Description Raymond Briggs' The Snowman is a charming Christmas story of the boy who builds a snowman who comes to life, and their adventures together have become a children's classic. In this Piano Picture Book , composer Howard Blake and animator Dianne Jackson have recreated the story in words, music and beautiful illustrations, based on scenes from the film. The music, which includes the…

Walther Dürr presents Volume 8 of the new Urtext edition of Schubert's lieder in separate editions for high, medium and low voice. This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815, between August and November. Three series of lieder, each based on a particular poet, immediately catch the eye: a number of Ossian settings, a group of Klopstock lieder and finally another set on …

by Dan Haerle. For all musicians with questions not answered in other books, noted author Dan Haerle's latest work contains a lifetime of information about technical considerations, life advice, road stories, and philosophy. As a technical manual, he provides careful analysis of 8 Standards and comments on a variety of music-related subjects including improv techniques and teaching. As a memoir, h…

Maurice Ravel : Quartet in G Minor Op. 10 Claude Debussy : Quartet in F Major Superb one-volume edition of two influential compositions noted for individuality, unique interpretations of the medium, delicate and subtle beauties. Based on authoritative French editions, this clearly printed volume is sturdily bound for long life on the music stand.

Par JOSEF STOIBER FRANZ. This edition clarifies a performance aspect of Haydn’s Symphony in G major that has long been misunderstood: in m. 1 of the second movement (Largo) the viola, violoncello and several wind instrument parts are marked “solo”, indicating that they play important motifs or themes and ought to stand out. Contrary to other editions, the “solo” marking in the violoncello should n…

Par CHAUSSON ERNEST. Chausson's 'Piece Op.39', the composer's only work for solo cello, was written during his final years and belongs with the intensity lyrical Poeme for violin and orchestra (1896) and the two quartets (1897 and 1899). Like these more 'classical' late works, 'Piece' derives potency from its restrained lyricism, but is rhythmically unusual with 5/4 and 7/4 the predominant time si…

G.F. Handel's masterful L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato have been expertly-edited by Donald Burrows to present this complete vocal score, arranged for two Soprano, Tenor and Bass Soli, with an SATB Chorus and Orchestra.This complete edition of L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato features the 1740, 1741 and 1743 scores, reflecting Handel's personal changes, involving alternative and addit…

A fairy tale in music freely after Wilhelm Hauff. Par NUTZENBERGER THOMAS. This is the bizarre and fantastic story of the boy Jacob who is transformed into a dwarf with a huge nose by an mysterious fairy. He spends seven years in the fairy’s palace, and during this time becomes a marvellous cook. The years go by as in a dream, and he does not imagine that he is in truth in the body of a loathsome …

Par ROBIN YANN. Orchestration : 1(picc.FlA.FlB).1.2(2clB.1clcB).1(cbn) / 1.1.1.1 / 2perc / hp / 2pno / 3.0.2.2.0 / Ircam Observation The electronic sections of this work were produced at Ircam. Electronic Music Design: Robin Meier Triades is a work in concertante form for solo double bass, an ensemble of twenty-one musicians and live electronics. This piece belongs to a larger cycle for double…