Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…

Opera in three acts. Par JANACEK LEOS. Leos Janacek began composing his seventh opera, 'The Cunning Little Vixen', based on the popular feuilletons of Rudolf Tesnohlidek, in January 1922. The first copy of the score, was completed by Vaclav Sedlacek in October 1923 but is now lost, while the second copy was prepared by Jaroslav Kulhanek in January 1924. The world premiere took place on 6 November…

Acte de Ballet. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau Io RCT 45 (Vocal Score) In Rameau's operatic oeuvre, 'Io' is certainly the work shrouded in the most mystery: the acte de ballet has survived only in the form of a copy of the score and parts which was made by a collector from the generation after Rameau from the autograph that now is lost. Although the copy seems to have been used, presumably for …

Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. (VII) The Polish idiom appeared in Szymanowskis music in 1920, foreshadowing the beginning of a new period of creativity, later called nationalistic. Before this idiom was realised and such compositions typical of the Polish style as the ballet Harnasie, the Mazurkas, Stabat Mater, Fourth Symphony and Second Violin Concerto had been written, the change in musical thinking an…

One of the most successful British films ever has received an Olivier Award-winning stage makeover with music added by Elton John, and every song from the smash hit show is featured in this commemorative songbook. The magical tale of a northern lad, raised in the masculine environment of the mining industry, but who dreams of attending the Royal Ballet School has struck a chord with audiences the …

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev with his 'Ballets Russes', Pablo Picasso (scenery and costumes), Jean Cocteau (story) as well as Léonide Massine (choreography) divided the music scene of Paris, yet made the composer widely known. Sat…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH / JONES NATHAN (Arr.). Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia. The original publication of September: The Hunt included an epigraph at the start of the piece-a small poem by Alexander Pushkin. This energetic arr…

Belkis, Queen of Sheba-Suite for Wind Orchestra. Par RESPIGHI OTTORINO. In 1931 Ottorino Respighi began composing the music for his most ambitious theatre work: Belkis, regina di Saba. The ballet describes the journey of Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, to Solomon, the King of Israel, with whom she was in love. She travels with a large caravan including elephants, camels, slaves and many valuable treas…

Edited by Maxwell Eckstein. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With fingerings. Series: Everybody's Favorite Series #3. 191 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Music Sales.

Book Only. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Broadway. Softcover. 216 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.239506).

Arranged by Nancy & Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplementary Library. Classics. Level: 2A. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

(Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2105). By Claude Debussy (1862-1918). For Piano. Piano Collection. 488 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). For SATB voices and piano accompaniment. From the Broadway musical and motion picture "West Side Story". Format: vocal score. With vocal melody, lyrics, piano reduction and introductory text. Broadway, movies and…

For piano. Music For Millions: Volume 37. Format: piano solo book. With fingerings. Baroque, classical period, romantic period and 20th century. 160 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Music Sales

Arranged by Nancy and Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplementary Library. Classics. Level: 2B. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Edited by Jane Magrath. For piano solo. Includes piano solo book and examples CD. With standard notation, fingerings and introductory text. Baroque, Classical Period, Romantic Period and 20th Century. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Composed by Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Arranged by Robert Longfield. For Concert Band (Score and Parts). Boosey and Hawkes Concert Band. Grade 4. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Transcriptions and Arrangements, Original Compositions for Violin and Piano. Composed by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962). Edited by Eric Wen. The Fritz Kreisler Collection. Classical and 20th Century. Collection and set of performance parts. With introductory text, bowings and fingeri…

Renaissance Dances and Fantasias. For flute, oboe, recorder (soprano), or violin. Renaissance and Play Along. Sheet music and accompaniment CD. Solo part and four-part score. Published by Music Minus One