Four Romantic Madrigals is a new edition of selected madrigals (for unaccompanied SATB choir) composed by John Stainer (1840-1901). Jeremy Dibble of Durham University brings Stainer's expressive and enticing part-songs to a wider audience by presenting them in modern notation. This edition coincides with the release of the CD, English Romantic Madrigals (Hyperion, CDA68140), an exciting new record…

Par STAINER. A classic text on Organ technique. Sir John's book, first published in 1877, quickly became the classic for beginners- so popular that publishers Schirmer, Ditson, and Presser each issued its own 'Americanized' edition in the early twentieth century. In addition to the seven Organ pieces of the original edition, including five of Stainer's own works and two pieces by Guilmant, three a…

Par BLOW JOHN. Selected from Musica Britannica Volume 73. Edited by Robert Klakowich. Amateur and professional players with an interest in Baroque repertoire will welcome this generous selection of 25 harpsichord pieces by John Blow (1649-1708). Blow stands as the dominant figure of English harpsichord composition in the late seventeenth century, the master of an individual school that merged cont…

The Gloria in Excelsis was written by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford for the coronation of HM King George V on 22 June 1911. It was an occasion of some note in the annals of British music, for Elgar's Coronation March and Parry's grand festival Te Deum were also heard for the first time that day. In addition, there was music by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Sir John Stainer, as well as by the …

Six pieces from Musica Britannica Vol. 96. Complementary to K49, this collection is a unique offering of music by John Amner, Nicholas Carleton and John Tomkins that is the only surviving Keyboard music by the respective composers. In addition to a pair of duets, in themselves an unusual feature from the period, there are two lengthy sets of variations, Amner 's being a rare example of those on a …

Par IRELAND JOHN. John Ireland's Cavatina for violin and piano, which was probably composed in 1904, shows the composer's mastery of the popular salon style of the time. Unavailable for many years, it is now reissued in a new edition that includes a scholarly note by Geoffrey Bush, Music Advisor to the John Ireland Trust./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

The John Wilbraham Method. Par BOOTH MATTHEW. ISBN 0 85249 860 8 Probably the most important book on the subject to have appeared in recent years, Sound the Trumpet encapsulates the musical philosophy of John Wilbraham, one of the 20th-century’s most eminent and colourful trumpet players and teachers. Matthew Booth, himself a former student, explains how knowledge of Wilbraham’s unique insights in…

Par IRELAND JOHN. John Ireland's Cavatina was originally written for Violin and Piano, however was later transcribed, by the composer, for his favourite instrument - the Organ. John Ireland's Cavatina was originally written for Violin and Piano, however was later transcribed, by the composer, for his favourite instrument - the Organ./ Répertoire / Orgue

Par IRELAND JOHN. The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order, with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin./ Répertoire / Piano