Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Arranged for Organ by Nigel Ogden Among the all-time classical favourites and an essential item in any church organist's library of service music, Pachelbel's Canon in D receives a fresh and original makeover in this new arrangement by the celebrated recitalist and radio host Nigel Ogden. Scored by the composer for an ensemble of three violins and bass, the piece adapts beaut…

h-Moll. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann’s unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period [1701–1705]. In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice [a–d2] and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. / Messe / Répertoire / Solo à (B), 2 Violons et Basse Continue

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This work has survived in an autograph, unfortunately undated, preserved in the Düben Collection. The cantata is a setting of Ecclesiasticus 50, verses 24–26. This composition is one of the most richly scored vocal compositions of Buxtehude. A ritornello, which includes a fanfare of trumpets, and a longer vocal section based on “Nun danket alle Gott” create the work’s struc…

Scored for solo Cello, Dreaming is Kaija Saariaho's contribution to the set of thirty-two works by various composers written for the collection Mystery Variations in 2011. The piece is preceded by a statement of the famous Chiacona by 17th century composer Giuseppe Colombi, upon which it is based. / Violoncelle

h-Moll. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann’s unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period [1701–1705]. In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice [a–d2] and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. / Messe / Répertoire / Solo à (B), 2 Violons et Basse Continue

Gustav Holst has earned a place among the most revered of late 19th and early 20th century composers and is best known for his enduring Orchestral suite The Planets.But before that great work, in his use of Englsh folksongs, Gnostic texts and these Vedic hymns, one can discern Holst's search for a compositional Voice beyond the constraints of the European canon in the early 1900's.Some see composi…

Brass Band Series. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In partnership with Oxford University Press and authorized by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, this major new initiative brings the incredible catalog of Ralph Vaughan Williams to the wind band community, with scholarly transcriptions by leaders in wind band composition. As the name suggests, all titles in the Brass Band Series are scored for br…

The Skye Steersman'S Song. Par REINSHAGEN FRANK. Song from the Hebrides. Compatible with clarinet and saxophone editions. Medium Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are - in a…

Bernhard Romberg (1767-1841) probably was the greatest cello virtuoso of his time and compared to Paganini in his lifetime. He gave cello lessons at the famous Conservatoire de Paris among others.Romberg's popular Trio in E minor originally was the first part of the Trois Trios d'une Difficulté Progressive pour le Violoncelle Viola et Violoncelle Op. 38. The solo violoncello was accompanied by a v…

Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. Melodia Blues, a swinging composition by PeterKleine Schaars begins with a robust intro. Fourbars follow, which can be repeated ad lib. toallow for an optional announcement (this is theso-called VAMP). The blues theme follows alongwith two written-out improvisations. These can beexpanded - depending on the resources withinyour band. After a richly scored reprise of thethe…