Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the ?Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dances were originally written in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartók subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In this edition, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for clarinet…

Par WHEELER CAROL ANN. As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children. Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book and play-along DVD. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach …

Par NOSKOWSKI / GREIVE. Written within throughly romantic style Melody is a highly attractive example of the composers typically elegant melodic writing, strong sense of structural proportion and lush romantic harmonies. The totally idiomatic violin writing reflects ahigh degree of attainment in its composers violin studies with J. Hornziel and A. Ktski. [Tyrone Greive]./ Répertoire / Violon et Pi…

Sinfonietta (over 10 instruments). Par ROSING-SCHOW NIELS. Unspoken - unheard (2020) is written for Athelas Sinfonietta, by Niels Rosing-Schow/ Répertoire / Chamber Orchestra

Written in 1943-44 as a ballet for Martha Graham, Appalachian Spring is one of Aaron Copland's most celebrated compositions and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. In this edition for concert band, Robert Longfield has skillfully adapted the most striking and beautiful sections from the orchestral suite. The work ranges in scope from delicate and soloistic to the overpowering force of the full e…

30 of the best Grades 1-3 Songs selected by the major Examination Boards. Par PEGLER HEIDI. The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) celebrates the wealth of exciting repertoire featured on the current ABRSM and Trinity College London singing syllabuses. As well as carefully selected range of classical, contemporary and folk songs, these books bring together some of the greatest jazz standards a…

(Lennon and McCartney) (F) Edited by Nicholas Hare. Kaleidoscope will save you time! Do you spend hours arranging music for odd assortments of instruments? Kaleidoscope is specially arranged to suit almost any instrumental combination and these varied ensembles are easy and enjoyable too. So much scope for virtually any combination of instruments! The series is successful with recorders, guitars, …

Par BROSSE DIRK. This work was written at the pivotal point of both two centuries and two millennia. With its hopeful melodies and triumphant parts in the brass section, the opening pictures the dawning of a new era of great expectations, characterized by the high speed of communicating all over the world, which is one of the most important aspects of life in the 21st century. This is achieved by …

orchestra version. Par SAARIAHO KAIJA. The original version of Kaija Saariaho’s Saarikoski-laulut for voice and piano (CH88086) was written for the soprano Anu Komsi, to whom the songs are dedicated. The song cycle is based on a collection of poems by Pentti Saarikoski, Alue (The District, 1973). This orchestral version was commissioned by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orche…

Par DIXON MORT. This popular song from the 1920s has been recorded by pop and jazz artists alike. Here's an imaginative swing version scored with easy rhythms and modest ranges. With a familiar melody and great feel, this is sure to be a favorite. Discovery Jazz series titles are written for full band, playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, and rhythm section. Each arrangement includes opt…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Clara Wieck's sincerest wish was that her future husband, Robert Schumann, turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839, just one year before her marriage, she explained that ; it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano&hellip…

Break Out of the Box: Variations on Rock's Most Essential Scale. Par CULPEPPER CARL. Whether you're just getting started with lead guitar, or you're a pro player looking to rekindle or expand your creativity, Pentatonic Plus is your ultimate guide to the myriad possibilities that surround the familiar pentatonic scale. Including hours of comprehensive video lessons by guitar author and teacher Car…

Par ADELMANN ANDREAS. Palaces, castles and chateaus – we associate music with all these buildings, whether for exhilarating celebrations, high holidays and tournaments: these are all occasions that would have been unthinkable without music and for which there were dances in many different rhythms. This is exactly the kind of music we find in this newly written composition./ Répertoire / 5 Instrume…

a 6 et a 8. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Serenade in E-flat, K. 375, exists in two versions, one for two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons, and another for the same forces plus two oboes, forming an octet. From Mozart himself we know a fair amount about the occasion that led to the first, six-instrument version of this work and about its early performances. Written for the sister-in-law of…