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Dvorak composed this deservedly popular work 1878 shortly after the premiere of his opera The Cunning Peasant. Scored for a 'harmonie' ensemble of 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns and contrabassoon, with an cello and string bass added to support the bass...

Johann Pachelbel's beloved Canon, the first movement of the Canon and Gigue in D major, was completely unknown until its publication in a 1918 article in the German periodical Archiv f r Musikwissenschaft. The first complete score and parts, edited by Max Seiffert, appeared...

Inspired by the painting by the Swiss artist Arnold Bklin, Rachmaninoff composed his symphonic poem in the spring of 1909, completing it while on tour in Dresden just two weeks before the premiere - given in Moscow on 1 May 1909 with the composer...

Composed in 1914, Ravel's sole work for the classical ensemble of piano, violin and cello was first heard in Paris at the Salle Gaveau on January 28, 1915, with Alfredo Casella on the piano, Gabriel Willaume on violin and Louis Feuillard on cello. The...

Debussy's one-act ballet, or 'Po me dans ', was given its first performance by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes on May 15, 1913 with scenery by L on Bakst; Vaslav Nijinsky was the featured dancer and Pierre Monteux conducted. Despite the exquisitely-crafted score, the ballet's...

Vaughan Williams' setting of three traditional English carols, The Truth sent from Above, Come All You Worthy Gentlemen, and On Christmas Night all Christians Sing was composed in 1912. The premiere was given under the composer's direction on September 12 of that year at...

Vaughan Williams' setting of four poems from George Herbert's 1633 collection, The Temple: Sacred Poems was done between 1906 and 1911. The premiere was given under the composer's direction on September 14, 1911 at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester. This new edition of...

Composed in 1855-56, Liszt's "Symphony to Dante's 'Divina Commedia'" is programmatic work depicting Dante's journey through hell and purgatory. It was quite advanced for its era, employing many new orchestral colors and daring harmonic schemes. The work's disastrous premiere, given under the composer's direction...

Die Ideale is the penultimate work of the revolutionary series of thirteen tone poems Liszt composed for orchestra. It was originally intended to be the final one, since the final symphonic poem followed more than two decades after this work's completion and premiere -...

The eleventh in Liszt's series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Hunnenschlacht or 'Battle of the Huns' - composed from 1855-57 - was inspired by a painting of the same title by Wilhelm von Kaulbach which portrayed the legendary Battle of the Catalaunian Plains...

The sixth of the revolutionary series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Liszt's Mazeppa was inspired by the French version of Lord Byron's famous poem by Victor Hugo. Composed from 1851-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar on 16 April 1854 with the...

Liszt started working on his first foray into the concerto genre as early as 1830, only completing the work in its present form in 1849. He appeared as soloist in the premiere, given at Weimar on Febrary 17, 1855, with the Staatskappelle under the...

Only about a tenth of Mozart's works were printed during his lifetime, the rest having been published without the benefit of his supervision. This long-awaited edition of the autograph score offers a rare opportunity to see Mozart's violin concertos according to the composer's intentions....

(Instrumental Play-Along). These outstanding packs feature solo arrangements of a dozen Beethoven pieces, plus a great-sounding play-along CD! Includes: Fur Elise * Piano Concerto No. 3, First Movement * Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight") * Piano Trio No. 7 ("Archduke") * Symphony No. 5,...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Paul Fried, flute Accompaniment: Czech Symphony Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Mario Klemens Here is the classic set of four concerti that sit atop Baroque literature, newly arranged and performed by world-renowned flutist Paul Fried for flute and orchestra. Magnificent in...

(Music Minus One). Schubert's B-flat piano trio is a beautiful and magnificent work, lyrical in character and truly a gem in the chamber repertoire. Delicacy and thoughtful integration of the three instruments make it a joy to perform. Includes complete printed music score; and...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Christian Reichert, guitar Accompaniment: Katarzyna Bury, flute Guitar and flute virtuosi Christian Reichert and Katarzyna Bury bring you this album featuring Argentina's most fabled 20th-century tango composer, Astor Piazzolla, who wrote this suite of tango pieces bridging a century...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violin Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn Max Bruch's sumptuous Romantic masterpiece has remained an audience favorite since it was published in 1868. Its dedicatee, the great violinist Joseph Joachim, had considerable input and, as in...

(Music Minus One). Rachmaninov completed these gorgeous (and less demanding than one would expect) piano duets in April of 1894, at the ripe age of 21. They are magnificent and show the lush command of the piano this Russian Romantic would make his signature....

(Music Minus One). Performed by David Syme, piano. Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emil Kahn. This romantic concerto is one of the composer's few works with orchestra and displays great lyricism and grandeur. Revealing Chopin's unique understanding of the piano, it is a challenging...

(String Ensemble). Peteris Vasks' summer dances (Vasaras dejas) for two violins consist of seven dances of different character with a slight degree of difficulty. The consistently lively short pieces are ideal for lessons and foreplay.Author: Peteris VasksISBN-10: 1540051730ISBN-13: 9781540051738Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2019Pages: 12Format: PaperbackWeight:...

(Instrumental Play-Along). 15 timeless and familiar classical themes in arrangements perfect for budding instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound then play along and sound like a...

(Piano). Contents: Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 * Waltz in A minor, Op. 12, No. 2 * Watchman's Song, Op. 12, No. 3 * Elves' Dance, Op. 12, No. 6 * National Song, Op. 12, No. 8 * Berceuse, Op. 38, No. 1 *...

(Misc). For this newly engraved edition of Gershwin's Preludes, the editors consulted manuscript sources at the Library of Congress and all available published editions. Includes a preface about the history of the preludes, detailed notes about sources, and fingering.Author: George GershwinISBN-10: 1540038882ISBN-13: 9781540038883Publisher: Hal...

(Guitar Solo). This collection of arrangements for classical guitar includes fresh, new engravings plus demo tracks of each selection online for download or streaming. Includes: Alla Hornpipe (Handel) * Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart) * Capricho Arabe (Tarrega) * Dance of the Reed Pipes (Tchaikovsky)...

(Vocal). This poem by John Keats has been set into a cycle of eight songs for baritone and piano which was commissioned by Suzie Kovner for her husband Bruce in commemoration of his 65th birthday. Songs include: My heart aches * O, for a...

(Easy Instrumental Duets). 24 favorite melodies from top classical composers in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection, including: Air on the G String * Blue Danube Waltz * Canon in D * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Hallelujah Chorus *...

(Easy Instrumental Duets). 24 favorite melodies from top classical composers in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection, including: Air on the G String * Blue Danube Waltz * Canon in D * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Hallelujah Chorus *...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Romanian Folk Dances were composed in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartok subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In these editions, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for solo instrument with piano accompaniment. Contents:...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Boosey & Hawkes Bartok Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. Bartok for Violin features selected highlights from Bartok's most popular pedagogical repertoire including...

(Choral). Long known inaccurately as "Vespers," this masterpiece draws on Orthodox chant and the performance tradition of Russian folk music. This edition offers a new transliteration of the Church Slavonic text. For the first time an audio pronunciation guide is provided online.Author: Sergei RachmaninoffISBN-10:...

(Music Sales America). A selection of original piano music by the master composers of the past four centuries, the New Classics to Moderns series provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for the player and listener alike. Inspired by the popular series...

(Music Sales America). This edition matches the version recorded by Max Richter on the chart-topping Deutsche Grammophon recording. Includes a download card with full demonstration recordings of the pieces and piano-only accompaniment tracks.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 1783053194ISBN-13: 9781783053193Publisher: Chester MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2014Pages: 88Format: OtherWeight: 0.93lbsSize:...

(Piano Solo Songbook). This collection illustrates the vigour and variety of modern piano music. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from talents as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley, Witold Lutoslawski, Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip...

(Choral). A book of anthems, hymn arrangements, and other pieces covering the period from Ash Wednesday to Easter, including music for Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day. The book is in the same style as the successful Noel series,...

(Music Sales America). A fine selection of the most famous masterpieces by Frederic Chopin composed for or arranged for easy piano. An essential addition to your piano library. These books use the same notation as Carol Barratt's Classic Piano Course and are presented in...

The second in Smetana's "Ma Vlast" a six-part series of tone poems inspired by his Czech homeland, Vltava (Die Moldau in German) is named for the river that flows through the heart of Prague. This new study score is a digitally-enhanced reprint of the...

Dubois' oratorio was given its premiere on Good Friday (April 19), 1867 at ﾉglise de la Madeleine in Paris under the composer's direction. Although first published in 1886 by Georges Hartmann of Paris, the vocal score presented here is a digitally enhanced reprint of...

Medtner's outstanding one-movement concerto was composed from 1914 to 1917 and given its premiere at a special concert in Moscow on May 12, 1918, featuring the composer as piano soloist and Serge Koussevitzky as conductor. For the first time, this work is now available...

Newly edited and engraved study score for the original 1877 version of Tchaikovsky's first ballet masterpiece. Includes Preface, Synopsis, and Cast of Characters. This is the complete orchestral score, not a piano reduction, based upon the composer's autograph, the first edition issued by P....

Grainger's extraordinary work, subtitled "music to an imaginary ballet", was prompted by a request from the English conductor Thomas Beecham to compose a ballet score for the Diaghilev company. The commission never materialized, but Grainger nevertheless proceeded to create a his most adventuresome work...

Newly edited and engraved. The composer considered an orchestral suite from his great ballet, but never got around to extracting it. An unknown editor compiled the first version, which was issued by Jurgenson in 1900. The Soviet state publishers produced their own version in...

Purcell's operatic masterpiece based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid in which the tragic tale of despair when Dido, Queen of Cathage was abnandoned by her Trojan lover Aeneas is presented here in digitally enhanced reissue of a vocal-score edition prepared by the eminent...

George Frideric Handel - How Beautiful Are the Feet, Aria from Messiah, HWV 56, For Voice and Piano, Original key and transposed versions for medium, high and low voices (G minor - original key, A minor, F# minor, F minor, E minor, D minor).Author:...

This volume contains the complete sheet music for Charles V. Stanford's "The Blue Bird, Op.119, No. 3", a classical music composition for cello or chorus in two parts: E minor and B minor. Originally part of his "8 Part-Songs, Op.119", is it a Romantic...

Charles V. Stanford's "Sonata Eroica No.2, Op.152" is a musical composition for solo organ in three movements, first composed during the spring of 1917 and published the same year by Stainer & Bell, London. The piece is dedicated to M. Charles-Marie Widor and "the...

This volume contains Charles V. Stanford's "Four Irish Dances", a collection of musical compositions for piano arranged by Percy Grainger. George Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. His experimental and unusual work was pivotal to the revival...

(Piano Solo Composer Collection). 15 musical theatre classics from Andrew Lloyd Webber are presented here in masterful arrangements by Phillip Keveren for piano solo. Includes: Anything but Lonely * I Don't Know How to Love Him * Let Us Love in Peace * Love...

(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). The selection of songs has been carefully considered to represent a variety of composers from primarily the twentieth century. Songs were chosen that are appropriate challenges to the advancing teenage singer, or for the university student. DOMINICK ARGENTO: Dirge *...

(Vocal). 19 selections by Gaspare Spontini, best known for his operas in the late 1700s and early 1800s.Author: Gaspare SpontiniISBN-10: 1495092763ISBN-13: 9781495092763Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2016Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 11.90h x 9.00w x 0.50d