The Grande mess des morts (Requiem) was composed in 1837 as the result of a commission from the French Minister of the Interior Adrien de Gasparin. By means of annual commissions of this kind Gasparin intended to ?restore sacred music to the prestige which it had long ago lost in France?.Urtext of the New Berlioz EditionFull score (BA5449) vocal score (BA5449-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP332) available for salePerformance material (BA5449-72) available for hire

Messiah is the supreme example of the English Oratorio. A meditation on the life of Christ the work is a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian Opera English anthem and German Passion. Reprinted from the authoritative edition this full-score edition will be welcomed by all who want to study this masterpiece.

Mass in Time of War-Haydn was in England in 1795 when he received word from his new Prince Nicolaus II Esterházy that the Esterházy orchestra was to be reformed and Haydn was to serve again as active Capellmeister.Prince Nicolaus II demanded little from his Capellmeister except the usual routine of administration; but Haydn was to compose every year a new Mass for the name day of the Princess Josepha Maria which was celebrated the Sunday afterwards in the Bergkirche at Eisenstadt. It is known that a new Haydn mass was performed before a packed congregation in the Piaristenkirche in Vienna on St. Stephen?s Day (26 December) 1796. The writer of these notes examined when preparingthis edition the music archives of the church and found contemporary parts on the Missa in tempore belli in the church; and it seems certain that this (and not the Heiligmesse) was the work performed on that occasion and thus also the work which Haydn had just finished and performed in Eisenstadt.Urtext from Joseph Haydn WerkeFull score parts (BA4652) vocal score (BA4652-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP94) available for sale

Harmonie-Messe.-Missa B-flat Major Hob.XXII:14 'Harmony Mass'Urtext from: Joseph Haydn WerkeIt is well known that Joseph Haydn wrote his late masses to the commission of his last employer Prince Nicolaus II Esterhazy. The 'Harmoniemesse' is the last of these high masses all of which probably received their first performances in celebration of the name-day of Princess Maria Josepha Hermenegild the prince's wife. The present work was given for the first time on 8 September 1802 in the Bergkirche at Eisenstadt Haydn himself conducting.Haydn entitled his work simply 'Missa'. The work has acquired the name 'Harmoniemesse' by reason ofthe prominent parts given to the wind instruments ('Harmonie' being a contemporary name for a wind band); the nickname did not become established until the late nineteenth century.Full score and parts (BA4659) vocal score (BA4659-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP97) available for sale.

Cantata for Whitsunday-Erschallet ihr Lieder BWV 172Cantata for Whitsunday (C major version)Erschallet ihr Lieder (BWV 172) is one of those early Bach cantatas which were often revived at Leipzig. The first performance of this work was given in Weimar 1714. Although only a few instrumental parts from this performance are extant it may be assumed that at that time the cantata already had the form familiar to us from its first Leipzig revival. It was given in C major (church pitch corresponding to D major in chamber pitch) and the first number was intended to be repeated at the end of the work.- Urtext of the New Bach Edition-Performance material (BA10172) vocal score (BA10172-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP1172) available for sale

Theresienmesse-Between 1796 and 1802 Haydn composed 6 great Masses to celebrate the name day of Princess Maria Hermenegild the wife of his patron Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II.The Theresa Mass was the fourth of these composed in 1799 and although the title page of the score simply has the word 'Missa' the nickname Theresienmesse remains a matter for speculation but is usually attributed to the work’s supposed association with Marie Therese the wife of the Emperor Franz II.- Urtext from Joseph Haydn Werke- Full score (with Nelson Mass) (BA4660) available for sale- Parts (BA4661) vocal score (BA4661-90) and study scoreformat 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP99) available for sale

Dramma giocoso (Opera) in two acts-In early 1787 Mozart made his first visit to Prague where he attended a performance of Le nozze di Figaro on 17 January and conducted the performance five days later. Thoroughly impressed by the huge success of his opera and the personal triumphs he had enjoyed during his visit he and his wife left the city on 7 February but not before he had concluded a contract to write a new opera for the next season. This contract signed with Pasquale Bondini the director of Count Nostitz’s National Theater led to the composition of his first opera for Prague Don Giovanni (K. 527). Ever since its première on 29 October 1787 the opera has moved audiences over andover again and has occupied a special position in Mozart’s rich and variegated output for the stage.Urtext of the New Mozart EditionFull score (BA4550-01) vocal score (BA4550-90) study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP279) available for salePerformance material (BA4550-72) available for hire

Cantata for the 1st Easter Day-Study score format 22.5 x 16.5cmDer Himmel Lacht! Die Erde Jubilieret BWV 31 (The Heavens laugh the earth exults in gladness) BWV 31Cantata for the 1st Easter Day- Performance material (BA10031) vocal score (BA10031-90) and study score (TP1031) available for sale.The text by Salomon Franck who was the librettist of some of Bach's the best-known cantatas is closely linked to the account of Easter and recalls the jubilation at the resurrection of Jesus.Bärenreiter's editions of Bach Cantatas offer the authoritative text of the New Bach Edition meeting Bärenreiter Urtext standards. No groupof works in Johann Sebastian Bach?s output is as wide-ranging as the cantatas. This is hardly surprising considering that for over five years Bach was required to compose a work or at least re-work an existing one for every Sunday and festival of the church year as well as for numerous secular occasions such as council inaugurations school and university celebrations and royal birthdays.Unfortunately not all cantatas have survived. However over 200 sacred and secular works exist and form a corpus of works suitable for all possible occasions. This rich musical heritage is still as relevant today as it was then.

Cantata for the First of Advent-Study Score Archive CopySchwingt Freudig Euch Empor BWV 36 (final version)Cantata for the First of Advent- Urtext of the New Bach Edition- Performance material (BA10036) vocal score (BA10036-90) and study score (TP1036) available for saleBärenreiter 's editions of Bach Cantatas offer the authoritative text of the New Bach Edition meeting Bärenreiter Urtext standards. No group of works in Johann Sebastian Bach?s output is as wide-ranging as the cantatas. This is hardly surprising considering that for over five years Bach was required to compose a work or at least re-work an existing one for every Sundayand festival of the church year as well as for numerous secular occasions such as council inaugurations school and university celebrations and royal birthdays.Unfortunately not all cantatas have survived. However over 200 sacred and secular works exist and form a corpus of works suitable for all possible occasions. This rich musical heritage is still as relevant today as it was then.