Par DONIZETTI GAETANO. Through works such as Verdi’s Requiem or Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, we know that the great composers of Italian bel canto opera also wrote marvelous sacred music. Yet most of these pieces are rarely performed. This is also true of Gaetano Donizetti’s Messa di Requiem, which he composed as an expression of grief at the early death of Vincenzo Bellini in 1835. Neither performe…

Par HENSEL FANNY. Although best known as the sister of Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-47) was a virtuoso pianist and a composer of considerable merit in her own right. Her oeuvre of more than 400 compositions remained largely unknown for more than a century after her untimely death, and her newly rediscovered reputation as a composer rests chiefly with her Piano music. This volu…

Par LANGGAARD RUED. Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) is one of the most important Danish composers of the 20th century. He has, however, only acquired this status many years after his death. Langgaard was an eminent musical talent, but with his romantic and symbolist view of art, he ended up as an outsider in an era when the trend-setting Musical life of the time was dominated by Carl Nielsen?s sober an…

Par GREEN DAY / KITT TOM. Alfred\'s collectible piano vocal songbook of the critically acclaimed Broadway show, featuring four pages of full-color photographs and sheet music for all 22 of the show\'s songs. Titles: American Idiot * Jesus of Suburbia (Jesus of Suburbia, City of the Damned, I Don\'t Care, Dearly Beloved, Tales of Another Broken Home) * Holiday * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Favorit…

Par ECCLES HENRY. Henry Eccles left behind a number of smaller works most of which were written for violins or flutes. However, the most famous is this Sonata in G minor. Though often played in transcription by violinists and especially by double bass players, the sonata was originally published for cello in four movements – Prelude, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue – accompanied by a figured bass. L…

Par MOUSSORGSKY MODESTE. Widely considered the most important of the Russian nationalist composers, Moussorgsky finished relatively few works in the course of his tragically short life. His unorthodox techniques made a considerable impression on later composers. A Night On Bald Mountain, is a brilliant example of Moussorgsky's unique sense of theatrical effect, and was completed and orchestrated b…

for String Quintet Score and Parts. Par ADOLPHE BRUCE. Are There Not a Thousand Forms of Sorrow? for string quintet (2 violins, viola and 2 cellos) was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center by a consortium of the followingchamber music organizations: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Northwest, Salt Bay Chamberfest, O…

Par BREWER HERBERT A.. Organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 till his death in 1928, as well as composer, choir-trainer, adjudicator and teacher, Sir Herbert Brewer was involved for over three decades with the Three Choirs Festival, and his Memories of Choirs and Cloisters offers a vivid account of the planning and execution of the festivals in that time, those at Gloucester in particular. T…

Par CAFARO PASQUALE. Pasquale Cafaro, born in S. Pietro in Galantina in 1715; he was directed by his family to 'scientific' studies (science of law) but soon abandoned them for musical ones. He then entered the Conservatorio della Pietà de' Turchini as a son at the age of 18, almost as an adult. His main teacher was one of the greatest musicians of the 18th century, Leonardo Leo, who immediately r…

Arr. Thijs Van Otterloo_John Blanken. Par VAN OTTERLOO ROGIER. Before his untimely death in 1988, Dutch composer Rogier van Otterloo became well-known for the film music he wrote to various successful Dutch movies. In this medley, made by his youngest son, Thijs van Otterloo, the themes of Help, de dokter verzuipt! (Help, the Doctor Is Drowning!, 1974) and Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange, 19…

(Cello). For Cello. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Ultimate Pop Instrumental Solos Series. Movie. Grade 2; Grade 3. 84 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(Cello). For Cello. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Pop Instrumental Solo Series. Movie. 108 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

69 Traditional Pieces. Edited by Kevin McCrae and Neil Johnstone. Arranged by Kevin McCrae and Neil Johnstone. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music with CD. String. Scottish. Edition with CD. 60 pages. Schott Music #ED 12830. Published by Schott Music

Abschied. (for Cello). By Bertold Hummel (1925-2002). For Cello. Cello-Bibliothek (Cello Library). 8 pages. Schott Music #CB176. Published by Schott Music