Par CURNOW JAMES. This dynamic new beginning band overture has James Curnow’s own intriguing harmonic signature. It’s perfect for concert, festival, or even graduation. Imagine a great ceremony, including a parade, grand stands, dignitaries, military banners, and guests from far and wide. The music has a noble and uplifting quality that makes it a perfect expression for your band, while always rem…

Tiefe Stimme / Low Voice. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Continuing the new Urtext edition of Schubert’s Lieder, editor Walther Dürr now presents Volume 6, for Low Voice. While volumes 1 to 4 of this series contain mostly Lieder that Schubert had published during his lifetime, volume 5ff. contain the remaining songs which are presented basically chronologically in the order of their Deutsch catalogue number.…

This string quartet is in five movements, of which the second and fifth are by far the most elaborate. The remaining three movements are rather short, like brief vignettes.The second movement draws its inspiration from Schubert, albeit indirectly- the middle instruments in the quartet (violin 2, viola) play an accompaniment with a motif of two slurred notes, almost always in sixths.In spirit and s…

Arranged For Violoncello et Piano. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. In 1891 Dvorák arranged the final eighth dance of his popular first set of the Slavonic Dances Op. 46 for violoncello and piano. The Czech composer Jirí Gemrot, born in 1957, has followed his example and has arranged the remaining dances for the same scoring. However in order to approach Dvorák’s ideal sound Gemrot based his arrangements on th…

Par HAUSCHKA. Featuring songs by the renowned composer and master of the prepared Piano Volker Bertelmann, AKA Hauschka, Solo Pieces is a wonderful compilation of some of his most beautifully engrossing and hypnoticcompositions, as well as some fantastic illustrations and writings. A unique figure in the contemporary classical world, Hauschka\'s works defy categorisation while remaining uniquely …

Tonalité : C-Moll - Kv 427. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Mass in C minor, K. 427, Mozart's 'Great Mass' remaines a torso - a circumstance which is extremely regrettable, especially given the monumentality of this work. Mozart finished only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, 'Osanna', and Benedictus of the Mass. For two movements from the Credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. In Ma…

Par KLOSS BERTHOLD. Mozart’s “Adagio”, Bach’s “Bourrée” and “Solveig’s Song” by Grieg are amongst this selection of popular pieces set for flute and guitar. The flute plays the melody, and the guitar’s notated chordal accompaniment provides harmonic and rhythmical structure while remaining light and subtle. From the contents “Bourrée” (BWV 966) (J. S. Bach), “Les coucous bénévoles” (F. Couperin), …

Ravel, Maurice Tzigane Concert rhapsody for violin and piano In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this e…

Choralkantate. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Also contains an arrangement for organ. In 1840 Schumann remarked: 'The small piece deserves to be world famous and will become so in the future; the Madonnas of Raphael and Murillo cannot remain hidden for long. ' Together with the orchestral version an version for choir and organ is available./ Répertoire / Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières, 2 Cla…