Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549216 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Holiday,Standards,Wedding. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3468006. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549216). J. S. Bach BWV 508. Bist du bei mir Bach adapted this aria from a lost Stölzel opera called Diomedes. He changed the original orchestral instrumentation to soprano, strings, and continuo.  He also modified the voice-leading making it sound more like a Bach composition. The work appears as BWV 508 No. 25 in the Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 2.   Source Only a few remnants of the original opera have survived. Historians speculate that Anna Magdalena got the song from the Leipzig Opera after the bankruptcy of 1720. Chances are good, though, that the tune was a favorite of everyone in Leipzig at the time.   Lyrics When thou art near, I go with joyTo death and to my rest.O how joyous would my end be,If your fair hands            Would close my faithful eyes. - Unknown Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy are the St. John Passion, and indeed the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival               Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV.  Voyager NASA launched two Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Onboard are phonograph records with sounds, music, and images of life on Earth. The purpose of the launch was to inform intelligent extraterrestrial life forms about conditions on Earth. The music on the disc is varied. There is Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Stravinsky among others. However, because Bach is so important in our music history, it contains three times more Bach than all the others combined.  

Violin & Piano - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque Period, General Worship, Repertoire, Wedding, Recital. Score, Set of Parts. 9 pages. Published by jmsgu3

Piano Accompaniment, Violin - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Jules Massenet (1842-1912). Arranged by Flavio Regis Cunha. Romantic Period, Opera, Wedding, Graduation, Recital. Score, Solo Part. 12 pages. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha

Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549836 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Concert,Easter,Sacred,Standards. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #3554469. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549836). Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the voice is calling us) from Cantata BWV 140. Duration: ca. 4:00, Score: 6 pages, solo part 1 page, piano part: 4 pages. Program this for church services during the Easter season, weddings, or as a recital encore.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the Voice is calling us) also known as: Sleepers Awake Bach composed his church cantata Wachet auf (BWV 140) as part of his second annual cantata cycle covering the entire annual church calendar. It is based on the hymn of the same name by Philipp Nicolai (1599). The hymn text covers the readings for the 27th Sunday after Trinity. Bach designed the cantata in seven movements, setting the stanzas in various forms. Among these forms are the chorale fantasia, the chorale prelude, and a four-part chorale. He casts the new lyrics as recitatives – in a manner similar to the opera. Fourth Movement Bach writes the fourth movement, Zion hört die Wächter singen (Zion hears the watchmen singing), in the style of a chorale prelude with the chorale phrases performed as a strict cantus firmus. The phrases seem to enter at times erratically against the famous lyrical melody. The violins play this melody in unison as a foil against the cantus phrases. The violin melody is so independent and complete that when the cantus melody appears it catches the listener at times totally off-guard. Bach later transcribed this movement for organ (BWV 645). This transcription became No. 1 of the Six Schübler Chorales. Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with the instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy, though, are the St. John Passion, and certainly the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival               Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV. &n.

Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315952 Composed by Pietro Mascagni. Arranged by Rob Bushnell. Classical,Easter,Film/TV,Opera,Romantic Period. 8 pages. RBMusic #904730. Published by RBMusic (A0.1315952). In 1889, a struggling composer called Pietro Mascagni heard about a sponsored competition for one-act operas, specifically for young Italian composers who had not yet had an opera performed, only two months before the deadline. With little time, he selected the subject for his opera and asked his childhood friend, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (who was helped by Guido Menasci), to write a libretto for him. Mascagni selected a story that he had seen as a play in Milan in early 1884 by realist writer Giovanni Verga, “Rustic Chivalry�, or Cavalleria rusticana. A passionate love tragedy featuring seduction, adultery, revenge and murder, it is surprising set on Easter morning.Mascagni received only a few verses at a time from his librettists, but he was not worried because he had the opera clear in his mind: “I identified with the drama to such an extent that I felt it within myself in terms of music.� After two months’ of work, the music for Cavalleria rusticana was finished but he feared the opera would fail and put the music in a draw. Fortunately, his wife sent it off, he unanimously won the competition and was soon the talk of Europe. (At the premiere in May 1890 in Rome, Mascagni received no fewer than 60 curtain calls.) Unfortunately, it was a one-hit wonder with Mascagni unable to repeat its success, saying towards the end of his life that “it is a pity I wrote Cavalleria first for I was crowned before I became king.� He died, penniless, in 1945.Today, few people have heard of Mascagni’s name, and, if they have, it is rarely in relation to anything but one piece from Cavalleria rusticana, the Intermezzo. A short piece of purely orchestral music that is uses to denote the passage of time, the orchestration is very simple but it is such an indulgently beautiful melody (based on a hymn heard earlier in the short opera) that perfectly captures the peace of country living in Sicily against the intense feelings of the main characters and the looming tragedy to come.The piece is so popular that (along with the “Easter Hymn� from the same opera), it is the only reason Mascagni features in the Classic FM’s Hall of Fame.The piece was used in the 1980 film Raging Bull and the 1990 film The Godfather Part III.A recording of the original song can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgr-I1y1_2M.Other searchable terms: Italy, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Frank Vincent, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Sofia Coppola.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473610 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050948. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473610). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Piano Part: Includes chord symbols for easier play  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to Bb Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473554 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050902. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473554). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Piano Part: Includes chord symbols for easier play  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to C Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473556 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050904. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473556). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Piano Part: Includes chord symbols for easier play  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to C Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473428 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050859. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473428). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Piano Part: Includes chord symbols for easier play  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece  Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473990 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050983. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473990). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to D Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473611 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050949. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473611). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to Bb Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1474049 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1051018. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1474049). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to G Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1473555 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1050903. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1473555). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to C Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1474048 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,Chamber,Opera,Romantic Period. 3 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #1051017. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1474048). ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This arrangement of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen is crafted for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Designed with beginners in mind, the piece simplifies the original rhythm to ensure ease of play while maintaining the essence of the main theme. The challenging dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note rhythm is adapted to a more manageable 3/4 time signature, featuring straightforward half and quarter notes. This arrangement allows novice musicians to experience and perform one of the most recognizable themes in classical music with confidence and enjoyment. Key Features:  Rhythm Simplification: Original dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note adapted to a 3/4 time signature using half and quarter notes  Essence Retained: Maintains the main theme of the iconic Toreador March from the opera Carmen  Performance: Allows novice musicians to confidently perform a recognizable classical piece Transposed to G Major: For a better sight reading and playing. Check out my other arrangements ?? clicking here ??  •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.