For flute, alto saxophone, guitar and percussion. Par AHO KALEVI. Kalevi Aho composed Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar & percussion in 1982 for Cluster ensemble, which is the reason for the particular combination of instruments. The work was premiered in Amsterdam. Dramatic and tragic evolution of the three-movement work culminates in the wild percussion cadenza, which is followed by a qu…

On the opera stage, the tenor is often the most eminent protagonist. Whether as ardent lover or tragic hero, he is in the limelight to show lyrical sensitivity, sonorous euphony and smoothness, a maximum of nuances. The vocal range creates high expectations and provides an extraordinary aura.The three volumes for tenor represent the grand finale of the most comprehensive collection of repertoire f…

from Andrea Chanier. Par GIORDANI GIUSEPPE. It has been said, and wisely so, that if you wish to find TRULY dramatic music, look to opera. This is an essentially complete transcription of Act IV of Umberto Giordano's tragic opera ANDREA CHENIER. One night before French poet Andrea Chenier's impending execution, his lover Madeleine comes to the prison at St. Lazare and, wishing to die rather than l…

Yiddish Rhapsody. Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This moving and beautiful 'Yiddish Rhapsody' includes the songs 'Hine' Ma Tov', 'Black Cherries' and 'Why Is The Sky?”. This skillful arrangement for intermediate level concert band will add drama to your concert or special event and raise your student's awareness of the importance of basic human rights. Drawn from arrangements of Holocaust songs he has done o…

This is a traditional Irish folk song that dates from the early twentieth century. Cork, located on the southwest coast of the island, is known as the Rebel County in honor of its long association in forefront of many uprisings to overthrow British rule. This poignant ballad recounts the tragic death of a young rebel from Cork during the famous 1916 Easter Rising. This is the perfect text for a me…

Par SHELTON MELVIN L.. A touching and intense memoriam piece, the mechanics are on the easy side of Grade 4, but the demand for tone quality and control in tenuto passages and long slurred phrases calls for the best of musicianship from any group. The 'Adagio e Rubato' tempo indication invites the kind of wonderfully expressive ensemble playing that should probably make up a larger part of band li…

Original Version - Edition for Cello and Piano. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann’s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 – a piece he actually called a ‘Concertstück’ – removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. T…

D 944. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing, lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent. The eight symphonies trace Schubert 's artistic evolution from the First Symphony, which develops a theme from Beethoven's Eroica, to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of th…

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. The tragic tale of brothers who are in love with the same mysterious woman, Debussy's only opera is a perfect marriage of music and verse. The culmination of an eight-year effort on the part of the composer, the five-act lyricdrama premiered in 1902. This volume, reprinted from the E. Fromont 1904 edition, reproduces the full orchestral-vocal score in a clear, modern engraving.…