SKU: XC.SB2221

ISBN 9781644021316. 9 x 12 inches.

Adaptable Quartets for Christmas contains 22 newly arranged quartets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Since it’s creation in 2019, Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam’s Adaptable Ensemble series has emerged as a leading resource in flexible instrumentation and this new addition to the series for Christmastime is no exception. Designed to be used with any combination of four instruments, the possible combinations are endless! Play these quartets as traditional four instrument chamber works, or expand your instrumentation to include the entire ensemble. Tyler and Matthew use their experience as music educators to craft quartets that are fun to play, and musically stimulating.

SKU: HL.49018922

ISBN 9790001174527. UPC: 841886015913. 9.25x12.0x0.163 inches.

When writing his Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, Camille Saint-Saens created a 'classic' of violoncello literature. But the French musician even wrote other solo works for this instrument: a second concerto, two sonatas, the 'Swan' from 'The Carnival of the Animals' as well as a 'Suite with Piano Accompaniment' Op. 16. Premiered on 27 April 1866 and probably written shortly before, the work is based on the composer's study of tradition, especially of the form of the Baroque suite, integrated in a Romantic tonal language. Many years later (1919) the composer also presented a version with orchestral instead of piano accompaniment, and for this version he replaced movements 3 and 5 and changed the ending of the fourth movement. The present edition contains the text of the orchestral version: The five-movement suite begins with a prelude reminiscent of Bach which is followed by a pleasant serenade, a stylized gavotte and a sentimental romance before a passionate tarantella puts a virtuoso end to the piece. The enthusiastic, melodic 'Suite' is a valuable addition to the cello repertoire, suitable for both tuition and concert purposes.

SKU: HL.49045692

UPC: 841886031302. 9.0x12.0x0.069 inches.

Jorg Widmann schrieb seine Kadenzen zu Haydns Cellokonzert Nr. 1 fur den Cellisten Jan Vogler im Jahr 2002. Die Kadenzen setzen Haydns temperamentvoller Komposition eine virtuose Textur an die Seite. Diese in der Spielliteratur bisher einmalige Reihe widmet sich der uber die Jahrhunderte gewachsenen Tradition der Solokadenz. Es werden Kadenzen zu bekannten Instrumentalkonzerten der Klassik und Romantik vorgestellt, geschrieben von bedeutenden Komponisten und Solisten unserer Zeit.