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 BARTOK BELA. Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for mixed voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages and in the translations authorized by the composer. Literal English translations are provided in the appendix.The edition is complete with an informative preface (in Hungarian, English, and Ger…

The 'Missa in F? of 1734 for two or four choirs is probably Pergolesi's most important work for choir and orchestra.The nickname 'Missa Romana? was added later in reference to a performance given in Rome during Pergolesi's lifetime.This Urtext edition presents the work for the first time in the four-choir version that Pergolesi wrote for the above mentioned performance in Rome.Choirs III and IV ar…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. This Fantasia is founded on the following traditional English carols: The Truth Sent From Above (Herefordshire) words and tune; Come All You Worthy Gentlemen (Somerset) words and tune; On Christmas Night (Sussex) words and tune; There Is A Fountain (Herefordshire) tune only; together with fragments of other well-known carol tunes. The work is scored for ordinary full Or…

Haydn's setting of the Passion of Christ in full vocal score. The work was originally written in 1786 as a program of instrumental music to accompany the Seven Words Of Jesus On The Cross, for a service at Cadiz. Haydn then embellished the work into a full Oratorio for Lent services at the Cathedral of Cadiz. This final version is presented here for SATB chorus and a Piano reduction of the orchest…

Each volume in this bilingual edition of all the works by Johann Jacob Froberger (1617-1667) contains a Critical Commentary and a detailed Preface with sections on the edition's scope and subdivisions, editorial method, and on performance practice, as well as with discussions of contemporary instruments, ornamentation, and Froberger's life. Volume VII now brings the complete edition to a close. It…

Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.Franck's correspondence proves that he was directly involved in the pr…