Par AAGAARD-NILSEN TORSTEIN. This exciting concert band work is written in the form of a rhapsody based on folk tunes originating from the region where this young Norwegian composer was born. In addition to traditional harmonies the composer makes use of modal chords to create the appropriate atmosphere for this beautiful region of Norway. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert …

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…

(Extended Edition). Par BULLA STEPHEN. Frontier Vision est une oeuvre de concert ou de concours basée sur deux éléments : la commémoration du 500e anniversaire de la Fête de la Réforme et la mélodie de Martin Luther « C’est un rempart que notre Dieu » (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott»). La composition repose sur cette mélodie connue et est aussi inspirée du mouvement évangélique qui s’est propagé à …

A Bit Of A Blow was originally written for the Saxology Quartet in 1996 and has been recorded by them on Meridian. The version for clarinet and piano received its premiere on 5th June 1999 at St. John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet, performed by David Kirby with the composer at the piano. This arrangement was made for clarinet and piano in 1998. / Clarinette Et Piano

Par BRANDER SIRI. Siri Brander (1866-1934) was one of the first female composers to be played by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Elegie (originally for piano) was arranger for string orchestra by A. E. Westerlind and first performed in 1894. More than 120 years later it was recovered in the archives. The small treasure of pure salon romanticism has the duration of 4 minutes. The package inclu…