Saint Francois D'Assise is an Opera in three acts by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). Written in 1972 to 1983, it concerns the Catholic preacher, Saint Francis of Assisi, and displays the composer's devout Catholic faith. The third volume contains the complete third act of the Opera, comprising the final two scenes - Stigma, and Death and New Life. Despite his studies of Mozart and Wagner's operas, M…

Allerheiligentag V. Par LINJAMA JYRKI. The material for Jyrki Linjama's Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints' Day (no. 146 in the Finnish Hymn Book). The first work in the cycle is a string trio (2007), the second a piece for orchestra (2009), and the fourth and fifth are solo works for viola da gamba (2018) and Sonata for violin solo (2019). The composer tells: 'The cho…

Hallelujah Ukulele: 19 Of The Best And Most Beloved Hymns and Spirituals is a truly special collection of gospel favorites drawn from the traditions of many faiths and cultures.Hallelujah Ukulele: 19 Of The Best And Most Beloved Hymns and Spirituals brings a delightful mix of treasured worship songs - songs of praise and petition, hymns of joy and thanksgiving, spirituals that have given strength …

Par DE HAAN JAN. En 1989, la manifestation nommée « La Voie balte » (The Baltic Way) s’est tenue en Estonie, en Lettonie et en Lituanie, les pays baltes dont les citoyens demandaient à être indépendants de l’Union soviétique. Le 23 août 1989, quelque deux millions de personnes se tenant par la main ont formé une chaîne humaine de 600 km de long reliant les trois capitales – Tallinn (Estonie), Riga…

für Violoncello und Orchester. Par SCHNITTKE ALFRED. Schnittke’s first cello concerto was written during a near fatal time in his life, after having suffered a severe stroke in 1985, during which his heart stopped three times. Upon recovery he completed the concerto, the music becoming more dissonant and discordant, with the melodies more contorted. The first cello concerto was a monumental endeav…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Invictus: A Passion seeks to address one of the most powerful and dramatic of the world’s traditional religious stories through the lens of a diverse, modern world. A variety of texts written or inspired by women form a narrative that describes human suffering and persecution, but also emphasises the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. These universal m…

Holy Week drama! From the betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane to the cross at Calvary, the surging accompaniment and expertly crafted vocals brilliantly call us to share in Christ's passion and suffering. For large and small church choirs. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par BRUCH MAX. Thanks to the premiere performance by Joseph Joachim and to the release of the printed edition in 1868, Max Bruch's Violin Concerto #1 zipped onto the road to success and has never left it since. Yet from the preface of the 'BreitkopfUrtext' edition,one can infer how things looked like behind the dazzling facade. After the world premiere, the composer struggled for the definitive fo…

(Piano Solo). Composed by Enrique Granados (1867-1916). Edited by Ulrich Scheideler. For Piano. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 88 pages. G. Henle #HN582. Published by G. Henle

A Progressive Collection Celebrating 29 Female Composers. Composed by compiled, edited by Karen Marshall, and Written. Graded Standard Repertoire; Masterworks; Piano Collection; Piano Resources. Classical; Masterwork. Book. Faber Music #12-0571542379. Published by Faber…

Voice and Piano. By Various. Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 240 pages. Published by Schirmer.

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Riemenschneider. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With piano reduction, introductory text, instructional text, lyrics and performance notes. Baroque. 184 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Schirmer

Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. SATB chorus. For SATB Choir. Premiere: Ithaca College, Lawrence Doebler conducting. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41854. Published by Theodore Presser Company

By Arvo Part (1935-). For SATB, piano. This edition: Language: Russian. Published by Universal Edition

For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook (spiral bound). With vocal melody, lyrics, piano accompaniment, chord names and leadsheet notation. Hymn. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 494 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Henle Music Folios. Classical. G. Henle #HN1352. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481352).

Pointer Organ. Size 9x12 inches. 152 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Bedrich Smetana. Edited by Frantisek Bartos; Josef Plavec; Karel Solc. For Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import).

(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson and Peter Blood. For Vocal. Vocal. Softcover. 304 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(A Festival of Passion Readings and Hymns). By Michael Burkhardt. For SATB choir, organ, handbells, optional brass quartet, cello/bass instrument, Orff instruments, violin. Holy Week/Three Days, Lent. Moderately easy. Choral score. 72 pages. Duration 50 minutes. Published by Morn…

Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Henle Study Scores. Study score (paperbound). 56 pages. G. Henle #HN7352. Published by G. Henle (HL.51487352).