Par GOODALL HOWARD. Shackelton's Cross was inspired by a painting created in 1957 by the English artist Edward Seago (1910-1974). The title refers to a cross which was erected to the memory of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led a number of explorations to the Antarctic. Shackleton died in 1922 whilst on a Polar expedition, and the cross can be found on a promontory at the entrance to the bay at Grytvi…

Par BRALEY BERNARD. Bernard Braley This volume covers the lives of George Herbert, the seventeenth century religious poet and parson; Edward Plumptre, the nineteenth century educationalist and theologian who became Dean of Wells Cathedral; Robert Bridges, medical man, precentor in a village church, Poet Laureate and eccentric; and Fred Pratt Green, who took up hymnwriting seriously at an age when …

This exuberant work for soprano soloist, SATB chorus and accompaniment was composed in 1771 (at the age of 15) in Salzburg and is the first of several settings Mozart made for these words. In Latin only - vocal score with piano accompaniment, edited by Richard Platt. / Chant Et Piano

A Tchaikovsky Collection. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Cette collection présente parfois des mélodies de toute la gamme et comprend des passages qui clarinettists trouverez dans certaines parties de clarinette orchestrale de Tchaïkovski. Les pièces doivent être traités comme des duos pour clarinette et Piano, avec les joueurs écouter attentivement. Arrangé par Thea King et Alan Frank. Comprend le…

James Rae’s 'Jazz Ensemble' series was first published in the 1980s and quickly proved very popular. There were six separate titles in the series written for a flexible mixed ensemble, with parts provided for C, Bb, Eb, Bass, Easy Bass and Drums with a supporting piano part in the score. It was and still is ideal for the practical part of GCSE studies, catering as it does for almost any imaginable…

Par SCARLATTI DOMENICO. Audi Filia was written for the celebrations for St Cecilia’s Day in Rome in October 1720. It was originally part of a much larger mass setting for the event, which is considered to be one of the finest pieces of music to survive from the Baroque era. This movement, intended for the gradual, is one of the more popular sections and is often performed as a stand-alone piece. I…

One of the greatest figures of late Russian Romanticism, Rachmaninoff exhibited his mature style in this work, written during 1906 7 and first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, where it was conducted by thecomposer himself.
Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 27 In Full Score is admired for its fully developed melodic style and and the lavish and imaginative use of the orchestra.

Par WEBSTER P. / FAIN S.. Calamity Jane, the Amateur Operatic Version. Music by Sammy Fain. Vocal score edition./ Recueil / Chant et Piano

Farewell to philosophy. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with or…

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 / Conducteur

Par HESKETH KENNETH. Le théâtre Gilded a été commandé par l'Orchestre National de vent sur les jeunes of Great Britain, à l'occasion de son quarantième anniversaire. Ils ont donné le premier spectacle, 10 août 2008, du St. John Smith Square, London, menée par James Gourlay. Le théâtre Gilded peut, à certains égards, être vu comme une continuation de formes dramatiques présentées dans un morceau pr…

Par MAW NICHOLAS. Written for Melinda Maxwell and the Orchestra of St. John's Smith Square to commemorate the orchestra's twenty first anniversary. the happy surprise, of his Little Concert. . . beneath the graceful long lines and jig-like spurts of a solo part expressly written for Melinda Maxwell, Maw finds time and space enough to draw quite long-range implications from his basic motif of a sem…

Par HIMES WILLIAM. And now for something completely different! Who but William Himes would think of deconstructing and the reconstructing the 'birthday' song into this amazingly creative overture? And, who else could do it so well? The cognitive and the affective domains are both in for a treat as you prepare this intriguing new work for performance. Be sure to hear the CD demo and look closely at…