Compilation. Par PATON JOHN GLENN. This authoritative, new edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable …

Francais/Anglais. Par MASSENET JULES. Don Quichotte is a comedy in five acts by Henri Cain, after ; Le Lorrain, with a music by J. Massenet. This special edition features pictures of the Monte Carlo theatre in 1910, texts in French and music for Piano and Voice with French lyrics. The comedy lasts approximately 1 hour 10 minutes in total. The five acts depict the heroic story of Don Quixote de la …

Par LEWIS GEORGE. Although his Signifying Riffs (1998) for percussion and strings is halfway there, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living (2016) is the first proper string quartet by composer George Lewis. Borrowing its title from the writings of John Stuart Mill, Experiments in Living leads the performers through a series of idiosyncratic episodes featuring extremes of gesture and extended te…

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The profound impression it makes on us is due in part to the sequence of variations on a death motif that seems to have been borrowed from the beginning of the second Kyrie from Bach's Mass in B minor. Written in 1890, it was commissioned by the publisher Novello for the Birmingham Music Festival and premiered there under the direction of the composer on 9 October 1891. For thi…

This new edition contains eight pieces by Ludovico Einaudi, including Sarabande, some first-time publications and many new arrangements such as Una Mattina, The Crane Dance and LOrigine. / Violon Et Piano

Opérette-Bouffe En Un Acte. Par OFFENBACH JACQUES. An opera buffa in one act by Offenbach, in Germany mainly known under the title of 'Salon Pritzelsberger', which has enjoyed continuous popularity since its world premiere in 1860 until the present day. Since original performance materials were lost after the death of the composer, several numbers like the overture and the legendary Trio italien c…

Six of the Best is a new series that makes top hits from leading artists available in a new and economical format. No need for large greatest hits compilations, these books simply provide 'Six of the Best'! All songs are arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar Grease first hit the screens in June 1978 in film directed by Randal Kleiser and starred John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway and S…

Par BRIDGE FRANK. Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge’s best known organ piece and including the chimes ofBig Ben, plus three short renaissance pastiche items, one arranged from Playford (later used by Peter Warlock in Capriol Suite). The m…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. String Quartet #2 Op. 118 by Malcolm Arnold was first performed at the 1976 Aldeburgh Festival by the Allegri Quartet. This new edition has been arranged for two violins, viola and cello./ Répertoire / Alto, Violon et Violoncelle

Advent and Christmas Cantatas. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. 72 Solo Cantatas for Voice, Melodic Instrument and Basso continuo. Advent & Christmas - Medium Voice. When Telemann issued his first annual cycle of printed cantatas, Der Harmonische Gottesdienst (Hamburg, 1725-6), he was already one of the leading cantata composers of his time. Thanks to their brevity and their simple scoring, the 72 solo…