Editor: Katrin Eich Fingering: Andreas Boyde Brahms mainly composed the eight Piano Pieces op. 76 in summer 1878 in the summer resort of Pörtschach at Lake Wörth. Theodor Billroth, a close friend, was enthusiastic about the new works: 'These are magnificent pieces, beautiful and interesting to play. They lie so well under the hand for those who are a little used to Schumann's and Chopin's techniq…

The edition 'Mein erstes Konzert' [My First Concert] contains 22 easy pieces for lessons, first recitals or pupils' competitions. This volume takes the player on a musical journey through five epochs - from the Renaissance era via the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras to contemporary music. A special highlight is the large number of pieces of popular music, including motivating pieces from the …

The highly regarded early music specialist and violinist, Walter Reiter presents the second in a series of four volumes dedicated to violin music from the Baroque period. Featuring 36 beautiful pieces scored for violin and keyboard accompaniment, this collection includes works by well known figures such as Bach, Handel and Purcell, as well as lesser-known and rarely available pieces from a range o…

Par CHILCOTT BOB / KNIGHT SUSAN. 31 chants pour SATB accompagnés et non accompagnés Une collection innovatrice dont de nouvelles pièces et des arrangements de certains des compositeurs du monde plus beau chant ainsi que d'écrivains dont le travail peut être nouveau pour beaucoup. Les éditeurs ont cherché dans le monde pour révéler, de la musique excitante représentant un éventail de traditions cho…

29 easy and enjoyable works for recorder and piano from four centuries that includes both original pieces for recorder, as well as arrangements of many popular melodies by famous classical composers, such as Mozart's The Bird Catcher's Aria or Für Elise by Beethoven. Many of these pieces are suitable for students in their second year of lessons. The pupils can play along with the accompanying CD o…

The best in contemporary jazz from Europe. 430 pages of new, intriguing sounds from virtually every country in Europe. Available in C, Bb and Eb versions. Accurate, composer-approved charts plus sample bass lines, sample chord voicings, horn harmony lines, drum appendix, lyrics, and more! Over 100 of Europe's best jazz writers, including Claus Ogerman, Enrico Pieranunzi, Didier Lockwood, Amina Fig…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The Notebook for Johann Christian Bach completes the collection of surviving instructional works from within the Bach family, following the highly praised Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Together, Bach?s Notebooks provide a fascinating glimpse into the domestic music academy of the Bach family home. They contain original compositions, exercises,…

Par BERTRAND ELISE. « Si les artistes rendent si rarement compte de leurs instants d'inspiration, la raison en est bien simple: c'est qu'à ces moments-là du processus créateur ils ne sont nullement présents par la conscience. Ils ne peuvent pas davantage s'épier psychologiquement au cours de la création elle-même qu'ils ne peuvent, par-dessus leur épaule, se regarder écrire. » Egon Schiele « Artis…

Par HARRIS RICHARD. A hymn by Jonathan Harvey based on a text entitled Vexilla Regis by Bishop Venantius Fortunatus, translated by J. M. Neale, 1851. Commissioned by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge in 2004. The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contempo…

Bach, Johann Sebastian Organ Works, Volume 6 Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias and Fugues II / Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6) Editor Kilian, Dietrich / Wollny, Peter Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Organ Works in revised editions Any complete scholarly critical edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach must incorporate new research findings in the interest of scho…

Par GRAINGER PERCY ALDRIDGE. Between 1920 and 1940 Grainger published a loose series of piano transcriptions under the title of 'Free Settings of Favourite Melodies' in order to make a wide audience acquainted with the music of great composers. Five pieces that prove his feel of tone colours and his highly developed understanding of the piano and its possibilities, have been included in this volum…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN /CIRONE ANTHONY J. Although many of the greatest composers from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods did not write for marimba, their works are still available and are perfectly suited for this instrument. Many of these works were written for violin and contain bowings and fingerings that assist in the stylistic interpretation for violin but do not apply to marimb…