Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.110418370

Composed by Charles Ives. Arranged by Danny Holt. Performance Score. 20 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-41837. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110418370).

ISBN 9781491135075. UPC: 680160686247.

Compo sed as an organ solo by the 17-year-old Ives for his own performance purposes, the beloved Variations on America is a treat for any occasion, whether a holiday concert, a serious recital, or other special event. Danny Holt’s transcription for Piano, Four Hands adds a dazzling new option to play at home or on stage, taking best advantage of Ives’ tremendous contrasts in color, dynamics, and texture.
Composed when Charles Ives was a teenager, Variations on “America” is both a convenient introduction to Ives’ body of work, and an early example of his iconoclastic musical voice and creative genius. Just a few years after composing this piece, Ives would leave home to study music at Yale. But until then he had been taught by his father, George (who had been a bandmaster in the Civil War). George subjected the young Ives to experiments such as singing a song in one key while being accompanied in another, or arranging for two marching bands to converge on a town center, with the resulting cacophony that ensued.The Variations exemplifies an early period of experimentation in Ives’ work, spurred on by the unusual pedagogy of his father. The piece is particularly notable for its use of bitonality in the two interludes, subtly foreshadowing more well-known examples by Stravinsky, Bartók, and others by approximately two decades.The bitonal interludes were so ahead of their time, in fact, they were omitted from the first copy that was submitted to a publisher in 1892. (Alas, the piece was rejected even despite these “shocking” elements having been left out, and it wasn’t published until more than five decades later.) There is some ambiguity about when exactly Ives added the interludes into his manuscript copy, though ample evidence suggests he had performed the piece with the interludes around the time he notated the piece in 1891-92. In any case, in light of this piece and his other polytonal explorations from the last decade of the 19th century, it seems fair to give Ives credit for being a pioneer in this area!This arrangement for Piano, Four Hands, closely follows Ives’ original version for organ, setting aside William Schuman’s popular adaptation for symphony orchestra and William Rhoads’ band transcription of the Schuman orchestration. Pianists will find that the piece translates well to the instrument. Ideally, the choreography and logistics of elbow-to-elbow four-hands playing approximates the wild joy one gets from watching an organist play the piece (e.g., the elaborate pedal part in the final variation).In preparing this publication, attention was paid to details in the dual Critical Editions (Presser 443-41003) of both Ives’ manuscript edition and the 1949 publication edited by organist E. Power Biggs (who is credited with discovering what had been a long-lost, forgotten work.) But as with much of Ives’ output, attempting to create a true ‘urtext’ score is a futile endeavor, and especially with a piece such as this one – in which Ives incorporated improvisation in live performance – seems unnecessary anyhow. True die-hards are of course encouraged to consult the critical editions and even find inspiration in the orchestrated version. Generally, performers are advised to be wild, have fun, and not to be too rigid in their interpretive choices.Dynamics in this arrangement mostly follow the organ score closely. Pianists will use good judgment about pedaling throughout, which should be straightforward and intuitive. Courtesy accidentals have been provided frequently – without parentheses – balancing the need for extra clarity in the context of Ives’ murky musical language, and a desire to avoid unnecessary clutter.A few notes that might inform interpretive decisions:mm. 15-16: There are inconsistencies here between Ives’ original manuscript and the 1949 Biggs edition, regarding the top voice in m. 15, beat 3 (C# vs. Cn) and m. 16 (D Major vs. D Minor).mm. 76-84 & 143-146: In both Interludes, Ives emphatically notates extreme dynamic contrast, in order to highlight the bitonality. Although it may seem counterintuitive (or even a misprint, as has apparently been misconstrued by some), performers are urged to follow the composer’s marking!m. 109: Two-note slurs have been added here for clarity and consistency with other similar passages, though they do not appear in either the original manuscript or Biggs.m. 112: The last two eighth notes of Primo appear as 16ths in the original manuscript.mm. 183-186: The original manuscript has a slightly different bass line.mm. 184 & 186: Primo gestures have been re-written to be slightly more idiomatic for Piano, Four Hands.m. 186: The breath mark at the end of this bar does not appear in either the manuscript or Biggs, but is an editorial suggestion – aside from being appropriately dramatic, it will indeed be necessary in a reverberant hall!I would like to thank Steven Vanhauwaert, the other half of my piano duo, 4handsLA, for his input on early drafts of this arrangement.— Danny Holt, April 2022.

Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49018083

In Memoriam. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Collection. Enjott Schneider knupft in seiner Orgelsinfonie Nr. 8 In Memoriam an Anton Bruckner an, verarbeitet variativ Themen aus dessen Sinfonie Nr. 8 und stellt diese aber dem Choral Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme gegenuber. Eine spannende und aufwuhlende Musik. Composed 2009. 62 pages. Duration 32'. Schott Music #ED20669. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018083).

ISBN 9790001168670. 9.0x12.0x0.24 inches.

In his Organ Symphony No. 8 'In Memoriam', following an idea of the cathedral organist Silvius von Kessel from Erfurt (and dedicatee of the work), Enjott Schneider carries on where Anton Bruckner left off, processes themes from the latter's Symphony No. 8 variatively and contrasts it to 'Haus-Choral des Erfurter Doms', 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'. Bruckner's material is used as a starting point and further developed by Schneider in four movements: typically enough, the initial movement is called 'Metamorphosen' before an almost eerie atmosphere is created in a 'Scherzo sinistro'. The twelve-note series (in the third movement), embedded in a transcendental mood, eventually develops into the chorale which, now as main theme of the finale, amalgamates with Bruckner's stylistic moments and leads to a magnificent end - an exciting and rousing piece of music.

Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49019021

Organ Solo. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2009. 56 pages. Duration 27'. Schott Music #ED21099. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019021).

ISBN 9790001176798. 9.0x12.0x0.258 inches.

Arranged by Desmond Ratcliffe / Bill Ramsey / O.H. Peasgood. For Organ. Music Sales America. Celebrations, Weddings. 48 pages. Music Sales #NOV010124. Published by Music Sales

Arranged by Rick Parks. For piano. The FJH Classical Organ Library (Sacred). Sacred. Early Advanced. Book

Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49045437

For Organ. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Large Works. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2016. 48 pages. Duration 24'. Schott Music #ED 22668. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045437).

ISBN 9790001162715. UPC: 841886029088. 9.0x12.0x0.168 inches.

On the occasion of the quincentenary of Reformation Day in 2017, the composer Enjott Schneider thoroughly studied Martin Luther the individual and all his contradictions. The result is a brilliant, demanding organ symphony which is perfect for concerts on the subject of Reformation and Martin Luther.The composer describes the five movements of the symphony as follows:'1st movement:Wir glauben all an einen Gott with its quintuplet-like beginning is very Gregorian in style, outlining the range of Lutheran emotionalism between the Middle Ages and the modern era. The irrationality of faith ultimately has priority over any thought and evidence. At the beginning of the movement, sounds of knocking on wood remind of the nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses to the doors of churches in Wittenberg. The chorale melody sometimes hides with an almost rough medieval saltarello, referring to Luther's robustness and vitality with which he knew to carry away even common people.2nd movement:In 1530, the electoral prince of Saxony presented to Luther at Coburg Castle the golden signet ring with the Luther rose which became the symbol of his theology of grace. A white heart with black cross is fixed on a five-petalled rose. To him, white is the colour of angels and ghosts, black stands for the pain of crucification: The just shall live by faith, but by faith in the Crucified. But the fact that the rose and the heart are the dominating symbols shows how Catholic Marian piety remained an ingredient of Luther's spirituality throughout his life. In line with the dominant five-petal structure of the rose, this movement was composed, to a large extent, in accordance with the floating, lyrical rhythm in 5/8 time.3rd movement:The omnipresence of death and dying - from the plague and war to the never-ending dangers of daily life - was an essential part of the world view of that time. Fears ensued that might heighten into the grotesque, e.g. in the pictures of Hieronymus Bosch. The Danse macabre was a popular motif in those years. Luther's chorale Mitten wir im Leben sind / mit dem Tod umfangen from 1524 (Enchiridion from Erfurt) is based on the Gregorian chant Media vita in morte sumus created in France around 750 and, with its idea of transience, inspired a simplistic air.4th movement:The famous confession delivered at the Diet of Worms in 1521, I stand here and can say no more. God help me. Amen, are not Luther's words but the version later used as text for a pamphlet. However, it represents quite plainly the straightforwardness and inevitability of his mission. Musically, it was made into a perpetuum mobile, i.e. a dogged, ostinato and never-ending musical air.5th movement:The Mighty Fortress, on the other hand, is one of the great symbols of Martin Luther which, with its shining C major key, embodies the Protestant ideology and willful nature of the Reformation unlike any other song. Heinrich Heine called it the Marseille anthem of the Reformation, Friedrich Engels the Marseillaise of the Peasants' Wars. This disputability is not thought through to the end but rather interrupted: With a jubilant birdcall version of the melody, the finale shows a rather chamber-music-like side of the ideals of freedom of Christians.'.

Solo Organ

SKU: SU.80201701

For Solo Organ. Composed by Daniel E. Gawthrop. Keyboard, Organ. Score. Subito Music Corporation #80201701. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.80201701).

Solo Organ Composed: 2016 Published by: Dunstan House.

By Various; Various. Organ. Level: 3-staff. Sacred organ. Published by Unity Music Press.

By Charles Marie Widor. Keyboard. Size 9 x 12. 233 pages. Published by Dover Publications.

Organ Solo. By Marcel Dupre. Organ Large Works. Size 8.25x11.75 inches. 31 pages. Published by Salabert.

By Enjott Schneider. For Organ. Schott. Softcover. 40 pages. Schott Music #ED21225. Published by Schott Music

(Transkription fur Orgel). By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Arranged by Zsigmond Szathmary. For Organ. Playing Score. Op. 95. Duration 42'52''

By Louis Vierne. Keyboard. Size 9 x 12. 160 pages. Published by Dover Publications.

Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49018084

Pathetique. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Collection. Naturlich denkt man beim Titel Orgelsinfonie Nr. 9 Pathetique von Enjott Schneider an ein anderes Werk mit diesem Beinamen: an Tschaikowskys Sinfonie Nr. 6. Und das ist kein Zufall: Der Komponist sieht sein Orgelwerk als Hommage an diese grosse Schwester. Composed 2009. 52 pages. Schott Music #ED20670. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018084).

ISBN 9790001168687. UPC: 884088531089. 9.0x12.0x0.218 inches.

One of the first things that comes to one's mind when reading the title of Organ Symphony No. 9 'Pathetique' by Enjott Schneider is another work with this epithet: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6. And that is no coincidence: The composer regards his organ work as an homage to this 'elder sister'. While Tchaikovsky, in a secret programme, made out his own life to be a struggle and long ordeal to the point of his suspected suicide, Enjott Schneider presents those hours as the ultimate tale of woe in which Jesus had well and truly become human, fatefully bearing the pain and misery of all people. 'Gethsemane', 'Geiselung: Ecce homo', 'Golgatha' and 'Grablegung': Maria Magdalena' are the names of the stages and movements. The Greek word 'pathos' means 'strong emotion, feeling, passion or suffering' - in Schneider's Organ Symphony No. 9, this comes true, musically, in his inner conflict, struggle, wrestling with his fate, cruelty of the crucifixion and deathly silence.

By Andre Fleury (1903-1995). For organ. Classical. Score. 38 pages. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine

Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49018082

Von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Collection. Die Orgelsinfonie Nr. 7 'Von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit ist vom kompositorischen Rohstoff Zeit bestimmt. Stilistisch basiert die Komposition auf Elementen der Minimal Music, die Schneider mit der Tradition der europaischen Orgelkomposition verbindet. Composed 2009. 52 pages. Duration 24'. Schott Music #ED20668. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018082).

ISBN 9790001168809. UPC: 884088535094. 9.0x12.0x0.2 inches.

Each organ symphony by Enjott Schneider has its own colour and its own theme. Organ Symphony No. 7 'Von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit' is dominated by the theme of 'time': from the flowing rumbling of time in ancient beginnings ('In principio' - 1st movement) and periodic to the intellectually incomprehensible revolving ('Zeit der Sterne' - 2nd movement). After the third movement ('Zeit des Menschen'), a valse triste, infused by an almost humorous hectic atmosphere, the symphony ends with a kind of 'Amen!' in the fourth movement. Schneider sums it up: 'It is good as it is, we do not understand the course of time anyway.' With regard to style, his composition is based on elements of minimal music which he combines with the tradition of the European organ composition; it is at the same time a testimony to the composer's flexibility and versatility.

SA choir and Organ

SKU: HL.14042519

Composed by Per Norgard. Choral. Classical. Octavo. Composed 2013. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH31730. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14042519).

ISBN 9788759826935.

< strong>Jordens Vej for SA Choir and Organ by Per Nørgård (1981). Text by Ole Sarvig.

Manuscript copy.

Programme note

When in 1975 I had finished composing my 3rd Symphony (begun in 1973), I wrote three simple melodies for two psalm texts by Ole Sarvig: “The Year” and “Choral Hymn”. These three tunes were derived from the same material as the second movement of the 3rd Symphony and could be harmonized together in several different tempo relationships at the same time - like fractals – which inspired me to write several choral and instrumental works in the following decade based onthese melodies: “Frost Psalm”, “Winter Cantata”, “Cantica” a.o. 
One of these ‘Sarvig melodies’ is now in the Danish Hymnbook, nr. 720, under the title 'Året'(The Year). 
Jordens vej for choir and organ was the basis of the work Korsalme (1982) for mixed choir and instruments (ad lib.).

Per Nørgård

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Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). For organ. Collection. Published by Oxford University Press

Orchestra soprano/baritone vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, violin, 2 violas, 2 cellos, contrabass, harp, organ

SKU: CA.2731215

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Edited by Marc Rigaudiere. Carus sheet music series: French Sacred Music, Vocal scores XL. Requiem. Fassung 1900 Fur Sinfonieorchest. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Requiem, Mourning, death. Single Part, Cello 2. Composed 1900. Op. 48. 12 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.312/15. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2731215).

ISBN 9790007201654. Language: Latin.

Version for symphony orchestra: 60 min; Church version: 35 min. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2731200.

Orchestra soprano/baritone vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, violin, 2 violas, 2 cellos, contrabass, harp, organ

SKU: CA.2731214

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Edited by Marc Rigaudiere. Carus sheet music series: French Sacred Music, Vocal scores XL. Requiem. Fassung 1900 Fur Sinfonieorchest. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Requiem, Mourning, death. Single Part, Cello 1. Composed 1900. Op. 48. 12 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.312/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2731214).

ISBN 9790007201647. Language: Latin.

Version for symphony orchestra: 60 min; Church version: 35 min. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2731200.

(TRUMPET/PNO)

SKU: HL.48181536

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Leduc. Romantic. Softcover. 12 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL21179. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48181536).

UPC: 888680842109. 9.0x12.0x0.05 inches.

“Cami lle Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is best known for his Carnival of the Animals and Organ Symphony. Yet, his Fantasy in E flat major arranged for Cornet or Trumpet and Piano remains popular in the advanced repertoire for the instruments. Saint-Saëns entered the Paris Conservatoire at the mere age of thirteen, where he studied Organ and composition. He then went on to have a successful career as an organist and composer, writing his Fantasy in E flat major in 1857. The piece was originally composed for the Organ, but Henri Busser (1872-1973) recognised the work's significance and arranged it for Cornet or Trumpet with Piano accompaniment. To this day, Fantasy in E flat major remains prominent in the advanced brass player's repertoire.”.

Arranged by Mark L. Williams. For Organ. FJH Classical Organ Library. Contents: Arioso from Contata No. 156 (Bach); Air from Water Music Suite (Handel); Andantino from Rosamunde (Schubert); Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn); O Perfect Love; Bist du bei Mir (Bach); Canon in D (Pachelbel); Largo from Xerxes (Handel); Where'er You Walk (Handel); A Nuptual Blessing; Pastoral Symphony from Messiah (Handel); Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach); He Shall Feed His Flock From Messiah (Handel); Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner); Trumpet Voluntary; Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn); Trumpet Tune; Allegro Maestoso from Water Music Suite (Handel); March from Richard the First (Handel); Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares (Mouret); Prelude to Te Deum

By Gustav Mahler. For Choir. Choral Extended Work. Kalmus Edition. Masterwork. Book. 212 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Organ

SKU: HL.49044122

Composed by Bertold Hummel. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Softcover. Composed 1989. Op. 91a. 48 pages. Duration 26'. Schott Music #ED21546. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044122).

ISBN 9790001191234. 12.0x8.75x0.42 inches.

The three-movement piece refers to Bruckner's music in different ways: in the first movement, Hummel used the initials A-B and the beginning of the main theme from Symphony No. 8; in the second movement, the first four tones of the 'Adagio' from Symphony No. 9 play a major role, and the third movement, a toccata-like finale, gets its life from further tone sequences and motifs of Bruckner. The work ends in a majestic climax. This piece is a rather demanding, yet rewarding piece for any interpreter, and its performance in the church is extremely effective.

Composed by Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937). Edited by John R. Near. This edition: critical edition. Score. Published by A-R Editions (A2.N014).