Par TILLMAN JUNE BOYCE. An all-round vision of music at work in the classroom, Exploring Sound is essential reading for anyone involved with pupils in the first three Key Stages of the National Curriculum. Full of ideas and initiatives from the very first page, June Boyce-Tillman's classic project book for practical classroom activities is written with unique insight and sympathy for the non-speci…

The 'Missa Divi Xaverii? ZWV 12, an expansive and unusually richly scored work, marks a highlight in the oeuvre of Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745). It was composed in 1729 while he was working at the Dresden court.The principal source of this first edition is the damaged autograph score which had long been kept under lock and key. Passages missing because of its damaged condition have been suppleme…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The oratorio “ Esther ” is the first English language oratorio and also the first oratorio by Handel based on a theatre tragedy - Jean Racine’s “Esther”. For the first time Handel drew on his knowledge gathered from stays in Germany, Italy and England. He created his own particular style of oratorio writing, which differs from the later integrative works. Many sections…