Missa Sancti Martini. Par MISKINIS VYTAUTAS. The Latvian composer Vytautas Miškinis (*1954) has become one of the internationally most prominent composers of the middle generation from the Baltic States. Initially, 'Missa brevis', which is subtitled 'Missa Sancti Martini' in honour of the patron saint of the Mainz Cathedral, was originally commissioned by the girls' choir of the Cathedral and of S…

Par HOGESTEIN HENK. The Forester by Henk Hogestein tells the story of a forester who catches a poacher and is based on the cheery melody of the traditional jig 'the Lincolnshire Poacher'. In an unusual twist however, it is the poacher who triumphs over the forester with his jubilation being heard in the trio section of this march. / Niveau : 3 / Marche / Répertoire / Brass Band

Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin in 1923, but was forced to emigrate via Ecuador to New York in 1939 because of her Jewish descent. In 2006 she returned to the city where she was born.Above Clouds for viola and piano, created in 2013/14, is one of Mamlok's most recent compositions and is no longer than about three minutes. In this period, however, many a thing happens, even if, as is often the cas…

for string quartet. Par VASKS PETERIS. In 2013, Peteris Vasks set Mother Teresa’s peace prayer “The fruit of silence is prayer” for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. The piece is for mixed choir however the versions for piano quintet and string quartet now make this musical expression of Mother Teresa's words accessible to two traditional genres of chamber music without the help of a choir. /…

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Debussy's music can be daunting to beginning pianists: his abstract sense of composition sometimes makes listeners feel lost, the harmonies are more chromatic than traditional works, and often his use of advanced keys is beyond the grasp of even more experienced players. This compilation, however, makes the composer's works highly accessible to beginning pianists.These introductory arrangements fo…

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par DIEHL MARCIA. This exceptional collection of 41 truly beautiful airs and ballads from the British Isles offers both well-known tunes by the prolific blind Irish harpist, Turlough O?Carolan and rarely heard melodies by anonymous composers; all have stood the test of time. Arranged for soprano or tenor recorder, these include O?Carolan?s classical…

Par STORY MICHAEL (Arr.). A must for any regal ceremony. The traditional 'Pomp and Circumstance' has been scored for young full orchestra or strings alone. It includes a processional and the majestic 'Rondeau' from Premiere Suite as the recessional. This arrangement would be an outstanding graduation choice for any level orchestra performing without graduating seniors. A welcome necessary arrangem…

Cool Through Styles And Centuries. Par KALLMEYER ULRICH. Cool Cat Piano Goodies - What's that? To begin with, watch as Ulrich Kallmeyer explores various pop idioms in cool pieces conceived for easy to medium difficulty and for contrasting harmonies and rhythms. Such a claim still doesnt do justice to the Goodies, however, since references to the classical tradition shimmer through these pieces. Be…

If you've ever felt compelled to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the 5-string banjo, this is the book for you!Challenging banjo transcriptions of classical masterpieces may seem like a humorous anachronism to some, but not for Italian master Claudio Parravicini, a conservatory graduate who, while majoring in French horn, always believed that the banjo was 'a virtuoso instrument capable of enrichin…