op. 26. Par WELLESZ EGON. Egon Wellesz?s ?Six Piano Pieces? op. 26, six rather short character pieces, are written entirely in the spirit of the atonal works of the Schoenberg School. In the first movement, even the third stands out as an essential component of the composition, which brings this movement close to Schoenberg?s opus 19/2. And Wellesz used the expressive thematic material of the ?mas…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Hymn of the Highlands was commissioned by David King and the Yorkshire Building Society Band for first performance at the 2002 European Brass Band Championships Gala Concert in Brussels. The complete suite lasts approximately 35 minutes however it is possible that pieces of different lengths can be constructed to feature particular soloists or fit different programming constrain…

Par STRAUSS RICHARD. In 1880 Richard Strauss began composing the 'Sonata for cello and piano' op. 6. Before it went to print in 1883 he revised the complete piece. Only the first movement remained unaltered. Strauss dedicated the 'Sonata for cello and piano' in F major to his friend Hans Wihan (at that time solo cellist with the court orchestra of Munich), who also took part in the premiere of the…

Flexible Four-Part Concert Pieces. Par DIVERS AUTEURS / RAE JAMES (ARR.). All together easy Ensemble! is a series of flexible arrangements of well-known pieces for students venturing forth into ensemble playing for the first time. The parts are of equal importance and are written within a comfortable range for each instrument. An optional piano part is included, to enhance the ensemble if necessar…

Par CAMBINI GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE. First Edition/ Répertoire / 2 Violons, Alto et 2 Violoncelles

Laetatus Sum. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. The 121st Psalm of the Vulgata forms part of the Roman Catholic liturgy for Vespers on the feast da of a virgin [namely, the Virgin Mary]. Vivaldi's setting, given its first edition, is one of his simplest psalm statements that have come down to us. / Psaumes / Date parution : 1984-08-01/ Répertoire / Choeur SATB, Violon, Alto et Basse Continue

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par HOLST GUSTAV. Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) for inclusion in the first edition (1906) of The English Hymnal, edited by his life-long friend, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Philip Sparke has carefully arra…

Eleven pieces for piano quintet. Par KOECHLIN CHARLES. This first edition presents our latest selection of pieces from the composition 'Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton', Koechlin's homage to the famous film actress Lilian Harvey. From a total of 89 short uninstrumented works, some of them even unfinished, the editor carefully and cleverly selected and assigned pieces to instruments which correspond …

The Six Easy Pieces arranged by German composer, conductor, and organist Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748--1798) are inspired by the original vocal/orchestral score of The Magic Flute. These pieces are idiomatic piano duets (one piano, four hands) that remain faithful to the original composition. Filled with wit and charm, they contain many of the memorable elements of the opera: Papageno's magic bel…

Laetatus Sum. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. The 121st Psalm of the Vulgata forms part of the Roman Catholic liturgy for Vespers on the feast da of a virgin (namely, the Virgin Mary). Vivaldi's setting, given its first edition, is one of his simplest psalm statements that have come down to us. / Date parution : 1984-08-01/ Répertoire / Choeur SATB, Violon, Alto et Basse Continue

Par REICHARDT JOHANN FRIEDRICH. If he is known at all, then generally Reichardt is known primarily as a Lied composer. This first edition of the full score of the Weihnachtskantilene makes this work for large ensemble once again accessible. This simple, homophonic setting in 16 movements is scored in some sections for double choir, whereby the higher choir can be performed effectively by a childre…

First Edition. Par SCHREKER FRANZ. Débuts de compositionnels de Schreker sont encore inconnus ses oeuvres de stade rencontré un grand succès dans les années 1910 et 1920. Avec cette première publication de sa Sonate pour violon, écrit en 1898, pendant ses études au Conservatoire de Vienne, son début de la phase créatif est rendu accessible dans une oeuvre représentative pour la première fois. Schr…

After hearing the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Martinu's Symphony #1 in New York, Mischa Elman commissioned the composer to write a violin concerto for him. Martinu thereupon composed his Second Violin Concerto in 1943. That same year Elman played the solo part at the première, with Sergei Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra.This piano reduction is based on the musical text …