Transcription for Violin and Piano by the Composer. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. In his symphonic poem “Danse macabre” Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the orchestral work was given a lukewarm reception in its early performances, or was even rejected, it became highly popular and …

Par RYAN KATHLEEN. This intermediate-level sonatina is aptly named ?Playtime.? The first movement (?Lighthearted?) is articulate and has rhythmic twists in going from 4/4 to 3 3 2/8 time that are indeed playful to perform and hear. The second movement (?Wistful?) is a thoughtful ballad in 6/8 time. Jazzy and contemporary sounding swing rhythms define the concluding third movement (?Mischievous?). …

Easy Banjo Solos For 5-String Banjo contains arrangements for 16 well-known songs by artists such as The Beatles, Hank Williams, Flatt and Scruggs, Woody Guthrie, Merle Travis and more.The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with basic rolls and chords and ending with 16th notes and fret-hand techniques.This songbook includes the favourites Ashokan Farewell, Black Diamond, Hey, G…

A Service for Tenebrae. Par NIX BRAD / MARTIN JOSEPH M. . This brief choral cantata is well suited for use during Holy Week as a Tenebrae observance or as a time of reflection. A musical ?service of shadows,? Candles of Grace is filled with emotive texts and deeply expressive music portraying the events of the Passion. A thoughtful orchestration adorns this chamber cantata with refined beauty and …

Trauerfeier. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Two versions survive: 1st version composed 1736/37, 2nd version in the first half of the 1740s. The versions differ only in instrumentation, and both are integrated in this edition. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SATB, 2 Litui (2 Cors), Cto ou Violon et 3

Trauerfeier. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Two versions survive: 1st version composed 1736/37, 2nd version in the first half of the 1740s. The versions differ only in instrumentation, and both are integrated in this edition. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SATB, 2 Litui (2 Cors), Cto (Violon) et 3 T

H 18, 19. Par CHARPENTIER MARC-ANTOINE. In the extensive ?uvre of French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, the Marian Antiphons take pride of place among the smaller sacred works. He devoted himself to them for almost 25 years while working in the Italian-influenced circle of the Duchess Marie de Lorraine (known as Mademoiselle de Guise) and later in the service of the Paris Jesuits. This volume …

Weihnachtskantate. Par SCHMELZER JOHANN HEINRICH. With this pastoral Christmas cantata by the long-serving Royal Hofkapellmeister of Vienna, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, we wish to draw attention to a prominent baroque composer whose vocal and instrumental works have yet to achieve their historical place in the “early music scene“ which they richly deserve. Schmelzer’s easily performable pastoral mu…