SKU: HL.50488608

UPC: 073999886085. 8.25x11.75x0.215 inches.

Contents: Theme from Concerto, Op. 10, No. 4 (Vivaldi) * Theme from Divertimento No. 5 (Bononcini) * Theme from Essercizi Musici (Telemann) * Theme from Flute Sonata in B Flat (Marcello) * Theme from Flute Sonata in G (Locatelli) * Theme from Flute Sonata in G (Marcello) * Theme from Flute Sonata in F (Handel) * Theme from Flute Sonata in G (Platti) * Theme from Recorder Sonata in F (Telemann) * Theme from Sonata, Op. 4, No. 9 (Loeillet) * Themes from Concerto, Op. 10, No. 5 (Vivaldi) * Themes from Divertimento No. 2 in D (Bononcini) * Themes from Flute Sonata in G (Handel) * Themes from Flute Sonata in C (Bach) * Themes from Flute Suite in B Minor (Bach) * Themes from Sonata, Op. 1, No. 2 (Loeillet) * Themes from Sonata, Op. 27 (Boismortier).

SKU: HL.48184467

UPC: 888680833404. 9.0x12.0x0.166 inches.

Jind?ich Feld's Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano is still regularly performed by virtuoso Saxophonists. Composed in 1989, the Sonata is elaborate and quirky, and successfully exploits many extended techniques on the instrument, similar to the composer's Sonata for Alto Saxophone. Born in Prague, Feld (1925-2007) studied Violin and Viola with his parents before studying at the Conservatory and Academy of Music of his native city. His compositions, predominantly instrumental, soon became popular, being performed all over the world. As reflected in his Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano, Feld's style is deeply rooted in the Czech musical tradition, but he also integrated the main styles of 20th century Western music. The Sonata is made up of three movements, 1. Molto moderato, 2. Scherzo, and 3. Finale. Each movement of the Sonata present different challenges, from fast, staccato, semiquaver flourishes to the lyrical, slurred passages. This Feld piece is highly virtuosic, yet an excellent and enjoyable performance for all advanced soprano saxophonists..

SKU: BT.YE0009

Very little is known about the two sonatas which appear here in their original keys. They were placed in the library of the Music School in Oxford at the end of the seventeenth century in a form convenient for playing (i.e.unbound). The library was catalogued by Hake between 1850 and 1855 and the sonatas were eventually bound in 1855 with other instrumental and vocal manuscripts of the same period, some of which are dated 1698.

The sonatasare both inscribed on the title page Sonata Violone Solo. Col Basso per l'Organo, o Cembalo. A third sonata bears the words Sonata Violino e Violoncino â?¦ di Giovannino del Violone. Giovannino (=Little, or Young John)musthave been a performer, and although the third sonata has been copied by a different hand, it is conceivable that Giovannino is a connecting link between the three. He cannot, however, be assumed to be theirauthor.

The Violone was a six-stringed instrument with frets, and there is evidence to suggest that the Contrabasso of the same period was similar but probably a little larger; the Violoncino (=Little Violone, orVioloncello) must have been smaller. The word 'Violone' was also used as a collective term embracing all members of the Viol family, which means that the sonatas might well have been written for a tenor or a bass Viol, and notnecessarily a Violone as such. Indeed, when they are played on a Violone, or Double Bass the continuo bass line must be played at a lower pitch than the solo instrument, to prevent inversion of the intended harmony. (The use ofa Violone/Double Bass continuo or 16' organ tone would overcome this problem.)

The editor has added no ornaments or embellishments to the solo part as it appears in the original manuscript. It is open to debate whether aViolone player, owing to the very nature of his instrument, would have used any but the simplest melodic decorations. Nevertheless, the performer should acquaint himself thoroughly with those seventeenth century traditions thatare known today (see Dart.