Haydn's Symphony #26 received its nickname 'Lamentazione? during his lifetime, though it is unclear whether this stems directly from the composer.This work probably originated no later than 1770. Its first and second movements quote excerpts from Gregorian chants used in Holy Week. In Haydn's day it was customary to play individual movements in church services, and it may be assumed that these two…

32 selected examination and performance pieces. Par . Edition Peters Piano Classics offers essential core repertoire carefully selected for students at early advanced to advanced level, ideal for performance or examinations. The collection covers a broad range of styles and periods and is accompanied by Performance Notes for each work. Many of the pieces are drawn from the extensive range of piano…

Homenaje Al Papa Francisco. Par SCHRONEN ALWIN MICHAEL. The work interprets in a sensitive way the effect Pope Frances, who was elected in March 2013, has on people. Based on three Argentine folk songs, the mass with its powerful and quiet parts arouses feelings of exaltation. The awakening and the joy caused by Pope Francis since his election is represented in the 'Gloria'. A varied, yet reverent…

Par NUORVALA JUHANI. Juhani Nuorvala (b. 1961) wrote The Five Chords That Shook My World (2020) for pianist Nicolas Horvath's Hommage à Glass project and it is dedicated to him. It's a fantasy meditation on the Train/Spaceship chords in Einstein, that repeating five-chord progression (Fm - Db - A - B7 - E) about which the composer has said that there's something strange, because it never fails to …

Regarded as the highlight among Chopin's polonaises, the great Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53 has also become known as 'octave polonaise' because of the distinctive octave passages in the middle section. As was customary at that time, the work was published in a German, English and French first edition each. There also exists an autograph which served as an engraver's copy for the German first e…

This Easy songbook edition of the bestselling Uke'n Play Ukulele series will get beginners of any age strumming easy chords and playing popular songs in no time. Written by professional player and educator Mike Jackson, the book features his instant play method together with downloadable play-along audio. Don't forget to scroll down to watch Mike in action as he teaches our enthusiastic student.Th…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. Kenneth Hince of the Australian says '...one of his finest works...a composer thoroughly at ease with himself, working in a mode that has come to terms with his tradition and with his environment, and using it with assurance to create music of great beauty and economy...the most convincing demonstration Sculthorpe has given us his powerful originality of mind.' The Australian…

Par RAYNER JONATHAN. The Music Factory is a comprehensive, innovative and practical music course, covering Key stage 3 of the National Curriculum and GCSE. The core of The Music Factory is a flexible Teacher Resource Book , containing 120 practical activities for classroom music-making. This book aims to provide teachers with a comprehensive source of ideas, approaches and starting points. Each of…

Concert Band Signature Series. Par WALKER GEORGE. In 1946, George Walker was still doing graduate work at the Curtis institute when he composed Lyric for Strings, which would prove over the coming decades to become one of the most performed and enduring string orchestra works of the 20th Century. This first-ever edition for symphonic wind band was arranged by Dr. Luci Disano and premiered by The P…

2 Solo Sopranos, 2 Solo Altos, 3 Solo Tenors, 2 Solo Basses, Mixed Choir and Orchestra. Par MONTEVERDI CLAUDIO. Scholarly-critical Urtext edition orientated towards performance practice. Detailed critical commentary (Eng) in the full score. Movements 10, 13 and 14 are included in their original high clef in the appendix of the full score. These movements are also available with Piano reduction as …

Par SCHUMANN CLARA. Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was undoubtedly the most important female pianist of the 19th century. As a young child she toured Europe as a prodigy: her entire career as a celebrated piano virtuoso spanned more than 60 years. Equally important, but less well known, is the composer Clara Schumann, who published her Opus 1 at the age of eleven. Despite the domestic duties expected …

Par ORCHESTRA TRANS-SIBERIAN. This 22-song piano/vocal/chord album-matching songbook contains beautiful artwork and the powerful, emotional, classical/rock opera music that TSO fans rave about. Titles: Overture * Midnight * Fate * What Good This Deafness * Mephistopheles * What is Eternal * The Moment * Vienna * Mozart / Figaro * The Dreams of Candlelight * Requiem (The Fifth) * I'll Keep Your Sec…