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…

Violin Play-Along Volume 72. By Lindsey Stirling. Violin Play-Along. Christmas, Pop. Softcover Audio Online. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Arranged by Rae Moses Carl Strommen. For Violin. Christmas. Book and data/accompaniment CD. Published by Carl Fischer

A violin method for children. By Egon Sassmannshaus; Kurt Sassmannshaus. American English translation: Kurt Sassmannshaus; Illustrations: Charlotte Panowsky. For Violin. Take advantage of our exclusive introductory offer now and save 25% off the regular price - this special pri…

Composed by Clive Brown. Stapled. Book. Opus 64. 72 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09060. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09060).

Composed by Joe Carr. Book and online audio. 56 pages. 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.

(Easy violin pieces). By Kathy Blackwell; David Blackwell. For violin. Fiddle Time. Easy. Method book and CD. 24 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

By Douglas F Smith. Violin. Sacred instrumental. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company.

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.

Edited by Eric Wen. Collection and set of performance parts for Violin. With bowings, fingerings and introductory text. This folio contains twelve Kreisler arrangements of pieces from these violinist-composers, and three never-before published, "La folia" Variations. 175 pages. P…

By Various Composers. Arranged by Jonathan Stock. Schott. Size 9x12 inches. 33 pages. Published by Schott.

Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord names, instructional text and performance notes. Folk, americana and british. 302 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Oak Publications.

By Rich Heffler. For Violin. Solo for Violin. Christmas. Grade 6. Published by Rich Heffler Music

Arranged by Deborah Greenblatt. For fiddle. Rounds Fiddle. Book. Published by Greenblatt and Seay.

A violin method for children. By Egon Sassmannshaus; Kurt Sassmannshaus. American English translation: Kurt Sassmannshaus; Illustrations: Charlotte Panowsky. For Violin. Take advantage of our exclusive introductory offer now and save 25% off the regular price - this special price…

Violin. Arranged by Joachim Johow. (Violin). De Haske Intl Play Along Book. Book and CD Package. Size 9x12 inches. 28 pages. Published by De Haske Publications.