Par BALAZS KECSKES D.. What could be the speciality of a genre to which so many different composers connected from Beethoven to Bartók, from Smetana to Kurtág? Is it lightness, brevity, transiency, or ambiguity? The French word bagatelle (trifle, nothing) can mean all of them. The best bagatelles in the history of music, however, are not superficial at all. Although they grasp the moment, and they…

Op. 45 No. 3. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorák composed his 'Slavonic Rhapsodies” op. 45 in 1878, initiating his so-called 'Slavonic period”. They were issued by the publisher Simrock the following year as three independent orchestral pieces (in D major, G minor and A-flat major) appearing under the same opus number. Now the 'Slavonic Rhapsodies” are being issued separately in scholarly-critical editio…

A Jazzy Christmas Book 2 is the great follow up to the popular A Jazzy Christmas Book 1 for solo Piano, containing a further 13 jazz arrangements of more of your favourite Christmas classics.This book is the next instalment in the series for the pianist who is tired of the same old arrangements of traditional seasonal songs that have been heard and played many times before. This songbook includes …

From Vivaldi's Spring to Dvorák's famous 'From the New World' theme, this book and play along CD offers flautists the chance to play gems of the classical music repertoire that are not too technically challenging for the beginner to intermediate player. Easy arrangements of famous works, along with selected pieces originally written for the flute are included, each presented as a demonstration per…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Commissioned by the University of Georgia Bands F. David Romines, Associate Director of Bands Rich modern harmonies and exquisite rhythmic counterpoint make this Grade 3 gem a rich and rewarding project for your ensemble. This remarkable piece is a wonderful and exciting performance piece which at the same allows the director countless opportunities to teach the players about int…

Classical guitarists, both students and professional performers, require the same high-quality editions that their pianist colleagues have come to expect from Alfred Music. Our Classical Guitar Masterwork Editions continue the Alfred Music tradition of providing carefully edited, beautifully presented music for practice and performance. This edition presents some of Fernando Sor's most-loved, most…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. The Book of Urizen is a work for concert band, solo soprano, and a male narrator in which sound collages of religious expressions are used. The piece is inspired by the compelling visionary poem of the same name (which the poet illustratedhimself) by the Englishman William Blake (1757-1827), who occupies a unique position in western literature and the visual arts. He was not jus…

for String Quartet op. 35a. Par SUK JOSEF. Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert. Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas” hymn. The hymn's message - a plea for the well-being of the Czech peo…

Fassung Iv. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. with the unfinished revision [1739] an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined …

Par CURNOW JAMES. Commissioned by the University of Georgia Bands F. David Romines, Associate Director of Bands Rich modern harmonies and exquisite rhythmic counterpoint make this Grade 3 gem a rich and rewarding project for your ensemble. This remarkable piece is a wonderful and exciting performance piece which at the same allows the director countless opportunities to teach the players about int…

Composed by Tim Kliphuis. Saddle-stitched, Solos, Alternative Styles, Gypsy. Style. Book and online audio. 76 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21539M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Edited by Patrick Sky. For fiddle. All styles. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Songbook. Size 8.75x11.75. 176 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

Composed by Roland Vamos. With Standard notation. 72 pages. Carl Fischer #BF00067. Published by Carl Fischer

(42 Studies (from Opp. 45 and 74)). By Heinrich Wohlfahrt. Edited by Rachel Barton Pine. For Violin. Book and DVD. 64 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

Compiled by Josef Gingold. Orchestral excerpt book for violin. Published by International Music Co.

By Samuel Applebaum. Edited by Thom Proctor. String method/supplement (Violin). Level: volume 2. 36 pages. Published by Belwin.

by Stacy Phillips. For fiddle. All styles, fiddle tunes. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Solos. Size 8.75x11.75. 268 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

(Solo Violin). By Fazil Say. For Violin. Schott. Softcover. 12 pages. Schott Music #VLB154. Published by Schott Music

by Craig Duncan. First Lessons. Level: Beginning. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

A Musical Sampler from the Pages of Strings Magazine. By Various. String Letter Publishing. Softcover. 112 pages. Published by String Letter Publishing.

Essential Elements. Play Along. Softcover teacher's manual and accompaniment CD-ROM. 272 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Martin Norgaard. For violin. Squareback saddle stitch. Getting Into. Beginning-Intermediate. Book and online audio. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

(60 First position Studies (from Opp. 45, 54, 74)). By Heinrich Wohlfahrt. Edited by Rachel Barton Pine. For violin. Method book and DVD. 64 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

By Various. Instrumental Folio. Softcover. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Samuel Applebaum. Edited by Thom Proctor. String method/supplement (Violin). Level: book 1. 36 pages. Published by Belwin.

For Violin(S). Classical. Sheet Music. 64 pages. Published by Music Sales.

By Mackay. For Violin Unaccompanied. Published by Oxford University Press.