Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revis…

Selected art songs by prominent American composers in the G. Schirmer and AMP catalog, including songs by Samuel Barber, John Duke, Lee Hoiby, Charles Ives, John Jacob Niles, William Schuman, and others.Includes works from Ernst Bacon: It's all I have to bring - Samuel Barber: The Crucifixion- The Daisies- Hey nonny no!- The Monk and His Cat- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel- A Slumber Song of the M…

from Munich. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. by John Williams. Arranger by John Moss The powerful Spielberg movie Munich brought us another stunning soundtrack from the masterful pen of John Williams. His moving setting of Israel's national song is a focal point of the film. John Moss has created this marvelously scored version for bat is both effective and easy to prepare. / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recu…

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a successio…

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

This musical, with a book by John Weidman, explores the history of presidential assassination in America, from John Wilkes Booth to John Hinckley, Jr. Assassins climaxes in a surreal sequence where the assassins convince Lee Harvey Oswald that his act is the only way he will connect - with them, with history, and with the world.Newly edited, with new music engravings, added songs, articles and pho…

Par HOUGHTON MARK. « Elegy » est un hommage à l'influent compositeur anglais du XXe siècle, John W. Duarte (1919-2004). L'élégie ne reflète pas le style de composition de Duarte, mais plutôt une reconnaissance de sa publication éditoriale pour Chester Music (1984) de « Homenaje pour le Tombeau de Claude Debussy », composé par Manual de Falla (1920). Par conséquent, « Elegy » adopte le style de com…

Par COBHAM BILLY. When he burst onto the international stage in 1971 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham had already recorded with Miles Davis and dozens of others. But it was his otherwordly playing with Mahavishnu that redefined what was possible on the drum set. Cobham's first solo album, 1973's Spectrum, became a number one hit, spawned three future jazz standards, and cemented his pla…

This comprehensive collection contains the most well-known, best-loved pieces of music that every pianist should have in their repertoire. You'll find classical favourites, famous film themes, laid-back jazz, chart hits, wedding music, Christmas classics and handy must-haves like 'Auld Lang Syne' and 'Happy Birthday To You', all organised into themed sections for easy navigation. With everything f…