Farewell to St. Petersburg. Par BRYARS GAVIN. This concerto has the unusual addition of an optional male voice choir. Many Russian elements influenced Bryars when he was writing the piece, not least the text for the bass voices which is taken from Glinka’s song cycle Farewell to St Petersburg. Bryars writes ‘The orchestration is quite light throughout, so that the singing quality of the double bas…

Full Score. Par FUCHS KENNETH. Kenneth Fuch's Bass Trombone Concerto places the soloist in the role of a musical protagonist, leading the players of the ensemble in a vibrant affirmation of lyrical melody, instrumental color, and orchestral texture. The workemerges from a serene atmosphere with the bass trombonist weaving fragments of melody from which the entire concerto evolves. The work takes t…

Par MICKELSON PAUL. This book presents a dozen timeless wedding themes from various sources arranged in idiomatic keys for flute or violin with tasteful piano accompaniment. A convenient pull-out part is included for the soloist. Here, under one cover, is an outstanding selection of tunes to please the bride and keep the wedding musician booked for months in advance! / Niveau : Intermédiaire / W…

Par ADES THOMAS. The full score for this large work for Orchestra, Mezzo-Soprano soloist, and chorus was written in 1999 as part of the New York Philharmonic's Millenium commission. Characteristic of Ades, the Orchestral writing is dense and challenging, set against an unusual and startling vibrato-less solo voice. As the title suggests, the work gained further significance since the turn of the M…

aus Böhmische Tänze und Weisen op. 10. Par SEVCIK OTAKAR. The Czech violinist and eminent violin teacher Otakar ?evcík (1852?1934) is the author of a world-renowned violin school, and our publishing house offers a wide range of his educational works in new editions. ?evcík?s only work for concert performances is the series Czech Dances and Tunes op. 10 (1872). The first of these dances, The Girl w…

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethove…

Par ALNAES FRODE. 'Everyone needs a Friend' is the most famous song by the band Dance with a Stranger, first released on their self-titled debut album in 1987. It became an instant hit following their performance of the song at Spellemann 1988, one of the band's most important performances during their 40-year-long career. Both guitarist Frode Alnæs, vocalist Øivind 'Elg' Elgenes individually, an…

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of th…

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The two-movement work was inspired by the title of a book by Jacques Roubaud and dedicated to Violinist Gidon Kremer whose playing and musicianship also inspired the work.Kaija Saariaho is a contemporary Finnish composer living and working in Paris and Graal Théâtre is one of her principal works, frequently performed in spite of its ferocious virtuosic requirements.Unlike many of her other works, …

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…

Be the feature Trumpet Soloist on eight specially recorded arrangments from the 1980 film classic, The Blues Brothers. This package includes sheet music of the Trumpet line and on the accompanying CD there are full backings to play along with./ Recueil / Piano

Par RENTZSCH FRIEDHELM. The Organ Concerto was premiered in the Kartäuserkirche, Köln in 1985. It received repeat performances in the Dresdner Diakonissenhauskirche and also with the Dresdner Philharmonie unter the direction of Jörg-Peter Weigle with Friedrich Kircheis as soloist. The three-movement concerto is designed so that the seven parts of the string section can also be played solistically …

Par ESENVALDS ERIKS. Only in Sleep is a nostalgic vision of childhood re-experienced through dreams. Eriks E?envalds has created a work of subtlety, yet powerful and expressive. The music has an incandescent freshness and the Flugel Horn soloist heard at the opening returns at the close, lost in reverie, whilst florid arabesques float over one last pair of chordal oscillations, winding down to not…

'St. Louis Blues' is a well-loved classic tune by W. C. Handy wrapped in Ellington's colorful and hip orchestration. Features a vocal soloist as well as tenor sax, and can be opened up for other solos. Medium tempo in the key of B-flat. / Ensemble De Jazz