Metamorphoses on a Theme by Tchaikovsky for Wind Orchestra. By Johan De Meij. (Score and Parts). Amstel Concert Bands. Published by Amstel Music.

By Georg Muffat. Edited by Alessandro Bares. For 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo. This edition: Paperback. Concerto de' varii stromenti. Baroque. Score and set of parts. Published by Musedita Edizioni Musicali

From Sonata in A for String Quartet. Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Arranged by Robert Sieving. Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Baroque; Masterwork Arrangement. Part(s); Score. 124 pages. Duration 3:20. Highland/Etling #00-44851. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.44851).

String quartet

SKU: HH.HH361-FSP

Composed by Alessandro Scarlatti. Edited by Rosalind Halton. Two Violins, Viola, Violoncello. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH361-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH361-FSP).

ISBN 9790708092094.

This set of four works, all in minor keys, is unique for the energy of the fugal writing, the passionate chromaticism of the slow movements and the playful, asymmetrical phrasing of the final Minuets. The scoring leaves open a range of performance possibilities, from one to a part with or without continuo (following the varying density of figured bass and the instruction senza cembalo) to orchestral performance as suggested by the English Concerto arrangements.

Orchestra

SKU: HL.48188106

Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 158 pages. Heugel & Cie #HE32106. Published by Heugel & Cie (HL.48188106).

UPC: 888680835064. 9.0x12.0x0.551 inches.

“for small string orchestra with continuo, but can be performed by a string quartet (except No.8, which requires 2 violas)”.

Composed by Yukiko Nishimura. Score and part(s). 16 100 pages. Duration 5 minutes, 41 seconds. Carl Fischer #CAS0093. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.CAS93).

(for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo). By Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706). Study Score. Eulenburg Taschenpartituren (Pocket Scores). Study score. 20 pages

Orchestra Str (4 Vn parts [2.2.2.2].3.2.2): Harpsichord Continuo in score

SKU: AP.36-A793402

Arranged by Unico Wilhelm Van wassenaer and ed./arr. by Fritz Rikko. String Orchestra. Kalmus Orchestra Library. Score and Part(s). LudwigMasters Publications #36-A793402. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A793402).

UPC: 659359748073. English.

The six CONCERTI ARMONICI was long thought to be the work of the violinist-impresario Carlo Ricciotti or composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but more recent research has revealed the composer to be Unico Wilhelm van Wassenauer (1692-1766). Born into a wealthy Dutch family, the diplomat and composer founded a Collegium musicum in The Hague under the oversight of Ricciotti. Composed between 1725 and 1740, the six concertos have been falsely attributed to a variety of contemporaries, Ricciotti and Pergolesi amongst them, since its anonymous publication. Wassenauer's aristocratic background was the reason for his secretiveness. The sentiment of the time ordained that musicians belong to the lower classes. This edition of CONCERTINO No. 2 (also CONCERTO ARMONICO in G Major, CONCERTO IV, or just CONCERTINO in G), drawing from the CONCERTO ARMONICO in G Major, IUW 3, was edited by 20th century Baroque expert Fritz Rikko. Rikko spuriously attributes the work to Pergolesi. Despite Wassenauer's authorship having since been confirmed, Rikko's original editorial notes have been retained. Instrumentation: Str (4 Vn parts [2.2.2.2].3.2.2): Harpsichord Continuo in score.

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Orchestra Str (4 Vn parts [2.2.2.2].3.2.2): Harpsichord Continuo in score

SKU: AP.36-A793401

Arranged by Unico Wilhelm Van wassenaer and ed./arr. by Fritz Rikko. String Orchestra. Kalmus Orchestra Library. Score. LudwigMasters Publications #36-A793401. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A793401).

ISBN 9798892704922. UPC: 659359746130. English.

The six CONCERTI ARMONICI was long thought to be the work of the violinist-impresario Carlo Ricciotti or composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but more recent research has revealed the composer to be Unico Wilhelm van Wassenauer (1692-1766). Born into a wealthy Dutch family, the diplomat and composer founded a Collegium musicum in The Hague under the oversight of Ricciotti. Composed between 1725 and 1740, the six concertos have been falsely attributed to a variety of contemporaries, Ricciotti and Pergolesi amongst them, since its anonymous publication. Wassenauer's aristocratic background was the reason for his secretiveness. The sentiment of the time ordained that musicians belong to the lower classes. This edition of CONCERTINO No. 2 (also CONCERTO ARMONICO in G Major, CONCERTO IV, or just CONCERTINO in G), drawing from the CONCERTO ARMONICO in G Major, IUW 3, was edited by 20th century Baroque expert Fritz Rikko. Rikko spuriously attributes the work to Pergolesi. Despite Wassenauer's authorship having since been confirmed, Rikko's original editorial notes have been retained. Instrumentation: Str (4 Vn parts [2.2.2.2].3.2.2): Harpsichord Continuo in score.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

By Bob Phillips. Orchestra. String Orchestra. String Explorer. Contemporary. Grade 1. Conductor Score and Parts. 72 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Arranged by Donald Coakley. For string orchestra. Grade 3. Duration 3 minutes, 51 seconds. Published by BRS Music

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5

SKU: CF.YAS13F

Composed by Muzio Clementi. Arranged by Douglas Townsend. Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series. Classical. Full score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YAS13F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS13F).

ISBN 9780825848339. UPC: 798408048334. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: G major.

IApart from some of his Sonatinas, Opus 36, Clementi's life and music are hardly known to the piano teachers and students of today. For example, in addition to the above mentioned Sonatinas, Clementi wrote sixty sonatas for the piano, many of them unjustly neglected, although his friend Beethoven regarded some of them very highly. Clementi also wrote symphonies (some of which he arranged as piano sonatas), a substantial number of waltzes and other dances for the piano as well as sonatas and sonatinas for piano four-hands.In addition to composing, Clementi was a much sought after piano teacher, and included among his students John Field (Father of the 'Nocturne'), and Meyerbeer.In his later years, Clementi became a very successful music publisher, publishing among other works the first English edition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, in the great composer's own arrangement for the piano, as well as some of his string quartets. Clementi was also one of the first English piano manufacturers to make pianos with a metal frame and string them with wire.The Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 was one of six such works Clementi wrote in 1797. He must have been partial to these little pieces (for which he also provided the fingerings), since they were reissued (without the fingering) by the composer shortly after 1801. About 1820, he issued ''the sixth edition, with considerable improvements by the author;· with fingerings added and several minor changes, among which were that many of them were written an octave higher.IIIt has often been said, generally by those unhampered by the facts, that composers of the past (and, dare we add, the present?), usually handled their financial affairs with their public and publishers with a poor sense of business acumen or common sense. As a result they frequently found themselves in financial straits.Contrary to popular opinion, this was the exception rather than the rule. With the exception of Mozart and perhaps a few other composers, the majority of composers then, as now, were quite successful in their dealings with the public and their publishers, as the following examples will show.It was not unusual for 18th- and 19th-century composers to arrange some of their more popular compositions for different combinations of instruments in order to increase their availability to a larger music-playing public. Telemann, in the introduction to his seventy-two cantatas for solo voice and one melody instrument (flute, oboe or violin, with the usual continua) Der Harmonische Gottesdienst, tor example, suggests that if a singer is not available to perform a cantata the voice part could be played by another instrument. And in the introduction to his Six Concertos and Six Suites for flute, violin and continua, he named four different instrumental combinations that could perform these pieces, and actually wrote out the notes for the different possibilities. Bach arranged his violin concertos for keyboard, and Beethoven not only arranged his Piano Sonata in E Major, Opus 14, No. 1 for string quartet, he also transposed it to the key of F. Brahm's well-known Quintet in F Minor for piano and strings was his own arrangement of his earlier sonata for two pianos, also in F Minor.IIIWe come now to Clementi. It is well known that some of his sixty piano sonatas were his own arrangements of some of his lost symphonies, and that some of his rondos for piano four-hands were originally the last movements of his solo sonatas or piano trios.In order to make the first movement of his delightful Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 accessible to young string players, I have followed the example established by the composer himself by arranging and transposing one of his piano compositions from one medium (the piano) to another. (string instruments). In order to simplify the work for young string players, in the process of adapting it to the new medium it was necessary to transpose it from the original key of C to G, thereby doing away with some of the difficulties they would have encountered in the original key. The first violin and cello parts are similar to the right- and left-hand parts of the original piano version. The few changes I have made in these parts have been for the convenience of the string players, but in no way do they change the nature of the music.Since the original implied a harmonic framework in many places, I have added a second violin and viola part in such a way that they not only have interesting music to play, but also fill in some of the implied harmony without in any way detracting from the composition's musical value. Occasionally, it has been necessary to raise or lower a few passages an octave or to modify others slightly to make them more accessible for young players.It is hoped that the musical value of the composition has not been too compromised, and that students and teachers will come to enjoy this little piece in its new setting as much as pianists have in the original one. This arrangement may also be performed by a solo string quartet. When performed by a string orchestra, the double bass part may be omitted.- Douglas TownsendString editing by Amy Rosen.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

Thi s series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.ST6464

Composed by Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel. Arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Masterwork Arrangement; Sacred. Score and Part(s). Duration 2:45. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6464. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6464).

UPC: 241444397312. English.

This treasured Baroque aria provides young string players with an opportunity to develop beautiful tone, vibrato and intonation in the key of B-flat. Solemn and stately, the melodic phrases are shared between the upper strings, while the cello and bass experience the responsibility of the basso continuo, making each note a pearl of musical beauty while setting the foundation for the harmonies in the inner voices.

About FJH Developing Strings

Sl ightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs. Grade 2 - 2.5

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.ST6464S

Score Only. Composed by Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel. Arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Masterwork Arrangement. Score. Duration 2:45. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6464S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6464S).

English.

This treasured Baroque aria provides young string players with an opportunity to develop beautiful tone, vibrato and intonation in the key of B-flat. Solemn and stately, the melodic phrases are shared between the upper strings, while the cello and bass experience the responsibility of the basso continuo, making each note a pearl of musical beauty while setting the foundation for the harmonies in the inner voices.

About FJH Developing Strings

Sl ightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs. Grade 2 - 2.5

By Archangelo Corelli. Arranged by Ruth Siegler. Orchestra. For string. Masterworks; Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland String Orchestra. Form: Prelude; Transcription. Baroque; Masterwork Arrangement. Grade 2. 62 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by David Giardiniere. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Baptism; Baroque; Christ the King; Christmas; Easter; Fall; Masterwork Arrangement; Sacred; Spring; Winter. Grade 3.5. 132 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by David Giardiniere. Orchestra. Score; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Baptism; Baroque; Christ the King; Christmas; Easter; Fall; Masterwork Arrangement; Sacred; Spring; Winter. Grade 3.5. 16 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing