The work of Paul Hindemith is encyclopedic in nature. From the outset, he worked in all musical genres and devised several of his musical ideas and projects not as individual, self-contained works but as work cycles with different functional relationships. These contrasting pieces complement each other if experienced as part of the overall structure. Hindemith himself not only wanted a complete edition of his collected works but had begun planning it - at his death he left a detailed list of ?Unpublished pieces for an eventual complete edition'.The Complete Works contain all finished works in all extant versions, newly engraved for the edition. Sketches and fragments are published in appendices of the relevant volume, and are evaluated in the Introduction and Critical Commentary by the respective volume editor.Each volume contains a preface by the editorial directors and an introduction by the volume editor, delineating the genesis and performance history of the work, with authentic performance instructions, an evaluation of extant recordings by Paul Hindemith himself and a Critical Commentary.The Complete Works of Paul Hindemith are thus presented in a critical, scholarly edition which is equally appropriate for study and performance. Hindemith researchers will welcome the numerous first publications of works by the composer, and practical musicians will appreciate the newly prepared, philologically ordered performance material. / Score

Contains six transcriptions, edited by Lionel Grigson, which will be of immense benefit to all jazz musicians, regardless of the instrument (B flat and E flat parts are inserted). Louis Armstrong's contribution to shaping the jazz style was incomparable, and it is important for today's aspiring jazz musician to study his phrasing and melodies. In the words of Miles Davis, 'The whole of jazz can be summed up in two names: Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong'. The Armstrong transcriptions in this collection, if sympathetically studied, should justify half of that assessment. / Scores

Arnold Schönberg is the central figure in the musical world of this century. His musical significance was already apparent during his life-time, but his posthumous influence has increased immensely. His work paved the way for ground-breaking changes in musical perception. This complete edition aspires to be equally indispensable for research as well as for performance. The edition is published in two series: series A in folio format contains all completed works, all piano scores prepared by the composer himself and all unfinished works suitable for performance - also fragments (large scores) which are better suited to be printed in such a format. Series B, in quarto format, contains early versions, sketches, ideas and fragments as well as genesis and a Critical Commentary. / Scores

Les trois compositions solistes ont été très influencés par un début fondamentalement nouvelle dans la composition. Ses oeuvres ne sont plus à être caractérisés par la composition rapide basée sur des impulsions soudaines. Maintenant, contrepoint et fugue plutôt déplacé dans le centre de l'intérêt de Schumann, cette dernière étant surtout inspiré par sa relation étroite avec Mendelssohn qui était un excellent interprète des oeuvres de Bach. Le fait que le contrepoint était loin d'être une relique mort de Schumann peuvent être recueillies auprès de ses commentaires: '. Dans tous les cas, le meilleur de la fugue est toujours celui que le public prend pour une valse de Strauss, [...]' / Score

A dramatic work for schools or young choir groups, based on Mark Twain's much-loved stories. This hour-long production centres around the lives of Huckleberry Finn and his friend Tom Sawyer, with parts for 12 upper solo voices as the characters from the depression-era deep south. Composed in 1956 as an Operetta for performance with Chamber Orchestra, this vocal score is complete with a full Piano reduction of the Orchestral material. / Scores

Par SMETANA BEDRICH. La première représentation de 'Ma Vlast' comme un cycle symphonique en six parties a eu lieu le 5 Novembre 1882. Avec la fondation de l'Orchestre philharmonique tchèque, en 1896, ce travail a reCu un accueil beaucoup plus. Depuis 1952, le festival de musique 'Printemps de Prague' a ouvert ce cycle complet. Cette édition est basée sur le 'Study Edition des oeuvres de Bedrich Smetana', vol. 14, complété par une préface mise à jour détaillées sur la genèse et l'histoire de l'oeuvre par Marta Ottlová. Table des matières Vyšehrad / Vltava (La Moldau) / Šárka / Z Ceských luhu un Haju (De les bois et les champs de Bohême) / Thabor / Blaník Nouvelle préface par Marta Ottlová (Cz / Eng / Ger) Urtext sur ??la base du 'Study Edition des oeuvres de Bedrich Smetana'/ Répertoire / Scores

Kantate zum Weihnachtsfest. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The Christmas cantata Gloria in excelsis Deo BWV 191, which has always presented researchers with many challenging problems, is among the few works to Latin words set by Johann Sebastian Bach. It consists of three sections - a finely-woven duet flanked by two festive choral movements - which we are to encounter again almost note for note in the world-famous Mass in B minor./ Répertoire / Score

Handel's 1743 sacred choral work for SATB soli, SATB chorus and orchestra. This version is edited by Walter Emery and contains a piano reduction of the orchestra accompaniment. / Scores

Vocal score for SATB with Piano accompaniment. Includes a paragraph explaining the historical background and context of the work. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur