Welcome to the Winter edition of the Da Capo Newsletter.
The temperature may have dropped but thanks to music in our life, spirits will always be soaring high!

JUST ARRIVED-BRAND NEW KALMUS VOCAL/MINIATURE SCORES
A huge collection of brand new Kalmus scores has just arrived in the store. Titles include vocal scores by Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Rossini and Gilbert & Sullivan. Miniature Study scores by Mozart, Handel, Rossini and Bach plus many other titles. Check our New Stock link to browse through titles.

STAFF MEMBER AND RECORDER VIRTUOSO SUNDAY PERFORMANCE AT SAPPHO CAFE
Our new staff recruit Rhia, recent winner of the Conservatorium's Early Music Concerto Competition, will be making a special concert appearance at Sappho Cafe. She will be performing with various perfomers from the conservatorium, and will feature a delicious variety of early music. The concert will be free of charge and there will be a large gas heater to keep you warm. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a brilliant young star with her consummate ensemble. Check our homepage for details as the date is yet to be confirmed.

ONE FREE HOT BEVERAGE FOR EVERY DA CAPO SALE OVER $60
Don't let the Winter chills take hold of you. Our sister store downstairs, Sappho Books & Cafe, has plenty of hot and delicious spiced teas and Chais and coffees not to mention a delicious hot soup of the day, to warm your spirits. And for every sale over $60 at Da Capo you recieve a free beverage.

NEW WINTER STOCK NOW ON LINE

STAFF PICKS :

Pete's choice:

57109. JAZZ. VARIOUS. SHER, Chuck. BAUER, Bob eds.

""For all you Jazz buffs....get your copy as these always walk out of our shop quickly."

Rhia's choice:

22391. MUSIC HISTORY. STRUNK, Oliver.
The Romantic Era. Source Readings in Music History. Selected and Annotated by Strunk. Faber. 1981. 167pp. Paperback. 8vo. Good. 0-393-09684-X.
Click here to order $20

"Fascinating primary sources from the romantic period, direct from the pens of Wagner, Berlioz, Schumann and more!"

Margot’s choice:

22199. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. UNUSUAL. JUKEBOX. PEARCE, Christopher.
Vintage Jukeboxes: the Hall of Fame.. New Burlington Books. 1988. 128pp. Hardcover. In dust jacket. 4to. Gorgeous colour illustrations. A few marks to inside covers and flaps, otherwise good to very good. ISBN 1-85348-099-1..
Click here to order $22

"This book traces the golden years of the jukebox (1940s - '50s) and uses the publicity material of the manufacturers themselves to evoke an era with a wealth of full-colour illustrations. Describes the classic Wurlitzers, Rock-olas, AMIs and Seeburgs; the technica achievements; the design wars and the marketing strategies. Very informative, and fun to leaf through – I love it."

Other choices:

19271. MUSICAL THEATRE and FILM MUSIC. BORDMAN, Gerald.
American Musical Theatre. A Chronicle. OUP. 1979 (1978). 749pp. Hardcover. 4to. Tear to lower spine of dustjacket, otherwise very good. 2nd edition. 0-19-502356-0.
Click here to order $40

"The definitive reference for all things pertaining to American Musicals. "

Michael’s choice:

57228. PIANO MUSIC. JAZZ. JOHNSON, Jimmy.
Jimmy Johnson's Boogie Woogie Original Piano Solos. Sydney. J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. 1943. 25pp. Paperback. 4to. Cover separated at spine, contents partially disbound, pages discoloured, odd penning, o/wise fair. A rare collection of boogie woogie solos by the father of stride piano and teacher to Fats Waller. Titles are as follows: Twelfth Avenue, Boogie Dreams, Boogie Woogie Runway, Walkin' The Bass and Thinkin' Of You. Extremely rare item.
Click here to order $60

"Even the master of Harlem Stride Piano was taken up by the Boogie Woogie craze!"

Meredith’s choice:

"For any serious pianist wanting to broaden their performance outlook. "