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…

Guitar Play-Along Volume 43. By Lynyrd Skynyrd. Guitar Play-Along. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. With guitar tablature. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbook. With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Rock, Classical Period, Movies, Pop, Standards and Country. 240 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Lynyrd Skynyrd. Guitar Recorded Version. Softcover. Guitar tablature. 192 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(15 of Their Greatest Hits) Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbook. With guitar tablature, standard guitar notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend. Rock and hard rock. Series: Hal…

(A Guide to Extreme Rock and Metal Lead Techniques). Musicians Institute Press. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 72 pages. Published by Musicians Institute Press

Performed by B.B. King. By Wolf Marshall. Signature Licks (Authentic guitar transcriptions in notes and tab). Book and CD package. With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Roy Clark. This edition: Paperback. Instructional. Method. Book and DVD. With Text Language: English; Big Note notation, chords and tablature. 208 pages. Published by Santorella Publications

(A Tribute to Gypsy Jazz * Introduction into the style of Jazz-Manouche). By Bertino Rodmann. For Guitar. Book; CD; Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Jazz. Published by Alfred Music

(Easy Guitar with Notes and Tab). By Various. For Guitar. Easy Guitar. Softcover. Guitar tablature. 216 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 33). By Lynyrd Skynyrd. Guitar Play-Along DVD. DVD. Guitar tablature. Published by Hal Leonard

13 of His Greatest Songs. Performed by Don McLean. Guitar Recorded Versions (Authentic note-for-note transcriptions). With notes and tablature. Size 8.5x11 inches. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Easy Guitar with Riffs and Solos (Includes Tab). Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Performed by Various. Guitar Recorded Versions (Authentic note-for-note transcriptions). With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 263 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(The Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Method) Written by Lou Manzi. Instructional book and instructional video: DVD for guitar. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, instructional text, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and black & white photos. 95 pages. Published by Alfr…

Composed by Dix Bruce. Perfect binding. Book and online audio. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20972M).

By Mason Williams. Guitar tablature songbook and accompaniment CD for solo guitar (plus an ensemble section for two or three guitars, guitar and flute, and guitar and violin). 176 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

20 Carols Arranged for Solo Guitar in Notes and Tablature. Guitar Solo. With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.