Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event. This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Christmas carols and advent hymns for cello solo with guitar accompaniment. Suggested chordal accompaniment is included for each solo so that any chordal instrument can accompany the cello. Where approp…

Gabriel Fauré's seventeen settings of the poetry of Paul Verlaine mark the biggest single stylistic leap of his compositional career, and arguably one of the high points of the entire art song repertoire. The present edition contains the three individual settings Claire de lune, Spleen and Prison together with the op. 58 'Venetian? songs and the magnificient cycle La Bonne Chanson.With its focus b…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. These four fantastic cabaret songs are splendid examples of the genre. They not only provide ample evidence of the composer's and poet's wit and high spirits, but are also wholly characteristic of a particular kind of vernacular music that resulted from the collaboration of two brilliantly endowed young men in the thirties. Arranged for Piano and voice. / Niveau : Assez Facil…

Certain songs have the tendency to become massive hits as soon as they are released and continue to be hugely successful as they are covered or reworked, or simply because they are perfect compositions. Timeless Songs For Easy Piano collects 25 of these songs that have stood the test of time in easy Piano arrangement.The works included in this songbook are all examples of the kinds of brilliant me…

Par WEIR JUDITH. Celebrate HM The Queen's 90th Birthday with your choir Sing Judith Weir's special new choral piece I Love All Beauteous Things Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir, has been commissioned by St Paul's Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016. The piece is now available from Chester Music, so that choir…

Par BURTON KEN. British composer Ken Burton was drawn to the poetry of 18th-century slave and writer Phyllis Wheatley for his piece Descend to Earth. The dual troubles of pandemic and racial oppression in 2020 resonate with Wheatley?s concise poem, the start of which recalls the Christmas/Holiday season. Written for SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir plus baritone solo, Descend to Earth will have a plac…

The shame and pain of the cross was transformed into a triumphant symbol of hope through the message of Easter. This well-crafted 25-minute five song cantata beautifully and poetically depicts the Easter journey with fresh songs and familiar hymns . . . from reflection to resurrection. It's easily prepared, yet powerful, and perfect for large and small choirs alike. It can be performed as a comple…

Le nouveau Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) est conçu comme une édition historico-critique des oeuvres recueillies. Ils seront soigneusement étudiés et préparés selon des techniques musicologiques et rédactionnelles actuelles et présentés dans leur intégralité. Brouillons, des croquis et des fragments, bref, tout ce qui est parvenu à nous comme étant authentiquement par Schumann et qui, dans la plupa…

Vol.Three - Songs For Children'S Choir. This collection of choral music brings together settings of Latvian folk songs and poetry by Ešenvalds, Sejans and others. Scored for SSAA and ranging from beginner to intermediate difficulty, this volume is particularly ideal for children's choirs seeking to expand their repertoire./ Recueil / Choeur d'Enfants SSAA

Returning from Majorca one autumn evening, composer Harald Weiss met poet Maria Bögel at a defective ticket machine at the airport metro station in Hanover. The malfunctioning equipment brought them together, but since then their paths repeatedly crossed and a collaboration was planned combining words and sound. The result is this collection of four settings of Bögel's poetry for mezzo soprano and…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Inspired by the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, this symphonic poem in three movements for winds brings Eastern and Western cultures together, meeting on the common thread of Thoreau's and Matsuo's love of nature. Eastern and Western musical elements are layered throughout, making for a unique effect. / Niveau : 6 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire /…

Par KUHLAU FRIEDRICH. A set of variations on The Last Rose of Summer by Friedrich Kuhlau, arranged for flute quartet by Cassie Lear. Kuhlau first composed this work for flute and piano in 1829. The Irish poet Thomas Moore wrote the poem 'The Last Rose of Summer' in 1805, using the traditional tune 'The Young Man's Dream,' first transcribed by Edward Bunting in 1792. The tune has since been used by…

Four Romantic Madrigals is a new edition of selected madrigals (for unaccompanied SATB choir) composed by John Stainer (1840-1901). Jeremy Dibble of Durham University brings Stainer's expressive and enticing part-songs to a wider audience by presenting them in modern notation. This edition coincides with the release of the CD, English Romantic Madrigals (Hyperion, CDA68140), an exciting new record…