Par PROST NICOLAS. After publishing the Adolphe Sax album, devoted to early solos from the time of Adolphe Sax, this second volume proposes a similar approach and traces the path of the saxophone from its origin in the 1840s to the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to being able to read the scores, this work provides an indispensable pedagogical tool for expanding knowledge about Sax's i…

Ferrara 1594. Par GESUALDO DI VENOSA DON CARLO. In contrast to the two preceding, modern-time editions of Carlo Gesualdo's 'Libro Secondo' by Francesco Vatielli (Rome 1956) and Wilhelm Weismann (Hamburg 1962), both of which were based on the 'Partitura' (Genoa 1613) by Simone Molinaro, this new critical edition edited by Marco Mangani is based on the first edition which appeared in part-books publ…

Par VILLETTE PIERRE. With music composed by Pierre Villette, O Salutaris, Op. 21 is a an Eucharistic hyhmn written for the Feast of the Corpus Christi, for SATB choral a cappella. Dedicated to Jules Lambert, director of 'La cantate' in Rouen, this religious piece is very lyrical and melodious. Written in Latin, this piece necessitates being sung at a slow tempo (58), including three principal vers…

Easy Instrumental Duets. 22 mega hits in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection: All About That Bass - All of Me - Brave - Can\' t Stop the Feeling - Grenade - Hey, Soul Sister - I Will Wait - Let Her Go - 100 Years - Royals - Shake It Off - Shape of You - Stay with Me - Viva La Vida - and more. Arrangements work for two flutes o…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This hymn was commissioned by “Antwerpen 93”. And this city, on the banks of the river Schelde has been nominated “Cultural Capital of Europe” for 1993. The work-group “animatie” took the initiative and commissioned a hymn, which -as the finale to a grand open-air event on 27th March- was premièred by hundreds of musicians from all over Europe. Philippe Langlet (France) was …

Par HAYDN JOSEPH. The culture of piano-duet arrangements begins in the early-to-mid nineteenth century, the great epoch of domestic bourgeois music-making, with its easy availability of decent instruments for every front parlour or gilded salon. All the way from the Wittgenstein Palace in Vienna with its eight grand pianos, to the uprights in the suburban best-rooms of Europe and beyond; and above…

Par HENRY VIII. Thirty-Five Compositions By King Henry VIII is a unique collection, containing King Henry VIII’s complete secular works. These works consist of part-songs and instrumental consorts, and have been transcribed and edited by John Stevens. The collection is a mixture of instrumental pieces and pieces for vocal ensemble, mostly in three parts, with about half-a-dozen in four. Seventeen …

9 Popular Arrangements for Piano solo. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN / ARR JEAN KLEEB. Beethoven often incorporated musical influences from other countries in his works. Jean Kleeb has picked up on this idea and developed it further in these arrangements for piano solo. In his tributes to Beethoven he emphasizes ethnic attributes such as 'alla turca” or he coaxes exotic rhythms out of certain works wit…

Arr. Jan De Haan. Par PURCELL HENRY. Purcell composed this brilliant theme as incidental music for his work Abdelazar (1693). Three centuries later Benjamin Britten used it in his symphonic work The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (with the subtitle Variation and Fugue on a theme of Purcell) and it became famous. This arrangement by Jan de Haan remains faithful to Britten’s intentions featur…

Fantaisie sur un chant populaire basque. Par ROTH DANIEL. “The pretty Basque song “Iru erége”, which tells of the three wise men from the Orient travelling to Bethlehem to worship the baby Jesus, gave me the idea for a musical interpretation of this astonishing event (Gospel according to Matthew II, 1-12). In registering the work for the wonderful organ in Santa Maria del Coro I wished to pay homa…

For Violoncello et Pianoforte. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical Song without Words (Romance sans paroles) is among the most popular of all teaching pieces. Mendelssohn was inspired by his contacts with the leading cellists of his day to write for…

For Violoncello et Pianoforte. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical Song without Words (Romance sans paroles) is among the most popular of all teaching pieces. Mendelssohn was inspired by his contacts with the leading cellists of his day to write for…