Published in 1648, Heinrich Schütz's 'Geistliche Chor-Music? is still regarded as one of his seminal works.A two-volume performance edition based on Werner Breig's revised new text was published in 2012 and 2013 (BA 5901/BA 5902).Now selected motets are being issued in separate volumes. They offer a modern notation and layout, retain the original keys and include an integrated figured bass realisa…

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Par MARSH LIN. Show us a Song! offers a truly immersive approach to singing that embraces music, drama, movement, staging and performing - the Lin Marsh way! Structured around ten original songs on a variety of school topics, this book off ers teachers a treasure chest of ideas and activities to develop musicianship, creativity, literacy, and general knowledge and understanding. Each song comes wi…

Par KELLY BRYAN. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for SATB and Organ. Kentucky Canticles pay homage to the unforgettable music of the deep south, and in particular to the legendary black singer Paul Robeson. Dancing spiritual rhythms infuse the Magnificat's energetic song of joy, and there are lively musical illustrations for the mighty, the proud, the rich, and the humble and meek before the return o…

Hear It And Sing It! Exploring the Blues est un outil efficace pour apprendre à chanter et improviser sur le blues. Conçu pour les personnes qui aiment chanter, ainsi que pour les étudiants et les enseignants des programmes de jazz vocal, il comprend une approche étape par étape pour apprendre paroles de blues, des formes, l'harmonie, balances et de l'improvisation, avec un répertoire de chansons …

Extended instrumental solo taken from MacMillan's 70-90-minute 'Since it was the day of Preparation ? ' for voices and ensemble, commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh International Festival, Soli Deo Gloria and Kings Place, and first performed by the Hebrides Ensemble at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival.The parent work sets the Resurrection narratives from St John's Gospel. Five instrumental…

Confitebor. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. This composition offers an extensive palette of the baroque master's musical ideas and modes of expression. The piece owes ist attractiveness principally to ist characteristically Vivaldian transparency and formal perfection, and to the way in which the voices are allowed to blossom within clearly fashioned structures, while all the tonal possibilities of the small…

Extended instrumental solo taken from MacMillan's 70-90-minute 'Since it was the day of Preparation ? ' for voices and ensemble, commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh International Festival, Soli Deo Gloria and Kings Place, and first performed by the Hebrides Ensemble at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival.The parent work sets the Resurrection narratives from St John's Gospel. Five instrumental…

Par SCHLEE THOMAS DANIEL. For composer Thomas Daniel Schlee, the 'intimate sound possibilities of the string quartet” have the potential 'to formulate an, albeit 'only' individual, solution to the somewhat forlorn condition of new art music within society that we are unfortunately experiencing today.” Schlee's Fourth String Quartet opens with a pure C major sound, out of which he develops a harmo…

Now available for younger voices, this Irving Berlin tune is a classic of jazz swing style. This long-time favorite will bring a smile to your face and put a spring in your step! / Voix Mixtes