Par BLANKEN JOHN. John Blanken has created a swinging arrangement of the famous Scottish traditional tune Scotland the Brave. The usual version with bagpipes is the best known and there is a similarity in Swingin’ Kilts owing to its long, drone-like tones in the accompaniment. The theme has been rhythmically adapted but it is still easily recognisable. Swingin’ Kilts holds a challenge for every br…

Par ARTHUR GEORGE. I Sing of a Maiden is a Middle English lyric Poem in whose setting George Arthur creates a great spatial and harmonic effect. With Susanni, Arthur has written a cheerful and spritely setting of this old German song that begins with a trumpet-like fanfare. Balulalow is a very gentle and tranquil setting in which the text is shared among all four parts, all of which are at some po…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Messiah is the supreme example of the English Oratorio. A meditation on the life of Christ, the work is a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian Opera, English anthem and German Passion. Reprinted from the authoritative edition, this full-score edition will be welcomed by all who want to study this masterpiece./ Répertoire / Partition de Poche

Par GUITIERREZ J.J.. Traditional/ Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains

Like many composers who found themselves in exile during the war years, Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed in a very neoclassical and neoromantic style, reviving more traditional or antiquated ideas of melody, tonality and texture. His collection of Shakespeare Songs feature settings of verse from across the full range of the Bard's plays, and have proved to be great critical successes still widely perf…

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The opening chorus uses the first verse of the old plainsong hymn 'Veni redemptor gentium', which in the paraphrase by Martin Luther has become the most important Advent hymn of the Protestant Church. Bach introduces the traditional plainsong melody in the form of a French overture, here symbolizing the entry of the King of Heaven, thus creating an…

Par SENFTER JOHANNA. The composer Johanna Senfter (1879 1961) from Oppenheim concerned herself with chamber music for strings all her life, even studied violin in Frankfurt herself. Max Reger then gave her lessons in Leipzig, first privately, then in his composition class at the conservatoire and valued her 'extraordinary compositional talent'. The strict teacher more and more became a committed p…

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…

Trepte Paul (Arranger). Par TREPTE PAUL. Five original and imaginative arrangements of English carols by Paul Trepte. This delightful collection of traditional favourites is a must for every Christmas carol concert or service, and are bound to be a hit with both choir and audience alike. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Date parution : 1998-06-18/ Feuillet / SATB

Par STRATFORD DIZZY. This composition by Dizzy Stratford symbolises the birth of the new Russia in the time of Mikhail Gorbachev with its new openness in public affairs (glasnost) accompanied by political and economic reform (perestroika). Glasnost is a work offering a modern vision of Russian music. Dizzy Stratford has chosen to combine the national hymn of the Soviet Union with two traditional m…

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho 's Bosun's Cheer , composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Period Instrument Version , arranged for a speaker, Violin, Cello and Double Bass. Born in Helsinki and having studied composition there and in Freiburg and Paris, Kaija Saariaho and nbsp - has achieved a great level of critical and audience acclaim now mid-career. Her previous work w…

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). The Song of the Birds (El cant dels ocells) is a traditional Catalan Christmas carol. It was made famous by Pau (Pablo) Casals, who is considered one of the greatest cellists of all time. He was famous the world over and played for such notables as Queen Victoria, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. After Casals\' self-exile f…

Written for the Madison Youth Choirs, composer Dan Krunnfusz has set the traditional 'Ave Maria? text in a contemporary style. Creating two, equal in range and importance vocal lines, the hand chimes add a beautiful legato feel that should be reflected in the singing. / Voix Et Instruments Divers

Southpaws rejoice! This world-famous method is now available in a special edition just for lefties, with customized photos and diagrams. Students enjoy the method's easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1 provides beginning instruction, covering tuning- 1st-position melody playing- C, G, G7, D7 and Em chords- rhythms through ei…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. An old favourite from Herefordshire, Vaughan William's This is the Truth is set for SATB (or Unison or Solo) with Piano accompaniment. Taken from Eight Traditional English Carols./ Feuillet / SATB a Cappella ou Soliste à L'Unisson et Piano