By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by David Marlatt. For Brass Quintet & Organ. Brass Ensemble - Quintet; Masterworks. Baroque. Duration 00:07:00

Composed by Star Edwards. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons. Book and Online Audio. 36 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Harp Harp, Folk Harp - Difficulty: medium

SKU: HL.720640

Composed by Turlough O'carolan. Edited by Sylvia Woods. Arranged by S Woods. Harp. Traditional Folk. Harp solo book (spiral bound). With standard notation and introductory text. 112 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.720640).

ISBN 9780960299089. UPC: 073999206401. 8.75x11 inches.

Arranged for beginning and advanced harpers, this book contains 40 of the best tunes by O'Carolan, the most famous of the Irish harpers and composers who lived from 1670-1738. Each of the 40 tunes has two arrangements: an easy play version and a more difficult version. Each tune includes chord indications that can be used by harpers or other instrumentalists.

Chamber Music harp

SKU: PR.110406720

Composed by Samuel Adler. Classical. Softcover. With Standard notation. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-40672. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110406720).

UPC: 680160001316.

I have always been fond of writing works for specific people or organizations. It has been my good fortune during most of my creative career to be asked to compose for many extraordinary performers. The Sonata for Harpsichord Solo is such a case in point: it was written in 1982 for Barbara Harbach, a superb performer, close friend, and collaborator on many musical projects. The Sonata was premiered on March 2, 1984, in a recital given by Dr. Harbach at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. During my formative years as a composer, one seldom heard of the harpsichord as a modern instrument, though while I attended undergraduate school at Boston University, some of us banded together to construct a small harpsichord from one of the first do-it-yourself kits which began to appear in the late '40s. It was also during this time that I heard the Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord by my teacher Walter Piston and consequently specified that the accompanying instrument for my second violin sonata could either be a piano or a harpsichord. It was not until recently, however, that my interest in the harpsichord as a solo instrument for new music was aroused. This was because of the emergence of so many young virtuosi, such as Barbara Harbach, who are interested in the performance of new music besides the great harpsichord music of the Classical, Baroque, and pre-Baroque eras. The keyboard music of Domenico Scarlatti has always intrigued and fascinated me. The brevity, excitement, and clarity of this sparkling music is charming as well as exhilarating. It is this type of Baroque sonata that inspired the conception and form of my harpsichord sonata. The entire work is loosely based on the musical translation of Barabara Harbach's name, especially the conflict of the B (B-flat) and H (B-natural in German notation). This secondo rub or dissonance especially pervades the first movement, which is in a modified sonata form, pitting jagged and tense melodic elements against most lyrical and smooth lines. This second movement is a song-like melody accompanied by rolled chords which may be played on the lute stop of the instrument if this sonata is performed on a two-manual harpsichord. The final movement is an ever-driving joyous toccata which brings the work to an exciting close with a coda made up of accelerating repeated chords. --Samuel Adler.

by Leslie McMichael and Laurie Riley. For folk/celtic harp. Celtic/Irish. Level: Intermediate. Book. Solos. Size 8.75x11.75. 76 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

STB vocal soli, STB choir, organ, cello, contrabass, harp

SKU: CA.4064651

Organ version (Coro STB). Composed by Cesar Auguste Franck. French Sacred Music. German title: Messe in A (Orgelfassung). Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Cello. Composed 1860. FWV 12. 4 pages. Duration 46 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.646/51. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4064651).

ISBN 9790007075552. Key: A major. Language: Latin.

Score available separately - see item CA.4064650.

STB vocal soli, STB choir, organ, cello, contrabass, harp

SKU: CA.4064652

Organ version (Coro STB). Composed by Cesar Auguste Franck. French Sacred Music. German title: Messa in A (Orgelfassung). Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Double Bass. Composed 1860. FWV 12. 12 pages. Duration 46 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.646/52. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4064652).

ISBN 9790007075569. Key: A major. Language: Latin.

Score available separately - see item CA.4064650.

Harp; Early Music

SKU: UT.MAG-293

Composed by John Stanley. Arranged by Simona Marchesi. Magadis. Classical. Score. Ut Orpheus #MAG 293. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.MAG-293).

ISBN 9790215328341. 9 x 12 inches.

John Stanleyâ??s 30 Voluntaries (translatable as preludes), published in three collections as opp. 5, 6 and 7, are among the best known organ works of the 18th century. These free-style compositions were received with great appreciation by his contemporaries; the first volume, published in 1748, immediately achieved canonical status and encouraged other composers to write similar collections. The pieces, of easy to medium difficulty, are for manuals (alternatively, they can also be played on the harpsichord) and comprise two movements, slow and fast, many of which are characterized by a certain rhythmic energy and richness of color, expressed through the use of solo registers such as cornet and trumpet, with multiple echo effects, here adapted and transformed into piano, forte, and playing near the sound board effect, limiting, or rather modifying, their results.

By Carlos Salzedo. Harp. Size 9x12 inches. 62 pages. Published by G Schirmer, Inc.