For String Quartet Volume 1. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. The idea for these arrangements came to me whilst listening to the Hagen Quartet's beautiful recording of the fugues that form part of Haydn's 'Sun Quartets', Op. 20. The spirit and influence of J.S. Bach, in particular his Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, courses through these three miraculous Haydn fugues. Like the viol consort, the string q…

Kantate. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Vienna Musicians’ Society, a pension fund for the widows and orphans of professional musicians, asked Mozart, among others, to compose a choral work for performance at their benefit concert series. Presumably it was due not just to the pressure of a deadline, but also for the chance to have the music of the torso of the great C minor Mass, K. 427, performe…

Par NELSON SHEILA MARY. Easy music to encourage ensemble playing from the earliest stages from the world-famous string teacher Sheila Nelson. Designed to give beginners their first taste of group playing. This is the second of 2 brilliant new albums of easy Piano trios for young players, scored for Violin, Cello and Piano. These great books have been specially written and arranged to encourage cha…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Written in 1966, Arnold drew on a more personal inspiration for these dances rather than folk music. Transcribed by Ray Farr, the music depicts the fishermen, farm workers and tin miners native to Cornwall going about their lives - it also includes a brief visit to the local Methodist chapel for a Sunday morning sevice!/ Répertoire / Brass Band

Kantate Zum Neujahrstag. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. This cantata was first performed in Leipzig on New Year’s Day 1726. It belongs to a small group of compositions which were composed between Advent 1725 and mid-January 1726 and whose text were written by the same author. There is no reference to the New Year in connection with the circumcision and naming of Jesus in this “afternoon worship servic…

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…

Elves' Dance by Ezra Jenkinson, written for the violin with piano accompaniment. / Violon Et Piano

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The picturesque town of Mandalen lies amid snow-covered mountains and scenic fjords on the west coast of Norway. MANDALEN LANDSCAPES was commissioned by and written for Måndalen Skule og Ungdomskorps (Mandalen School and Youth Band) for a major concert in November 2003 at the instigation of its conductor, John Hudson, a long-time friend of composer Philip Sparke. Sparke set out …

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Prepared from the composer's autograph manuscript, Brian Newbould's authoritative new performing edition of Schubert's celebratory 'Magnificat' brings this little-known masterpiece to light. A short, perfectly crafted setting, written by the young composer in 1815, it provides the ideal concert opener or partner to other more extended concert works. A vocal score is also availa…

Par MARSH LIN. Show us a Song! offers a truly immersive approach to singing that embraces music, drama, movement, staging and performing - the Lin Marsh way! Structured around ten original songs on a variety of school topics, this book off ers teachers a treasure chest of ideas and activities to develop musicianship, creativity, literacy, and general knowledge and understanding. Each song comes wi…

Par SHEPPARD MIKE. Commissioned by Jo McNally for the 2016 AMIS European Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival at Frankfurt International School. Noster Nostri explores the idea of the past and the present, as seen from a male perspective — that of son, brother, father. It looks back through history, adopting a melodic and harmonic style that could have been written over a century ago. / Choral…

Inspired by his life-long interest in chant and choral music, Paul Mealor's De profundis pushes the boundaries of the human voice in a style synonymous with Russian orthodox music. In spring 2012 this piece sparked the 'Bass Hunter' competition - a world-wide talent search for the lowest human voice in existence. The note, an 'E' (329 Hertz), is six notes below the lowest note ever written for a c…

Par KING MARY / LEGGE ANTHONY. A must-have guide for all singers, whether amateur enthusiast or aspiring professional! Written by experts with extensive experience in the professional singing arena, Mary King (from the award-winning TV series 'Operatunity' and 'Musicality' and head of Voicelab at London's South Bank Centre) and Anthony Legge, this book is packed full of practical information, tech…

Solo And Chamber Works. Par KURTAG GYORGY. Signs, Games and Messages are series for solo instruments and small chamber ensembles. Each of the three notions refers to an essential factor in Kurtág’s music. Signs ties it with the composer’s period of study in Paris as a young man, when he could not compose, merely put graphic signs on the paper. Games links with his nine-volume series for the piano …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. The majestic hymn ‘Coronation’ is presented here in a setting that creates an atmosphere of dignity and praise. The music is written in a ‘classical’ style, interweaving original interludes with three complete verse settings. / Niveau : 4 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie