This four-movement work with a slow introduction is Haydn's last symphony for 'small' orchestra, i.e. without trumpets and timpani.However it has long passages for solo violoncello and is also scored for two bassoons.The editor of this edition recommends a performance with low horns (additionally included in the wind set) to prevent the musical character of the 'Andante? from being compromised by …

This catchy pop hit from Meghan Trainor took the charts by storm in 2014. Featuring a Tuba/Bass section solo (with cues), this solidly scored and great sounding chart by Mike Story will be 'no treble' to put together quickly. / Marching Band

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…

Kantate Zum 12. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. This three-movement solo cantata can be performed in several ways. The instruments basically required are the trio sonata ensemble of recorder, oboe and keyboard instrument [+ a continuo melody instrument ad lib. ]. If necessary, as Telemann stated, the two woodwind parts can be placed by violins. The instrumental parts can also …

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…

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)

Award-winning contemporary Polish composer Pawel Lukaszewski is highly celebrated as a creator of sacred Choral music. His style owes everything to the great traditions of Western music, though his harmonic palette is more modern in style and he sometimes makes use of unusual Vocal effects when suggested by the text.Psalmus 102 is scored for unaccompanied Chorus SATB with a chant-inspired renderin…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Scored for solo voice, unison chorus and piano, The Twelve Apostles was written for Peter Pears and the London Boy Singers. The text was adopted from The Ten Commandments as given in 'English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians' (1932)./ Répertoire / Choeur (Unisson), Voix Hautes et Voix Egales

This work was commissioned by Music Teachers National Association to feature and promote collaborative music. Premiered at the MTNA Conference on March 23, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, this trio is scored for trumpet, trombone and piano and composed with the intermediate-level student in mind. A simple two-measure motif becomes the vehicle, providing raw material from which a tapestry of melody, ha…

Bryce Dessner’s Impermanence is an hour-long piece for dance scored for string quartet, commissioned by the Australian String Quartet and Sydney Dance Company. It features the song Another World by Anohni and premiered in Sydney, Australia in 2021.Conducteur + Parties / Musique de chambre / Chester Music

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…

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…

arranged for double bass choir. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Written by double bass player Gavin Bryars, this arrangement is one of a series of works for double bass ensemble. Originally scored for viola, cello, double bass and electric guitar, Epilogue from Wonderlawn offers the perfect opportunity to experience the Bryars sound world./ Répertoire / Ensemble de Conterbasse [Minimum 8]