Concert Suite. Par HENZE HANS WERNER. Henze also wrote the music of the successful film Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, co-produced by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta from the novel by Heinrich Böll: 'Böll's novella is about a young woman whose life is ruined because of the persecution and slander of the German yellow press. The story is set in Cologne and its surroundings and …

Volume 2. Par SCHROEDER ALWIN. This meticulous collection of 56 études constitutes the second book of a three-volume set curated by Alwin Schroeder, a former cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and accomplished instructor from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig, Germany. A compilation of 56 exercises presents a progressively challenging sequence of studies, created by Schroeder and …

The Celle court organist Wolfgang Weßnitzer was a paragon of diligence when it came to compiling keyboard pieces. His collection, put together around 1662, is sure to impress the friends of early keyboard music and musicologists alike. It contains over 200 little pieces by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Heinrich Scheidemann - to name but the most famous composers - and was practically unknown until…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Metalla was commissioned by the 'Kreisverband Altenkirchen' of Germany and dedicated to Ottomar Jung. The composer himself conducted the premiere of the piece, which was performed by the 'Jugendorchester Kreisverband Altenkirchen' on 25 March 1999. The region of Altenkirchen is known for its iron mines, which find musical expression in the dark mood of the introduction (anda…

Par JANOSA FELIX. 12 Ragtimes in the style of Scott Joplin and beyond, short and easy to master, will rekindle the fun of playing ragtime! Felix Janosa is known to most children and parents in Germany as the composer of the Ritter Rost musicals. Although he studied school music and composition at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, he never went to school as a music teacher, but became a freelance …

Par TURNAGE MARK-ANTHONY. This work was commissioned by Ensemble Modern. It was composed in 2003 and first performed on 26 March 2004 at Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany by Ensemble Modern, conducted by Oliver Knussen. The UK edition of The Guardian wrote ' Crying Out Loud is a 15-minute musical tantrum based on hiccupping rhythmic figures that seemingly pay homage to Louis Andriessen, before devel…

As Recorded By Bob Brookmeyer And The New Art Orchestra. Par MULLIGAN GERRY. Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994. Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra on New Works (Challenge CHR 70066), featuring Scott Robinson, baritone sax. 'The good will and beautiful playing of the …

Par KASHPEROVA LEOKADIYA. Leokadiya Kashperova (1872–1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky’s piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, she emerged as a virtuoso pianist and composer in the romantic tradition. She was associated with some of the great musicians of her day, including Balakirev and Auer. She perf…

Carl Maria von Weber's fame rests mainly on ?Der Freischütz'. The unprecedented success of this opera overshadowed all his other works and contributed to their increasing fall into oblivion. Certain works such as ?Preciosa', ?Oberon', and ?Euryanthe', the overtures, solo concertos and piano sonatas, the lieder and chamber works enjoyed great popularity and were widely known in Germany and abroad a…

Handel's 'Agrippina? HWV 6 was performed with great success at the 2015 International Handel Festival in Göttingen (Germany) using the new Bärenreiter edition including the performance material and this vocal score.'Agrippina? is the last opera that Handel completed and premiered in Italy. The excellent libretto is one of the few original opera libretti that he set to music. The plot is tightly co…

By Stuart Hine. Arranged by Cynthia Dobrinski. For handbell choir (3-5 octaves). Contemporary, Sacred. Grade 3. Handbell score

Arranged by Hart Morris. For 3-5 octave handbells. Sacred non-seasonal. Level 3 . Handbell score. Published by Hope Publishing Company

By Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Arranged by Martha Lynn Thompson. For handbells (4-5 octaves) (with optional chimes, percussion, handchimes (3-octaves)). Christmas. Level 3 . Handbell score. 24 pages. Published by Chorister's Guild

By Various. Arranged by Sandra Eithun. For 3-5 octave handbells with optional 3 octave handchimes. Hymn Tune, Medley, Church or Concert. Easter, Lent. Level 2. Handbell score. Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply

Jesus Loves Me. Composed by Cathy Moklebust and Cathy Moklebust. General. Handbell score. Published by Chorister's Guild (CG.CGB981).

Composed by Hal H. Hopson. For handbells (3-6 octaves), piano, narrator (with optional 2 octave handchimes). General, Thanksgiving, Sacred. Level 2. Handbell score. Published by Chorister's Guild

Arranged by Joel Raney, Edward Pola and George Wyle. For 3-5 octave handbell choir with optional 3-5 octave handchimes, synthesizer, piano and percussion. Christmas, Sacred. Grade 3. Handbell score. Published by Hope Publishing Company

By George Elvey. Arranged by D. L. McKechnie. For handbell choir (3-5 octaves). Level 5. Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply

Arranged by Linda R. Lamb and Linda R. Lamb. General. Handbell score. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGB993).

Arranged by Linda R. Lamb. General. Handbell score. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGB994).

Composed by Jason W. Krug. Christmas. Handbell score. Lorenz Publishing Company #20/1987L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.20-1987L).

(The Day of Resurrection). Composed by Terry Osman. For handbells (2-3 octaves). Christ the King, Eastertide, General. Level 2 . Handbell score. Lorenz Publishing Company #20/1718L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Arranged by Joel Raney, Arnold Sherman. For 3-5 octave handbells. Sacred non-seasonal. Level 4. Handbell score. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Composed by Cathy Moklebust. For handbells (3-5 octaves) (with optional Bb instrument or C instrument). Flexible Favorites. Christ the King, Eastertide, General, Palm/Palm-Passion Sunday, Sacred. Level 2. Handbell part. Published by Chorister's Guild

By Judy Phillips. For handbells (3-6 octaves) (with optional triangle, tambourine, handchimes (2 octaves)). Advent, Sacred. Level 3. Handbell score. 11 pages. Published by Chorister's Guild

By Tim Hughes. Arranged by Dan Edwards. For 3-5 octave handbells or handchimes. Beginning Music - Very, Very Easy , Contemporary Christian. Level 1. Handbell score. Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply

By Plains Indian Melody (Dakota Hymn). Arranged by Kathleen Wissinger. For handbell choir (2-3 octaves). Level 1. Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply

By Traditional. Arranged by Dan Edwards. For 3-5 octave handbells with optional rhythm instruments. Secular, Church or Concert. Level 2. Handbell score. Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply