Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735. Though this work has the duration of a cantata, the choice of text places it among the oratorios. It combines the biblical account of the Ascension with chorales and free madrigal poems.As in other works which were composed during this same year (e.g. the 'Christmas Oratorio'), Bach reveals a special fondness for colourf…

Jacques Offenbach (1819'80) ranks among the greatest composers of lighthearted operettas, and his famous songs continue to charm millions who know neither their names nor their composer. This volume features the sheet music for 38 popular songs from 14 operettas. All are reproduced from the original sheet music ' a few from the original piano-vocal scores, and some with lively pictorial covers. Co…

Arrangements for string quartet of Romance for string orchestra, op 11 (1928), Elegy for violin and piano, op 22 (1940), and Prelude for string orchestra, op 25 (1940s). Romance (8 mins) was first performed in 2009 by the Finzi Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall, and has been recorded by them on Resonus Classics RES 10109. Elegy (9 mins) and Prelude (5 mins) were first performed in 2014 by the Maril…

Par KIEFER JOHN. This book features Christmas music of primarily classical origins, transcribed for one, two, or three electric guitars. These transcriptions were notated in standard notation and tablature and are meant to be performed with a pick, or using hybrid picking. Even though a few of the pieces may be played on a standard guitar, the others require an electric guitar or a guitar with a c…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven’s York’scher Marsch is one of a collection of three tattoos (WoO 18-20) and has had a chequered history, to say the least. There are several autograph copies for different instrumentations, dedicated to different archdukes who were commanders of various regiments of the army including the Prussian regiment called Marsch des Yorkschen Corps, w…

Any violinist who hears the name Sitt nowadays will probably just think of the author of studies and exercises that have long been a familiar feature in instrumental lessons. Of course the Prague violinist, music teacher and composer Hans Sitt (1850-1922) made a significant impact on methods of violin teaching, but he also wrote a whole series of other works worth listening to: concertos for violi…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par MYSLIVECEK JOSEF. Numerous copies of the sonatas for piano/ harpsichord by Josef Myslivecek (1737-1781) are scattered throughout Europe, which testifies to their popularity at the time (among others, W. A. Mozart mentioned them approvingly in a letter to his father). Three years after the composer's death, they were published in Edinburgh under the title “Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord”.…

Par CROW SHERYL. Sheryl Crow emerged as one of the most talented and respected artists of the Nineties and as each of her first three albums were released, her musical credibility strengthened. With hits such as All I Wanna Do, Every Day is a Winding Road, If It Makes You Happy, and My Favorite Mistake (all included in this book), Crow established herself as a permanent fixture in the pop charts t…

By Barbara Barber. For Viola. String - Viola Studies or Collection. Book. 36 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. Edited by Judi Gowe. Suzuki method (Viola). Level: volume 6. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

The Fiddler Play-Along Viola Collection (Viola Music from Around the World). By Various. Arranged by Edward Huws Jones. Boosey and Hawkes Miscellaneous. Play Along. Softcover with CD. 100 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060117855. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Composed by Simon Fischer. Edition Peters #EP72544. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP72544).

(Transcription of Three Suites for Cello). Composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For Viola Alone. Masterworks; Part(s); Solo; String - Viola Alone. Faber Edition. Form: Transcription. 20th Century; Masterwork. Published by Faber Music

String Builder, Book 2. (Viola). By Samuel Applebaum. Orchestra. For Viola. Method/Instruction; String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings. Book. 32 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing

(A viola method for children). By Kurt Sassmannshaus; Egon Sassmannshaus. For Viola. Barenreiter's Sassmannshaus. Instructional. Method book. Text language: English. 64 pages

Viola. Composed by Various. Instrumental Play-Along. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Robert Frost. Orchestral Collection/Ensemble. Christmas Kaleidoscope. Christmas. Level: Grade 1. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

By Peter Blair. For viola. Christmas, Secular Christmas. Instrumental ensemble (strings). Published by Heritage Music Press. (50/1147H)

Arranged by Deborah Greenblatt. For viola. Rounds. Book. Published by Greenblatt and Seay.

Arranged by And Ed. Joanne Martin. For Solo Viola. String Ensemble - Mixed. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

String Builder, Book 3. (Viola). By Samuel Applebaum. Orchestra. For Viola. Method/Instruction; String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings. Book. 32 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing

By Samuel Applebaum. Edited by Thom Proctor. String method/supplement (vilola). Level: book 1. 36 pages. Published by Belwin.