The String Research Journal (SRJ) is the official juried string research publication of ASTA. It is also the world's only journal devoted to string playing research. The SRJ is published bi-annually. ASTA members also have the option of viewing a PDF of the most current SRJ issue in the members-only section of www.astaweb.com. / Divers

Rigwreck sets a text by poet Pierre Joris on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Frequent vocal divisions a wide range of dynamic expression spoken lines and powerful word-painting highlight the poem's emphasis on humanity's responsibility for the natural world and make this piece an exciting challenge for choirs.

Messen Magnificat Motetten-The Bach commentary discusses in four extensive volumes Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete sacred vocal works from a theological point of view. In the scope of previous research musicologists attempted to understand Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred vocal works based on a general knowledge of the Lutheran church and theology. A theological equivalent to the fundamen…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Practical performing Urtext edition based on the latest state of Bach research. Every era hears and interprets Bach anew, and every era also evaluates the sources afresh and with new eyes. 40 years after the publication of the St. Matthew Passion in the New Bach Edition, Klaus Hofmann, Director of the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute Göttingen for many years and a contrib…

Fauré's four 'Valses-Caprices' (1882/83'1894) demonstrate various forms of his treatment of the waltz in combination with the free form of the caprice.'
The composer drew his inspiration for his 'Valses-Caprices' in the first place from works such as Liszt's 'Valse-Impromptu' and his 'Valse à capriccio' and the famous 'Valse-Caprice' by Anton Rubinstein.'
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These important groups of works…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Study score format 22. 5 x 16. 5 cm; With an introduction in English and German by Alfred Dürr. The 2nd version with the 4 inserts from the E-flat major version (transposed into D major). Barenreiter Urtext: In the international music world “Bärenreiter Urtext” is synonymous with performing editions in which the musical text has been prepared using clearly formulated sch…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Clavierübung III/Schübler-Choräle/Canonische Veränderungen ü. Vom Himmel hoch-Breitkopf Urtext edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Complete Organ Works. Music text faithful to the sources and reflecting the current status of Bach research. Developed for musical practice through the cooperation of scholars and performers. Contains all of Bach's Keyboard works that require an independent pedal manua…

Debussy links the 12 'Préludes? in his first book not by a tonal scheme, but by means of a chain of associative mottos or titles which appear at the end of each piece and which may give a hint of the overall poetic content.The musicologist Thomas Kabisch who specialises in Debussy's piano music has edited this Urtext edition based on the latest research findings, resulting in an authoritative publ…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Arrangeur: Johann Sebastian Bach. Par KUHNAU JOHANN. Adaptation of the motet 'Tristis est anima mea', attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. According to the r…

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further att…

Instrument Of Speech for Ensemble and Electronics (2016-17) by Henrik Hellstenius. Commissioned by Håkon Stene and Asamisimasa as a part of the Artistic Research project 'Music with the Real' funded by Norwegian Artistic Research Programme and Norwegian Academy of Music. Instr: cl(bcl).perc.pf.egtr.vc and sound files.  

1722-1725. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. In 1721 a 20-year-old soprano employed at the princely court in Köthen married the court's Kapellmeister, set to become the greatest composer of the age. As his second wife she married into a young family with four children, and a busy household filled with music. The music book that Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his new wife Anna Magdalena in 1722, and r…

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further att…

For Violin (or Violoncello) and Piano. By Maria Theresia von Paradis. Schott. Size 9x12 inches. 3 pages. Published by Schott.

(Revised Edition). By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Murray Perahia and Norbert Gertsch. For Piano. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 28 pages. G. Henle #HN1062. Published by G. Henle

By Edwin Gordon. Music Education. Book. 156 pages. Published by GIA Publications

For Piano, Clarinet (Viola) and Cello. Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Edited by Katharina Loose- Einfalt and Klaus Schilde. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 38 pages. G. Henle #HN1125. Published by G. Henle

By John Cage (1912-1992). For for any instrument or combination of instruments. Modern. Sheet Music. Composed 1952. Duration 4 minutes 33 seconds. Published by Edition Peters

Piano, Violin, and Horn (with viola or cello instead of horn). Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Edited by Katharina Loose-Einfalt. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. G. Henle #HN811. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480811).

By Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). For Piano. This edition: replaces UT050027

By Richard F. Grunow, Edwin E. Gordon, Christopher D. Azzara. Band Method. Instructional. Book Only. Text language: English. 336 pages. Published by GIA Publications

Composed by Clinton F. Nieweg. Reference Book. Coil bound book. 286 pages. Cherry Classics #2967. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2967).

Violin and Piano. Composed by César Franck. Edited by Monica Steegmann. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 66 pages. G. Henle #HN1351. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481351).

A Small-Business Approach to Booking Your Band on the Road. By Hal Galper. Textbook - General. Book. 256 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By John M. Feierabend. Education. Book (Spiral Bound). Published by GIA Publications.

By Edwin E. Gordon. Book. Instructional Sacred. Text language: English. 166 pages

Composed by Dame Ethel Mary Smyth (1858-1944). Sound Research of Women Composers: Music of the Romantic (R 18). Chamber music. Score and parts. Composed 1881. Duration (33'). Furore Verlag #fue 10067. Published by Furore Verlag (FV.FUE-10067).

A Concise Overview. Composed by Edwin E. Gordon. Music Learning Theory (MLT). Music Education. Book. 68 pages. GIA Publications #8986. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-8986).

Elixir Of Sorrows. Composed by Carter Pann (1972-). Contemporary. Full score (study). With Standard notation. Composed 2015. 8 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41751S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11441751S).

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Dr. Hans Bischoff. For Piano. Book; Masterworks; Piano Solo; Solo. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Advanced. 132 pages. Published by Alfred Music

By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Jonathan Del Mar. For piano/orchestra. This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. Score. English/German. No. 1, Op. 15. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

(Ungarische Melodie in D major D 817 -- Allegretto in C minor D 915 -- Drei Klavierstucke D 946). By Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Edited by Walther Durr. For piano. This edition: Urtext edition. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

(Revised Edition). By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Edited by Peter Jost. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 210 pages. G. Henle #HN932. Published by G. Henle

Keyboard (Masterworks Book). Level: Intermediate/Advanced (4/5/6/6 ). Published by Alfred Publishing.