SKU: A0.1152455

This arrangement adapted for beritone sax duo was written keeping the characteristics of the original work, that is, inspiring and significant to the already known choral symphony by Beethoven, indicated to be performed by young music students, who want to enter the symphonic music, moreover, it can also be used by professional musicians, for recitals, repertoire, academic presentations and didactic material. As much as it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion. The transcription is faithful to the structure, with only one change in key, so that it is comfortable for all instruments in the formation, thus maintaining the essence of the striking melody, as well as using it for ensemble practice among musicians of different traditions. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Op. 125 incorporates part of the poem An die Freude (To Joy), a hymn written by Friedrich Schiller, with the text sung by soloists and a choir in its last movement. It was the first example of a major composer using the human voice as prominently as the instruments in a symphony, thus creating a far-reaching work that set the tone for the symphonic form that was to be adopted by Romantic composers. This is the last complete symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The choral symphony, better known as the Ninth Symphony or The Ninth, is one of the best known works in the Western repertoire, considered both an icon and predecessor of Romantic music, and one of Beethoven's great masterpieces, where it was first performed on May 7, 1824, the same year it was completed, at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna, Austria. The conductor was Michael Umlauf, the theater's music director, and Beethoven - dissuaded from conducting by the advanced stage of his deafness - was given a special place on the stage next to the conductor. It was later rearranged by Herbert von Karajan to become the anthem of the European Union in 1972, the national anthem of Rhodesia from 1974 until 1979, Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia, used the tune Ode to Joy..

SKU: A0.1074034

Josquin des Prez (c.1450-1521) was a composer of the Renaissance period, widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His compositions set the standard for polyphonic music and are considered a high point in the history of music. He wrote a wide range of works, including masses, motets, and chansons, and was the first composer to set popular secular tunes as mass movements. His influence can be seen in the works of many later composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frideric Handel.


Josquin des Prez was a prolific composer of chamber music and duets during the Renaissance period. He wrote several types of chamber music and duets, including madrigals, chansons, and motets. His compositions are characterized by their intricate counterpoint, as well as their harmonic richness and emotional expressiveness. His works often featured two voices in harmony, and he was known to use imitation and complex canonic techniques to create interesting musical textures. Josquin's chamber music and duets are renowned for their complexity and beauty, and they remain some of the most influential and admired works from the Renaissance period.


Josquin Desprez is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the Renaissance period. His innovative use of counterpoint and canon helped to revolutionize the musical landscape of the time. Counterpoint is a technique of combining two or more independent melodies in a way that creates harmony and a cohesive musical texture. Josquin was a master of this technique, often combining multiple voices in complex contrapuntal textures. His use of canon, or round, was also highly influential. Canon involves two or more voices repeating the same melody in different registers and often with different rhythms. Josquin wrote canons in various styles and forms, including the popular “circular canon� and the more complex “strict canon.� He was also an early adopter of the “inverted canon� form, in which the same melody is repeated but in an inverted form. Josquin’s use of counterpoint and canon had a lasting impact on the development of Western music and helped to establish the foundation for many of the musical forms and techniques still used today.


Contents: 

I. Duo from the Augsberger Liederbuch

II. Agnus Dei II from Missa De Beata Virgine 

III. Duo from the Hör Organ tablature

IV. Agnus Dei II from Missa Ave maris stella

V. Benedictus from Missa Gaudeamus

VI. Agnus Dei II from Missa Gaudeamus

VII. Pleni sunt coeli from the Sanctus of Missa Hercules dux Ferrarie 

VIII. Agnus Dei II from Missa La sol fa re mi 

IX. Benedictus from Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales

X. Benedictus from Missa L'homme armé Sexti Toni 

XI. Pleni sunt coeli from Missa Malheur me bat 

XII. Pleni sunt from Missa Mater patris (canon at the major second)

XIII. Benedictus from Missa Mater patris 

XIV. Agnus Dei II from Missa Mater patris (canon at the unison)

XV. Pleni sunt caeli from Missa Pange lingua 

XVI. Benedictus from Missa Pange lingua 

XVII. Agnus Dei II from Missa Pange lingua 

XVIII. Pleni sunt from Missa sine nomine 

XIX. Domine non secundum peccata nostra 

XX. Ave verum and Cuius latus 

XXI. In principio erat verbum from Motet Verbum caro factus est 

XXII. Per illud ave prolatum - Secunda pars of motet Benedicta es caelorum regina.

SKU: A0.1077495

The poem by Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book) has been set to a heart wrenching melody and scored for a Baritone solo with a 2-part choir (Part 1: High Voices (Sop. & Ten), Part 2: Low Voices (Alto & Bass) with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any school or concert setting. An accompaniment track is also available.