Facsimile of the autograph score in the British Library, London. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The first performance of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” on 13 April 1742 in Dublin aroused unqualified rapture. A newspaper report a few days later declared that it combined “the Sublime, the Grand, and the Tender”. Its success has remained undiminished ever since, and the “Messiah” has taken…

In spring 1827 Schubert performed the first part of his best-known song cycle ' Winterreise ' for his friends for the first time. At this time he assumed that he had set all the texts belonging to the cycle to music. Only later did he come across the complete cycle of 24 songs in Müller's volume ' Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten ' of 1824. As a result, he set…

Par LIANG LEI. I was fascinated with the Chinese landscape painter Huang Binhong (1865-1955), particularly with the albums the artist painted when he was nearly blind from cataracts. The image that inspired this composition was a detail taken from the painting. The detail was reconstructed by high-resolution scanning, and it reveals an intricate world hidden within the paintings' brushstrokes. It …

In spring 1827 Schubert performed the first part of his best-known song cycle ' Winterreise ' for his friends for the first time. At this time he assumed that he had set all the texts belonging to the cycle to music. Only later did he come across the complete cycle of 24 songs in Müller's volume ' Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten ' of 1824. As a result, he set…

Score Parties. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The Trio for Three Flutes here presented appeared in 1964, when Jean-Pierre Rampal acquired a non-original manuscript of this work in the Czech Republic. Attributed to an early period for its light character and instrumentation, the Trio was taken into serious consideration by Beethoven scholar and redactor of arguably the most complete of Beethoven's cat…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. It was not until 1814, five years after the Sonata op. 81 ; Les Adieux, that Beethoven, then at the height of his popularity during the Congress of Vienna, returned to the piano sonata. The highly lyrical Sonata in E minor, the last piano sonata from his middle period, consists of two movements with solely German tempo marks and is dedicated to his piano-playing friend an…

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Alongside HN 1264 (the Etude in e flat minor op. 39, 5), Henle are now offering the Etude In C Major in a single edition, taken from their much-loved complete edition of the 17 Études-Tableaux. Rachmaninoff greatly valued this work, often included it in his concert programmes and also recorded it. A longing melody unfolds over a simple accompaniment. This charming piece tha…

Par LACHENMANN HELMUT. temA was written in the summer of 1968. In spite of Ligeti's “Aventures” it may be considered one of the first compositions in which the breathing plays a role as an accoustically transmitted energy process (Holliger, Globokar, Kagel, Schnebel and Stockhausen in “Hymnen” have already worked on this phenomenon independently of each other and from different points of view). Mo…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. MASQUERADE was commissioned by Stadtmusik Willisau from Switzerland (Reto Güdel, conductor) to celebrate their 175th anniversary in 2003 and first performed by them in November that year. 1. OvertureThe first movement opens with a fanfare-like figure, featuring the brass, before the main them is introduced over staccato chords. After a short, syncopated interlude a legato theme …

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…

Edited by Dick Odgren. Berklee Guide. Jazz. Softcover. 88 pages. Duration 540 seconds. Published by Berklee Press

With Online Video. Percussion. Instruction. Softcover Video Online. Duration 140 seconds. Hudson Music #HDBK58. Published by Hudson Music

The Easiest Easy Piano Songs. Composed by Various. Easy Piano Songbook. Jazz. Softcover. 208 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar). By George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Book; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. 20th Century; Broadway; Standard. 208 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Music by George Gershwin (1898-1937), arranged by Mischa Portoff. For piano duet (four hands). Format: piano duet songbook. Standards and 20th century. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Music from the Netflix Original Series. By Various. By Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Movies, Tv. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonar

Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 47. Composed by Various. Jazz Piano Solos. Softcover. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 26). By George Gershwin (1898-1937). For Piano/Keyboard. Piano Solo Songbook. Softcover. 98 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(For the Young Beginner) Written by Amanda Vick Lethco, Morton Manus, Willard A. Palmer. Instructional book for piano. With introductory text, instructional text, illustrations, big note notation, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics and harmony part (for the teacher). Series:…

Jazz Piano Solos Series, Vol. 8. By Various. Piano Solo Songbook (Intermediate to advanced piano arrangements with no lyrics). Softcover. 98 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Music and Lyrics for Over 100 Standards from the Golden Age of American Song. By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Softcover. Size 9x12 inches. 320 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.