do Majeur. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C major op. 53, called the Waldstein Sonata, is one of the highlights of all piano music. The large-scale work was originally even more expansive with its extensive Andante middle movement, so that Beethoven eventually decided to replace the Andante with a relatively short Adagio introduction to the Rondo finale. In addition to the W…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context, such as musical theatre or oratorio…

Par MORELLO NICOLA. Modern concerto in a tonal style: 3 movements presented continuously. The Concerto Op.85 in B minor for tenor trombone, was composed for one of the 'Gambara” Musical Lycée, Edoardo Paletti. The first problem was to conceive a concert piece that could unify the usual three movements, but without being too long. So the composer decided to write a concerto in one movement, divided…

The true essence of this piece should be one of gentle inner understanding that peace can come from all of us. Written in a songwriting workshop for SATB choir and children's choir, the joining of these two choirs are suggestive that we should all be supportive of one another. There is a gentle feel to the music during the verses and bridge with the refrains being full of celebrations. / Soprano E…

Par PONTI ALESSANDRO. Alessandro Ponti’s In Fuga da Verona for solo harpsichord is thriller in music, set in medieval Italy. The underlying story of the piece is like a ‘spin-off’ of Shakespeare’s tragedy. One could imagine the lives of a couple of young friends from opposing families suddenly changing because one of them has killed a rival and has to flee immediately from the town: the emotion an…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This 4-movement suite is based on authentic folktunes from the beautiful southern province in France: the 'Provence'. The composer used an harmonic language respecting the popular characteristics, but on the other hand also contains some 'spicy' notes (. . . just like the wellknown 'Provençal sauce'! . . . ). The instrumentation is very colourful, paying a lot of attention t…

Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Among the vocal compositions incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata has a place of its own, because its tonal language approaches the unmistakable style of the Thomaskantor. This applies especially to its choral movements and recitatives. In the surviving sources, only one of which dates back to the 18th centu…

After hearing Castèréde 's Sonatine for Trombone and Piano , the realisation that his music remains in the shadows of his French contemporaries is one that is hard to fathom. Should you be a fan of Messiaen , then Castèréde 's Sonatine is one for you. Having won prizes in Piano, chamber music, harmony, composition, analysis and aesthetics in music whilst studying at Paris Conservatoire, it is not …

Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Among the vocal compositions incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata has a place of its own, because its tonal language approaches the unmistakable style of the Thomaskantor. This applies especially to its choral movements and recitatives. In the surviving sources, only one of which dates back to the 18th centu…

Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Among the vocal compositions incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata has a place of its own, because its tonal language approaches the unmistakable style of the Thomaskantor. This applies especially to its choral movements and recitatives. In the surviving sources, only one of which dates back to the 18th centu…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context. In each volume of the series, works…

(Farewell to Philosophy). Par BRYARS GAVIN. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with orchestra I welcomed the opportunity to write a concerto for cello and orchestra and especially one which focuses particularly on the instrument’s lyrical qualities. Although the piece is in one continuous movement, and the soloist is playing almost without a break, it nevertheless fal…

Excerpts from Movement 4. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Developing an intimate understanding of the world’s greatest musical accomplishments is an important part of a music education. Every musician should have the joy of playing the music of Mozart, and the G-minor Symphony (Number 40) is one of Mozart’s signature works, and one of the greatest musical achievements of all time. Stephen Bulla has c…