm.

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Wicked - Karaoke CD (2 Discs). An accompaniment/karaoke 2-CD release of selections from the musical. Recorded in the original show key and tempo, two versions of each song are included---one with and one without guide vocals. The tracks are fully-orchestrated. This is a great rehearsal tool that can be played by any CD player. Lyrics will appear on screen when played in a karaoke (CD+G) machine. A lyric booklet is included.

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Beethoven, Ludwig van: Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Beethoven Lives Upstairs is the best-loved and best-selling of all the Classical Kids stories. The arrival of an eccentric boarder turns a young boy's life upside down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! At first Christoph resents their new tenant but slowly he comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness and the beauty of his music. In the end he is won over by the music and true incidents from the great composer's life. The music, all originally produced, includes excerpts of more than 35 of Beethoven's best-loved works: Symphonies Nos. 5 to 9, the Moonlight and Pathetique Sonatas, Violin "Spring Sonata," Flute Serenade, G+ Sonatina, Minuet in G+, and Fur Elise.

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Schlosar, Carol: Comprehensive Ear Training - Student Series CD, Grade 1. This graded series helps students develop their ear-training skills and effectively prepare them for the ear-training components of major examination systems, including RCM Examinations and the National Music Certificate Program. The Student Series is designed for home use by the student. Each level consists of recorded practice sessions on one or more CDs and a fully notated answer booklet.

The product is also available in a Professional Series which consists of a book with notated examples that can be purchased alone or with CD recordings.

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Richard Fawkes' History of Classical Music - Contains 150 Music Excerpts from Major Works (4 CDs). From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.

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Listen Learn and Grow - Music to Stimulate and Inspire Young Minds, newborn through preschool. Listen, Learn and Grow was initially formulated as a gift for all babies born in Tennessee hospitals and follows the scientific evidence that the rhythms, structure, and high frequencies of classical music stimulate the neural pathways of developing minds, fortifying the intelligence and well being of young listeners. This compilation of great composers, including Bach and Mozart, is designed for tots through preschool age, though older children and adults will enjoy these pieces as well. A delightful mix, Rossini's Overture from "The Barber of Seville" builds from subdued strings to crashing cymbals and lively woodwinds, while Haydn's "Cello Concerto No. 2; Rondo: Allegro" soothes and invigorates like sunshine after rain. Pachelbel's well-loved "Canon" is dignified and courtly. And the uptempo "Autumn" and vivid "Winter" movements from Vivaldi's grand Four Seasons are destined to become favorites, along with Handel's "Menuet" from the Water Music suites, a piece that trickles, tinkles, and rushes forth like a secret fountain in the wood.