Bassoon and Piano

SKU: BT.MUSM570364985

Composed by Evis Sammoutis. Classical. Score Only. 24 pages. University of York Music Press #MUSM570364985. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570364985).

English.

Νυξ – Nyx was expertly composed by Evis Sammoutis for Bassoon and Piano. The piece was completed in 2013 and performed at the 62 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD München. The Cypriote born composer, Sammoutis, Evis , has worked with some of the worlds leading composers including, among many others, Brian Ferneyhough, Georges Aperghis, George Benjamin, as well as studying under Thomas Simaku for his Phd in Musical Composition. Sammoutis ’ works have been commissioned by festivals and organisations such as Venice Biennale, Klangspuren, Royaumont and ARD, and performed at leading festivals and contemporary music series in more than 40 countriesacross the globe. Sammoutis has been awarded over 35 compositional awards including, among many others, the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and the Irino Prize.

Bassoon and Piano

SKU: ST.C130

Composed by Mark Tanner. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C130. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C130).

ISBN 9790570811304.

As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword, I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road, in Bristol), I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautiful, rugged county. One can almost detect a French 'accent' when listening to the piano music of Debussy, and likewise, speaking as a lapsed brass player, there is undoubtedly something of the Cornish twang about Trelawny when played on a cornet or euphonium. Then again, one gets a different, yet entirely convincing effect upon hearing these melodies rendered on woodwind instruments; hence, with a little gamesmanship on my part, I am pleased to see my collection of these fifteen delectable ditties come to fruition in the form of arrangements for treble clef brass instruments (in B flat and E flat), trombone and tuba (bass clef), horn in F, flute, clarinet and bassoon. While many will find themselves humming the likes of Going up Camborne Hill, Lamorna or The Helston Furry Dance even before they have turned to the first page - for these are indelibly intertwined with Cornish culture – I wonder if I might draw your attention to The Cornish Squire, The Pool of Pilate and Cold Blows the Wind Today Sweetheart, which are quite simply sublime melodies, perhaps needing that extra bit of help in bringing them to mind nowadays. In the best tradition of musical hand-me-downs, Cornish folk music works equally ideally sung and played, and only by doing so on a regular basis can such traditions hope to continue forward with vigour and authority. A legitimate way of achieving this is to revitalise the harmonic scheme of these ancient tunes and bring them up to date for a modern audience; after all, it was such an approach that fuelled the imagination of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams in decades past, while skilfully paying homage to the underlying charm and, for want of a better word, simplicity, of the original music. But this is only a start – for without an energetic response from younger generations, Cornish folk music is destined to wither on the vine in much the same way as is happening with the Cornish dialect. So, put your instrument to your lips and proceed, not with caution, but with enthusiasm and a smile, for your great grandparents (and perhaps even their grandparents) would surely raise a glass if they could hear you doing your bit to ensure the survival of this splendid heritage.
Timeless Cornish melodies, cooked up for hungry clarinet players
Grades 1–4
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1219.

Bassoon & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-54720

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by John G. Mortimer. Score and parts. Duration 10'39. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 54720. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-54720).

Superhero / Summer Holiday / Rainy Afernoon / Lazy Samba / Rumba Rhythm / Setting Sail / Jasmine Blossom / New Year's Polka.

Violin, cello, piano

SKU: BR.SON-421

Complete Works. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Salome Reiser. Linen. Complete Works. Romantic period. Complete Works. 292 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #SON 421. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.SON-421).

ISBN 9790004802663. 9 x 12 inches.

Nearly an entire decade lies between the first mention (1831) and the printing (1840) of the Trio op. 49. Mendelssohn kept trying to set it to paper, but he was probably again making too many demands on this work, his first in the piano trio genre. Yet his efforts were immediately rewarded: It is the master trio of the present, and Mendelssohn the Mozart of the 19th century, proclaimed Robert Schumann, who was also to compose a landmark D minor Trio seven years later. Mendelssohn's second Trio op. 66 was composed with a relatively light hand in 1845. Over and beyond the familiar Trios opp. 49 and 66, the corresponding volume of the Leipziger Mendelssohn-Ausgabe contains sketches and drafts in the same scoring, which were not further developed.