SKU: CY.CC2796

Mendelssohn's expressive Sonata No. 1 for Cello, Opus 45 was composed in October 1838.

The Sonata has three movements and works beautifully for Euphonium.

This 25-minute work for advanced performers, all in bass clef, is a wonderful composition and is a great test of musicianship, stamina and technique for both performers.

Mend elssohn's Sonata has been brilliantly transcribed by Ralph Sauer.

Format: Score & solo part are in booklet format - 56 pages total.

SKU: CY.CC2586

Ralph Sauer has beautifully arranged four movements from Opus 40 for Euphonium and Piano:
1. Chanson Triste
2. Valse
3. Rêverie interrompue
4. Danse russe
These four movements totalling 14 minutes of music offer the artist a great deal of musical contrasts, ranging from lyrical, dramatic, dance-like, etc.
An excellent collection of the Russian master's music for the Euphonium.

SKU: CY.CC2550

Amy Beach's Eskimos, Opus 64 composed in 1907 was written originally for Piano solo and is set in four descriptive vignettes:
1. Arctic Night
2. The Returning Hunter
3. Exiles
4. With Dog-Teams

Beach used melodies from eleven Inuit songs she discovered from an early recording and set them to European harmonies.

Mr. Sauer's arrangement of this unique music is playable by moderately advanced performers. The four movements total about 10 minutes of music in length.

The mp3 sample is a clip taken from a live masterclass recital at the 2012 Academy of the West Festival performed by Trombonist Kensey Chellis and Pianist Chorong Park.

SKU: CY.CC2563

The Six Romances, Op. 76 for Euphonium and Piano were originally composed for solo Piano, each one being dedicated to a different gentleman.

The six movements are titled:

1. Souvenance

2. elevation

3. Idylle

4. eglogue

5. Meditation

6. Chanson Bretonne

The length of the entire six movement suite is about 16.5 minutes and playable by advanced performers.

The sound samples are excerpts from a masterclass at the 2012 Music Academy of the West with Steven Warren, Trombonist and Miles Fellenberg, Piano performing movements 1-3 and Trombonist Kelton Koch, Trombonist and Yu Ra Kim, Piano performing movements 4-6.

SKU: FL.FX071172

The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme B are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets!

SKU: CY.CC2974

ISBN 9790530057933.

Mass enet's Three Pieces for Piano, Four Hands Opus 11 was published in 1867. Two of the pieces were adapted for Cello in 1877. Mr. Sauer has arranged these two pieces for Euphonium bass clef and Piano:
1. Andante sostenuto
2. Allegretto vivo scherzando
The Andante is flowing and lyrical with the Allegretto being a lively 6/8 dance in A-B-A form.
The two movements total about 5 minutes and are appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: CY.CC2763

The Four Pieces, Op. 70 were written for Cello and Piano in Berlin, 1896. The four movements are titled:

Aria, Finnish, Scottish and Swedish

1. Aria is an Adagio in A minor reminiscent of the Kol Nidre
2. Finnish is a brooding lyrical Andante in G Minor
3. Scottish is a proud song in B major with dotted rhythms
4. Swedish, an unruly Allegro dance in A-B-A form in A minor

For advanced performers, this work of about 12 minutes in length has been superbly arranged by Ralph Sauer.

SKU: FL.FX071606-1

AABA form of Latin music which gives meaning to the work of opposed nuances. On the pedagogical side, some unusual rhythms at this level are proposed.

SKU: CY.CC2727

Paul Marie Theodore Vincent d'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic family of royalist and Catholic persuasion. He had piano lessons from an early age from his paternal grandmother, who passed him on to Antoine François Marmontel and Louis Diemer. His main influence was Cesar Franck. These three pieces were some of his many works for Piano. Opus 33 was inspired by a trip to Bayreuth, the musical home of Wagner and the Black Forest region. Opus 33 no. 1 from 1889 is titled ? with no explanation of itself. Opus 33 no. 10 is titled Lermoos, which is a delightful skiing village in Austria right on the border with Germany. Germany's largest mountain is in perfect view, possibly giving the movement its spirit.
Opus 28 is a Serenade for Violin and Piano published in 1900. It is lithe, subtle and lyrical.

SKU: FL.FX071560

Latin music divided into three parts of 32 mes. each: the first is for students with 1-2 years of experience (only long values and small chromatisms are used), the second is for those who have 2 or 3 (add dotted quarter / eighth notes and intervals of fourths), the third is for those at the end of the first cycle (flow from eighth in addition). This piece can follow the students for three years and / or allow 3 students with different levels to play together.

SKU: CY.CC2633

Gabriel Pierne was a composer and conductor who studied with Franck and Massenet. His music is typically in the French style, exhibiting charm, clear technique and beauty of melodic line.

The Three Pieces are titled:
1. Serenade, Opus 7; 2. Piece in F minor; 3. March of the Tin Soldiers.

This suite is suitable for advanced performers and will add a lovely charm to your recital or concert.

Mr. Sauer has produced a very fine suite made up of exquisite gems from Monsieur Piernes pen.

SKU: FL.FX071544

Melodic composition targeted to young students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used.