PAUL WETZGER (1870-1937) was a German flutist composer born in Dahme near Lübeck. At a young age he took violin lessons from the local music director later switching to flute. By 15 years of age Wetzger had played his first concert in the main church of Dahmen and was second flutist of the municipal orchestra. He later became solo flutist with the municipal orchestra of Essen and taught at the…
Romance for flute and piano is based on an original vocal work of the same title by the composer. This version was created for and dedicated to the world-reknown flutist Rita D'Arcangelo. Eugene Magalif has been an honored guest at the Galway Flute Festival in Switzerland and Southern Music is proud to present this publication as part of the James Galway Presents series designed to introduce play…
For Tanya is a lyrical romantic work dedicated to the composer's wife. The original version for flute alto saxophone and piano was premiered in Ukraine. This version features flute duo with piano and optional wind chimes. Eugene Magalif has been an honored guest at the Galway Flute Festival in Switzerland and Southern Music is proud to present this publication as part of the inch.James Galway P…
Adapted and based on themes from the Ambroise Thomas opera Mignon this Paul Taffanel work is a firmly established part of the modern flute repertoire. This new Southern publication features Sir James Galway's own phrasing and performance markings in a clean modern engraving.
Concert Band Signature Series. Par WALKER GEORGE. In 1946, George Walker was still doing graduate work at the Curtis institute when he composed Lyric for Strings, which would prove over the coming decades to become one of the most performed and enduring string orchestra works of the 20th Century. This first-ever edition for symphonic wind band was arranged by Dr. Luci Disano and premiered by The P…
Includes 28 progressively arranged intermediate snare drum solos plus 4 duets and 1 trio. Unaccompanied. Many of these solos are included on state and regional contest and festival lists throughout the world.
From the Suite To Gozzi's Fairy Tale Drama-The Gozzi's Turandot - in one form or another - occupied Busoni at various times in the years 1904-1917. He was very fond of fantastical and magical tales: his immediately preceding work was the Piano Concerto Op. 39 BV247 which included music from an unfinished adaptatioon of Adam Oehlenschläger's Aladdin. In 1904 Busoni began sketching incidental musi…
From the Suite To Gozzi's Fairy Tale Drama-The Gozzi's Turandot - in one form or another - occupied Busoni at various times in the years 1904-1917. He was very fond of fantastical and magical tales: his immediately preceding work was the Piano Concerto Op. 39 BV247 which included music from an unfinished adaptatioon of Adam Oehlenschläger's Aladdin. In 1904 Busoni began sketching incidental musi…
Par GAUBERT PHILIPPE. This first-ever collection of essential flute solo music was selected and edited by legendary flute artist and teacher, Sir James Galway. Volume 2 contains the following works of Philippe Gaubert: Deux Esquisses Nos. 1 and 2, Romance (1908), Suite, and Sur l'eau. For intermediate to advanced players. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Recueil / Flûte et Piano
When the Second World War began the British March King Kenneth J. Alford (pseudonym for Major F. J. Ricketts R.M.) was increasingly in bad health and had composed relatively little music recently. As Hitler's armies marched victoriously across Europe Britain was soon alone facing the Nazi peril. Alford's great contribution to the war effort was the composition of two of his great masterpieces …
Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble Full Score-Mendelssohn's classic art song On Wings of Song set to the poetry to Heinrich Heine provided the inspiration for the music. The sublime melody has become part of the repertory of musicians of every type--flutists perform the vocal line with the original piano accompaniment pianists perform Liszt's transcription for solo piano and violinists p…
When the Second World War began the British March King Kenneth J. Alford (pseudonym for Major F. J. Ricketts R.M.) was increasingly in bad health and had composed relatively little music recently. As Hitler's armies marched victoriously across Europe Britain was soon alone facing the Nazi peril. Alford's great contribution to the war effort was the composition of two of his great masterpieces …
This extraordinary collection of wedding favorites is the perfect solution for wedding planners looking for just the right music for that upcoming wedding ceremony. The arrangements are appropriate for the string quartet of forstrong orchestra. The optional contrabass part provides additional flexibility. Selections include: Aria (Handel); Bridal Chorus (Wagner); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Trum…