Jared and Morgan Piper have a wonderful marriage. They're in love and happily planning to expand their family. Jared's best friend, Brian Holbrook, is a man on a mission. He's focused, driven, and determined never to let another woman hurt him the way, Shonna, his ex, had. Trinity Sorenson, best-selling author and Morgan's best-friend is dealing with hurt of her own in the loss of her husband, Michael, the love of her life to a fatal car accident. Hoping to bring them together, Jared and Morgan secretly arrange a chance encounter during a Magic's home game.To Morgan's chagrin, there are no sparks. Disappointed she begins to plot new ways to bring the two together, convinced they are destined. Jared knows his friend Brian very well. He's seen something his wife missed and believes Brian is more than a little interested in Trinity, but knows he's slower than molasses to make a move. Which one is right? Are the two really perfect for each other, or will they simply be two ships passing in the night?

The Essential Late Romantic Collection is a sumptuous selection of the very best Keyboard music of the late Romantic era by composers ranging from Tchaikovsky to Fauré and beyond, all presented in one superb volume for intermediate solo Piano. The music of the Romantic era is characterised by progressive innovations in both tonal and formal expression. The works of Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Faure have become essential repertoire for any serious Piano student, forever pushing the boundaries of diatonic harmony, timing and texture into evermore complex worlds of emotion. Elsewhere you'll even find the very first hints of Jazz in the African/American sounds of Joplin's Ragtime classics. Every piece in this anthology is rich in heritage and familiar to the ears of music lovers the world over. Take this opportunity to transform your repertoire - the music has been expertly adapted to appeal to the intermediate soloist whilst retaining all the beauty and character of the original works. There's simply no better way to discover the music of the masters. Songlist: - Accelerations Waltz (Op.234) [J. Strauss Ii] - Adagietto (From Symphony No.5) [Mahler] - Agnus Dei [Fauré] - Allegretto (From Symphony No.3 In F) [Brahms] - Anitra’s Dance [Grieg] - Après Un Rêve [Fauré] - Arabesque No.1 [Debussy] - Chanson De Matin [Elgar] - Chinese Dance [Tchaikovsky] - Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves [Verdi] - Clair De Lune [Debussy] - Démand Et Reponse [Coleridge Taylor] - Dies Irae [Verdi] - Emperor Waltz [J. Strauss Ii] - The Entertainer [Joplin] - Gymnopédie No.1 [Satie] -Humoresque, Op.101, No.7 [Dvovrák] - Hungarian Dance (In G Minor) [Brahms] - In Paradisum [Fauré] - Jerusalem [Parry] - Largo [Dvovrák] - Locus Iste [Bruckner] -Love Theme (From Romeo And Juliet) [Tchaikovsky] - Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin] - Meditation [Massenet] - Norwegian Dance (Op.35, No.2) [Grieg] - Notturno (Op.54, No.4) [Grieg] - Pavane [Fauré] - Piano Concerto In A Minor (Opening) [Grieg] - Piano Concerto, No.1 (1st Movement: Allegro) [Tchaikovsky] - Prelude (Op.11, No.4) [Scriabin] - Salut D’amour [Elgar] - Serenade For Strings In E Minor (1st Movement: Moderato) [Dvorvák] - Slavonic March (Op.31, 1st Section) [Tchaikovsky] - Song Without Words (Op.17, No.3) [Fauré] - Swan Lake (Scene From Act Ii) [Tchaikovsky] - Tango (Op.165, No.2) [Albeniz] - To A Wild Rose [Macdowell] - Violin Concerto (Slow Movement) [Bruch] - Waltz Of The Flowers [Tchaikovsky] - Waltz, Op.39, No.15 Brahms - Waltz: Voices Of Spring [J. Strauss Ii] - Wiegenlied (Cradle Song/Lullaby) [Brahms] - The Young Prince And Young Princess [Rimsky-Korsakov]

This volume contains a detailed biography of Elgar, and is part of the 'Master Musicians' series written by W. H. Reed. In writing this biography, Reed was aided by Elgar's daughter who helped him piece together the various incidents in Edward Elgar's life in chronological order from her personal knowledge and from old diaries. This biography offers the reader a unique insight into the life of this master musician, and it will be of considerable value to those with an interest in Elgar's personal life. The chapters of this book include: 'Childhood and Youth', 'In Search of a Career', 'The Teaching of Experience', 'Marriage and Artistic Progress', 'Growing Mastery', 'Gradual Recognition and Fame', 'Full Maturity', 'Creative Activity', 'Fame at Home and Abroad', 'The Elgar Festival and Knighthood', and more. We are republishing this antiquarian text now in a modern, affordable edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

The composer Adolphe-Charles Adam (1803-1856) is known all over the world for the famous Christmas anthem ‘Minuit chrétiens’ (‘O Holy Night’). However, he wrote much more than just this. His ballet Giselle (1841) is the quintessence of mystical Romanticism and one of the most enduring works of the dance repertoire. Adam composed a series of ballets, principally for the Paris Opéra, establishing this genre as a serious and integral musical form. His last work was Le Corsaire (1856) which reaches sublime heights. However, Adam was just as famous as a composer for the lyric stage. With Boieldieu, Hérold and Auber, he forms one of the quartet of masters that represent the second school of that profoundly French genre of the opera-comique. The charming and elegant Le Chalet (1834) received over 1500 performances in Paris, and the exuberant and adorable Le Postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) is still played on stages throughout the world. This study considers this gentle, unassuming composer’s life and work, examining his 42 operas and 14 ballets in the context of the vibrant musical scene in Paris during the decades 1820-1860.