Eb Horn Solo. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Aria was commissioned by and written for the remarkable tenor horn player, Sheona White. The work opens with an accompanied recitative, which leads to a change of key where the main melody is presented. This, in turn, serves as an introduction to another melodic idea, marked calmato. The band takes up this theme and then takes centre stage with a passionate repeat …

Organ. Par CURNOW JAMES. Due to careful cueing and skillful arranging, your band can play the Finale from the renowned “Organ Symphony” even if you don’t have a pipe organ or an organist available. The big, powerful sound of this Saint-Saens classic has been faithfully transcribed by James Curnow for your band. What a superb closer for your concert! Imagine the possibilities if you will be perform…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Through variations in tempo and tone, the Symphonic Variants bring forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of the theme and alternates with adagio and allegro con spirito variations. Lento, presto, and pesante treatments add further interest to the composition. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Concert…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the ‘Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare’ (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer was required to create a suite in three movements based on three images associated with the ‘Sint Martinusfanfare’ from the small town of Halle in the province of Brabant. The fi…

for Harp. Par VAJDA GERGELY. 'Come un meccanismo di precisione' (like a precision machine) - as György Ligeti wrote above one of his works. The two harp pieces by Gergely Vajda (*1973) also approach the instrument as a machine, moreover, as a machine that can produce several sounds and noises and create a specific polyphony from them. The two movements, composed in 2020 and 2022, are dedicated to …

Par BELL IAIN . The vocal score for The Hidden Place, a work for solo soprano and orchestra, written for Diana Damrau. The work sets to music a collection of poems that depict the intimate moments shared by two lovers throughout the four seasons. First performed in 2019 by Diana Damrau and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Duration: c.15 minutes. / Date parution : 2025…

The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer's oeuvre. Together with his operas, the series presents his songs, his choral music and sacred pieces, and his string quartet and other instrumental works. Based on Verdi's autograph score and an examination of important secondary sources, including contemporary manuscript copies and performing parts, this edition of Il trov…

Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Puccini wrote the short Requiem – actually the setting of the antiphon to the Introit of the Mass for the Dead – as a commission for the publisher Giulio Ricordi for the fourth anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Verdi, which occurred on _x000D_27 January 1905. Today the work is often performed, since this setting for three voices can be easily performed by amateur choirs and…

Canadian composer, Samuel Andreyev (b. 1981) studied at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. However, he moved to Paris in 2003 to study composition. He is a successful, contemporary composer, as demonstrated in Division De Nuit. Composed in 2008-10, Division De Nuit is arranged for the unusual instrumentation of Alto Flute, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Trombone, Percussion, Piano and Double Bass. Andreye…

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Organ, Brass - 2.1.1.1, Percussion (2) parts only. Par TROTTA MICHAEL JOHN. A new work for choir, brass quintet, organ, timpani and cymbals. This setting of the Gloria delivers a tapestry of melodic richness and rhythmic energy. A strong sense of architecture guides the listener through the three contrasting movements. Trotta’s work is a rare example of music that is both grounded in tradition and…