Our Sheet Music Highlights of 2023:
The best, most beautiful, and most popular sheet music releases of the year!
Piano
9 Female Composers from 3 Centuries
The music of female composers is getting more and more attention in concert halls. Completely justified! The 7th volume of the Urtext Primo series from the Vienna Universal Edition is an excellent collection of 25 easy piano pieces with practice tips!
Harry Potter Piano Anthology
What a magical edition! The demand was so high that the 1st edition was sold out in just a few months. Now the Piano Anthology is available again! It is an eye-catcher with all the important melodies from Harry Potter's magical world – an absolute recommendation for Muggles!
Chart Hits of 2022–2023
16 Smash-Hits from the past year, including: 'Anti-Hero', 'As It Was', 'Eyes Closed', 'Flowers', 'Forget Me' and many more. The songs in this collection have been specially arranged for easy piano with chord symbols and lyrics.
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor op.30
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto, with its abundance of delightful melodic ideas, is among the most popular and technically challenging works in today's concert literature.
Yiruma 20th Anniversary SOLO: Original
Yiruma SOLO: Original is the authorised collection from the best-selling album SOLO, written and set to music by Yiruma for solo piano. Also available in an easier to play version (1663910).
Anton Bruckner for Organ
With this edition, organists are perfectly prepared for the Bruckner Year 2024.
Brevissima!
This volume offers concise adaptations of romantic toccatas and finales, catering to the practical needs of organists, allowing them to showcase standout pieces in a shortened, single-volume collection.
Accordion
Irish Folk Tunes
A collection of 30 arrangements of traditional Irish melodies and styles such as reels, hornpipes, jigs, and more. Accordionist Gemma Telfer has personally recorded all the pieces.
Marvellous Selection
8 sophisticated, jazzily tasteful compositions, including Jazz Waltz, Samba, Bossa Nova, and more. Bengt Olausson provides professional tracks with orchestral playback for a unique musical experience – solo or with orchestral accompaniment.
Choir & Singing
Disney 100 Songs
This special edition of the 100 most beautiful and moving Disney songs impresses with its loving artistic design, with many colourful illustrations and is an absolute must-have for all Disney fans!
Sacred choral music by Anton Bruckner
To celebrate the upcoming Bruckner Year, we recommend this new release from Carus-Verlag. If that's a bit too solemn for your taste, there's also another volume featuring Anton Bruckner's Secular Choral Music .
OperAria Tenor 1
The series OperAria, which offers editions for all voice types, has been expanded with 2 volumes for tenors. Online supplementary materials, such as a 'Phonetic Assistant' for the correct pronunciation of the texts, make 'OperAria' an ideal vocal coach.
Chart Hits of 2022–2023
20 massive hits from 2022-2023, specially arranged for piano, voice and guitar with chord symbols, chord diagrams and full lyrics. Includes ‘As It Was’, ‘Eyes Closed’, ‘Flowers’, ‘Pointless’, and many more!
Guitar & Ukulele
Play Guitar – Welcome to Vienna
Vienna from 1800 to 1856, shaped by Beethoven and Schubert? Not only that! Explore Vienna from an entirely new perspective and discover its peak in guitar playing. Difficulty: easy to moderate.
Studio Ghibli Songs
8 short arrangements for easy ukulele of the popular music by Joe Hisaishi.
First popular Songs
This series is perfect for guitar ensembles in the classroom or for other groups playing the guitar. This edition features 15 pop standards!
Songs in Our Times
Maria Linnemann processed the Ukraine War of 2022 in the pieces of this guitar edition. They paint real images and the feeling of powerlessness, intertwined with comforting memories of the past. Musically, the work is reminiscent of her prior guitar works such as 'Songs from the Heart'.
Strings
Piccolo Paganini 2
Following the successful formula of the first volume, violin experts Christiane Schmidt and Gudrun Jeggle present 30 more original pieces for violin and piano, this time of moderate difficulty.
Fast Forward
The third installment of 'Easy String Music', a series featuring light repertoire for beginning and developing string players. The 21 diverse pieces explore various finger patterns.
Pop für Cello 6
Volume 6 of the popular series includes a wonderful selection of easily playable arrangements of current pop songs such as 'Cold Heart' (Dua Lipa & Elton John), 'As It Was' (Harry Styles), or 'Hold My Hand' from the blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick'.
Thumb Position
Venturing into the higher registers opens the door to advanced double bass literature and expressive solo playing. With this method, learning becomes easy and enjoyable.
Best of Viola Classics
The collection of 16 popular performance pieces, which includes well-known repertoire as well as new works to be discovered, is recommended for lessons and competitions as well as for auditions and concerts.
Woodwind
Super strong Pop Songs 19
The latest edition of the popular recorder series for cool kids provides a diverse selection of easy arrangements for 1 or 2 soprano recorders, including audio downloads for playing along.
BlockPop
This edition by Barbara Ertl features 10 popular pop songs such as 'Wellerman' (Nathan Evans), 'Memories' (Maroon 5), or 'La Cintura' (Alvaro Soler), carefully selected for their musical suitability for the alto recorder.
Essential Elements 1
Ideal for learning the clarinet in a classroom setting or in beginner wind orchestras. Concepts taught in class are reinforced here, and a variety of orchestra arrangements are provided, allowing for early practice in ensemble playing.
The Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker
The legendary saxophonist has taken extensive practice notes throughout his entire career. Here they have been compiled: useful and often brilliant musical ideas and over 700 exercises!
Easy Charts Play-Along 14
A collection of current hits for beginners on various instruments, including songs by Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Nico Santos. These can be played after only one year of lessons.
Brass
Romantic Trumpet Duos
These moderately challenging pieces for two trumpets and piano have not been reissued since the end of the 19th century. The included audio demos were recorded by Kristin Thielemann, Reinhold Friedrich (trumpets), and Eriko Takezawa-Friedrich (piano).
Total Funk Trumpet
Top trumpeter Rüdiger Baldauf (Heavytones) and Freddi Lubitz (Höhner) have written six funky tunes with rich grooves specifically for the trumpet and recorded them in top-notch play-alongs – perfect for experienced trumpet players!
Shanty Play-Alongs
The most beautiful shanties and sea songs expertly arranged by Vahid Matejkos as play-alongs for trombone or baritone horn with hints of Rock, Latin, Funk, Big Band, as well as orchestral and Caribbean influences.
Essential Elements 1
The complete method for learning tuba, designed for music lessons in schools and wind orchestras – reissued with online audio!
Wind orchestra & ensembles
BläserKlasse Disney-Hits
The arrangements of the most beautiful melodies from recent Disney films (e.g. 'Frozen II', 'Beauty and the Beast', or 'The Lion King') are perfectly tailored to the learning experience of 'Essential Elements'. German cover, but the sheet music is universal.
Vosgian Pictures
The three-movement piece by Jacob de Haan depicts the picturesque Vosges Mountains in northeastern France, capturing the beauty of the region through slow, energetic, captivating, and serene musical sections, along with lyrical descriptions.
Me and My Friends II
The four enchanting and light musical pieces for a flexible ensemble offer a diverse range from sparkling classical melodies to infectious rhythms, bringing a breath of fresh air to every musical performance.
Fascination Fanfare
This fanfare by Otto M. Schwarz is a captivating piece filled with catchy melodies. Commissioned by the Austrian Wind Music Association (ÖBV), it serves as a musical calling card and recognition music at public events.
Drums
New Drummer's ABC 2
The sequel to 'New Drummer's ABC' by Holger Hälbig provides a variety of progressive pop and rock patterns, fills, and technical exercises for practical grooves. Includes over 150 play-along tracks.
Beginner Book
With this progressive book, drum beginners or restarters practice various playing techniques, coordination, timing, and develop an understanding of musical structures. Includes song examples and tips for effective practice.
