Arr. John Arkell. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Sheep May Safely Graze comes from Cantata No. 208 and was originally scored for solo voice, two flutes and continuo. The pastoral subject is clearly illustrated with the two flutes playing in thirds and sixths and this feature has been faithfully retained in John Arkell’s arrangement. This arrangement by John Arkell for organ solo will prove to be a use…

Par GADE NIELS WILHELM. Throughout his entire career, Gade composed songs and ballads, from his first known composition in 1834 to 1888. Two thirds of the 112 songs were published during his lifetime, and the remaining ones are now available for the first time. Twelve of the songs are Gade’s arrangements of his own music or of music by other composers, and the edition also includes discarded son…

Par VAN NUETEN GUY. Contact by Guy Van Nueten originated from the feeling of being abandoned, such as a person who treks through a barren desert following a great disaster and asks himself if there's any point in carrying on when every day brings just more of the same - still more desert. I suspect that each of us has such a desert within himself, but that it depends on circumstances whether or no…

3- und 4-stimmige Kanons. Par SCHMITZ MANFRED. Canons are fun and at the same time also help develop the ability to listen and play along, thus making them an important enhancement to musical training. With 109 pop style melodies in two volumes Manfred Schmitz work provides comprehensive and diversified material which can be flexibly implemented in teaching single pupils, for group lessons and for…

D-Dur. Par PISENDEL JOHANN GEORG. Two sonatas by Johann Georg Pisendel for violin with basso continuo accompaniment have been handed down to us and have now been published for the first time by Carus. Pisendel was the famous concert master of the Dresdner Hofkapelle, which was one of the leading orchestras in the first half of the 18th century. Since he was the leading violinist of his time in Ger…

Revised edition of HN 1360 without fingerings. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach's three-part Sinfonias acquaint pianists of every age with the art of playing three equal parts with just two hands - a true phenomenon! It is no accident that these pieces, together with the two-part Inventions, are considered indispensable to every pianist. This beautiful music has lost nothing of its relevance to us …

Par BRIDGE FRANK. Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge’s best known organ piece and including the chimes ofBig Ben, plus three short renaissance pastiche items, one arranged from Playford (later used by Peter Warlock in Capriol Suite). The m…

Eight great flexible arrangements in two parts, for B Flat Instruments, including Trumpet, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, with specially recorded arrangements. The CD includes full backing tracks, professionally arranged and recorded. The Book contains carefully selected and editied B Flat arrangements for two parts in score format. Compatible with other editions in the series. / Rép International / …

Par DELISE LOUIS ANTHONY. Louis Anthony deLise's Giocara for Flute and Harp was written for flutist Joan Sparks and harpist Anne Sullivan. As the title implies, (giocara means 'to play'), this collection is all about playfulness, and consists of three works: Three Little Dancers, A Preponderance of Sevenths, and Petite Fall Fanfare. Though originally composed for flute and pedal harp, included in …

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Set of parts for Phantasy in F Minor for string quintet (two violins, two violas and cello) and lasting 11 minutes. Phantasy in F Minor won the Cobbett Prize for chamber music at the Royal College of Music in May 1932 and was also submitted in support of Britten's application for the Mendelssohn Scholarship at the College. / Ensemble Music / Répertoire / Violon, Alto et Viol…

for trombone and electronics. Par HARVEY JONATHAN. In Ricercare una melodia, an ingenious work for solo instrument and tape delay from the mid 1980s, Jonathan Harvey takes the literal meaning of Ricercare – ‘to seek’ – as the inspiration for its structure. It unfolds as two fivepart canons – the first frenetic, twittering and rowdy, the second (where the canon is progressively augmented) more lumi…

Romantische Opera in three acts. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Alfonso und Estrella D 732 Romatic Opera in 3 Acts In late September or early October 1821 Schubert and his close friend, Franz von Schober, vacationed in the countryside of Lower Austria. Their first stopover was at Ochsenburg Castle, which belonged to the Bishop of St. Pölten (a close relative of Schober’s), after which they moved on to St. Pö…

Par SAUGUET HENRI. Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) was a French composer and organist. He was a contemporary and friend of the great Francois Poulenc, and other members of Les Six, but developed his own distinct, independent style. His works included Ballets and Stage works, large scale orchestral works, and chamber music. The two volumes of Musiques Pour Claudel were written in 1973. Each collection is…

Par HARBERG AMANDA. Commissioned by a consortium of nearly two dozen piccoloists, Amanda Harberg's 12-minute Sonata is a substantial and exciting addition to the piccolo repertoire. Harberg's uniquely American sound gives voice to the full range of the piccolo's expressive and virtuosic powers within a traditional three-movement sonata. Featuring driving rhythms, engaging melodies, and jazz-tinged…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…