A Small-Business Approach to Booking Your Band on the Road. By Hal Galper. Textbook - General. Book. 256 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

SKU: BA.BVK02312

February 1847 to November 1847. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Helmut Loos, Lucian Schiwietz, Stefan Münnich, Uta Wald, and Wilhelm Seidel. Linen. Book. Baerenreiter Verlag #BVK02312_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BVK02312).

ISBN 9783761823125. 23.7 x 16.5 cm inches. Preface: Seidel, Wilhelm.

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy as letter-writer: at the heart of 19th century European culture

As one of the most important letter-writers of the 19th century, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy maintained an extensive correspondence. With great style and eloquence he wrote letters to friends and family, letters from his travels and he also wrote to leading composers, musicians, artists as well as publishers. He corresponded with famous contemporaries such as Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner as well as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Carl Friedrich Zelter and Alexander von Humboldt.

The correspondence begins in 1816 and ends in 1847 with the composer’s death. These letters are invaluable documents shedding light not only on the genesis, publication and revision of his musical works, but also on a period when relations between Christians and Jews still had a chance to become harmonious, as Moses Mendelssohn, the imminent scholar and grandfather of the composer had advocated.

This edition will therefore be of great interest far beyond the circles of musicologists and music specialists. It will appeal to those who are interested in the history of culture and ideas and to those who perceive Mendelssohn and his family as representatives of a unique, diverse cultural epoch.

The complete correspondence shows that Mendelssohn not only went on to become one of the leading figures of German musical culture in the 1840s, but that he also maintained a network of musical contacts throughout Europe.

The edition of the complete letters
This scholarly-critical complete edition comprises 5,855 letters by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Previously only a small part of his correspondence had been published and made accessible to the public. The complete edition is based on Mendelssohn letters which have been compiled over decades by Rudolf Elvers as well as on international research carried out by an academic workgroup in Leipzig spearheaded by chief editors Helmut Loos and Wilhelm Seidel. They determined 500 additional letters hitherto unknown.

Versions of the letter texts have been compiled from a scholarly-critical analysis of the sources, their historical context has been discussed and comments on all points in need of explanation have been made.

This edition of the complete letters consists of 12 volumes and a CD-ROM. Each volume contains indices of mentioned individuals and institutions, compositions by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Fanny Hensel as well as a register of place names and currencies. In this way one obtains an all-encompassing view of this unique historical cosmos.

The Complete edition has been produced to the highest standards in terms of layout, cover and binding. It is an ideal collector’s item for bibliophiles, providing an excellent means for studying the composer and the period in which he lived.

The CD-ROM forms a valuable addition to the printed volumes. It offers the complete printed edition in the form of pdf. files, thereby making its approximately 9,500 pages digitally accessible and enabling letters and the corresponding commentary to be read in parallel. All terms can be located quickly and conveniently via a full text search.
(The 12 volumes as well as the CD-ROM can only be purchased complete).

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The Editors
Helmut Loos is Professor of Musicology at the University of Leipzig. He specialises in the music of the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular the reception of Beethoven, sacred music and links between Germany and Central and Eastern Europe.

Wilhelm Seidel was professor at the universities of Heidelberg, Marburg and Leipzig. His publications are devoted to the temporal structure of music, music aesthetics in the 18th and 19th centuries and music of the 16th to 20th centuries, currently on Mozart and Mendelssohn.

Solo viola

SKU: PR.41641619L

For Viola (or Clarinet) and Orchestra. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Samuel Adler. N.B.  Soloists should be aware that the Viola version of the Concerto has a few octave changes from the original Brahms.  However, for rehearsal purposes, the Piano part from the original Sonata may be used. With Standard notation. Duration 21 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41619L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.41641619L).

UPC: 680160642830. 11 x 14 inches.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violist Randolph Kelly had premiered Adler's Viola Concerto in 2000, but the orchestra's artistic management preferred that he not perform a contemporary work for his next solo appearance. With that guideline, Kelly contacted Adler, the master of orchestration, to arrange the Brahms Sonata in F minor, Opus 120 for viola and orchestra. In this new setting, The piece promises to bring the lush romantic strains of the famous sonata to a larger audience without upsetting the purists. (Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Classical Music Critic).

(for Brass Quintet). By Mike Schoenmehl. For Brass Quintet (Score & Parts). Brass Ensemble. Softcover. 64 pages. Schott Music #ED20434. Published by Schott Music

Trombone BC/TC - very easy, easy

SKU: BT.DHP-1012700-400

Composed by Fons Van Gorp. Kids Play. . . Educational Tool. Book with CD. Composed 2001. 44 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1012700-400. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1012700-400).

ISBN 9789043114530. International.

Kids Play Easy Solos is an exciting first play-along book containing 16 pieces in a variety of styles including classical, dance, romantic, rock and reggae. The book includes a backing CD that can be used for practising, performing to parents or friends or in your first school concert.

Zestien eenvoudige soloâ??s in verschillende stijlen. Kids Play Easy Solo kan ook naast de methode Horen, lezen and spelen worden gebruikt.

16 interessante moderne Soli in verschiednen Stilrichtungen mit Begleitung auf CD für junge Spieler. Kids play Easy Solo kann auch parallel zur Instrumentalschule Hören, Lesen and Spielen verwendet werden.

Kids Play Easy Solo contient seize morceaux de styles variés spécialement composés pour proposer aux très jeunes fl tistes un premier contact avec de délicieuses pièces de concert.

Kids Play Easy Solos è unâ??emozionante pubblicazione che contiene 16 pezzi in una variet di stili tra cui la musica classica, la danza, il rock e il reggae. Il libro include un CD che può essere utilizzato per la pratica, per lâ??esecuzione davanti ad amici o in un primo concerto.

SKU: CL.016-9389-00

Overture. Composed by Mustol. Orchestra. American Concert Orchestra Series (31). Score and set of parts. Composed 1927. C.L. Barnhouse #016-9389-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.016-9389-00).

#31 NOTE: This is a vintage orchestra publication, designed for the small theater orchestras of the very late 1800s and early 1900s – whose instrumentation varies considerably from a modern full orchestra work. Parts for standard string instruments are included, along with wind and percussion parts as scored by the musical judgment of the composer or arranger. Be cautioned that published parts might include less familiar transpositions, such as Clarinet or Cornet in A, Horn in Eb, etc. Please contact us with any specific instrumentation questions.

Mixed choir

SKU: ST.B934

Composed by Brian Wren. Hymns & Relgious Drama. Hymns & Psalms 2009-2012. . If ordering from USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand please contact. Collection. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #B934. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.B934).

ISBN 9780852499344.

This, the ninth of a series of books begun in 1983, contains Brian Wren's 36 most recent hymns (2009 to 2012). It is nicely presented and laid out in a user-friendly way. The hymns are divided into five thematic sections: Jesus from Cradle to Cross; Easter Hymns; Church and Mission; Praise; and Metrical Psalms. This last section, rooted in (though not bound by) the Old Testament, is often influenced by Isaac Watts and will be of more use to some than others; it concludes with a tremendous rendering of Psalm 8; a paean of praise which all will love, set to a stirring tune.

Each section is prefaced with a single page introduction listing the contents and, in some instances, giving an interesting insight into Brian Wren's theology and thinking which provides food for contemplation. Each hymn is printed in words format with all the necessary information for inclusion in an order of worship. Every hymn is also printed with full score music for accompaniment interlined with the words. The book is slightly larger than A5, and there are various useful indexes.

The tunes range from ancient to modern, some very familiar, including Candler (better known as Ye Banks and Braes). A number are of a metre where alternative tunes are available. Those tunes which are new vary in ease of use; some will be readily picked up, others would prove challenging for occasional use in a small congregation but could be used as music group items.

These are hymns which need to be read as a whole and require thought. The words are chosen with care and notable as much for those not used as those included e.g.: 'Christ, untameably alive,/ breathe your life upon us - / Compass, Governor and Guide, / with us and beyond us,/ Sky and Sunlight, / spreading Vine./ Spring of Living Water,/ Truth and Wisdom, Way and Word,/ here, and then hereafter.' These hymns will be useful in worship as either sung or read pieces, and will also prove an invaluable resource for private devotion.

Robert Canham, Reform

SSATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/double bass

SKU: CA.4048009

Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by John Michael Cooper. This edition: urtext. 1x 40.480/21 flute 1, 1x 40.480/22 flute 2, 1x 40.480/23 oboe 1, 1x 40.480/24 oboe 2, 1x 40.480/31 horn 1, 1x 40.480/32 horn 2, 1x 40.480/33 trumpet 1, 1x 40.480/34 trumpet 2, 1x 40.480/35 trombone 1, 1x 40.480/36 trombone 2, 1x 40.480/37 trombone 3, 1x 4. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mendelssohn. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1827. Op. 111, MWV A 4. 24 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.480/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4048009).

ISBN 9790007218690. Language: Latin.

In 1827, shortly after a stay with Thibaut in Heidelberg, Tu es Petrus was composed, an echo of his contact with the style of Palestrina. Mendelssohn himself considered the work, which uses and artful and strictly contrapuntal development of the motif, the most successful piece of that year. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4048000.

SKU: CL.016-1019-00

March. Composed by Russell. Orchestra. American Concert Orchestra Series (30). Score and set of parts. Composed 1925. C.L. Barnhouse #016-1019-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.016-1019-00).

#30 NOTE: This is a vintage orchestra publication, designed for the small theater orchestras of the very late 1800s and early 1900s – whose instrumentation varies considerably from a modern full orchestra work. Parts for standard string instruments are included, along with wind and percussion parts as scored by the musical judgment of the composer or arranger. Be cautioned that published parts might include less familiar transpositions, such as Clarinet or Cornet in A, Horn in Eb, etc. Please contact us with any specific instrumentation questions.