Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Buxtehude took the melody and words from the evening hymn Christ, der du bist der helle Tag. The words are embellished with coloratures and a change of meter enhances the work’s charme. This composition goes beyond the bounds of a straightforward chorale cantata through its use of concertante elements, which also applies the voice parts. The title of this work, on a copy ma…

The quartet in a minor is one of the chamber music works with which Schubert wanted to 'pave the way to the great symphony? in spring 1824. At the same time he was paving his way to a wider audience, as the 'Rosamunde? Quartet was the first and only string quartet that was not only publicly performed in Schubert's lifetime but also published in parts. It is fortunate for us that this was the case …

Beethoven, Ludwig van Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra no. 5 E-flat major op. 73 Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance. The editor, Jonath…

Category: Jazz Ensemble CollectionFormat: BookInstrument: SaxophoneInstrumentation: 1st B-Flat Tenor SaxophoneTwelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic Take Five with a 5/4 time signature. This collection of charts is written…

Symphonic March. Par HOSAY JAMES L.. James L. Hosay is Americas most gifted and prolific writer of patriotic music for the concert band, works his magic once again in this thrilling composition. It’s a challenging but accessible piece that keeps all the players involved with delightful parts to play. Mr. Hosay writes great F Horn parts! Directors who have strong F Horn sections often have a hard t…

Arrangeur: Johann Sebastian Bach. Par KUHNAU JOHANN. Adaptation of the motet 'Tristis est anima mea', attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. According to the r…

The Complete Chorales are an Urtext edition of all four-part chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach and the new standard in editing for this genre. Musicologist Thomas Daniel, a well-known specialist for the topic of Bach chorales, divided the chorales in two parts of about equal length: Chorales from cantatas, motets, and passions that were confirmedly written by Bach are found in the first part, whil…

Christmas for Guitar: in TAB gives you the most options for playing all of your favorite Christmas songs. You can play the solo part or the chords for singing along. And if you have friends that can play, this book provides you with two guitar parts and two C-instrument parts (flute, violin, recorder, keyboard, etc.) for any combination of four players. And of course, lyrics are included for sing-…

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…

Par BUTTERWORTH HELEN. This second volume of Helen Butterworth\'s Gems series continues in the vein of the original collection, that of entrancing, original pieces designed for young violinists (with piano or CD accompaniment) in either a reading-based or Suzuki group lesson environment. Both volumes enable players of different levels to perform together; many of the pieces include parts for begin…