Orchestra (STP)

SKU: HL.49030353

Composed by Alexander Goehr. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Study Score. Composed 1985-1986. Op. 48. Duration 50'. Schott Music #ED 12328. Published by Schott Music (HL.49030353).

ISBN 9790220115301.

Orchestra (3(2.afl, 3.pic).3(3.ca).3(3.Ebcl). 3.(3.cbsn)-4.2.3.1-timp.2 perc(cabaca, 5tom-t, 2marac, 5tempbl)-hp-str)

SKU: HL.49019329

For orchestra. Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Study Score. Softcover. Composed 2003. Op. 75. 72 pages. Duration 18'. Schott Music #ED13508. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019329).

ISBN 9790220133732. UPC: 884088945831. 8.25x11.75x0.24 inches.

The Adagio refers directly to Mozart's Adagio h-Moll fur Klavier KV 540. Goehr's Adagio at first follows the harmonic and motivic events of the original, while the repetitions of the two parts allow latitude for own variations and developments. The tempo increases, texture and sound are getting denser. Against the background of the original work by Mozart, Goehr draws a musical self-portrait in a subtly differentiated instrumentation, based on his own understanding.

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.49018942

SATB chorus. Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Softcover. Composed 1989. 12 pages. Duration 4'. Schott Music #ED13017. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018942).

ISBN 9790220126512. 8.25x11.75x0.083 inches. English.

Written in memory of Erich Fried (1921-1988), a writer who wrote the libretto for Goehr's opera Arden Must Die and whose poems were set in Warngedichte (op. 22), Carol for St Steven is a short and playful carol about St Steven as a servant boy in King Herod's Hall. Seeing the Star and realising that Jesus has been born, the boy tells King Herod whose overreaction results in Steven being stoned to death (explaining why the Vigil of St Stephen takes place on Christmas Night). With a treble soloist singing the lines of Steven and a bass singing the parts of Herod, Goehr's carol for St Steven is an alternative carol in many senses, but one that would be ideal for both amateur and professional choirs looking for new repertoire.

Piano (Piano)

SKU: HL.49045220

Solo Piano. Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Piano. Softcover. Composed 2012. Op. 93. 18 pages. Duration 10'. Schott Music #ED13558. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045220).

ISBN 9790220134173. 9.0x12.0x0.093 inches.

My piece is subtitled Homage to Haydn. Why? Because it is modelled on Haydns Variations in F minor/major. But modelled does not imply pastiche or imitation. From Brahms onwards (if not before) there are countless examples of pieces modelled on others in a variety of ways. To do this does not imply a closeness to the original, rather inevitably a distance from it. I dont know whether alistener would be the wiser for knowing the original. In any case a composition must stand on its own feet. Alexander Goehr.

Mixed choir (SATB) and organ - difficult

SKU: HL.49017991

Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. Choral score. Composed 2009. Op. 84. 28 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED13289. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017991).

ISBN 9790220131547. UPC: 884088532635. 8.25x11.75x0.095 inches. English.

'Broken Psalm' was commissioned by Cambridge University to celebrate their 800th anniversary and first performed by the Choir of Gonville & Caius College in 2009. Goehr, who was Professor of music at the university between 1976 and 1999, has assembled verses from psalms 42, 75 and 139 for mixed choir to create a rich, free-flowing sound world. Suitable for good amateur choirs, 'Broken Psalm' would be an ideal repertoire addition from one of the UKs most highly regarded composers.

Violin - difficult

SKU: HL.49017998

Six pieces for solo violin. Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String. Composed 2006. Op. 78. 20 pages. Duration 24'. Schott Music #ED13050. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017998).

ISBN 9790001147033. UPC: 884088566357. 9.0x12.0x0.138 inches.

'Broken Lute, six pieces for violin alone', is written on a Chinese Ming story, 'The Minister, The Lute and the Woodcutter' from which Goehr has extracted key sentences and placed them at particular points in the score. Animating the poetic text, the virtuosic violin line captures elements of the story's characters taking performer and audiences on a fantastic journey experiencing storms at sea, mountain scenery, friendship and loss.