Par JOSEF STOIBER FRANZ. About London Symphony No. 12Urtext of the Haydn Complete Edition. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Hubert Unverricht. For Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (b flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (2), Trumpet (2), Kettledrum. Score; Urtext Edition (paperbound). Hob. I:104. Duration 40'. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA4668 01) ISBN M006498253./ Répertoire / Orch…

Score Parties. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. When Beethoven wrote these three quartets he was 15 years old and a composition student of Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn. They reveal a strong Mozartian influence while the brilliant piano writing already gives a sense of the mature Beethoven. He may conceivably have written the works for the wealthy Mastiaux family in Bonn, as he gave piano lessons to …

Par PURCELL HENRY. This delightful string trio is straightforward technically, and will be fun to play for student and amateur alike. The ?Sonatas of III Parts by Henry Purcell? were first published in 1683. A facsimile of the first edition was published in 1975. This arrangement follows the facsimile faithfully, simply writing out the first violin and cello parts of the trio sonata, with the seco…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Haec Dies (This is the day which the Lord hath made) is a lively and rhythmic piece. It was commissioned by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge and has recently been recorded by them on the Harmonia Mundi label. It sets a joyful Latin text suitable for Eastertide and, with very little divisi, is within the reach of proficient choirs. For SATB with Organ. Part of Faber Music’s…

Par KRUISBRINK ANNETTE. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is regarded as the greatest writer England has ever produced. He wrote 154 sonnets. For her ‘Three Shakespeare Sonnets’, Annette Kruisbrink selected numbers 17, 40, and 66, setting them to music for voice and guitar. The original structure of Shakespeare’s sonnets, a fourteen-line poem made up of three quatrains, or sets of four lines, and on…

O Take My Hand, Dear Father. Par SILCHER FRIEDRICH. This celebrated song is based on a poem by Julie Hausmann (1826-1901), a Latvian teacher who was probably blind. The text draws on her personal experience and unshakeable faith in God, death and eternal life. The melody by Friedrich Silcher is written in a simple and delicate style but also draws on the grand romantic tradition of Wagner and Bruc…

for String Quartet Full Score. Par HARTKE STEPHEN. THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as a gen…

for String Quartet Score and Parts. Par HARTKE STEPHEN. THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as …

Par ABOULKER ISABELLE. La Fontaine Et Le Corbeau is an opera-fable created by Isabelle Aboulker and based on the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Featuring the scores for Voice and Piano only and the text for the actors, this piece is a show in which the music is initially played by a Flute, an Oboe, 2 Clarinets, a Bassoon, a Horn, a Piano, some percussion and a Cello. Two actors are necessary: the …

Weihnachtskantate. Par ZECHNER JOHANN GEORG. As the basis for his „Oratorio per il Natale“ Zechner used 4 Verses of the hymn „Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist“ by Johann Rist. He also used some verses by another author. The reason for the reworking of Rist's text was undoubtedly Zechner's idea of writing a dramatic compositon after the model of the Italian cantata, rather than a succession of v…