| Classical Fake Book - 2nd Edition
Fake Book [Fake Book] - Easy Hal Leonard
(Over 850 Classical Themes and Melodies in the Original Keys) For C instrument. ...(+)
(Over 850 Classical Themes and Melodies in the Original Keys) For C instrument. Format: fakebook (spiral bound). With vocal melody (excerpts) and chord names. Lassical. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 646 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.
(8)$49.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| The Real Little Classical Fake Book - 2nd Edition Piano solo - Intermediate Hal Leonard
Composed by Various. For Piano/Keyboard. Hal Leonard Fake Books. Classical. Diff...(+)
Composed by Various. For Piano/Keyboard. Hal Leonard Fake Books. Classical. Difficulty: medium to medium-difficult. Fakebook. Melody line, chord names and lyrics (on some songs). 413 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
$27.50 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| The Wind Won't Listen Theodore Presser Co.
Bassoon, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello SKU: PR.16400261S Compose...(+)
Bassoon, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello SKU: PR.16400261S Composed by Dan Welcher. With Standard notation. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00261S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16400261S). UPC: 680160038411. Since the bassoon is my own instrument, many people have asked me why I've written so little for the instrument. Beyond my early Concerto Da Camera for bassoon and small orchestra, written for Leonard Sharrow in 1975, I've not written a single piece that features the bassoon as a solo vehicle (though I have written three woodwind quintets). When I first began composing seriously, critics were quick to point out that my orchestral writing revealed nothing of my roots as a woodwind player--and bassoonists asked why my pieces didn't have more bassoon solos. Perhaps I was so aware that people were looking at me as a bassoonist/composer that I was determined to remove that stigma. Now that my transformation from performer to composer is complete, however, it's time to re-address my instrument. I wanted this new piece to be serious rather than whimsical. The Wind Won't Listen represents my return to the bassoon as the highly expressive, poetic soul that it is. As such, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the piece is based on a poem, and that the title of the piece as well as both its movement titles come from lines in that poem. I first read Beth Gylys' poem Split at the MacDowell Colony in the summer of 2001, and it made a big impression on me. My personal life had been ruptured by divorce in the preceding year. This poem, with its dry insistence on observation rather than feeling, expressed the wrung-out state of my emotions at the time better than any I had seen. I set it to music, as a song, immediately. In this format, for voice and piano, I was able to put a musical note to every word of the poem. The first lines of the poem, Everyone I know is crying, or should be crying, became a melody that haunted me even without the words. The work for bassoon and string quartet is an outgrowth of the song. The first movement is labeled Romanza, and has a loose formal arch structure of A-B-C-B-A, with B and C being fast sections framed by the lamenting A music. In addition to hearing the bassoon's first notes attached to the lines Everyone I know is crying, there's a sense of agitation, of loss, of longing, and at times of desperation in the music. At one point, the opening theme from Tristan even appears in the strings. The second movement follows, without a real pause--the pizzicato final chords of the first movement becoming the increasingly aggressive opening chords of the second. The recitative is actually a foreshadowing of the basic theme that will be varied, again to the words of the song: Life makes itself without us. Don't let me tell you how it is. Go out. Look. The recitative begins in an anguished state, but subsides into more gentle singing by the end, when it simply falls into an ostinato 5/8-3/4 pattern to begin the variations. Marked Very steady tempo; Dancing, this set of variations consists of three dances, each faster than the previous. The first, in the aforementioned 5/8-3/4 meter, gives way to a 3/8 scherzo, which in turn takes on a furious 2/4 scurrying motion. The music becomes breathless, almost pulse-less, and an ethereal theme appears in the violins while the rushing music continues, sotto voce in the bassoon. This new theme is also from the song: Why do I do this? The wind won't listen. The bassoon re-states its Everyone I know is crying melody from the first movement, and at length the 5/8-3/4 music returns, more subdued this time. The piece ends on a major-minor chord, suspended. The Wind Won't Listen is dedicated to the man who commissioned it, bassoonist Steven Dibner--who shares my passion for poetry and language. --Dan Welcher. $41.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Piano Masterworks - Early Intermediate Level Piano solo - Intermediate Schirmer
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2109. Composed by Various...(+)
Schirmer's Library of
Musical Classics Volume
2109. Composed by Various.
Piano Collection. Softcover.
192 pages. G. Schirmer
#LB2109. Published by G.
Schirmer
$16.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| 50 Piano Classics -- Composers H-Z, Volume 2 Piano solo Alfred Publishing
(100 of the World's Most-Beloved Masterpieces in Two Volumes). Edited by E. L. L...(+)
(100 of the World's Most-Beloved Masterpieces in Two Volumes). Edited by E. L. Lancaster and Kenon D. Renfrow. For Piano. Book; Masterworks; Piano Collection. Masterwork; Recital. 204 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
$24.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| 100 Easy Piano Classics Piano solo [Sheet music] - Easy Alfred Publishing
(The World's Most-Beloved Masterpieces). Edited by E. L. Lancaster and Kenon D....(+)
(The World's Most-Beloved Masterpieces). Edited by E. L. Lancaster and Kenon D. Renfrow. For Piano. Piano Collection. Masterwork. Easy Piano. Book. 174 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
(1)$24.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Classical - Legendary Piano Series Piano solo [Sheet music] Amsco Wise Publications
Hardcover Boxed Set. Composed by Various Artists. Legendary Series. Classical. B...(+)
Hardcover Boxed Set. Composed by Various Artists. Legendary Series. Classical. Book Only. 255 pages. Wise Publications #MUSAM1003530. Published by Wise Publications
$49.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Volume 8 (Miniatures) Piano solo [Sheet music] - Easy Alfred Publishing
95 Early / Late Intermediate Miniatures - Baroque to Modern. Edited by Maurice H...(+)
95 Early / Late Intermediate Miniatures - Baroque to Modern. Edited by Maurice Hinson. For Piano. Piano Collection. Essential Keyboard Repertoire. Masterwork. Level: Early Intermediate / Late Intermediate. Book. 144 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (
$17.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Joy Of Classical Music Piano solo [Sheet music] Amsco Wise Publications
By Sarah Holcroft (Editor). For Piano. Popular, Classical. Sheet Music. 132 page...(+)
By Sarah Holcroft (Editor). For Piano. Popular, Classical. Sheet Music. 132 pages. Published by Wise Publications.
$12.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Melodious Masterpieces, Book 1
Piano and Orchestra [Sheet music] - Easy Alfred Publishing
Masterworks Book). Standard early intermediate to intermediate literature for ex...(+)
Masterworks Book). Standard early intermediate to intermediate literature for expressive performance. Classical. Early Intermediate; Intermediate. Collection. Fingerings. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
(1)$10.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Classical Repertoire for Recorder Recorder [Sheet music] - Intermediate Mel Bay
by Costel Puscoiu. For Recorder (Soprano). solos. Classic. Level: Intermediate. ...(+)
by Costel Puscoiu. For Recorder (Soprano). solos. Classic. Level: Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
(3)$19.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Four Hymns Without Words [Score and Parts] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Trumpet, Piano SKU: PR.114418940 For Trumpet in C and Pi...(+)
Chamber Music Trumpet, Piano SKU: PR.114418940 For Trumpet in C and Piano. Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Sws. Score and parts. With Standard notation. 28 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41894. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114418940). UPC: 680160669653. 9 x 12 inches. Hailstork names his four diverse pieces for trumpet Hymns, because of the hymn-like impression of the opening statements. These short pieces can be played individually or as a set, and can well serve within the worship service as processional or recessional. Four Hymns Without Words is available in two versions for piano or organ accompaniment. Music for trumpet and organ has a long grand history, especially as written by English composers. These four pieces were written to be used as separate service pieces or as a suite. I then decided to orchestrate them as a concert suite I had some themes that reminded me of church hymns, especially processionals, from my early years growing up as a singer in an Episcopal cathedral. I kept envisioning entrance music when I worked on Hymns 1 and 2, then quiet hymn (with a minor key ending!) as might occur in a Black church for no. 3, and, finally, a buoyant exit song for the recessional as the church doors are flung open to the sun.. Music for trumpet and organ has a long grand history, especially as written by English composers.These four pieces were written to be used as separate service pieces or as a suite. I then decided to orchestrate them as a concert suite I had some themes that reminded me of church hymns, especially processionals, from my early years growing up as a singer in an Episcopal cathedral. I kept envisioning entrance music when I worked on Hymns 1 and 2, then quiet hymn (with a minor key ending!) as might occur in a Black church for no. 3, and, finally, a buoyant exit song for the recessional as the church doors are flung open to the sun.. Music for trumpet and organ has a long grand history, especially as written by English composers.These four pieces were written to be used as separate service pieces or as a suite. I then decided to orchestrate them as a concert suitexa0I had some themes that reminded me of church hymns, especially processionals, from my early years growing up as a singer in an Episcopal cathedral. I kept envisioning entrance music when I worked on Hymns 1 and 2, then quiet hymn (with a minor key ending!) as might occur in a Black church for no. 3, and, finally, axa0buoyantxa0exit song for the recessional as the church doors are flung open to the sun.. $29.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 Piano solo [Sheet music] Kalmus
Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalm...(+)
Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalmus Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork; Romantic. Book. 44 pages. Kalmus Classic Edition #00-K03820. Published by Kalmus Classic Edition
$9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
Woodwinds (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(wi...(+)
Woodwinds (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.OB-5329-30 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Classical. Set of parts. Composed 1780. 56 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5329-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5329-30). ISBN 9790004333563. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $71.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin 2 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(wit...(+)
Violin 2 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.OB-5329-16 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Classical. Part. Composed 1780. 12 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5329-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5329-16). ISBN 9790004333549. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $7.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin 1 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(wit...(+)
Violin 1 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.OB-5329-15 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Classical. Part. Composed 1780. 12 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5329-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5329-15). ISBN 9790004333532. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $7.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
Organ (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(withou...(+)
Organ (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.OB-5329-11 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Classical. Part. Composed 1780. 16 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5329-11. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5329-11). ISBN 9790004333525. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $18.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
Basso (cello/double bass) (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - tim...(+)
Basso (cello/double bass) (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.OB-5329-26 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Classical. Part. Composed 1780. 8 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5329-26. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5329-26). ISBN 9790004333556. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $7.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 Breitkopf & Härtel
(solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va))...(+)
(solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.CHB-5289-02 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Stapled. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). Mass; Classical. Choral score. Composed 1780. 44 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 5289-02. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-5289-02). ISBN 9790004412046. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $8.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Missa solemnis in C K. 337 [Score] Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus (with soloists) and orchestra (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2...(+)
Chorus (with soloists) and orchestra (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 0.2.0.2. - 0.2.3.0. - timp - org - str(without va)) SKU: BR.PB-5329 Urtext. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Choir; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Mass; Classical. Full score. Composed 1780. 68 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5329. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5329). ISBN 9790004210420. 10 x 12.5 inches. According to the date inscribed in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's autograph score, the present mass was composed in March 1780. The instrumental setting (oboes, trumpets and timpani add color and festive splendor to the work) rightly suggests that the work was in all likelihood performed with the Church Sonata K. 336 at the Easter high mass in the Salzburg cathedral. Since Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo wanted the mass text to be treated as succinctly as possible, Mozart offered him a richly orchestrated Missa solemnis in the terse form of a Missa brevis.The brilliant, festive character of the Mass K. 337 is abruptly interrupted by a powerful Benedictus in a harsh A minor, the most striking and revolutionary movement in all of Mozart's Masses, in the strictest contrapuntal style ... (Alfred Einstein). What could have inspired Mozart to such unexpected rigor? But there is another surprise yet: while the dark drama of the Holy Week seems to radiate from this Benedictus, the following Agnus Dei in the distant key of E flat major sounds, with its soprano solo and concertante oboe, bassoon and organ, like a song of thanksgiving filled with the warmth and light of Easter.Other features worth noting are the three unisons between the alto and bass heard at the Deus pater omnipotens in the Gloria (bars 22-32), the a cappella illumination of the words Jesu Christe found a little later (bar 62) and the descending chromaticism evocative of death at the Crucifixus in the Credo. (Incidentally, Mozart had initially planned a different movement for the Credo of this mass, superscribed Tempo di Chiaconna; he wrote out 136 bars but, for some unknown reason, never completed it.)While the Coronation Mass K. 317 of 1779 is one of Mozart's most well-known mass settings, its later composed frllow piece K. 337 - Mozart's last completed mass before the great C minor fragment K. 427 (417a) - has been paid less attention, even though it is an outstanding example of the Mozartian mass type and contains parallels to the Coronation Mass in its disposition and in the structure of its various movements. The score and piano reduction of this new edition were prepared on the basis of the autograph (Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek/Vienna, dass. no. Mus. Hs. 18 97512) and the Salzburg performance material (Staats- und Stadtbibliothek/Augsburg, dass. no. Hl. Kreuz 9). We wish to thank both libraries for putting the source material at our disposal.Franz Beyer, Munich, Spring 1998. $51.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
1 |