SKU: CA.3112814

ISBN 9790007207748. Text language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text by Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.

After breaking off the annual cantata cycle at the end of March 1725 Bach set a series of cantata texts by the Leipzig poet Christiana Mariana von Ziegler, who maintained one of the first literary-musical salons. The large scale chorale chorus ties this work to the chorale cantatas. The central bass aria Auf,auf, mit hellem Schall with solo trumpet is note-worthy since in place of a middle section in the aria, here Bach employs an accompagnato recitative. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3112800.

SKU: BT.MUSM570364817

English.

Elisabeth Lutyens ' music from the film ' The Skull ' (1965). A3 conductor's score. Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (doubling Alto flute and Piccolo), 2 Clarinets (doubling Bass clarinet and Contrabass clarinet), 3 Horns, 3 Trombones, 2 Percussion, Timpani, Harp, Piano, Cimbalom, Organ, Violas (divisi), Cellos (divisi), Double bass.

SKU: BT.MUSM570366699

English.

Le Voyage Dans La Lune is a continuous orchestral score of approximately 14 minutes comprising two outer fast sections and a slower inner section of a dream-like character. The work is directly inspired by the film Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902), written and directed by the pioneering French film-maker, Georges Méliès. Méliès was influenced by 19th century interests in science and discoveries, as well as the science fiction of Jules Verne. At the same time his work seems fantastic, surreal and satirical. Some critics point out an underlying critique of colonial adventuring. The plot centres on a group of astronomers who decide to launch a rocket to the moon containing a handful of their number. They reach the moon (famously landing on the moon’s face) and then encounter a strange race of aliens, whom they battle and destroy. The return to earth involves a dramatic descent, a plunge into the ocean and then celebratory dancing. The film inhabits a surreal and dream-like space, and uses an idiosyncratic visual language which transforms reality. This inspired an active musical response in my own score, which is by turns abrupt, smooth, lyrical and violent, and expresses something of the strange shifting surfaces and multiple and layered tempos evident in the film. The canons in the horns in the first scene reflect the intense arguments of the astronomers as they consider the project. The slower inner section is inspired by the scenes of the industrial City viewed from its rooftops by the astronomers. It also expresses the wonder of the astronomers as they see the earth rise from the perspective of the moon after their arrival there. The music of the final section is in places conflicted, reflecting the violent encounters with the moon’s inhabitants. It moves into a more harmonious phase at the close to match the celebrations upon the astronomers’ return from their adventuring. The music could be considered to be a surreal mini-opera without voices, voicing instead the characters of the silent screen. - Ed Hughes.

SKU: HL.48019181

Narrator and brass ensemble. 4 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, tuba, narrator. Based on the ballet.

SKU: CA.5012099

Text language: German/English. Text: von Hoffnaass, Franziska (Fanny).

Score available separately - see item CA.5012000.

SKU: MN.56-0124

UPC: 688670221521. English.

The fifth movement in the larger work Unconditional Love..

SKU: CA.4094200

ISBN 9790007078423. Key: B flat major. Language: Italian. Text: Metastasio, Pietro. Text: Pietro Metastasio.

Pietro Metastasio's libretto to azione sacra La Passione di Gesu Cristo (1730) is a prototype for the Italian Catholic oratorio of the 18th century, in which the Biblical text is entirely transformed into free verse. Originally written for Antonio Caldara, the text has been set to music many times. However, the famous poet wrote in a letter to the 26-year-old composer that the setting, in the style of Italian Opera seria, was the most expressive music that has ever been written for this poem. German and English translations of the libretto are provided in this edition.

SKU: MN.56-0121

UPC: 688670221491. English.

A poignant text looking at how we might come out on the other side of our struggles. The second movement in the larger work Unconditional Love..

SKU: CA.4016911

ISBN 9790007063535. Language: German/English.

Mendelssohns unfinished 3rd oratorio in its first critical edition. The parts Die Geburt Christi and Das Leiden Christi are presented with full orchestration. In 1852, five years after Mendelsohn's death, two independently-performable fragments of an unfinished oratorio were published under the title Christus. The second fragment, The Suffering of Jesus, comes from the middle of the Passion story: the scene Jesus before Pilot is presented with rapid, dramatic alternation between the recitatives of the evangelist (tenor) and choruses of the people. A contemplative choral movement closes the fragment.

SKU: CA.4017015

ISBN 9790007063665. Language: German/English.

Mendelssohns unfinished 3rd oratorio in its first critical edition. The parts Die Geburt Christi and Das Leiden Christi are presented with full orchestration. In 1852, five years after Mendelsohn's death, two independently-performable fragments of an unfinished oratorio were published under the title Christus. The second fragment, The Suffering of Jesus, comes from the middle of the Passion story: the scene Jesus before Pilot is presented with rapid, dramatic alternation between the recitatives of the evangelist (tenor) and choruses of the people. A contemplative choral movement closes the fragment.

SKU: AP.48900

UPC: 038081562247. English. Words by Dick Smith.

Kirby Shaw's jazzy arrangement is inspired by Michael Bublé's recording of this cherished holiday standard. Each new refrain glistens more than the last as the lightly syncopated gem unfolds. Perform with the optional SoundTrax accompaniment or a handful of horns and live rhythm section (SoundPax parts available). Pizazzy holiday cheer!

SKU: MN.50-4069

UPC: 688670540691. English. Psalm 42:1-2; 43:3-4.

A flowing and soothing setting of Psalm 42. Appropriate for use in Easter Vigil services or many other times throughout the year.