Par PANUFNIK ROXANNA. When the London International Festival of Early Music came to me with a commission to write a solo harpsichord piece for Jane Chapman, they asked me to relate the new piece to Byrd, as it’s the 400th anniversary of his death, this year. Jane introduced me to Byrd’s arrangement of Dowland’s wonderful Pavana Lachrymae (‘Pavan of tears’) – a piece of many layers but simple and e…

Chopin's waltzes caused controversies. They reached a peak of popularity and were treated by many as masterpieces, by others as gravitating towards drawing-room music. Along with the nocturnes and impromptus, they are regarded as part of a ''female'' trend in Chopin's output. The ''Complete Works'' is the best known and most popular series of editions of Fryderyk Chopin's works, prepared by Ignacy…

Rhapsody For Brass Band. Par DE HAAN JAN. The work Prevision has been composed in a free fantasy form. Deep in thought the composer sketches his prevision - the development of his small grandson growing up to be an adult. After a brilliant introduction, a slow march follows, which symbolises the first steps toward adulthood. Aspects such as love and a sense of security, that are indispensable for …

Par UTBULT JAN. “The Inner Wing” is a happy, mid-tempo jazz tune! The title refers partly to a bird’s wing, but also to a small group of islands in the archipelago of Gothenburg. The parts are written to be funny and developing to play for the musicians, but also sound good together. The piece feature a 16-bar improvisation for Part 1 beginning in measure 21. For the first 8 bars, a suggestion for…

This study score is based on the score and complete performance material of Dvorák's famous B minor Cello Concerto (BA 9045) edited by Jonathan Del Mar and published in 2011. In addition the study score contains a Foreword by Dvorák scholar Jan Smaczny.Like every other major 19th-century cello concerto, Dvorák's concerto resulted from a collaboration between the composer and a virtuoso musician. S…

Description Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney …

Fantasy Concertante on 'C(on)C(or)D(i)A'. Par DE HAAN JAN. Pour la Rome antique, Concordia était la déesse de l’unité, de la concorde. Au fil du temps, pour communiquer l’unité de leurs musiciens, de nombreuses sociétés musicales ont choisi ce nom, y compris l’orchestre qui a commandé cette pièce. La traduction littérale de Color Concordia est « l’harmonie des couleurs ». Le compositeur a donc exp…

Fantasy Concertante on 'C(on)C(or)D(i)A'. Par DE HAAN JAN. Pour la Rome antique, Concordia était la déesse de l’unité, de la concorde. Au fil du temps, pour communiquer l’unité de leurs musiciens, de nombreuses sociétés musicales ont choisi ce nom, y compris l’orchestre qui a commandé cette pièce. La traduction littérale de Color Concordia est « l’harmonie des couleurs ». Le compositeur a donc exp…