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…

Par JARRELL MICHAEL. I had already discovered texts from Gongora for some time in the bilingual edition of the Dogana, beautifully translated by Philippe Jaccotet. I found those poems were really rich, impossible to reduce to a single meaning. This is what drove me to use one of this author's sonnets at the time, in its original language, and to compose Eco for voice and piano. Recently, I discov…

Par PART ARVO. Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in Pärt's very own 'Tintinnabuli'-style, this piece allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific tone color. 'The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of …

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 POULENC FRANCIS. Born in Paris in 1899, Francis Poulenc soon became a notable composer and pianist. His Trois Pièces for Piano were composed in 1928, towards the beginning of his career and paved the way for exceptional Piano works from the composer. Poulenc, as a member of Les Six, composed music in a style contrary to that of Richard Wagner and impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel…

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…

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…

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 BRITTEN BENJAMIN. 2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth and major celebrations are planned across the world, making this the widest ever global celebration of a British composer. The previously unpublished Two Pieces were written in late 1929, after Britten composed the Rhapsody For String Quartet (March 1929). The new publication will be edited by David Matt hews, who spent thr…

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.