The oratorio The Creation represents not only a crucial point in Joseph Haydn's compositional output but at the same time marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the oratorio.At the turn of the 19th century Haydn broke with the traditional dominance of the arias giving the chorus a distinctly greater significance. This opened the way for a new kind of choral oratorio which became one of the standard features of developing bourgeois concert life.The text translated from the English original by Baron van Swieten Prefect of the imperial court library in Vienna combines prose texts of the creation story inLuther's translation of the Bible with complementary excerpts from John Milton's Paradise Lost.- New edition based on the Urtext from the Complete Edition of “Joseph Haydn’s Works” published by G. Henle Verlag.- Vocal score with a contemporary Piano reduction by A. E. Müller revised by A. Köhs.- Excellent presentation on the page.

Features of the Barenreiter Urtext edition of Beethoven's Mass In C Major:Score with realisation of the Organ partBilingual Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng)Straight-forward Piano reductionFull score and performance material (BA9039) and Vocal score (BA9039-90) available for saleAmongst Beethoven’s sacred works are two settings of the Mass. The Mass In C Major was completed and premiered in 1807 and has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the great Missa solemnis. Yet it is a self-contained and for its time distinctly modernpiece of sacred music.Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper has drawn on a rich body of sources to suggests practical solutions to the work’s musical and interpretative problems. His in-depth study of the sources convinced him to include a fully realised Organ part in the score just as Beethoven envisioned it for the first printed edition. As stated in the original sources the parts for the soloists and choir are notated on joint staves to demonstrate that the soloists are also to sing the choral passages.This Barenreiter Urtext edition is rounded off with a foreword on the work’s genesis and a detailed critical commentary.

Schmücke Dich O Liebe Seele-Piano score for Cantata 180 'Soul array thyself with gladness' BWV 180 for SATB solo SATB choir and Orchestra.

When Queen Caroline the wife of King George II of England died on 20 November 1737 Handel was commissioned to write an anthem for her funeral service. She was buried in King Henry VII?s Chapel Westminster Abbey on the evening of 17 December 1737 with Handel?s work performed after the funeral service.To emphasize the solemnity of the occasion he used a roughly 100-piece Orchestra and 80 Choristers. The piece is a so-called ?full anthem? consisting of an instrumental Introduction (?Symphony?) and thirteen interlinked choruses. The words were written by Edward Willes the Sub-Dean of Westminster at that time using passages from the King James Bible and theBook of Common Prayer albeit sometimes departing from the original wording.The absence of sections for solo voice has made this anthem a favourite among ambitious choruses and a highlight of any concert programme. Our edition contains the original unabridged version with English text. Martin Focke?s Piano reduction follows the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition.Original unabridged version.Urtext from the Halle Handel Edition.Straightforward easy-to-play Piano reduction.Full score performance material (BA4267) and Vocal score (BA4267-90) based on the Urtext Halle Handel Edition available for sale.

Ste Cécile-Sacred works occupy a large part of Charles Gounod?s oeuvre. It was the Messe solennelle en l?honneur de Sainte Cécile that established his fame as a church composer. Its melodic invention and effective handling of the orchestra reveal a close proximity to opera.This Urtext edition is based not only on the original print of 1856 but also on copyists? manuscripts and autograph sources. Rounding off this well-researched Urtext edition are an informative Introduction and a detailed Critical Commentary. The edition is being published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Gounod?s birth.Gounod?s well-known mass in a new Urtext editionBilingualForeword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)Idiomatic piano reductionIn preparation for the Gounod bicentenary year 2018

Psalm with a large Orchestral scoring in an Urtext edition.Bilingual foreword (Ger/Eng).Original German as well as English text.Includes a Piano reduction by the composer.The setting of Psalm No.42 Op.42 Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser (As the hart pants after the waterbrooks) for Soloists mixed Choir and full Orchestra dates back to 1837. The well-known Mendelssohn specialist John Michael Cooper has evaluated the first printed edition of the score prepared by the composer himself as well as taking all other important sources into account. This Urtext edition is rounded off by a detailed criticalcommentary (Ger/Eng). The Piano reduction is by Mendelssohn and is an authentic part of this edition.