Par HERMANSEN AGE. Gatens basuner (“The Trombones in the street”), originally entitled “Til gamle Hauge”, was written in 1958. Shortly before Norway’s National Day (May 17th), the band in which the composer played the Euphonium, purchased four trombones. At that time, trombones was not very common in Norwegian amateur bands. To honor the new instruments, and the four players who started practicing…

Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Pachelbel was one of the great organ masters of the generation before J. S. Bach. Unsurprisingly, interest in his music has remained constant and today he is widely considered one of the greatest and, indisputably, one of the most productive composers of all time. This new collection assembles a rich selection of the composer's organ works, including 72 chorale settings and 4…

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par CARTELLIERI CASIMIR ANTON. Originally composed for full orchestra, the movement opens with a powerful C-minor introduction before turning to a bright, cheerfuland graceful C major. Later in the work, the tonality turns to E-flat, and eventually returns to C minor. This intriguing music is characteristic of the Sturm und Drang movement, with its drastic cha…

Par JANSSON MARTEN. Tonight I Dance Alone for double choir a cappella consists of three poignant episodes from the life of an old man. We encounter him before his wedding, before celebrating his wedding anniversary and now as an elderly widower who says to his grandson: ; Soon we will dance in the God-light, My love and I. Soon will the moon be ours again, And the endless shining stars In the hall…

Par ARLEN HAROLD. This well-known standard from the 1940s never sounded quite like this! Featuring a slow, simmering shuffle funk style, the rhythm section lays down the groove with the trombone section playing the tune. Solo space is provided for tenor sax and trumpet before the roar of the full ensemble is unleashed in a double-time swing shout chorus. This chart is a powerhouse! / Date parution…

Written originally in 1947 for the Russian Piano teacher Wladimir Horbowski, the manuscript for this piece has been missing from Henze's archives for many years before being rediscovered in 2003. Available here for the first time is Henze's Sonatina for solo Piano, edited by Christopher Tainton. The piece is in three contrasting movements, for solo Piano. / Piano

The Form, Order of Service and Music. Par . The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023, which was watched by millions around the world, was not just a state event of immense historical significance. It was also a major musical landmark. Twelve contemporary composers were twenty performed during the two-hour Service, while there were also four original instrumental commissions and…

Latin Church Music. Par TALLIS THOMAS. EECM 64 focuses on Latin polyphony by Thomas Tallis that is either demonstrably Henrician or can plausibly be dated to before 1547, and includes the Mass Salve intemerata and several Latin antiphons. A reconstruction of the contrafact Se lord and behold (with words by Henry VIII?s sixth wife, Catherine Parr) is published here for the first time, after the man…

Par HIMES WILLIAM. Who but William Himes could have composed this one? Filled with humor, pathos, excitement and surprise, LIFE DANCES is a brilliant and rhythmic overture for the adventurous band. The dauntless contemporary sounds of the opening are contrasted by an almost Medeival character. You’ll traverse many intriguing and unpredictable paths before dazzling rhythmic interplay drives the ban…