SKU: LM.28443D

ISBN 9790231701609.

CLARKE : King William's Mora - MAYKAPAR : Petit Conte - SCHUMANN : En fredonnant - PAPP : Valse - PAPP : Sauterelle - PASTERWITZ : Piece - BARTOK : Chanson d'enfants (For children n. 1 vol. 2) - DIABELLI : Bagatelle - GAYRHOS : Phantasiesluck - KADOSA : Chant populaire hongrois - TELEMANN : Danse galante - KELEMEN : Danse des brins d'herbe - PIEPER : Swing - TELEMANN : Gigue a l'anglaise - FARKAS : Danse magyar - MAYKAPAR : Prelude - BARTOK : En jouant (For children n. 1 vol. 1) - PURCELL : Menuet - MAYKAPAR : Vision Fugitive - MAYER : Andantino - BARTOK : For Children n. 17 vol. 2 - HAENDEL : Rigaudon - BORTKIEWICZ : A travers les steppes - MAYKAPAR : En automne - PAPP : Le Carrosse tire par six singes bleus - CLEMENTI : Valse - MAYKAPAR : Enfantine - MOZART : Menuet - GARDONYI : Chant populaire roumain - TELEMANN : Gavotte - GLINKA : Polka - BARTOK : For Children n. 28 vol. 2 - CIMAROSA : Sonate - HELLER : Chant d'automne - KELEMEN : Le Chat au soleil - PAPP : Valse pour trompette - KULLAK : Il etait une fois une princesse - JAELL : Petits lutins - HAYDN : Final - PAPP : La Nourrice et sa vilaine fille - ROSSIGNOL : Les Etoiles - VANHAL : Sonatine opus 41 n. 121 - SCHUBERT : Ecossaise - SZELENYI : Sur la pelouse - TURK : Gaiement - LEVY : Lied - KUHLAU : Sonatine (opus 55 n. 1) - GLOCKNER : Arlequin.

SKU: BT.EMBZ20036

English-German-Hungarian.

Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for male voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages and in the translations authorized by the composer. Literal English translations are provided in the appendix, which also includes the early version of Four Hungarian Folk Songs and the German version of movements 3 to 6 from Székely Folk Songs.The edition is complete with an informative preface (in Hungarian, English, and German) and detailed Editorial Comments (in Hungarian and English). The Comments give an overview of the textual, folk-music, and compositional sources, and provide detailedinformation on the performance practice of Bartók's choral works. The edition has been printed on high-quality and environmentally-friendly paper.This volume is also available cloth-bound, along with the volumes for children's and female voices and for mixed voices, in slipcase (Z. 20076). Separate editions of each work included in this volume are also available.

SKU: LM.27366D

ISBN 9790231701685.

GLINKA : Tarentelle - MOZART W.A : Sonate n. 5 KV283, Allegro - Sonate n. 4 KV282, Allegro - CHABRIER E. : Ballabile - TCHAIKOWSKI : Feuillets d'Album - SMETANA B. : Andante - SCHUMANN R. : L'Etranger - Klavierstuck Op.99 n. 1 - SCHUBERT F. : Scherzo en Sib Maj. - DEBUSSY C. : Danse Bohemienne - Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - POULENC F. : 5e Improvisation - MARTINU B. : Polka en La - MARTIN F. : 3e Prelude - KODALY Z. : Klavierstucke Op.3 n. 1 - BARTOK B. : Accords de Quintes - PROKOFIEV S. : Menuetto Op.32 n. 2 - BEETHOVEN L.V. : Bagatelle Op.119 n. 2 - BERIO L. : Brin - CHOPIN F. : Mazurka Op.24 n. 1 - GRANADOS E. : Danse Espagnole n. 5 - GRIEG E. : Sylphide Op.67 n. 1 - HAYDN F.J. : Presto - Sonate en Sol Maj.

SKU: BT.EMBZ20037

English-German-Hungarian.

Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for mixed voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages and in the translations authorized by the composer. Literal English translations are provided in the appendix.The edition is complete with an informative preface (in Hungarian, English, and German) and detailed Editorial Comments (in Hungarian and English). The Comments give an overview of the textual, folk-music, and compositional sources, and provide detailed information on the performance practice of Bartók's choral works. The edition has been printed on high-quality andenvironmentally-friendly paper.This volume is also available cloth-bound, along with the volumes for children's and female voices and for male voices, in slipcase (Z. 20076). Separate editions of each work included in this volume are also available.

SKU: LM.23922

ISBN 9790230939225.

ARMA : Margot, labourez les vignes (France) - Chez les doualas du Cameroun (Douala) - Danse Gourienne (Georgie) - BARTOK : Danse de noces (Hongrie) - EPSTEIN : Halling, danse d'hommes (Suede) - La Vieille fileuse (Suede) - GARDONYI : Ma Petite (Hongrie) - JORDA : La Mere de Dieu (Catalan) - Les Trois tambours (Catalan) - BROMHAM : Ronde de Cornouailles (Grande-Bretagne) - Chant (Grece) - KOKAI : Chanson gaie (Hongrie) - LOVANO : Le Chant du pecheur (Tatare) - Les Fileuses (Russie) - PETYREK : Chant a danser (Ukraine) - Nuages noirs au-dessus de la vallee (Ukraine) - SAS : Chanson de la Merced (Perou) - Danse de Guzco (Perou) - SCHROEDER : Ne va pas pieds nus (Allemagne) - Un Oiseau blanc (Allemagne) - SPORCK : La Pomme d'orange (France) - Nous etions trois filles a marier (France) - TANSMAN : Allegretto (Pologne) - VISKI : Mes Deux poulettes de l'an passe (Hongrie).

SKU: LM.26316D

ISBN 9790231701654.

BACH : Bourree en La mineur - Petit Prelude en Mi Majeur BWV 937 - Petit Prelude en Mi mineur BWV 938 - BARTOK : Danse paysanne - For Children Vol.1 n. 32 - BEETHOVEN : Sonate Op.49 n. 2 - Bagatelle Op.119 n. 1 - CHOPIN : Valse posthume en La mineur - CIMAROSA : Sonate en Si b - CLEMENTI : Sonatine Op.36 n. 6 (1e mvt) - DAQUIN : Le Coucou - DEBUSSY : Le Petit berger - GRANADOS : Danse de la rose - HAYDN : Presto (Sonate en Mi Majeur Hob. XVI 13) - JANACEK : Une Feuille s'envole - LUTOSLAWSKI : Etude a quatre voix - MARTINU : Danse de Colombine - Valse d'une marionnette sentimentale - MENDELSSOHN : Chanson du gondolier Op.30 n. 6 - Romance sans paroles Op.85 n. 2 - MOZART : Rondo de la Sonate KV 545 - PROKOFIEV : Tarentelle - RAMEAU : La Joyeuse - SCHONBERG : Opus 19 n. 2 - SCHUBERT : 3 Landler - SCHUMANN : Fantaisie-danse - Petite Romance - Premiere Scene d'enfant - SMETANA : Lied - VILLA-LOBOS : Allegro (2e Suite enfantine) - WEBERN : Kinderstuck.

SKU: RM.GOUR01088-CO

SKU: PR.110418370

ISBN 9781491135075. UPC: 680160686247.

Composed as an organ solo by the 17-year-old Ives for his own performance purposes, the beloved Variations on America is a treat for any occasion, whether a holiday concert, a serious recital, or other special event. Danny Holt’s transcription for Piano, Four Hands adds a dazzling new option to play at home or on stage, taking best advantage of Ives’ tremendous contrasts in color, dynamics, and texture.
Composed when Charles Ives was a teenager, Variations on “America” is both a convenient introduction to Ives’ body of work, and an early example of his iconoclastic musical voice and creative genius. Just a few years after composing this piece, Ives would leave home to study music at Yale. But until then he had been taught by his father, George (who had been a bandmaster in the Civil War). George subjected the young Ives to experiments such as singing a song in one key while being accompanied in another, or arranging for two marching bands to converge on a town center, with the resulting cacophony that ensued.The Variations exemplifies an early period of experimentation in Ives’ work, spurred on by the unusual pedagogy of his father. The piece is particularly notable for its use of bitonality in the two interludes, subtly foreshadowing more well-known examples by Stravinsky, Bartók, and others by approximately two decades.The bitonal interludes were so ahead of their time, in fact, they were omitted from the first copy that was submitted to a publisher in 1892. (Alas, the piece was rejected even despite these “shocking” elements having been left out, and it wasn’t published until more than five decades later.) There is some ambiguity about when exactly Ives added the interludes into his manuscript copy, though ample evidence suggests he had performed the piece with the interludes around the time he notated the piece in 1891-92. In any case, in light of this piece and his other polytonal explorations from the last decade of the 19th century, it seems fair to give Ives credit for being a pioneer in this area!This arrangement for Piano, Four Hands, closely follows Ives’ original version for organ, setting aside William Schuman’s popular adaptation for symphony orchestra and William Rhoads’ band transcription of the Schuman orchestration. Pianists will find that the piece translates well to the instrument. Ideally, the choreography and logistics of elbow-to-elbow four-hands playing approximates the wild joy one gets from watching an organist play the piece (e.g., the elaborate pedal part in the final variation).In preparing this publication, attention was paid to details in the dual Critical Editions (Presser 443-41003) of both Ives’ manuscript edition and the 1949 publication edited by organist E. Power Biggs (who is credited with discovering what had been a long-lost, forgotten work.) But as with much of Ives’ output, attempting to create a true ‘urtext’ score is a futile endeavor, and especially with a piece such as this one – in which Ives incorporated improvisation in live performance – seems unnecessary anyhow. True die-hards are of course encouraged to consult the critical editions and even find inspiration in the orchestrated version. Generally, performers are advised to be wild, have fun, and not to be too rigid in their interpretive choices.Dynamics in this arrangement mostly follow the organ score closely. Pianists will use good judgment about pedaling throughout, which should be straightforward and intuitive. Courtesy accidentals have been provided frequently – without parentheses – balancing the need for extra clarity in the context of Ives’ murky musical language, and a desire to avoid unnecessary clutter.A few notes that might inform interpretive decisions:mm. 15-16: There are inconsistencies here between Ives’ original manuscript and the 1949 Biggs edition, regarding the top voice in m. 15, beat 3 (C# vs. Cn) and m. 16 (D Major vs. D Minor).mm. 76-84 & 143-146: In both Interludes, Ives emphatically notates extreme dynamic contrast, in order to highlight the bitonality. Although it may seem counterintuitive (or even a misprint, as has apparently been misconstrued by some), performers are urged to follow the composer’s marking!m. 109: Two-note slurs have been added here for clarity and consistency with other similar passages, though they do not appear in either the original manuscript or Biggs.m. 112: The last two eighth notes of Primo appear as 16ths in the original manuscript.mm. 183-186: The original manuscript has a slightly different bass line.mm. 184 & 186: Primo gestures have been re-written to be slightly more idiomatic for Piano, Four Hands.m. 186: The breath mark at the end of this bar does not appear in either the manuscript or Biggs, but is an editorial suggestion – aside from being appropriately dramatic, it will indeed be necessary in a reverberant hall!I would like to thank Steven Vanhauwaert, the other half of my piano duo, 4handsLA, for his input on early drafts of this arrangement.— Danny Holt, April 2022.