Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Some of Beethoven ’s most enduring and unabashedly successful works stem from his so-called “Middle Period” and in the genre of chamber music, the quartets Op. 74 and 95 together with the recently issued Op. 59 quartets complete this period. Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly critical edition of quartets Op. 74 and 95 sets the record straight once and for all, restoring Beethov…

Pour Précéder La Péri. Par DUKAS PAUL. Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was a composer who had little self-confidence and was very self-critical. As a result of this he destroyed the manuscripts of all but seven large and five small works. Luckily kept what is now his best know composition, the symphonic scherzo L’apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice). He also came very close to destroying the manusc…

From the opening solo to the final chord, this Grammy-nominated theme song from the film Silver Linings Playbook rocks with a strong techno-beat and easy-to-sing hook. Originally recorded by Jesse J, it charted in multiple countries. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Songbook for C Instruments 49 Songs by Cannonball Adderley as lead sheets Originally transcribed for C instruments With melody line and chords Intermediate to advanced level of difficulty ISBN 9781495011788, publisher's no. HL142379 Format: 23 x 30.5 cm Spiral binding 264 Pages / Hal Leonard

Italian composer, Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is well-known for his Keyboard compositions. His 555 Keyboard Sonatas remain ever popular to this day, and it is for this reason that this ninth volume is indispensable toperformers of the genre. Originally composed for the Harpsichord, Organ or early Pianoforte, the Sonatas display the riveting use of discords and unconventional modulations to remo…

Version 1. Par FELDMANN WALTER. «sexe-tuor» was originally a failed attempt to compose a solo oboe piece for my noyé cycle. For the solo the name 'le sexe du noyé' was intended, and the few measures of sexe-tuor were my first attempt to compose a piece in which more complex rhythms would result in a kind of proportional multiplication of individual fragments from the sextet [hence the French sextu…

Allerheiligentag Iii. Par LINJAMA JYRKI. Jyrki Linjama's second string quartet (2018) is subtitled Allerheiligentag III. The material for the Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints' Day (no. 146 in the Finnish Hymn Book). The first work in the cycle is a string trio (2007), the second a piece for orchestra (2009), and the fourth and fifth are solo works for viola da gamba …

Appearing on their classic 1966 album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme , Simon and Garfunkel's The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) is one of the duo's most best loved and covered songs. Originally written by Paul Simon, this SSA arrangement with piano accompaniment is a light yet engaging piece, perfect for both beginner choirs and more experienced ensembles. / Choeur SSA

You Raise Me Up , written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and Irish novelist Brendan Graham, achieved its unique success mainly through being recorded by so many artists - around 150 of them to date. Originally intended as an instrumental entitled 'Silent Story' Løvland's melody only acquired lyrics after the Norwegian composer invited Graham - whose novels he knew - to turn it into a song for Sec…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Authoritative Urtext edition of Johann Sebastien Bach 's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F BWV1047. The six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051, prized jewels of the world's musical heritage, were written in 1721 during Bach ’s appointment in Cöthen. Of the six works, Bach originally wrote earlier versions of numbers 1 and 5 which differ not only with regard to articulatio…