By Carl Reinecke. For piano. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

Three Flutes

SKU: IM.3763

Composed by Saverio Mercadante. Edited by Loren Stroud. Score and Parts. International Music Co. #3763. Published by International Music Co. (IM.3763).

A delightful set of serenades for flute trio. Serenade I: Larghetto, Allegro; Serenade II: Theme and Variations; Serenade III: Andante mosso; Andante moderoso (Polacca). Score and parts.

Piano

SKU: ST.Y219

Composed by Rhian Samuel. Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #Y219. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.Y219).

ISBN 9790220221415.

Musi c for two pianos is among the most satisfying of collaborative genres, and Rhian Samuel has caught its spirit of verve and playfulness in her new Serenade Duo. Repartee between the pianists drives this effervescent score from mysterious beginnings, in which the serenade alternates with fleet, toccata-like material, through crosstalk growing ever more boisterous until the serenade itself is heard in a singing statement 'molto rubato'. An up-tempo conclusion in a flurry of scales returns enigmatically to the mood of the opening. Serenade Duo is of just over five minutes' duration, and was premiered by Dimitris Barydis and Petros Moschos on 13 February 2005 at the Purcell Room.

Orchestra (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl))

SKU: BR.PB-16106

Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library).

The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag.

Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Full score. 92 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 16106. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-16106).

ISBN 9790004214336. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).

Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)

SKU: HL.51481234

Op. 44. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Dominik Rahmer. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1234. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481234).

UPC: 196288023289. 9.0x12.0x0.482 inches.

When Dvorák wrote his Serenade for 10 winds and 2 lower strings in January 1878, the heyday of the great wind serenades and “Harmoniemusik† wind ensembles was already long gone. He was probably inspired by hearing Mozart's Gran Partita shortly beforehand in Vienna. The home key of d minor here is striking, as is the often serious, even tragic atmosphere that repeatedly darkens the otherwise cheerful mood that is typical of the serenade genre. Perhaps this was a reaction to the death of two of his children just a few months earlier. Despite the work's dramatic character - or perhaps because of it - Dvorák's Serenade was taken up in many European cities soon after its first performance in Prague, and fêted as a significant contribution to the chamber music repertoire for wind instruments. The autograph sources in Prague have been consulted for this Urtext edition. The parts are printed with player-friendly page divisions, perfect page-turning opportunities, and practical alternative parts in F for the three horns.

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Orchestra violoncello (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl))

SKU: BR.OB-16106-23

Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag.

Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Part. 20 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 16106-23. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-16106-23).

ISBN 9790004344439. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).

Orchestra viola (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl))

SKU: BR.OB-16106-19

Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag.

Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Part. 22 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 16106-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-16106-19).

ISBN 9790004344422. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).

Orchestra woodwinds (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl))

SKU: BR.OB-16106-30

Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag.

Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Set of parts. 132 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 16106-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-16106-30).

ISBN 9790004344453. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).

Orchestra double bass (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl))

SKU: BR.OB-16106-27

Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag.

Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Part. 16 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 16106-27. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-16106-27).

ISBN 9790004344446. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).

Clarinet, Piano

SKU: PR.700613460

Composed by Miguel Del Aguila. Peermusic Classical #70061-346. Published by Peermusic Classical (PR.700613460).

UPC: 884088946142.

Writt en in 1998, Pacific Serenade is a “peaceful serenade:” serenade as in: romantic, quasi improvised music which should be sung at night under the stars. The main “singer” here is the clarinet. In general the music is extremely quiet, delicate, sensuous and sentimental. The sensuousness is created by Latin song elements especially the nostalgic Brazilian folk song, which is at times combined with Blues style melody and harmony. The string quartet has a technically expressively challenging part which is not merely the accompaniment to the clarinet, but rather it is responsible for setting the mood in which the clarinet sings. This is Aguila’s opus 59 and it was commissioned by Pacific Serenades Ensemble of California who premiered the work in 1998. Of course the ensemble's name inspired the name of this work as well as its mood. In an age of boom boxes, media bombardment of information and pop culture becoming increasingly aggressive, boisterous and violent, I felt the need to write just the opposite… to show once more that less is more. -- Miguel del Aguila.

Full orchestra Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Crash Cymbals, Flute 1, Flute 2, Glockenspiel, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Piccolo, Suspended Cymbal, Timpani, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trumpet 1 and more.

SKU: CF.SC88

Composed by William Grant Still. Full score. 32 pages. Duration 9 minutes, 20 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #SC88. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SC88).

ISBN 9781491158845. UPC: 680160917563.

Willi am Grant Stillas catalog of works comprises over 200 pieces, including five symphonies, nine operas, four ballets and numerous works for chamber ensembles. He initially found employment as an oboist in pit orchestras in New York City, later as an arranger of popular music for various ensembles, including those by William C. Handy, James P. Johnson and Paul Whiteman. His career as a composer was launched with a performance in 1931 of his Symphony No. 1 aAfro-Americana by the Rochester Philharmonic, conducted by Howard Hanson, who would remain a life-long champion of Stillas orchestral works. By the 1950s the symphony had been performed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and various European capitals. This notoriety earned Still a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934, after which he moved to Los Angeles. He is credited as the first African-American to conduct a major orchestra (the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra), the first to have an opera performed by a major company (Troubled Island by the New York City Opera in 1949), and one of the first composers to write for radio, films and television. So numerous were his awards and accolades, including three Guggenheim Fellowships and a variety of honorary doctorates, that he was designated as the aDean of Afro-American Composers.a Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. He later transcribed the work for a chamber ensemble of flute, clarinet, harp and strings. The piece reflects Stillas interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.
William Grant Still's catalog of works comprises over 200 pieces, including five symphonies, nine operas, four ballets and numerous works for chamber ensembles. He initially found employment as an oboist in pit orchestras in New York City, later as an arranger of popular music for various ensembles, including those by William C. Handy, James P. Johnson and Paul Whiteman. His career as a composer was launched with a performance in 1931 of his Symphony No. 1 Afro-American by the Rochester Philharmonic, conducted by Howard Hanson, who would remain a life-long champion of Still's orchestral works. By the 1950s the symphony had been performed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and various European capitals. This notoriety earned Still a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934, after which he moved to Los Angeles. He is credited as the first African-American to conduct a major orchestra (the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra), the first to have an opera performed by a major company (Troubled Island by the New York City Opera in 1949), and one of the first composers to write for radio, films and television. So numerous were his awards and accolades, including three Guggenheim Fellowships and a variety of honorary doctorates, that he was designated as the Dean of Afro-American Composers. Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. He later transcribed the work for a chamber ensemble of flute, clarinet, harp and strings. The piece reflects Still's interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.
William Grant Still’s catalog of works comprises over 200 pieces, including five symphonies, nine operas, four ballets and numerous works for chamber ensembles. He initially found employment as an oboist in pit orchestras in New York City, later as an arranger of popular music for various ensembles, including those by William C. Handy, James P. Johnson and Paul Whiteman. His career as a composer was launched with a performance in 1931 of his Symphony No. 1 “Afro-American† by the Rochester Philharmonic, conducted by Howard Hanson, who would remain a life-long champion of Still’s orchestral works. By the 1950s the symphony had been performed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and various European capitals.This notoriety earned Still a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934, after which he moved to Los Angeles. He is credited as the first African-American to conduct a major orchestra (the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra), the first to have an opera performed by a major company (Troubled Island by the New York City Opera in 1949), and one of the first composers to write for radio, films and television. So numerous were his awards and accolades, including three Guggenheim Fellowships and a variety of honorary doctorates, that he was designated as the “Dean of Afro-American Composers.”Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. He later transcribed the work for a chamber ensemble of flute, clarinet, harp and strings. The piece reflects Still’s interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.

Cello and Piano (CELLO/PIANO)

SKU: HL.48187593

Composed by Francis Poulenc. Heugel. Post-1900. Softcover. 8 pages. Heugel & Cie #HE31361. Published by Heugel & Cie (HL.48187593).

UPC: 888680984359. 9.0x12.0x0.048 inches.

“Born in Paris in 1899, Francis Poulenc soon became a notable composer and pianist. His Serenade, originally composed in 1925-1926 for Voice and Piano, met much success as part of his Bawdy Songs. Therefore, it was well-received when Maurice Gendron transcribed it for Cello and Piano. Poulenc, as a member of Les Six, composed music in a style contrary to that of Richard Wagner and impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Serenade reflects the composer's contrasting style, making use of a 6/8 time signature, double stops, variations in articulation and wide range on the Cello. Being an imaginative and evocative composition, Serenade, transcribed for Cello and Piano, is a pleasurable addition to the repertoire.”.