Farewell to philosophy. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with or…

Be the feature Trumpet Soloist on eight specially recorded arrangments from the 1980 film classic, The Blues Brothers. This package includes sheet music of the Trumpet line and on the accompanying CD there are full backings to play along with./ Recueil / Piano

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s _x000D_sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which _x000D_bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in …

Par ESENVALDS ERIKS. Only in Sleep is a nostalgic vision of childhood re-experienced through dreams. Eriks E?envalds has created a work of subtlety, yet powerful and expressive. The music has an incandescent freshness and the Flugel Horn soloist heard at the opening returns at the close, lost in reverie, whilst florid arabesques float over one last pair of chordal oscillations, winding down to not…

'St. Louis Blues' is a well-loved classic tune by W. C. Handy wrapped in Ellington's colorful and hip orchestration. Features a vocal soloist as well as tenor sax, and can be opened up for other solos. Medium tempo in the key of B-flat. / Ensemble De Jazz

Written for the wedding of a friend of the composer, this atmospheric work breathes new life into the text from 1 Corinthians 13, often read at weddings and civic ceremonies, describing the many facets of love and its importance. The rich vocal harmonies develop from gradually building tonal clusters which accompany the soprano soloist, who later provides a decorated descant to the choruses climax…

Par MARTIN JUAN. In this easy-to-follow book and DVD set, Juan Martin and Patrick Campbell provide a thorough introduction to flamenco Guitar. What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco Guitar playing? How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco Guitar? These are questions that Juan Martin, celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher, addresses in this first …

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra or reduced orchestra Also available for full orchestra only. This tender and much-loved work was composed in 1938 in honour of Sir Henry Wood. It was written for 16 soloists and orchestra but may also be sung by four soloists and chorus, or by mixed-voice chorus. This beautifully presented edition includes an introduction by Michael Kennedy. Forces o…

Op. 86. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. ?But, dear Beethoven, what have you done again'? Even if the authenticity of this statement, which was quoted by Anton Schindler, may be doubted, it reflects quite well the confusion that the Mass in C may have caused its commissioner, Prince Nicholas II Esterházy, in 1807. Unconventional for those times, here Beethoven opened up entirely new worlds of expression …

of the concerto for flute, harp and orchestra KV 299. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In the unparalleled series ‚Cadenza‘, Schott Musik International presents cadences of well-known instrumental concertos of classical and Romantic music, composed by major composers and soloists of our time. The cadences of Mozart‘s Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra in C major KV 299 were created by Nino Rota. I…