SKU: BA.BA04025-01

ISBN 9790006443222. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: English.

Handelâ??s â??Semeleâ?, which premiered in February 1744, is based on an adapted version of William Congreveâ??s opera libretto titled â??The Story of Semeleâ?, originally published in 1706. However, neither Handel nor his librettist referred to â??Semeleâ? as an opera or an oratorio, which, according to the understanding at the time, would have required a biblical and/or Christian subject matter. Contemporary audiences also disagreed on the genre. The problematic classification as an oratorio has persisted into the present day, likely due to the edition labeled as such by Chrysander. The â??Halle Handel Editionâ? (HHA) distances itself from this classification and, considering the available sources, refrains from assigning a genre label.

Congreve deviates from the mythological source multiple times in order to create tensions among the characters. The desired marriage between Semele and Athamas, whom she does not love, is an addition by Congreve to provoke the envy of her sister Ino, who desires Athamas herself. Therefore, Ino sees her own advantage in Semeleâ??s abduction by Jupiter. While Jupiterâ??s wife Juno decides to destroy Semele out of jealousy for his relationship with her, Jupiter brings Ino to his palace to console Semele. The vengeful Juno takes advantage of Inoâ??s presence and transforms into her likeness, persuading Semele to carry out a plan that later proves fatal. In the end, Ino emerges as the winner, as she is able to convince their father, Cadmus, to marry her to Athamas. The appearance of Apollo in the final scene to announce that Semeleâ??s immortal son Bacchus was saved from her ashes provides little consolation. However, this twist allows the drama to conclude with exuberant joy and a magnificent final chorus after the tragic scenes in the third act, culminating in the death of the protagonist.

Handelâ??s autograph score shows significant deviations from and numerous revisions of the original version premiered. All surviving early versions, the musical movements deleted before the premiere, and the version of the December 1744, are given in the appendix to the HHA.

SKU: MB.WBM58M

ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.

A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.

SKU: HL.49041702

ISBN 9783254082138. 4.75x7.5x0.883 inches. German.

Warum waren unsere Weihnachtslieder in bestimmten Epochen besonders beliebt? Wann entstanden sie? In welchem Zusammenhang stehen sie zueinander? Wer waren ihre Verfasser und Komponisten, die Liedermacher, die Sanger? Welches waren die sozialen Tragergruppen des Weihnachtsgesanges, und welche Funktion besass er in den wechselnden Phasen der Gesellschaftsgeschichte? Antwort auf diese Fragen gibt das Buch der Weihnachtslieder, in dem 151 Lieder - unter ihnen auch Parodien - mit ihren Melodien, einer zweiten Stimme sowie Akkorden zur Gitarrenbegleitung im kulturhistorischen Zusammenhang vorgestellt werden.

SKU: HL.49015391

ISBN 9790001081733. 12.0x8.75x0.422 inches. German. Andreas Schuermann.

Ruth und Naoyuki Taneda beschaftigen sich seit vielen Jahren mit der Musikerziehung von Kindern ab drei Jahren. In dieser Schule zeigen sie auf, dass es moglich ist, bei Kleinkindern uber das Medium Farbe (farbige Noten) das absolute Gehor zu entwickeln, also jene Horfahigkeit, die bisher als angeborenes Privileg einiger weniger, besonders begnadeter Musiker galt. Die Autoren betrachten den Mythos absolutes Gehor ganz nuchtern und zeigen, welche Moglichkeiten er fur die Musikerziehung am Klavier bietet. Sie weisen damit einen neuen Weg fur den fruhinstrumentalen Unterricht.

SKU: CA.4068249

ISBN 9790007140069. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Johann Georg Zechner is considered to be one of the most prolific Austrian composers of church music during the time of Maria Theresa. His ca. 250 surviving compositions, including works in practically all genre of church music, found a wide reception in many Austrian, Bohemian and Moravian monasteries and in pilgrimage churches. His Grosse Orgelsolomesse was probably composed in 1761 for the dedication of the organ in the monastery at Gottweig. As in other of his late works, the strict royal style, which essentially characterizes Zechner's compositions, is tempered through the use of elements of the galant style of composition. The organ plays solistically in all of the movements. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4068200.