Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven completed his String Quartet Op.135 at Wasserdorf Castle in Gneixenhof, where he sought to recuperate with his nephew Karl after the latter?s failed suicide attempt in summer 1826. It stands out among his late quartets owing to the often cheerful, almost pastoral character of its four movements. Since Beethoven?s death it has often been interpreted as an attempt…

Au cours des 4 parties de ce divertissement, 4 notes, correspondant aux 4 premières lettres de Florence et Florèle, vont donner lieu à un déploiement de variations des plus contrastées et inattendues, à l'image des deux dédicataires. Commençant par un 'moderato' chantant et nostalgique, l'oeuvre se poursuit par un 'allegro' jazzy et trépidant. Puis, c'est un 'andante' pastoral et rêveur, auquel su…

The Four Hymns are in similar vein to the Five Mystical Songs (1911) although on a smaller and more intimate scale. Together with the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis these form a succession of works displaying a strong mystical, meditative content.The first of the hymns, 'Lord! come away!', employs vigorous Purcellian recitative in a setting of a Palm Sunday text from Bishop Jeremy Taylor's G…

Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau La Naissance d'Osiris (Vocal Score) Originally conceived as a prologue for the ballet “Les Beaux Jours de l'Amour”, the one-act play “La Naissance d'Osiris” was only performed twice, together with revivals of “Pigmalion” and “Les Incas de Pérou” (the second act of the opera-ballet “Les Indes galantes”) in 1754.  The occasion was the birth of the Duc de Berry, late…

Tonalité : D-Moll - Horn, Paul (Arr.) -. Par NAUMANN JOHANN GOTTLIEB. Johann Gottlieb Naumann, who today is becoming increasingly well known, achieved recognition during his lifetime as a composer of operas, among them the first Swedish “national opera, ” Gustaf Wasa. In addition he wrote a large number of sacred compositions for the Court of Dresden, where he was employed for many years, includin…

Kantate Zum 3. Weihnachtsfesttag (Urfassung). Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s cantata BWV 151, whose wonderfully heartfelt opening aria has been rightly numbered among Bach’s “most inspired ideas” [Alfred Dürr], was composed for the 3rd day of Christmas 1725. Flute and oboe d’amore lend pastoral coloring to the chamber music sound picture. The oboe d’amore was not originally included in Bach’s s…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. On his return to civilian life after five years Army service in the First World War, Vaughan Williams revised some pre-war works, such as The Lark Ascending and his opera Hugh the Drover , and embarked on new compositions - the Pastoral Symphony , the one-act Bunyan episode The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains and the Mass in G minor - all of which have outwardly i…

Au cours des 4 parties de ce divertissement, 4 notes, correspondant aux 4 premières lettres de Florence et Florèle, vont donner lieu à un déploiement de variations des plus contrastées et inattendues, à l'image des deux dédicataires. Commençant par un 'moderato' chantant et nostalgique, l'oeuvre se poursuit par un 'allegro' jazzy et trépidant. Puis, c'est un 'andante' pastoral et rêveur, auquel su…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the ‘Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare’ (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer was required to create a suite in three movements based on three images associated with the ‘Sint Martinusfanfare’ from the small town of Halle in the province of Brabant. The fi…

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 2139. Composed by Various. Piano. Classical. Softcover. 386 pages. G. Schirmer #LIB 2139. Published by G. Schirmer

Edited by Louis Moyse. For flute and piano. Format: instrumental solo/piano accompianment set. With solo part, piano accompaniment and introductory text. Impressionistic and romantic period. 104 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Schirmer.

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2109. Composed by Various. Piano Collection. Softcover. 192 pages. G. Schirmer #LB2109. Published by G. Schirmer

Piano Solo. By Friedrich Burgmuller. Arranged by Louis Oesterle. Piano Method. Size 9x12 inches. 36 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

(A sacred oratorio). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by Watkins Shaw. For soprano solo voice, alto solo voice, tenor solo voice, bass solo voice, SATB choir and piano accompaniment. Novello Handel Edition. Baroque, Choral, Christmas and Easter. Difficulty: medium. V…

Music for Millions Series. Edited by Denes Agay. Music for Millions Series - Volume 17. Classical. Collection (softcover). With standard notation, introductory text and fingerings (does not include words to the songs). 160 pages. Music Sales #AM41484. Published by Music Sales

Composed by Various. For Piano/Keyboard. Piano Solo Songbook. Softcover. 456 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Edited by Denes Agay. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With fingerings. Baroque, Classical Period and Romantic Period. 80 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Yorktown Music Press. (MS.YK21376) A selected repertoire of classical pieces for the beginning pianist. Includes inventi…

Composed by John Field (1782-1837), edited by Franz Liszt. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With fingerings, performance notes, thematic index and introductory text. Romantic period. 80 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Schirmer.

Composed by Johann Burgmuller, edited by Willard A. Palmer. Collection and examples CD for solo piano. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(New Definitive Edition) Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). For piano. Format: instructional book. With standard notation, introductory text and instructional text. 20th Century, Hungarian and Instructional. Text language English, French, German, Hungarian. 36 pages. 9x12 inche…

(Parts). Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Peter Jost. For String Quartet (Parts). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1232. Published by G. Henle

Edited by Donald Peck. Collection and set of performance parts for flute and piano accompaniment. 153 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

By James Southbridge. Organ. Level: 2-staff. Sacred organ. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company.