SKU: CA.3602005

ISBN 9790007112615. Language: Latin.

In the tradition of Protestant missa brevis compositions, the music of this Mass was written in the so-called stile antico following 16th-century models and known as Palestrina style. The surviving copy, in the Duben Collection, dates from 1675. Buxtehude adopted the strict form of the stile antico, contrapuntal polyphony without instrumental accompaniment for various compositions of the same period, including Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin BuxWV 76, written on the death of his father. The Missa brevis consists of the Kyrie and Gloria of the Ordinarium, so it is a Lutheran Mass; in 17th-century Protestant services these sections of the Mass were sung in Latin. Score available separately - see item CA.3602000.

SKU: BR.EOS-20472-16

Today, it is hard to believe that Bedrich Smetana kept receiving rejections when he tried to get his enormously popular Moldau printed.

ISBN 9790004184967. 10 x 12.5 inches.

What is also amazing is that the first text-critical edition prepared by the Czech Smetana expert Milan Pospisil in 1999, which had entailed an exhaustive evaluation of the sources and been given a full text-critical editorial treatment as a Eulenburg study score, had no resonance of any kind among performers since no performance material had been published. After 15 years, Pospisils edition is finally being completed in a manner suitable for practice: with a conducting score and orchestral parts which will ensure that all future performances are based on a musical text that is as reliable as can be.

The work depicts the course of the river Vltava, beginning with its first two sources, the cold and warm Vltava, and the confluence of the two streams that join to form a single river; then the course of the Vltava through forests and meadows, and through open countryside where a peasant wedding is being celebrated; water-sprites dance by the light of the moon; on the nearby cliffs castles, mansions and ruins rise proudly into the air; the Vltava eddies in the St John's Rapids, then flows in a broad stream as it continues its course towards Prague, where the Vysehrad appears, before the river finally disappears into the distance as it flows majestically into the Elbe.

Vltava (The Moldau), Smetana's best-known and most frequently performed orchestral work, was written between 19 November and 8 December 1874, at a time when Smetana was already completely deaf. The world premiere took place in Prague on 4 April 1875, but the score was not published until 1880.

SKU: LO.65-2100L

ISBN 9780787767075.

This celebratory work from Marty Parks is filled with festive interpretations of classic carols and worshipful original songs that highlight the beauty of the Christmas story. Arranged with practicality in mind, it is sure to make choirs of all sizes and skill levels sound their best. The choral voicings are rich and full while the vocal ranges maintain an accessibility throughout. The orchestration, also written by Marty, beautifully complements the choral writing. From the anticipatory, joy-filled opener, O Come, Emmanuel!, to the exciting finale that combines O Come, All Ye Faithful and Son of the Father’s Love, this incredible selection is filled with the sounds and spirit of Christmas!

SKU: HL.302930

UPC: 888680967734.

Known professionally as Hauschka, composer Volker Bertelmann has catapulted himself into the top tier of instrumental composers. This is proven, not least, by the Oscar nomination which he received for his soundtrack to the 2016 film Lion. In his latest album A Different Forest, released on 8 February 2019 at Sony Classical, Hauschka takes the forest as a contrast to the urban life. The names of the pieces, such as 'Talking To My Father', testify equally that those natural experiences are metaphorical of the important things in life. For this album Hauschka renounces entirely his prepared Piano. The existential questions which he musically poses, however, do not lose their intensity, but rather, without the alienation by electronic elements, gain urgency. In addition to the 13 LP tracks, this songbook for Piano also contains three exclusive arrangements of previously unreleased songs: 'Collecting Stones', 'Loosing Directions' and 'Misty Day'.

SKU: MN.50-5025

UPC: 688670550256. English, Latin.

The piece begins with a gentle, prayerful choral statement of the “Vater unser” (Our Father, who art in heaven) text, which is then layered with a soloist singing the English text above. The piece uses texts from Gracia Grindal as well as Martin H. Franzmann.  Very creative and deeply spiritual.

SKU: AP.36-52711048

UPC: 679360724859. English.

Now includes optional viola and cello parts for the second violin. Intermediate level. All Creatures of our God and King; All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name; God of Our Fathers; I Sing the Mighty Power of God; Lead On, O King Eternal; O God, Our Help in Ages Past; Onward, Christian Soldiers; Rise Up, O Men of God.

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