The 'organ plus brass? series presents original works and arrangements for organ and brass choir specially tailored to meet the needs of amateur ensembles and non-professional organists. The pieces may be played by any constellation of brass ensemble.Volume IV contains arrangements of church music by Charles Villiers Stanford, both chorale-based and freely composed. The original works for choir an…

Partitions pour orgue Album d'orgue de Bach facile à jouer Oeuvres originales et adaptations de Daniel Moult L'Album pour orgue Easy Bach propose des œuvres de Johann Sebastian Bach pour des musiciens d'église occasionnels ou organistes, techniquement faciles à jouer avec une difficulté moyenne et qui peuvent également être jouées sur des instruments plus petits. L'édition est divisée en œuvres or…

Par BERIO LUCIANO. This set of arrangements of Luciano Berio’s “Duetti”, originally for two violins, represents a fascinating expansion of the limited repertoire for two violas. Berio originally conceived these duets as a collection of occasional pieces, each dedicated to someone who was close to him, rather like Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, but they eventually developed into a full compositional …

The solos, duets and songs in this anthology are taken from the original sources and are graded and carefully fingered for the modern player. It is as faithful as possible to the originals while offering a practical performing score suitable for the concert stage. Includes pieces by de Visee, Sanz and other master composers for the lute, as well as introductory text sections and study notes. / Gui…

Bach's Magnificat In D was originally composed in 1723 for the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig, with Christmas specific texts that would be later removed to make the work suitable for year-round performance. The work can be divided into twelve parts grouped into three movements, beginning with an aria and ending with a fugal chorus. This edition is edited by Neil Jenkins for SATB with a Piano accompa…

It is hardly surprising that Beethoven did not write any more chamber music for winds after 1800. Following the change to middle-class musical culture, demand declined for buoyant serenades and divertimenti intended for court circles - a genre that Beethoven had reservations about as it was. Composed in 1795 with no known occasion in mind, his Sextet op. 81b is thus all the more remarkable, standi…

Grand Nordic Tune. Par OLSEN VADSTEN OYSTEIN. 'Storslått' or in English ?Grand Nordic Tune? is one of many original pieces written by composer Øystein Olsen Vadsten. 'Slått' is a general term for music played to traditional Norwegian dances. ?Grand Nordic Tune? was a commissioned work for the Rælingen Musikklag's 70-year anniversary concert in 2022, where the piece was premiered. They wanted somet…

Arrangeur: Matt Cowe. Par RODRIGO Y GABRIELA. Rodrigo Y Gabriela have been one of the most unusual success stories of the last two years. An acoustic guitar duo, originally from Mexico City, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero began playing in metal bands as teenagers before switching to acoustic music and traveling to Europe, where they built up an audience by busking their fiery fusion of Lati…

Arrangeur: Alexander L'Estrange. Rudolph!: three classic Christmas songs skilfully arranged by Alexander L'Estrange to offer a unique twist on the originals. All-time classic Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer is offered alongside a groovy, doo-wop-inspired arrangement of Santa Claus is coming to town and a jaunty rendition of We wish you a merry Christmas! The arrangements have been carefully devise…

Fabrication artisanale American Music en visite avec leurs amis et leurs mentors, Mike Seeger et Alice Gerrard trace les origines de la musique américaine rurale de folk traditionnelle cultures dans le sud des Etats-Unis et alors démontrer comment traditionnelle musique est appris, joué, adapté et interprétée par des musiciens plus jeunes issus de milieux urbains. En plus de Mike et Alice, musicie…

Born in Erfurt, the composer Edward Mollenhauer (1827-1914) achieved success in America as a soloist and teacher. His best-known pieces for young violinists are 'The Infant Paganini? and 'The Boy Paganini?.Both appear here in their original version for violin and piano and, for the first time, in a transcription for cello and piano by Christoph Sassmannshaus.The Mollenhauer fantasia 'The Infant Pa…

Par JACOB GORDON. Of all of Gordon Jacob's major contributions to the British wind band repertoire, the William Byrd Suite (written in 1923) stands as his most-often programmed work. Though originally based on six movements from William Byrd's Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, this setting for developing band incorporates two contrasting movements including 'The Earle of Oxford's Marche' and 'Wolsey's Wi…

These intimate and comforting lines of Elizabeth Bishop's Sonnet are set to music that is reflective, lush and lyrical, with the text always foremost. Originally written for SATB chorus and later arranged for TTBB chorus, this new voicing for Treble choir maintains the lush harmonies of the original while taking into account the potential of the women's voices. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

Originally composed in 2011 for Anne Akiko Meyersa and her daughter Natalie, it was later orchestrated for Marin Alsop's 20th season at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and has been transcribed for band. This original version is accessible to musicians and audiences, yet extremely sensitive with its dramatic sonorities, the music is both soothing and subtle even as the tonality is stre…