The surviving second and third acts of Catone in Utica, one of Metastasio's most dramatic libretti, premiered in Verona in the spring of 1737 in a setting by Vivaldi, contain some of his finest, most mature, and most original arias, and are published here for the first time. They evince a potential dramatic intensity that makes us regret all the more the loss of the first act. Only one aria of Act…

La forêt fantastique, ouvrage en deux recueils illustrés, propose 10 pièces pédagogiques destinées aux cours semi-collectifs. Elles sont écrites pour 2 ou 3 élèves harpistes de 1er cycle. Ces pièces utilisent les ressources sonores de l'instrument et ses modes de jeu (sons xylo, pincés, ongle, glissés, sons sifflés, zingage...) et font aussi appel à la voix (poème, voix parlée, chantée). Chaque r…

Par HESKETH KENNETH. In Danceries , by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new material. The contemporary harmonies and rhythms bring a breath of new into these themes and add drama to the suite. The first movement, Lull Me Beyond Thee , is gentle and liltin…

Arr. Mike Hannickel. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Everyone loves the NUTCRACKER! The immense and unprecedented popularity of this ballet seems to be without limit. Now your Grade 1 band can experience the joy of playing the themes they know so well. This extremely flexible arrangement can be used in so many ways!! Play it all, or leave out selected movements. Use the optional 'tag' ending, or ski…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Here is an uplifting cut-time concert march that grows relentlessly from the simplest of themes to a contrapuntal gem. A tribute to the Allied veterans of World War II, THE VIRTUOUS AND THE BRAVE is an excellent program choice. Bold and melodic, it's perfect for concert, festival or contest use, and in the U. S. , if you perform a concert around Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, or …

All 5 sonatas for cello and piano, and 3 sets of variations on themes by Mozart and Handel. Basic works of the cello repertoire carefully reproduced from the authoritative complete-works edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel. Inexpensive source for studying 8 major works of the chamber music repertoire. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1 (dedicated to King Friedrich Wilhelm II)
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Górecki's Church Songs, based on melodies from Rev Jan Siedlecki's ?piewniki Ko?cielne ('church songbooks'), were composed in 1986. This edition is based on the PWM edition of 2013, which was produced with the assistance of Anna Górecka and Miko?aj Górecki. A special feature of the Boosey publications is the new, alternative Latin sung text by Edward Tambling, which will be attractive to the many …