Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.144407530 Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. 12 p...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.144407530
Composed by Lauren
Bernofsky. 12 pages.
Duration 10 minutes, 30
seconds. Merion Music
#144-40753. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.144407530).
ISBN
9781491136614. UPC:
680160687992.
A
violinist herself, Lauren
Bernofsky has described
SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN as
drawn from
autobiographical
inspiration, including
gestures from Bachâ??s
beloved Partita in E
Major. Bernofsky opens
with a Preludio movement
whose references to Bach
may be disguised, but
they are surely lurking.
The second movement is
lusciously contrapuntal
with the idiomatic
finesse of a violinist
composing for her own
instrument, while
musically journaling the
emotional pain of living
through 2020. The third
and final movement is
aptly marked
â??white-hot,â? and
the music certainly
is. My SONATA FOR SOLO
VIOLIN was commissioned
by violinist Megan Healy
as part of The Maud
Powell Project, which
celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the
ratification of the 19th
Amendment. The project
included the creation of
five new works for solo
violin inspired by and
dedicated to the memory
of pioneering American
violinist Maud Powell
(1867-1920). Healy
premiered the sonata on
May 8, 2021 at PianoForte
Studios in Chicago.Among
the works Powell most
frequently performed in
her recitals was the
â??Preludioâ?
movement from Bachâ??s E
major Partita, and I
decided to refer to that
music in my own first
movement, also titled
â??Preludio.â? The
beginning subtly reflects
Bachâ??s opening
three-note motive,
wherein the music dips
down a semitone and then
comes back up. This
melodic material returns
throughout the movement
in various forms. I also
refer to Bachâ??s
sixteenth-note dominated
texture, and the gesture
in the third measure,
which outlines a perfect
fifth and then fills it
in with notes that
alternate between a scale
and a pedal tone. The
corresponding passage in
my piece occurs in the
same place, measure 3.
Apart from these
references to Bach, my
sonata is much more
modern sounding,
especially in its
chromatic character.I was
still thinking of
Bachâ??s solo violin
writing while composing
the second movement,
particularly the
polyphonic nature of the
slow movements, where the
melodic interest moves
around between the
voices. Emotionally, I
wanted my movement to
reflect the acute sadness
I had been experiencing
over the political and
social situation in the
United States as I wrote
the piece. I realized
that this is a
historically noteworthy
time in U.S. history,
marked not only by
political unrest, but
also by a challenge to
the very values that I
consider essential to
what makes a person
fundamentally human. I
wanted to create a record
of that pain in my
music.The final movement
is marked
â??White-hot.â? It is
imbued with a relentless,
passionate intensity.
Wanting again to reflect
aspects of our own time,
I included glissandi that
refer to rock music,
specifically the
â??fall-offsâ? I
frequently hear played by
electric guitarists. I
borrowed from another
(completely different)
musical tradition as
well, one that is
near-and-dear to my
heart: Klezmer. Klezmer
(Eastern European Jewish
folk music) is
characterized in part by
scales colored by
augmented seconds, and is
often performed by solo
instrumentalists who
improvise embellishments
like quick grace notes.
The second, more lyrical
theme in this movement is
my nod to Klezmer
style.While this piece is
an homage to Maud Powell,
I also think of it as my
own musical
autobiography, as it
combines some of my
favorite aspects of
music, and is played on
my own instrument.
'In Flight Music'.
Composed by Edward Cowie.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String Ensemble.
Softcover. Composed
1982-1983. 122 pages.
Duration 15'. Schott
Music #ED13390. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49043938).
ISBN
9790220133923.
9.25x12.0x0.494
inches.
The 3rd
String Quartet was
originally composed in
1982-3 to a commission
from The Adelaide
Festival, and premiered
by The Petra Quartet in
1983. Subsequent to this
quartet, I have composed
two more; No. 4 in 1986
and No. 5 in 2002.The
offer to re-publish this
work, led me to begin by
a process of amendment,
but ended in the
composition of a
virtually new quartet!
Only parts of the
original quartet have
been retained. I also
chose to 'frame' (in my
case this means an
inspirational focus and
filter), the quartet in a
new way too.In Flight
Music keeps the
4-movement format of the
original quartet, but is
now directly linked to a
life-long interest in
flight. The first two
movements are concerned
with aspects of humans in
flight, whilst the last
two deal with insects and
birds respectively.Since
all my music is these
days preceded by
visualisations in the
form of drawings,
wherever possible, this
quartet might be
performed with the four
drawings, one for each
movement, back-projected
behind the
players.Digital copies of
these drawings may be
obtained from Schott
Music.Edward
Cowie.Maurens. France.
August, 2010.
By Alf Clausen, Danny Elfman. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for pian...(+)
By Alf Clausen, Danny
Elfman.
Piano/Vocal/Chords
Songbook (Arrangements
for piano and voice with
guitar chords).
Softcover. Size 9x12
inches. 104 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
First Amendment Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.058-2173-00 Composed by K. Harris. Marching Band. Score a...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.058-2173-00
Composed by K. Harris.
Marching Band. Score and
set of parts. Composed
1989. C.L. Barnhouse
#058-2173-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.058-2173-00).
Opera
seria in three acts.
Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Edited
by Terence Best. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Halle Handel
Edition (HHA) Series II,
Volume 9,2. 2nd version.
Complete edition, Score.
HWV 12. Duration 3
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA04066_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA04066).
ISBN 9790006495832. 33
x 26 cm inches. Text
Language: Italian. Nicola
Francesco
Haym.
This volume
of the “Halle
Handel Editionâ€
presents the music of the
second version of the
opera which was premiered
on 28 December 1720 at
the King's Theatre,
Haymarket, London as well
as the amendments made
for November 1721
revival. The appendix
includes the amendments
for the January/February
1728 version.
The
first season of the Royal
Academy ended on 25 June
1720. The new vocal
soloists arrived in
London in September. As
the first version of
“Radamistoâ€
had been a great success
during the first season,
Handel revised the opera
for the oncoming season
to accommodate it to his
new more proficient
cast.
The revision
was extensive. It
included: 1) Changes
to the vocal range of
Radamisto (soprano to
alto for the singer
Senesino), Zenobia (alto
to soprano for the female
singer Durastanti) and
Tiridate (tenor to bass
for the singer
Boschi), 2)
compositions of new arias
and ensembles, 3)
significant changes to
the plot consisting of
the reduction of
Fraartes’ role
from brother to servant
Tiridates and the
omission of his not so
original love affair to
Zenobia.
For most
of Handel's operas it can
be said that the first
version is the best
version. This is due to
the fact that when a work
was performed again in
later seasons, Handel was
often forced to make
changes due to casting
constraints which often
affected the equilibrium
and the dramatic context
of the work.
“Radamistoâ€
is an exception to this
rule – the
December 1720 adaptation
is a much more superior
composition than the
version performed in
April of the same
year.
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Organ SKU: BA.BA09076-67 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited ...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BA.BA09076-67
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Edited by John Michael
Cooper. This edition:
urtext edition. Folded.
Barenreiter Urtext.
Single part. MWV A 23. 3
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA09076_67.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA09076-67).
ISBN 9790006531554.
32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
Text: William
Bartholomew.
Mendel
ssohn's setting of Psalm
98 was written in a few
weeks to satisfy a
commission in his new
position as general music
director of Prussia and
was premiered by the
Berlin Cathedral Choir on
1 January 1844. As he
neither released the work
for publication nor
produced a vocal score,
his psalm setting did not
appear in print until
after his
death.
For this
edition the authoritative
Mendelssohn specialist
John Michael Cooper drew
primarily on the
autograph score with its
many subsequent
corrections and
amendments. In this way
it differs from many
other editions, which
tend to treat the
autograph as a
subordinate source.
Rounding off the edition
are an informative
Foreword and a detailed
Critical Commentary. The
piano reduction is based
on the first printed
edition, published by F.
Kistner and Evers & Co.
in 1851.
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Orchestra; Piano (Score) SKU: HL.49047099 Score and Critical Report, C...(+)
Orchestra; Piano (Score)
SKU: HL.49047099
Score and Critical
Report, Complete
Edition. Composed by
Peter Illyich
Tchaikovsky. Edited by
Ada G. Ajnbinder and
Polina Vajdman. Edition
Schott. Classical.
Hardcover. Schott Music
#NCE2085. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49047099).
ISBN
9781705187517. UPC:
196288121718.
The
aim of the edition is to
present the composers
enormous legacy as it is
known today, as
exhaustively as possible.
Every musicaltext
published in this edition
is an outcome of the
comprehensive analysis of
extant sources realized
by the scientific editor
of the respective volume.
According to several
sources, P. I.
Tchaikovsky himself was
aware that the changes
and amendments, he
enteredinto his scores,
would be of great
importance for his works'
future performers. The
present project's
important scientific
objectives include the
fixation and thoroughly
verified reproduction of
all the changes made by
the composer, so that the
scholars and musicians of
today could perceive and
realize the author's
creative ideas in all
their entirety.
Guitar - easy to intermediate SKU: M7.GHE-914 Faksimile of Llobet's em...(+)
Guitar - easy to
intermediate
SKU:
M7.GHE-914
Faksimile of Llobet's
emendet copy of the
Rowies Edition, Paris
1914. Composed by
Matteo Carcassi. Edited
by Stefano Grondona. This
edition: Saddle-wire
stitching. Sheet music.
Op. 60. 36 pages. MDS
(Music Distribution
Services) #GHE 914.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.GHE-914).
ISBN
9783890449142.
English.
The
fingering on nearly all
'modern' editions of the
Carcassi studies Op. 60,
to a very large extent if
not almost completely,
derives originally from
Llobet, who in his
Rowies, Paris 1914
edition was the very
first to publish RH
fingering for them. Many
modern editors just put
their own names on what
was Llobet's fingering,
thus silently claiming it
as their own. A process
being continued even to
this day. We are pleased
to present a carefully
restored facsimile of
this edition from
Llobet's library with all
his fingering and
emendations intact.
Solo Violin and Orchestra (V-solo,2Fl,2Ob,2Clar-iA, 2bassoon,2Hn,2Trp,Timp,2V ,V...(+)
Solo Violin and Orchestra
(V-solo,2Fl,2Ob,2Clar-iA,
2bassoon,2Hn,2Trp,Timp,2V
,Va,Vc,Db)
SKU:
BA.TP00394
Composed
by Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Edited by
Clive Brown and R. Larry
Todd. This edition:
urtext edition.
Paperback. Barenreiter
Urtext. Late version
1845. Study score. Opus
64. Duration 00:26:00.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#TP00394_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.TP00394).
ISBN
9790006203086. 22.5 x
16.5 cm inches. Key: E
minor. Preface: Todd, R.
Larry / Brown, Clive /
Sutcliffe,
Richard.
This
standard work of the
cello literature has been
extracted from volume II
of the Complete Works for
Violoncello and
Pianoforte (BA 9096 and
BA 9097) which was
published in 2016.
Mendelssohn scholar R.
Larry Todd edited the
scholarly-critical
edition ofSong without
Words.
This work
is not based on the
surviving autograph
manuscript, which could
not have been the basis
for the posthumous first
edition, but rather on
the only plausible
source: the German first
edition itself. This was
published in 1868 as op.
109 and is unquestionably
based on an untraceable
complete final
manuscript, perhaps once
previously owned by the
dedicatee, French cellist
Lisa Barbier
Cristiani.
The
publication is free from
editorial amendments and
modern performance
instructions and provides
an excellent basis for
musical
interpretation.
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sources -
Information on the
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the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
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2 Pianos, 4 Hands; Piano Duet - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49030414 ...(+)
2 Pianos, 4 Hands; Piano
Duet - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
HL.49030414
Lincolnshire Posy.
Composed by Percy
Aldridge Grainger. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Composed 1938.
40 pages. Duration 16'.
Schott Music #ED12580.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49030414).
ISBN
9790220118623. UPC:
841886031890.
9.0x12.0x0.194
inches.
Dramma per musica in three Acts. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-179...(+)
Dramma per musica in
three
Acts. Composed by
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791).
Edited by Daniel Heartz.
Arranged by Hans-Georg
Kluge.
This edition: urtext
edition.
Hardback. Barenreiter
Urtext.
Vocal score vokal. KV
366.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA04562-
93. Published by
Baerenreiter
Verlag
Guitar - advanced SKU: M7.GHE-913 Faksimiles of Llobet's annotated cop...(+)
Guitar - advanced
SKU:
M7.GHE-913
Faksimiles of Llobet's
annotated copies.
Composed by Fernando Sor.
Edited by Stefano
Grondona. Arranged by
Miguel Llobet. This
edition: Saddle-wire
stitching. Sheet music.
Op. 6, 29, 31, 35. 124
pages. MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
#GHE 913. Published by
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) (M7.GHE-913).
ISBN 9783890449135.
English.
A unique
view of Llobet, as a
champion and arranger of
Sor. The Sor studies
reproduced in facsimile
are from Llobet's own
library. In an interview
in Barcelona in 1929,
which is reproduced in
full in this edition,
Llobet announced his
intention of preparing a
new edition of the Sor
studies. Judging by the
density of his marking
and copious added and
altered fingering in this
facsimile edition, he
seemed in fact to be
doing just this.
Unfortunately, a new
edition edited by him
never came to fruition!
We have prepared our
facsimile edition of
these later printings of
Simrock editions (a gift
from Erwin
Schwarz-Reiflingen in
1928), carefully
restoring the originals
to make these pages
clearer, so that not only
is everything more
legible, but most
importantly, all of
Llobet´s fingerings
and amendments are
clearly legible. In this
volume dedicated to Sor,
we have re-engraved for
inclusion here all 6 of
Llobet's very fine Sor
transcriptions from La
Guitarra in Argentina,
fingered and arranged by
Llobet.
Vocal soloists, choir and orchestra SKU: HL.49017759 History of the wo...(+)
Vocal soloists, choir and
orchestra
SKU:
HL.49017759
History of the work
and documents.
Composed by Arnold
Schoenberg. Edited by
Ulrich Kraemer. This
edition: Full-cloth
binding. Sheet music.
Arnold Schoenberg -
Complete Works. Complete
edition. 332 pages.
Schott Music #AS1016-23.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49017759).
ISBN
9783795794187.
9.0x12.0x0.997 inches.
German.
This volume
contains the editorial
notes on the
'Gurre-Lieder' score
published in series A,
volume 16, 1. Apart from
a detailed description of
the sources and critical
notes, it provides a
tabular list of errata,
omissions and oversights
in the musical text of
the primary source. In
addition, it contains a
line-by-line comparison
of the different texts
and versions as well as a
comparison of the
subsequent amendments,
tracing back to
Schoenberg himself, to
the primary source and
all secondary sources
included in the revision
process.
Orchestra SKU: HL.215244 The Works of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Volume 11(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.215244
The
Works of Mieczyslaw
Karlowicz Volume 11.
Composed by Mieczystaw
Karlowicz. PWM.
Classical. Hardcover. 140
pages. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#11592010. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne (HL.215244).
12.0x17.0x0.63
inches.
Hardcover
full score. Text in
Polish, German, and
English. This edition of
the works of Mieczyslaw
Karlowicz is based on
critically examined
sources. It includes all
his compositions. The aim
of the edition is to
present the composer's
original text as
authentically as
possible. This is not an
easy task. The source
materials of Karlowicz's
music are very diverse in
nature. Apart from most
of the songs, the
composer prepared for
printing and published in
his lifetime the
following: Serenade for
Strings Op. 2, Prelude
and Fugue Op. 5, Concerto
in A major for Violin and
Orchestra Op. 8,
Returning Waves Op. 9 and
Eternal Songs Op. 10.
Being highly experienced
in writing for a symphony
orchestra, and
knowledgeable in the
modern method of
instrumentation in the
neoromantic style, he
prepared his scores with
great care. The remaining
symphonic poems were not
published before the
composer's death; and the
'Rebirth' Symphony, the
manuscript of which
miraculously survived the
ravages of World War II,
was issued only in 1993,
as part of the present
Complete Works edition.
During this war the
autographs of the most
compositions by
Karlowicz, including all
his symphonic poems
(except for The Sorrowful
Tale), were lost. The
present publication,
therefore, is based as a
rule on the first
editions, compared with
extant autographs or
authorized copies of the
scores. The amendments of
misprints or self-evident
mistakes on the part of
the composer are not
indicated graphically in
the text but referred to
in the Editorial
Notes.
Chamber Music English Horn, Oboe SKU: CF.WF229 15 Pieces for Oboe and ...(+)
Chamber Music English
Horn, Oboe
SKU:
CF.WF229
15 Pieces
for Oboe and English
Horn. Composed by
Gustave Vogt. Edited by
Kristin Jean Leitterman.
Collection - Performance.
32+8 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF229. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF229).
(Serie VI, volume 4) Piano; Voice SKU: HL.50565881 Mystere en cinq act...(+)
(Serie VI, volume 4)
Piano; Voice
SKU:
HL.50565881
Mystere en cinq actes
de G. d'Annunzio Vocal
Score. Composed by
Claude Debussy. Editions
Durand. Classical.
Softcover. 112 pages.
Editions Durand
#DD1620300. Published by
Editions Durand
(HL.50565881).
In this new
version, the vocal score
of Debussy Martyre de
saint Sebastien made by
Andre Caplet has been
made consistent to the
critical edition of the
work by Edmond Lemaitre,
by reporting texts
missing in the original
edition (DD 8171) and by
amending music
errors.
Cantata
for Palm Sunday or for
the feast of the
Annunciation.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Reinhold Kubik. Arranged
by Paul Horn. German
title: Himmelskonig, Sei
Willkommen A-Dur. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Lent and Passiontide,
Holy Week, Feasts of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Hymns in praise of the
Virgin Mary. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1714. BWV 182. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.182/19. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3118219).
ISBN
9790007136949. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Franck, Salomo. Text:
Salomo
Franck.
Version in
A major (version in G
major: Carus 31.182/50)
The cantata Himmelskonig,
sei willkommen BWV 182
holds a special place in
Johann Sebastian Bach's
biography. He had been
employed as organist and
chamber musician at the
court of Weimar since
1708; on 2 March 1714, he
was appointed concert
master of the court, and
his inauguration music
for this occasion was
Himmelskonig, sei
willkommen. The cantata
was first performed on
Palm Sunday of that year,
25 March 1714. Bach
performed this cantata
several times - always
revising and amending it
- both in Weimar and in
Leipzig. Of the
altogether four versions,
the first Leipzig version
has been selected for the
present new edition.
Unlike the Weimar
versions, it can be
realized effectively
using modern performance
means. In his debut
composition of 1714, the
newly appointed concert
master demonstrated his
abilities: the eight
movements contain a
multitude of beautiful
and rewarding challenges
for choir and vocal
soloists alike, and in
addition there is the
unusual attraction of a
virtuoso solo part for
the recorder. Score and
parts available
separately - see item
CA.3118200.
Cantata
for Palm Sunday or for
the feast of the
Annunciation.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Reinhold Kubik. Arranged
by Paul Horn. German
title: Himmelskonig, Sei
Willkommen A-Dur. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Lent and Passiontide,
Holy Week, Feasts of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Hymns in praise of the
Virgin Mary. Single Part,
Viola 1. Composed 1714.
BWV 182. 8 pages.
Duration 30 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.182/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118212).
ISBN
9790007050290. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Franck, Salomo. Text:
Salomo
Franck.
Version in
A major (version in G
major: Carus 31.182/50)
The cantata Himmelskonig,
sei willkommen BWV 182
holds a special place in
Johann Sebastian Bach's
biography. He had been
employed as organist and
chamber musician at the
court of Weimar since
1708; on 2 March 1714, he
was appointed concert
master of the court, and
his inauguration music
for this occasion was
Himmelskonig, sei
willkommen. The cantata
was first performed on
Palm Sunday of that year,
25 March 1714. Bach
performed this cantata
several times - always
revising and amending it
- both in Weimar and in
Leipzig. Of the
altogether four versions,
the first Leipzig version
has been selected for the
present new edition.
Unlike the Weimar
versions, it can be
realized effectively
using modern performance
means. In his debut
composition of 1714, the
newly appointed concert
master demonstrated his
abilities: the eight
movements contain a
multitude of beautiful
and rewarding challenges
for choir and vocal
soloists alike, and in
addition there is the
unusual attraction of a
virtuoso solo part for
the recorder. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3118200.
Soli ATB, SATB Choir, Blfl f1, 2 Vl, 2 Va, Vc, Bc - Level 3 SKU: CA.3118249(+)
Soli ATB, SATB Choir,
Blfl f1, 2 Vl, 2 Va, Vc,
Bc - Level 3
SKU:
CA.3118249
Cantata
for Palm Sunday or for
the feast of the
Annunciation.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Reinhold Kubik. Arranged
by Paul Horn. Organ.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Lent and
Passiontide, Holy Week,
Feasts of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Hymns in
praise of the Virgin
Mary. Single Part, Organ.
Composed 1714. BWV 182.
28 pages. Duration 30
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.182/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118249).
Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Franck,
Salomo.
Version in
A major (version in G
major: Carus 31.182/50)
The cantata Himmelskonig,
sei willkommen BWV 182
holds a special place in
Johann Sebastian Bach's
biography. He had been
employed as organist and
chamber musician at the
court of Weimar since
1708; on 2 March 1714, he
was appointed concert
master of the court, and
his inauguration music
for this occasion was
Himmelskonig, sei
willkommen. The cantata
was first performed on
Palm Sunday of that year,
25 March 1714. Bach
performed this cantata
several times - always
revising and amending it
- both in Weimar and in
Leipzig. Of the
altogether four versions,
the first Leipzig version
has been selected for the
present new edition.
Unlike the Weimar
versions, it can be
realized effectively
using modern performance
means. In his debut
composition of 1714, the
newly appointed concert
master demonstrated his
abilities: the eight
movements contain a
multitude of beautiful
and rewarding challenges
for choir and vocal
soloists alike, and in
addition there is the
unusual attraction of a
virtuoso solo part for
the recorder. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3118200.