Par VINE CARL. Piano reduction and violin part.  Carl Vine's atmospheric Violin Concerto (2011) creates a rich and multi-faceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. Unfolding over two finely-crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23-minute work often uses the orchestra sparingly, with players from the orchestra joining the soloist in delicate chamber-music textures. / Répertoire /…

Par DAGENAIS JONAHTHAN. Spring March by Jonathan Dagenais was written for the Saint-Edmond High School music program in Quebec, Canada. Spring March is a short, lively, and exciting concert march for beginner bands. With several thematic and humorous elements, this piece is a fun way to work on lightness of style, functional balance, tempo stability, and is perfect for teaching cut time and the tr…

The 'Missa in F? of 1734 for two or four choirs is probably Pergolesi's most important work for choir and orchestra.The nickname 'Missa Romana? was added later in reference to a performance given in Rome during Pergolesi's lifetime.This Urtext edition presents the work for the first time in the four-choir version that Pergolesi wrote for the above mentioned performance in Rome.Choirs III and IV ar…

Including three movements from Berlioz's five-movement Symphonie Fantastique, originally composed in 1830---'A Ball,' 'March to the Scaffold,' and 'A Witches' Sabbath'---this masterwork is revered as one of the most vivid program pieces in classical music, and remains to this day one of the most popular works of the Romantic period. Carefully scored for the contemporary concert band. (6:45) / Conc…

Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. One of Gershwin?s most popular compositions, Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned in 1924 for solo piano and jazz band, combining elements of classical music with jazz from the era. The piece premiered in the concert ?An Experiment in Modern Music? and established Gershwin?s reputation as a serious composer, and has since become a standard of all American concert works. Available…

French organist and composer, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) is also remembered as a significant pedagogue. His Complete Study of the Fugue is an excellent introduction to the important technique. The book is in two parts, the secondgiving focus to elements such as the subject, the coda, modulations, the pedal, and structure, amongst other aspects. Dupré studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Louis Vie…

h-Moll. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann’s unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period [1701–1705]. In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice [a–d2] and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. / Messe / Répertoire / Solo à (B), 2 Violons et Basse Continue

h-Moll. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann’s unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period [1701–1705]. In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice [a–d2] and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. / Messe / Répertoire / Solo à (B), 2 Violons et Basse Continue

h-Moll. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann’s unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period [1701–1705]. In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice [a–d2] and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. / Messe / Répertoire / Solo à (B), 2 Violons et Basse Continue