Par GRIEG EDVARD. Of Grieg ’s three Violin sonatas, the great C-minor Sonata op. 45 is the best known today. And unjustly so, because the two early sonatas are captivating in their joy to play and their fresh, youthful tone. And what is more, they can also be played by advanced students due to their somewhat lesser technical demands. Written in 1867, the G-major Violin Sonata op. 13, palpably draw…

Part of Alfred's Recital Suite Series, Suite Sounds Around the Finger Lakes explores the central region of New York State. Each of the three movements depicts different aspects of the area. In 'The Wondrous Finger Lakes,' students will create the effect of lightly rippling water in the left-hand accompaniment as the right hand plays a lyrical melody. The second movement, 'Hoops Victory: Go Orange!…

These two chamber music works are one of the main focuses in the oeuvre of Ulvi Cemal Erkin. Lively and spirited, they combine Western European tradition with rhythmic and melodic elements from Turkish folk music. Both are perfectly suitable for music lessons and concert recitals, adding a new interesting colour to the common chamber music repertoire.Erkin (1906-1972) is one of the most important …

Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin in 1923, but was forced to emigrate via Ecuador to New York in 1939 because of her Jewish descent. In 2006 she returned to the city where she was born.In about three minutes, the small and charming two-part piece Kontraste [Contrasts] for oboe and harp captivates with clarity and limitation to the essentials. The name says it all: A lively humoresque is followed by…

Sinfonisches Tongemälde. Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger’s first Symphony was among the most successful and frequently performed new symphonies following its premiere in 1866. This “symphonic tone painting” in four movements [Prelude, Thekla, Wallenstein’s Camp, Wallenstein’s Death], which is based on Schiller’s trilogy of dramas, was Rheinberger’s only excursion into the realm of progr…

Arrangeur: Klaus Hofmann. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. This psalm setting was originally the opening and concluding movement in the Epiphany cantata from the annual cycle “Musicalisches Lob Gottes in der Gemeine des Herrn, ” published at Nuremberg in 1744, and it is also from the “Biblische Sprüche” [see p. 12]. As in the cantata, here the vocal bass part may also be omitted. The lively alternation…

Arr. Menno Haantjes. Par DE HAAN JACOB. This playful three-part suite is largely based on symmetry. This of course is largely due to the relations of the arrangement of the themes; however, on the other hand, to the larger structures in form. The first part, (Prelude et Scherzo) has a solemn opening. Followed by it a related scherzo with many changes in time, this too is composed in a symmetrical …

Par QUARTEL SARAH. Forces or Category: SATB, with piano or drum or unaccompanied 10 songs for mixed voices, with piano or drum, or unaccompanied Wide range of secular texts, including canonical writers like Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, as well as original words by the composer Mixture of moods and styles, from lively and pop-inspired to serene and reflective/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte SATB et…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Haec Dies (This is the day which the Lord hath made) is a lively and rhythmic piece. It was commissioned by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge and has recently been recorded by them on the Harmonia Mundi label. It sets a joyful Latin text suitable for Eastertide and, with very little divisi, is within the reach of proficient choirs. For SATB with Organ. Part of Faber Music’s…

Cowboy Songs Of The Great American West. Par HANNICKEL MIKE. STAMPEDE!!! takes us back to an old American West of longhorn cattle-drives, chuck wagons, campfires and trail songs. Based on several authentic cowboy songs, STAMPEDE!!! opens at dawn (birdcalls included) with the “Cowboy’s Gettin’ Up Holler”. Lively fiddle and harmonica motifs and an eloquent scoring of “Good-bye, Old Paint” are just p…