Brass Band Series. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In partnership with Oxford University Press and authorized by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, this major new initiative brings the incredible catalog of Ralph Vaughan Williams to the wind band community, with scholarly transcriptions by leaders in wind band composition. As the name suggests, all titles in the Brass Band Series are scored for br…

Missa aulica. Par BRIXI FRANTISEK XAVER. Brixi came from a widespread family of Bohemian musicians which included composers whose works were well known among rural communities. The present edition of this short mass [known as the “Missa aulica”], which is published here for the first time, is a typical example of this type of music: scored for a small ensemble, which makes only modest demands of t…

Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735. Though this work has the duration of a cantata, the choice of text places it among the oratorios. It combines the biblical account of the Ascension with chorales and free madrigal poems.As in other works which were composed during this same year (e.g. the 'Christmas Oratorio'), Bach reveals a special fondness for colourf…

Arrangeur: Erik Meyer. Par SOUSA JOHN PHILIP. Created for the Philadelphia-based Lyra Ensemble, Erik Meyer's adaptation of Sousa's greatest march (a celebrated favorite for piccolo players) is both faithful to the original work and freshly inventive in texture. Scored for four piccolos, it is a sure crowd-pleaser, whether in a printed program or as a surprise encore. Meyer's arrangement provides u…

Amazing Grace, arranged by Simon Foxley. this most enduring of inspirational songs is scored for SATB and Piano Accompaniment. Originally composed as a hymn by John Newton in the late 1770s, it slowly drifted into secular use to become one of the most famous songs in the world after being set to its defining melody in the 1840s. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par NELSON SHEILA MARY. Easy music to encourage ensemble playing from the earliest stages from the world-famous string teacher Sheila Nelson. Designed to give beginners their first taste of group playing. This is the second of 2 brilliant new albums of easy Piano trios for young players, scored for Violin, Cello and Piano. These great books have been specially written and arranged to encourage cha…

Weihnachtskantate. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Interestingly scored Christmas music from the “Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes. ” With the solo voice part [d1–f2 or d–f1] Telemann again demonstrates his ability to write “suitably for all throats. ”/ Répertoire / Solo S (Ms ou T ou Bar), Trompette ou Hautbois, Vi

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold composed his Second Flute Concerto in 1972 for Richard Adeney, who premiered it at the Aldeburgh Festival with the English Chamber Orchestra. Cast in three movements, this delightful 14-minute concerto is scored for solo flute, pairs of oboes and horns, and strings. / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Cantata for the First Sunday of Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The cantata Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland (TVWV 1:1174) is taken from Telemann ’s cantata cycle of 1717–18. Though festively scored for two Oboes, two Trumpets, Kettledrums, Strings and Basso Continuo, it will not overly strain the financial resources of today’s ensembles. The well-known chorale tune features prominantly in all chor…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Scored for SATB chorus and orchestra, The Building of the House was written for the inaugural concert of the new Maltings concert hall, Snape at the 20th Aldeburgh festival./ Répertoire / Chorale

Beautiful American Airs and Ballads. Par BAY WILLIAM. This is a collection of 25 lyrical North American melodies scored for guitar solo. Some of the solos have historical themes and some are from the turbulent Civil War era. Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without some settings on the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster. A number of those are included herein as guita…

Par BUNK GERARD. As a 20th century composer, Gerard Bunk developed a distinctive musical style comparable perhaps to that of Max Reger or Sigfrid Karg-Elert. In addition to Bunk?s large-scale organ work ?Legende? Op.29 and its symphonic version Op.29II, there is a further well-known ?Legende? Op.55b written for organ and string orchestra (or string quartet) which was composed in 1945. This edition…

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH …

Organ and percussion, one of the most exotic instrumental combinations in modern music, invariably produce delightful sonic effects and contrasts. This also applies to Zsigmond Szathmary's Sense of Rhythm, where this renowned concert organist and performer of contemporary organ music explores the duo format as a vehicle for conversation, conflict and reconciliation in a rich array of shades and hu…

Kantate Zum Ratswechsel In Leipzig. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach's first cantata for the election of the Leipzig town council, composed in August 1723, is one of his most splendidly scored work from his Leipzig period. The choice of opening, with the 'representative' form of a French overture, was suited to a festive orchestral scoring. Two choral movements frame a middle section which consists…