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…

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.