The Maccabaean Revolt in the second century B.C. provided the background to the story that unfolds in Judas Maccabaeus. It is part of the history of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires. This oratorio follows the story from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. up until Judas' march on Jerusalem in 164 B.C. With a libretto supplied by Thomas Morell Handel's great work was first performed at …

Konzert für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo. Par QUANTZ JOHANN JOACHIM. From among the nearly 300 flute concertos by Johann Joachim Quantz, the flute teacher of King Frederick the Great, the G-major work QV 5:174 has been enjoying a very special popularity ever since its rediscovery by the Dresden flautist Moritz Furstenau in the late 19th century. The principal source for the present Urtext e…

A collection of inspiring and enjoyable studies for players of intermediate standard. Many of the studies are short which helps students to concentrate fully throughout therefore achieving a better result. The pieces are set in chronological order and feature composers such as Frederick The Great Johann Joachim Quantz and Paul Hippolyte Camus. Some have not been published for many years. The coll…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par SOUSA JOHN PHILIP. What a way to open any concert. The Black Horse Troopis one of John Philip Sousa?s best known marches and was described by the great Frederick Fennell as ?a regimental march of classic content and proportions, one which serves as a model for all that are similar to it . . . ? Treat your band with this fantastic march. / Niveau : 3 / Marche / Répertoire…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Here, for the first time in a popularly accessible edition, are 35 of his finest keyboard works for solo instruments, reproduced from the monumental Deutsche Handelgesellschaft edition, including eight 'Great Suites' and 'Fugue In A Minor'. For this new edition, the pieces have been rearranged and retitled according to the latest scholarly sequences found in The New Gr…

When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule Britannia! in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden the country home of Frederick Prince of Wales he could not have imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule Britannia! is widely used in the Royal Na…

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Coronation anthem-Eulenberg's celebrated and highly authoritative miniature score is the definitive reference source for study performance preparation or simply for those with a love of the great orchestral works.

Four pieces by the great composer carefully jarranged by Robert Threlfall for the solo Piano. The pieces are suitable for the accompalished concert Pianist and include movements from the Florida Suite.