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Ave Maria by Charles Gounod - arranged for flute and piano
Charles Gounod so admired Bach as a composer that he wrote this beautiful melody as his "Ave Maria" - arranged by Len Rhodes for flute and piano.
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Adagio in G minor by Albinoni, arranged for Cello and Piano
Adagio in G minor by Albinoni - transcribed and arranged by Len Rhodes for Cello and Piano
How to Establish Classical Composer Anniversaries and Festivals?
There is no easier and immediate way to establish composer anniversaries and festivals than to refer to Len Rhodes’ “Composer Directory”.
Inside t...
Composer Directory - compiled by Len Rhodes
This Composer Dictionary - Directory compiled by Len Rhodes, is an ongoing project involving many years researching the dates and nationalities of ...
Debussy’s Clair de Lune - arranged for piano duet
Claude Debussy’s Clair de lune, the third and most famous movement in his Suite of 1890, was inspired by a poem written by the French poet Paul Ve...
Holst in Cheltenham
A beautiful Regency town, home to Gustav Holst. Spent some time at the Holst birthplace where his Collard & Collard piano is housed.
Perfect Pitch for You - Alla Elana Cohen. How this incredible resource has impacted the lives of so many!
I was extremely interested in the "Perfect Pitch "course and at the same time very hesitant— wondering whether obtaining perfect pitch is in fact possible...Professor Cohen has truly opened a new world to me... she has been a tremendous influence!
Ralph Vaughan Williams - ‘ Pezzo Ostinato’ for organ solo!
Recently transcribed by Len Rhodes and released on Albion Records 2022 CD release “Serenade”. This little known piece is now available as a sheet m...
Gustav Holst - “First Law of Human Existence”
There are various versions, and suggestions as to what the ‘First Law’ demands. However, Gustav Holst, in a letter to his daughter Imogen dated Aug...
Len Rhodes - from an ISM blog
Portfolio musician Len Rhodes
Every day I am a performing, practicing - a creative musician. Growing up in Penge, South London - my early influence...
Bach - Wachet Auf (Sleepers Wake)
Wachet Auf, BWV 645, also known as "Sleepers Wake", commissioned by Anne Akiko Meyers and featuring on her 2023 CD release ‘Mysterium’, and arrang...
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Commissioned by Anne Akiko Meyers and featuring on her 2023 CD release ‘Mysterium’, a new arrangement of "Sheep May Safely Graze", for Violin and ...