Instrumental Duet Alto Recorder,Instrumental Duet,Tenor Recorder - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.835901 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Paul Burnell. Baroque. Score and parts. 6 pages. Paul Burnell #6668853. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.835901). Rondeau, from Abdelazar, Z.570, Henry Purcell arranged by Paul Burnell for Recorder DuetDuration 1:40Download comprises both score and parts.Alto RecorderTenor RecorderPlay the notes in brackets where the lower notes are unavailable or inconvenient.This arrangement may suitable for other instruments in C reading the treble clef.Programme note:'Abdelazer', or 'The Moor's Revenge' is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn - one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing. The English composer Henry Purcell wrote incidental music for a revival of the play in the summer of 1695. Purcell's music comprises ten movements, the second of which is the Rondeau. Benjamin Britten used the Rondeau in 1945 as the theme for his set of variations 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', Op.34.

Brass Ensemble Horn - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.931280 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Alessandro Macrì. Baroque,Concert,Film/TV,Graduation. Score and parts. 10 pages. Music Macri Editions #6359937. Published by Music Macri Editions (A0.931280). Nell’Inghilterra del XVII secolo la musica ha un ruolo importante nel teatro; canzoni e brevi pezzi per orchestra tengono desta l’attenzione del pubblico all’inizio e alla fine delle rappresentazioni e durante il cambio delle scene.Scritte nel 1695, l’anno della sua prematura scomparsa, le musiche di scena per Abdelazer, o La Vendetta del Moro sono l’ultima composizione di Henry Purcell in questo genere. La fosca tragedia di Aphra Behn, portata sulle scene nel 1676 senza musica, viene riproposta nel 1695 alla riapertura del Drury Lane Theatre. La vicenda di Abdelazer, principe moresco che per vendicare l’assassinio del padre cerca subdolamente di usurpare il trono di Spagna attraverso l’affetto della regina spagnola, viene introdotta da una solenne Ouverture in tonalità minore che ne evidenzia la drammaticità. La tragedia suscita pochi entusiasmi tra il pubblico che, peraltro, apprezza moltissimo le musiche di Purcell e soprattutto la canzone finale Lucinda is bewitching fair, affidata al cantante tredicenne Jemmy Bowen, che viene pubblicata immediatamente come Aria a sé stante; le musiche poi verranno pubblicate postume nel 1697 come suite per archi e basso continuo nella quale l’ordine dei movimenti è differente da quella adottata per l’esecuzione teatrale.La suite è formata da Ouverture, Rondeau, Air I & II, Minuetto, Air, Giga, Hornpipe, Air. Il Minuetto è un pezzo di particolare eleganza, ma è il Rondeau che ha assicurato alla suite fama duratura; questo movimento è alla base della celebre composizione di Benjamin Britten Guida all’orchestra per i giovani, Variazioni e fuga su un tema di Henry Purcell. Il Rondeau, poi, è stato utilizzato come tema per la serie TV della BBC del 1969 The First Churchills e come sottofondo musicale per gioco Intellivision Thunder Castle del 1986; lo troviamo anche nel film di Joe Wright Orgoglio e pregiudizio, eseguito durante il ballo a Netherfield.

Small Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.835900 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Paul Burnell. Baroque. Score and parts. 20 pages. Paul Burnell #6668851. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.835900). Rondeau, from Abdelazar, Z.570, Henry Purcell, arranged by Paul Burnell for instruments in four partsDuration 1:40Score in CDownload comprises both score and parts.The arrangement is suitable for multiple quartet combinations with parts available (and potential instrumentations suggested) as follows:Part 1: C, Eb (Flute, Oboe, Alto Recorder, Eb Clarinet, Violin 1)Part 2: C, Bb, G (Alto Flute, Oboe, Tenor Recorder, Bb Clarinet, Violin 2)Part 3: C, Bb, Eb, F (Bb Clarinet, Bass Recorder, Alto Saxophone, Horn in F, Violin 3, Viola)Part 4: C, Bb, F (Bassoon, Great bass Recorder, Tenor Saxophone, Horn in F, 'Cello)Part 4 may be played or doubled an octave lower than written - using the 'Bass Clef up 8' part.Any other appropriate instruments, even if not suggested above, may play.Programme note:'Abdelazer', or 'The Moor's Revenge' is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn - one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing. The English composer Henry Purcell wrote incidental music for a revival of the play in the summer of 1695. Purcell's music comprises ten movements, the second of which is the Rondeau. Benjamin Britten used the Rondeau in 1945 as the theme for his set of variations 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', Op.34.

String Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1254492 Composed by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Chamber,Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Standards. 14 pages. Jmsgu3 #848073. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1254492). Ma fin est mon commencement is a rondeau composed by Guillaume de Machaut, a prominent composer and poet of the Medieval period. The poem's translated text reads, My end is my beginning, and my beginning my end. The piece is notable for its musical complexity, with the second voice part being the reverse of the first part and the third being a palindrome. The reversed text and voice names might symbolize a look in a mirror that reflects a favorite image of Machaut. The piece is set in three voices and follows the typical form of a 14th-century rondeau, ABaAabAB. The piece's significance lies in its spiritual meaning, which expresses a truth about life in this world and the next, with death being a gateway to life.

Brass Ensemble Bass Trombone,Euphonium,Horn,Trumpet - Digital Download SKU: A0.1225513 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Charles Decker. Baroque,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Film/TV. 28 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #821584. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1225513). Familiar to audiences worldwide as the theme for Benjamin Britten’s 1946 A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Purcell’s stately and majestic “Rondeau from Abdelazer� is from incidental music he composed for the 1678 play “The Moor’s Revenge.�  The elegant Rondeau has been used as the theme for films and television programs. Scored for two antiphonal brass quartets of two B-flat trumpets and two trombones, alternate parts C trumpet and substitute F horn for trombone 1 of each quartet are provided. Increasingly ornamented first trumpet parts adds to musical excitement of antiphonal brass. Beyond brass programs or special events, consider featuring the trumpet and trombone sections on your next band or orchestra concert with this impressive work. The recording is of the entire arrangement.See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.  For more brass quintet editions by Charles Decker use these links to Kendor Music and Cherry Classics Music for listings of my arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1487252 Composed by Ignaz Josef Pleyel. Arranged by Allan Badley. Classical. Score. 11 pages. Artaria Editions #1064226. Published by Artaria Editions (A0.1487252). Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) was at one time the most famous composer in the world. The popularity of his music eclipsed that of even his teacher Haydn and publishers vied to bring out his latest works as soon as they were finished. Some 2000 separate prints of Pleyel works had appeared by 1800 and his fame extended to every corner of Europe and as far afield as North America. Pleyel's career as a composer spanned less than thirty years with the majority of his works composed in the 1780s. He founded a successful publishing house in Paris in the mid-1790s and later began manufacturing keyboard instruments. With increasing demands on his time from his business concerns Pleyel's productivity as a composer dropped sharply and he ceased composing around 1805. Pleyel wrote very little solo keyboard music preferring instead to compose accompanied sonatas (i.e. piano trios). The attractive Rondeau in E flat (Benton 613), suitable for performance by either harp or fortepiano, illustrates many of Pleyel's strengths as a composer. It is attractive, technically resourceful and unerring in its sense of dramatic pace. Its principal theme is lively and distinctive, not too difficult technically and yet rewarding to play. The principal theme and the episodic material are elegantly constructed and reveal a sensitivity to the tone colour of the instrument. The minore section is dramatic and the octave doublings lend it a strength and power which contrasts effectively with the gentle rondeau theme. The final episode, the most technically challenging, adds a thrilling touch of drama to the closing phase of the piece.

String Trio Cello,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1254496 Composed by Guillaume de Machaut, 1300-1377. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Chamber,Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Traditional. 6 pages. Jmsgu3 #848078. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1254496). Ma fin est mon commencement is a rondeau composed by Guillaume de Machaut, a prominent composer and poet of the Medieval period. The poem's translated text reads My end is my beginning, and my beginning my end. The piece is notable for its musical complexity, with the second voice part being the reverse of the first part, and the third being a palindrome. The reversed text and voice names might symbolize a look in a mirror that reflects a favorite image of Machaut. The piece is set in three voices and follows the typical form of a 14th-century rondeau, ABaAabAB. The significance of the piece lies in its spiritual meaning, which expresses a truth about life in this world as well as in the next, with death being a gateway to life.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1470662 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Judith L. Maggs. Baroque,Classical,Early Music,Traditional,Wedding. Score. 5 pages. Maggs #1048314. Published by Maggs (A0.1470662). Mouret’s Rondeau, written in the 1600s, was brought used for several years as the theme music for PBS “Masterpiece Theatre.” It is an upbeat and inspiring tune that works well as a processional or recessional for any occasion. This arrangement for piano is in the key of Bb major, and is easily accessible for any advanced level pianist.Note: This arrangement is also available as part of my collection: “The Wedding Pianist,” which is available on this site. This collection contains 10 Processionals/Recessionals, as well as a bonus arrangement of the hymn “O Perfect Love.”(Note: I also have an intermediate level arrangement of the Rondeau, also published on this site.).

Easy Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1262529 Composed by Francois Couperin. Arranged by Darek. Baroque,Classical,Early Music. Score. 2 pages. Darek #855552. Published by Darek (A0.1262529). Les Barricades Mystérieuses (Rondeau) (EASY PIANO) from “Harpsichord Pieces� Book 2, Suite 6, No. 5 [François Couperin]Simplified arrangement for pianists of Les Barricades Mystérieuses (Rondeau) from “Harpsichord Pieces� Book 2, Suite 6, No. 5 by François Couperin. Easy version for pianists | Easy piano arrangement. Included: Fingering, Dynamics, Articulations and video Youtube tutorial. 

Cello,Instrumental Duet,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1454090 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Dina H. L. Slechta. Baroque,Chamber,Classical,Wedding. 8 pages. Dina H. L. Slechta #1033264. Published by Dina H. L. Slechta (A0.1454090). Standard prelude repertoire in the Wedding Music Series, Rondeau from Première Suite, by Jean-Joseph Mouret, is arranged here by ArrangeMe.com arranger, Dina H. L. Slechta, for Violin and Cello Duet.  The approximate playing time for Rondeau is two and a half minutes for the entire piece.  Rehearsal letters are provided at the beginnings of phrases to allow some possibilities for starting and stopping places within the arrangement for different times needed in weddings.Cover, Score, Violin and Cello Parts - altogether 8 pages.Recommended for late intermediate musicians.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.811020 Composed by Mouret, Jean Joseph. Arranged by Dunn, Bruce. Baroque,Classical,Renaissance,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 5 pages. Gordon Cherry #4728649. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.811020). Mouret's famous Fanfare or Rondeau is now available for Brass trio of Trumpet in Bb, Horn & Trombone. The texture is rich but brilliant and can be a great start to your recital or concert.  This work of about 1 1/2 minutes is for advanced performers.

Flute,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.721991 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Concert,Contemporary,Film/TV,Wedding. Score and part. 12 pages. Music-Scores.com #5453785. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.721991). Rondeau, also known as the Fanfare from Masterpiece Theatre. It is the first movement of a Suite of Symphonies and was first performed in the Palace of Versailles for King Louis XV.For Trio of 2 Flutes and Piano. Duration 2 minutes.Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com

Cello,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1225135 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by César Madeira. Baroque,Children,Early Music,Film/TV,Multicultural,World. Score and part. 3 pages. Sheet Music To Play Editions #821250. Published by Sheet Music To Play Editions (A0.1225135). Rondeau from Abdelazer by Henry Purcell. Arrangement for Violoncello and Piano. With Full Score. Enjoy it!This file DOES NOT contain Individual Parts. Full Score only.Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) was an English composer. Although he incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements, Purcell's style was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play

B-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092286 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Fernando Britto. Baroque,Classical. Score and part. 8 pages. Minhas Partituras #696411. Published by Minhas Partituras (A0.1092286). Arrangement of the song Rondeau from Abdelazer (Henry Purcell) for Clarinet in Bb Solo and Piano Accompaniment with Chords.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.714744 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Jeremy Corcoran. Baroque,Film/TV,Multicultural,Wedding,World. 14 pages. LPC Publishers #3539547. Published by LPC Publishers (A0.714744). Well known as the opening Theme to Masterpiece Theater, Rondeau from Suite de Symphonies No. 1 is one of Mouret's best known tunes.