Pour Soprano Quintette Vent Et Harpe. Par CANTELOUBE JOSEPH / ALLEN. French composer, Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) is best known for his Cinq Chants D'Auvergne. Composed between 1923 and 1930 for Soprano and Orchestra, Chris Allen 's arrangement of the popular work for Soprano, Wind Quintet and Harp enforces the composition's favour. The Cinq Chants D'Auvergne are a collection of five folksongs f…

Theresienmesse. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Between 1796 and 1802 Haydn composed 6 great Masses to celebrate the name day of Princess Maria Hermenegild, the wife of his patron Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II. The Theresa Mass was the fourth of these composed in 1799 and although the title page of the score simply has the word 'Missa' the nickname Theresienmesse remains a matter for speculation, but is usu…

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. The overall form of this work in one movement is in seven sections. A slow introduction begins with multiphonics of the saxophone and sounds of cymbals played with a double-bass bow. Vibraphone and marimbaphone provide the chordal foundation for a fanfare-like invocation by the saxophone. The atmosphere of the following Allegro is dominated by an ostinato series of notes taken …

Par PURCELL HENRY / KING. Famous English composer, Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was a significant contributor to the Baroque music era. Perhaps his most famous and frequently performed work remains his Music For Queen Mary II. Arranged for Four-Part Brass Choir by Robert King, Purcell 's Music For Queen Mary II is made accessible and versatile. The work was originally composed for Orchestra and Choir…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This work consists of two movements. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character, written in a gently rocking 12/8 time and expressing the tranquillity of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg in Belgium. After a beautiful orchestral climax the second section, inspired by the Roman past of Oudenburg, begins. A somewhat oppressive and impending introduct…

Par MACKAY NEIL. A Tuneful Introduction To The Third Position does not deal with the changing of position of the Left Hand. The only movement is the initial one from First to Third Position. Once this has been achieved, the hand remains in place throughout each melody. Students should remember to keep the thumb opposite the forefinger when the hand is in Third Position./ Etude / Violon

Op. 79. Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Brahms' vivacious 'Rhapsodies” op. 79 of 1879 are among his most frequently played works. He had a hard time finding a suitable title for them, vacillating between 'Piano Piece”, 'Capriccio” (No. 1) and ”Caprices”. His hand was forced by the dedicatee Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, who welcomed the pieces with the salutation 'Ye (to me) nameless ones in the nebulous garb …

Par HOLST GUSTAV. Among the most popular and important modern British composers, Gustav Holst (1874–1934) was a true eccentric, given to odd enthusiasms and mystical musings. His spectacular symphonic suite The Planets, first performed in 1918, established hisinternational reputation and remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire to this day. Scored for huge orchestral forces and a wordless cho…

Par RENIE HENRIETTE. With few studies in existence for the Harp, Henriette Reine 's Complete Method of the Harp fills a large gap. Comprising two volumes, the first addresses the fudamentals of technique. Renie (1875-1956) was a deeply religious woman who lived in poverty for much of her life. She was a highly accomplished harpist and composer, yet she had little triumph due to success being socia…

Par GILBERT WILLIAM SCHWENCK / SULLIVAN ARTHUR. The Mikado, arguably the greatest masterpiece among Gilbert and Sullivan's remarkable series of comic operas, remains undiminished in its popularity. This freshly edited publication is based on Sullivan's autograph and the first edition of the full score published two years before the composer's death. Edited by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones…