The sultan Shakriar convinced of the falshood and inconstancy of all women had sworn an oath to put to death each of his wives after the first night. However the sultana Scheherazade saved her life by arousing his interest in the tales which she told him during 1001 nights. Driven by curiosity the sultan postponed her execution from day to day and at last abandoned his sanguinary design. Scheherazade told many miraculous stories to the sultan. For her tales she borrowed verses from the poets and words from folk songs combining fairy-tales with adventures.

Folk Tune (also known as Sheep Shearing Song) was originally composed for piano by Eugene Goossens. This setting for symphonic band by Percy Grainger bears the hallmark ingenious application of instrumentation and harmonizing that Grainger became so well known for.

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688 - 1758) was a prolific composer who composed a variety of cantatas concertos symphonies and other chamber music. Although none of the music was published during his lifetime much of his instrumental music was later published and is still frequently performed today. The only known composition of his for lute is this Concerto in D Minor in three movements: Allegro moderato Andante and Un poco allegro. In this edition Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation)and guitar (capotasto). Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688 - 1758) was a prolific composer who composed a variety of cantatas concertos symphonies and other chamber music. Although none of the music was published during his lifetime much of his instrumental music was later published and is still frequently performed today. The only known composition of his for lute is this Concerto in D Minor in three movements: Allegro moderato Andante and Un poco allegro. In this edition Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation)and guitar (capotasto).

Unfinished-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)SymphonyNo.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

Unfinished-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)SymphonyNo.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

Unfinished-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)SymphonyNo.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

A Chanukah Anthem-Set with strings woodwinds and percussion this soaring melody by Broadway composers Sheldon Harnick and David Shire is a wonderful addition to your holiday repertoire.

From this legendary stage show and film comes some of Broadway's most enduring music ? not only the memorable songs but also the dazzling ethnic dance music. Ira Hearshen's showcase is pure energy and musical excitementwith Tradition Wedding Dance #1 (The Bottle Dance) Perchik and Hodel Dance Chava Sequence and To Life.

This new large-size paperback full score, based on the original printed score of 1929, provides a clearer and more authentic edition for conductors and students.
The original engraving has been graphically enhanced and edited with reference to the amended 1953 Edition Russe de Musique edition, the original engraved orchestral parts, and Ravel?s autograph manuscript.

This smart edition also features newly published editorial notes in English, French and German, plus facsimile pages from Ravel's original manuscript, containing markings made by the work?s commissioner Serge Koussevitsky.

Published as part of B

Score-This work was written between 1992 and 1995 when Bright Sheng was the composer-in-residence with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Written for orchestra with large percussion section.

Clara Wieck’s sincerest wish was that her future husband, Robert Schumann, turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839, just one year before her marriage, she explained that “it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano…” In the years that followed their marriage Robert Schumann continued to devote much of his attention to Piano music, but he also found the time to comply with his beloved Clara’s wish by creating a number of musical pieces composed specifically for Piano and Orchestra. Although Schumann’s genius is most in evidence in his masterful solo Piano compositions and superb lieder, his lively and provocative imagination manifests itself with equal aplomb in the works composed for Piano and Orchestra. The same compelling romantic and lyrical qualities that captivate lovers of Schumann’s Piano music are evident in these compositions. Three of his finest are presented here in full score, including the A Minor Piano Concerto, one of the most popular and frequently performed concertos ever written. All demonstrate his remarkably innovative approach to music, diverting substantially from the classic models of the day, and display his immense creativity as well as his warmth and sensitivity. Included in this collection of Schumann’s compositions for Piano and Orchestra are: Piano Concerto In A minor, Op. 54 (published 1846) Concertstück, Op.92 (Introduction and Allegro appassionato; published 1852) Introduction and Allegro, Op. 134 (published 1855) These three works by one of the greatest masters of romanticism will delight musicians, music lovers and students, as well as devotees of Schumann. Pianists will be especially pleased to have these appealing Schumann works in one convenient edition available at an affordable price.

Composer's Program Note Repertoire operas occationally have orchestral suites: Bits and pieces of overture interlude etc. tied upin a bouquet of 'schönste Tränen'. Contemporary opera usually wither after the first season so the focusis on getting people to come and have a sniff before it's too late. Consequently it seemed obvious to meto start making orchestral excerpts from my operas that are meant to be played before the premiere (andafter please); I call them 'opera trailers' when they're substantial enough to be considered independent works and 'opera demos' when they're relatively short and moreappetizer-ish. SNOW WHITE'S MIRROR is a full scale two act dramatic opera written for the Danish National Opera. The opera is a modern re-telling for grown-ups of the brothers Grimm's fairy tale: Snow White is a self-centered teenage narcissist and the villain of the opera; she ends up loosing everyone but herself either because she kills them or because they decide they can't stand being around her anymore. But apparently she's o.k. with that...The music is intended for a large audience: it's basically pop music done with all the craftmanship of aclassical composer who's equally at home with large scale symphonic form avantgarde technique opera singing - and modern pop. The Trailer is in three movements. It contains three sections of the opera; the prelude an interlude close to the beginning of the second act and the final scene but one. It's a gloomy sort of trailer starting out in grand title sequence style moving on to a decidedly odd piece where Snow White find her way to the dwarfs (who're creepy junkies doing pornography to get money to buy dope) and ending in kind of an eerie rejection mood: Everyone still alive walks out on Snow White singing 'skin as white as snow hands red with blood soul as black as ivory'.(NM 2010)

for Orchestra-Avskedsvariationer/Farewell Variations for Orchestra by Britta Byström (2005). Programme Note Farewell Variations sees the careful approach towards Haydn by Britta Byström. Although you have the title reference to the ”Farewell” Symphony Haydn’s Symphony No. 45 Byström’s approximations are being made in a subtle way similar to her free interpretation of literary works. You will not find any direct thematic connections between Byström and Haydn. Byström’s Haydn inspiration comes in form of the various titles which have been given to a lotof Haydn symphonies in the post-Haydn era. Byström wanted to go in sort of an opposite direction: To compose music based on ”Haydnish” symphonic titles. A kind of symphonic Haydn catalogue appears in the movements. Farewell Variations consist of fourteen variations of Byström’s own thematics. The work begins in sighing and broken phrases – like the shadow of a dance. The titles of the variations lead to the description of daily events starting with morning. A day of Haydn! The last variation farewell ends with the musicians playing on by on. As such there is no story but the titles are the main focus here. Byström says that she musically ”tried to capture some of Haydn’s ease and insights”. Tony Lundman