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This series includes pop tunes you know, classical music you think you know and some theatre and film hits you will get to know: an expertly arranged, nicely varied collection of musical styles all under one cover.

… Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Tournament Galop – Gottschalk • Remembrances • Out Of Africa • Dances With Wolves • Norwegian Dance No. 2 – Grieg • Murder on the Orient Express • Cortège from Caucasian Sketches – Ippolitov-Ivanov

…Some of the music in Alan Gout s Undercover Hits is taken from films, while the remainder is drawn from hits of another kind. The keys have been well chosen for the trumpet, and the piano accompaniment is complementary and well written. The selection of music is intriguingly random, and I can only assume that the undercover in the title refers to the whodunnit nature of the theme from Murder on the Orient Express. This is a well arranged book that offers excellent concert repertoire for Grade 5 players and above. The pieces are enjoyable to play and offer effective challenges to the developing player. I hope to see some of the pieces on exam syllabuses in future. Reviewed Music Teacher