The first three movements of Johannes Brahms' E minor Cello Sonata were composed in 1862, the last movement was written in 1865. During the first years of its performance the work was received with mixed enthusiasm. By the end of Brahms' life, however, it was widely performed and by the first decades of the 20th century it was firmly embedded in the repertoire of many distinguished cellists. It wa…

Written in 1943-44 as a ballet for Martha Graham, Appalachian Spring is one of Aaron Copland's most celebrated compositions and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. In this edition for concert band, Robert Longfield has skillfully adapted the most striking and beautiful sections from the orchestral suite. The work ranges in scope from delicate and soloistic to the overpowering force of the full e…

Following the publication of Francis Jackson's organ reduction of Finzi's Requiem da Camera in 2014, Robert Gower, chairman of the Finzi Trust, recitalist and organist of Nottingham Cathedral, has created reductions of the full orchestra accompaniments to two more of Finzi's choral works. These reductions broaden the reach of these works to choirs which do not wish to present the works with orches…

Par BREWER HERBERT A.. Organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 till his death in 1928, as well as composer, choir-trainer, adjudicator and teacher, Sir Herbert Brewer was involved for over three decades with the Three Choirs Festival, and his Memories of Choirs and Cloisters offers a vivid account of the planning and execution of the festivals in that time, those at Gloucester in particular. T…

Joseph Haydn
Symphonie en Si bémol majeur Hob. I:98
Robert v. Zahn (Editeur)
Friederike Mühle (Préface)
Les douze «Symphonies londoniennes» forment le sublime accord final de l’œuvre symphonique de Haydn. Elles ont été conçues pour l’imprésario londonien Johann Peter Salomon, et Haydn lui-même en dirigea les créations, lorsqu’il se rendit, en 1791/1792 et 1794/1795, pour quelqu…

Par HEINZ HOLLIGER. Si Heinz Holliger (né en 1939) s'est acquis une réputation mondiale en tant que hautboïste, incitant les plus grands com-positeurs de son époque à  écrire pour lui et à  renouveler ainsi le répertoire de son instrument, son activité de compositeur est restée longtemps mal connue, surtout hors des pays germaniques. Il apparaît toutefois comme l'une des personnalités dominantes d…

Brahms had already announced his ?retirement? from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld?s much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms and Mühlfeld premiered the works and played…

En automne 1827 Schubert composa huit 'Impromptus' pour publication comme une collection complète Haslinger à Vienne. Lorsque le plan a échoué, Schubert a offert son 'Impromptus' à Schott comme des pièces qui 'pourraient être émises individuellement ou tous les quatre ensemble.' Le nom de la marche est probablement originaire de l'éditeur Haslinger et Schubert également utilisés pour son recueil p…

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legit…

Cette introduction idéale à MacMillan and rsquo -s laïque musique chorale est riche en saveur écossais, approprié à son texte de Robert Burns. Les éléments vocales caractéristiques sont les inflexions ornementales issues des écossais de musique folk et le gaélique Psalmody, et l'ambiance générale est l'un de tranquillité. Colorants distinctifs des parties voix sont explorés par le biais de triples…

Brahms had already announced his ?retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld's much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms conceived an alternate version of the works…

Songbook for String Ensembles Leonard Cohen's Song, arranged for string quartet Arranged by Robert Longfield Score and parts Standard notation Intermediate level of difficulty ISBN 888680695316, publisher's no. HL04491990 Format: 23 x 30.5 cm / Hal Leonard

Arr. Sweeney M. Par TORME MEL / WELLS ROBERT. L'une des plus appréciées chansons de Noël de tous les temps. Vous jouerai de Michael facile, pourtant riches sonorités, setting lors de concerts de vacances année après année./ Répertoire / Orchestre D'Harmonie

Cet album propose une sélection variée de solos de la période baroque. Robert van Beringen, a fait une sélection rigoureuse du répertoire principal de compositeurs de cette période, y compris des oeuvres de Purcell, Haendel, Bach, Hasse, Rameau, Tartini, et Lully surtout George Philipp Telemann. Cette publication est livré avec un CD play-along avec des spectacles complets avec accompagnements d'o…