Score and Parts. Par CROCKETT DONALD. Commissioned by Caramoor Music Festival in New York and premiered July 14, 2017 by the Argus Quartet, this work is in no small part a response to this quartet's sense of adventure and expressive emotional range. Inspired by two end-of-civilization novels the composer was reading prior to composing the work, the quartet unfolds in a single movement, loosely bas…

Anthem. Par PURCELL HENRY. The Anthem, in the post-Reformation church music of England was initially the term given to a choral work with an English biblical text. By the end of the 17th century it begins to take on Italian stylistic elements and becomes a cantata for solo voices, choir and orchestra. The anthem 'O sing unto the Lord' presented here, based on words of the 96th Psalm, is a particul…

Par HUSZAR LAJOS. Lajos Huszár composed his motet for mixed choir Strafe mich nicht in deinem Zorn commissioned by the town of Debrecen for the 26th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in 2014. The composer says about his work: ''This choral work is the closing piece of a series for mixed choir consisting of three motets in German. The text is from the Bible as translated into German by Ma…

Ferdinand Küchler is regarded as one of the great violin teachers of the 20th century, due, in large part, to his popular violin method. His Concertino remains a popular entry-level piece for students to this day.The piece is characterized by simplicity, clarity and beauty. The themes and melodies are easily identifiable by children, yet never trite and plain. They are catchy and perfectly reflect…

Par DEWITT SCOTT. This is the standard-bearer for pedal steel instruction books. It is extremely comprehensive in scope. Written by DeWitt Scott, founder of the International Pedal Steel Guitar Convention and member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, this course teaches E9 tuning, Nashville set-up pedal steel with three floor and three knee levers. If you want to learn pedal steel, this book …

Flexi-Brass (5 Parts). Par NAULAIS JEROME. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / 2 Trompettes, Trombone et Tuba

Par LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW. Cats Suite No.1 in the Stringsets series contains a score and 16 parts (for violins 1 and 2, violin 3 or viola, cello and optional double bass). It is appropriate for intermediate level players (approximately Grades 3-5) and includes three movements: The Old Gumbie Cat, Memory and Skimbleshanks from the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, all expertly arranged by Tony Osbo…

Henle Publishers Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F major op.35: set of parts, Urtext, edited by Peter Jost, advanced level of difficulty, ISMN 9790201809625, HN 962, 77 pages, 23.5 x 31 cm / Henle Verlag

Par AHO KALEVI. Lasting 27 minutes, Kalevi Aho’s String quartet no. 4 (2021) is in four movements. The first, Nocturne, begins with a hazily muted melody dominated by the interval of a minor third on the second violin. Though the first movement begins in nocturnal mood, there is also some more forceful music around the middle. The second movement, Allegro capriccioso, is quick with quirky rhythms.…

Par AHO KALEVI. Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed ER-OS in 2015 as a wedding gift for conductor-clarinetist Osmo Vänskä and violinist Erin Keefe and named the work with the initials of their names. The virtuosic work is divided in three parts, the overall duration c. 11 minutes. The package includes two copies of playing score (page size B4)./ Répertoire / Violon et Clarinette