Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès’s second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award for Chamber Composition, the 20-minute work charts the progress of a day. Glassy harmonics typify the opening movement Nightfalls, whilst playful pizzicati abound in Serenade – Morning …

Par BREWER MIKE. This exciting collection presents choirs with a terrific opportunity to experience the excitement and energy of African music! Building on the success of Hamba Lulu, this volume taps into a rich seam of African culture and includes the festive song Banuwa, alongside the Zulu 'bird' song Izintakana and a new arrangement of the South African wedding song 'Babevuya', coupled with the…

Par BEDNALL DAVID. David Bednall's Christmas cantata Welcome All Wonders was commissioned and first performed by the Choir of Queen's College, Oxford in 2012 and received rave reviews from, among others, BBC Music Magazine, Limelight Magazine and Gramophone. Described as  'ingenious', 'engaging', 'spirited', 'extremely appealing' and 'accessible without being superficial', a recording of this nota…

Par WEBSTER P. / FAIN S.. Calamity Jane, the Amateur Operatic Version. Music by Sammy Fain. Vocal score edition./ Recueil / Chant et Piano

Par VINE CARL. Carl Vine's engaging Strutt Sonata for cello and piano was premiered at the 2017 Huntington Estate Music Festival by Julian Smiles and Ian Munro. Named after John Strutt and commissioned by his wife Josephine, this single 15-minute movement includes a lyrical aria that returns in darkly mirrored form and a joyous presto finale./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano

Par LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW. Mr Mistoffelees & other choruses from Cats includes a selection of songs from the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, arranged for SSA voices with piano accompaniment by Gwyn Arch. The five songs from the musical - Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella, Mungojerrie & Rumpelteazer and Mr Mistoffelees - provide an ideal set for programming in a concert.  / Choral Music / Re…

Par CRAXTON J. / RICHARDSON A.. Collections of easy pieces to introduce players at an early stage to a wide range of music. With Piano Accompaniments. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Hautbois et Piano

Par MASCHWITZ E. / SHERWIN M.. Words by Eric Maschwitz, music by Manning Sherwin. Arranged for piano and vocal with guitar chord symbols. Suitable for intermediate pianist. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Feuillet / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par BALLET WILLIAM. This is the 'a capella' version of Alexander L’Estrange’s beautiful mixed voice composition, Lute-book Lullaby. First performed by the choir Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short, who also commissioned the work, it was first performed on 12th September 2002, at St Luke's, Chelsea, London at a concert in support of Downs Syndrome. The piece can be found on the Signum Records CD Mot…

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Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. George Benjamin’s Sometime Voices for baritone, chorus and orchestra is a setting of Caliban’s famous speech in Act III Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Composed in 1996, the 9-minute work places long, forceful baritone lines above an orchestra that drifts between an eerie tranquillity and mercurial activity. Behind this, the chorus, acting as spirits – sometimes benign, …

Par DOBSON SIMON. Torsion was commissioned by the Leyland Band and first performed on 23 January 2010 at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester, by Leyland Band conducted by Jason Katsikaris. This colourful and dynamic work is the most personal and ambitious that Simon Dobson composed during his residency with the Lancashire brass band. The dictionary defines torsion as …

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Alarm clocks, barking dogs, telephones, meetings and rush hour… the hustle and bustle of life. What better way to relax than to sit down at the piano, chill out and indulge yourself with music from Pam Wedgwood's After Hours: On My Travels? Inspired by the places and people Pam has met on her travels, these evocative pieces for the advanced player (Grades 6-8) provide the perfect…

Par RUNSWICK DARYL. Symphony For Voices is for a large body of voices (60-80 people), but not necessarily a choir. The voices are divided into 4 groups, though not by voice-type or gender, but deliberately mixed up. The music is unorthadox, using mostly Extended Vocal Techniques, whispering, grunting, shouting, humming, and words from a variety of different languages. Ideal for those who want a di…