Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49018099

Boy Soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra Study Score. Composed by Harald Weiss. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Study Score. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2008/2009. 188 pages. Duration 100'. Schott Music #ED20619. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018099).

ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.49470

Composed by Richard Meyer (ASCAP). MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland String Orchestra (HSO). Form: Dance. Meters. Score and Part(s). Duration 4:10. Highland/Etling #00-49470. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.49470).

ISBN 9781470650100. UPC: 038081570884. English.

This lively rondo begins with the famous theme from Paganini's Caprice #24, reworked into a 5/4 dance with a cool vibe. Woven into the rondo form are three original dances (a tango, a country dance and a waltz)---each a musical adventure of its own. The colorful orchestration by Richard Meyer gives every member of your ensemble an unforgettable and joyful experience while the wide variety of playing styles and musical challenges make New Chances, New Dances an imaginative selection---the perfect choice for contest or festival. (4:10) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

A Beginner's Guide for Group or Private Instruction. Modern Band. Method, Teacher Resource. Softcover. 256 pages. Published by Little Kids Rock

Orchestra

SKU: BA.BA05822-01

Composed by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck. Edited by Irene Brandenburg. Arranged by Carlo Bernardi and Gasparo Angiolini. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Complete edition, Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05822-01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05822-01).

ISBN 9790006567454. 33 x 26 cm inches. Preface: Brown, Bruce Alan.

To conclude Series II (Dance Dramas) from the Gluck Complete Edition (GGA), this volume of Christoph Willibald Gluck's earliest contributions to the genre comprises six ballet scores from 1759 (La Promenade, Les Jardiniers, Les Turcs, Les Savoiards, Les Amours de Flore et Zphire, and Le Suisse) as well as the ballet music for Les Vendanges, which dates from 1761. These works belong to the compositions – also called Krumau ballets because of their musical transmission – which Gluck created in Vienna between 1759 and 1765 for the court theatres in Laxenburg and Schönbrunn as well as the Kärntnertortheater, and which are to be attributed to him as a ballet composer around the middle of the 18th century in Viennese theatre life based on the considerations presented in the general preface.

Together with volumes II/3 to II/5, ballet music by Gluck is available whose sources come from the former Schwarzenberg court archive in Ceský Krumlov, Czech Republic, and which until the Velvet Revolution of 1989, lay behind the Iron Curtain remaining largely inaccessible and unexplored by Western scholars. These volumes reflect two fundamental developments in Gluck research: on the one hand, they provide a significantly expanded, historically more accurate idea of what it meant to compose for the ballet in the 18th century; on the other hand, they bring to light an immense treasure trove of sources formerly of Viennese provenance.

In addition to the detailed introduction by this volume’s editor on the ballet choreographies of Gasparo Angiolini and Carlo Bernardi, on the formation of the ballet troupes of the Viennese theatres in Gluck's early years there, on ballet types and genres, as well as a detailed account of the individual titles, the volume includes a general preface to volumes II/3 through II/5 by Bruce Alan Brown, which discusses Gluck's ballet music in Vienna in general as well as the development of research into this genre. Extensive illustrations (partly from the so-called Durazzo Collection) with reference to the choreographies enrich the discussions. The ballet works, which have survived in only one source each, appear in print for the first time in this volume of the Gluck Complete Edition.

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Concert Suite from Dances with Wolves by John Barry. Arranged by Steven L. Rosenhaus. For Orchestra. HL Full Orchestra. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling First Philharmonic. Form: Dance. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score and Part(s). Duration 3:30. Highland/Etling #00-49925. Published by Highland/Etling

By Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Part(s); Score; SmartMusic. Highland First Philharmonic. Form: Dance; Transcription. Latin; Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Grade 2. 184 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Score. Highland First Philharmonic. Form: Dance; Transcription. Latin; Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Grade 2. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.44798

Jouissance vous donnerai. Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Intermediate String Orchestra. Form: Dance. Renaissance; Traditional. Score and Part(s). 80 pages. Duration 1:45. Belwin Music #00-44798. Published by Belwin Music (AP.44798).

UPC: 038081517292. English. Traditional.

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, jouissance refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Baker Monday has a driving pulse with attractive modal harmonies in the friendly key of E natural minor. All instruments have melodic lines. This arrangement also provides a great opportunity for teaching double up-bows and two-note slurs followed by two separate notes. The added percussion part will make this piece a great selection for festival or your next concert! (1:45).

Orchestra

SKU: BT.YKM570369270

Composed by Robert Saxton. Score Only. Composed 2021. 70 pages. University of York Music Press #YKM570369270. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.YKM570369270).

A Hymn to the Thames was commissioned by James Turnbull and the Music Director of the St Paul’s Sinfonia, Andrew Morley. It was begun in 2019 and completed early in 2020. There are four movements played without a break, which follow the Thames from its Cotswold source to the North Sea. As the first performance took place in St ALfege’s Church, Greenwich, this seemed appropriate. The solo oboe represents both a wanderer along the river path and the spirit of the river. The pitch centres of the movements spell out the musical letters of the river (tHAmES—B natural, A, E and E flat) so that the river’s name is projected across the whole work. In addition, the musical letters found in James Turnbull, Andrew Morley and my wife, Teresa Cahill ( who was born in Maidenhead and brought up by the river in Rotherhithe) are entwined in various guises. The first movement grows from the depths, the soloist entering with fanfare-like gestures, followed by lyrical music and breaks into a dance as the river gathers momentum. The third movement is slow and sustained and geographically the Thames flows through Oxford. The music is based on the well-known In Nomine ‘head motif’ from the Gloria tibi Trinitas Mass by the early Tudor composer, John Taverner, who was the first Director of Music at Christ Church, Oxford. The orchestra provides a screen or veil above which the solo oboe dreams and ruminates. This leads directly into the fourth and final movement which begins in the depths once more, interrupting the oboe’s held note from the end of the third movement. The waters’ increasing intensity and power are represented throughout by a moto perpetuo of quick, steady semiquavers. Near the close, the woodwind play O Nata Lux by Thomas Tallis, the great Tudor composer who, with his wife Joan, is buried in St Alfege’s. Beneath this, the lower strings continue the fast semiquaver movement of the river and, above, the violins are heard as a halo of harmonics. At the close, the oboe rises, opening out to the future, and celebrating its voyage, while the orchestra fades as the river meets the sea. A Hymn to the Thames lasts approximately 17 minutes.

Symphonies. Composed by Jean- Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). Edited by Thomas Soury. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Score, anthology. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08895_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Orchestra

SKU: SU.91580100

For Orchestra. Composed by Steven Mercurio. Vocal/Choral, Opera. CD (Audio). Subito Music Corporation #91580100. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.91580100).

A Grateful Tail - Movement by Movement Siriusly, Dog Star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, has been used by travelers and navigators for thousands of years as a guiding star and so it is here as the opening movement for the symphony. Sirius, the cornerstone to the constellation Canis Maggiore or Big Dog sits at the foot of Orion, the hunter, leading the way. Highly cinematic, the movement evokes both a musical and visual sense of the mythological and mysterious elements of Sirius and its Dog Godstar secrets. From the clarion call of the opening, Sirius theme, the sound is buoyant and frisky emulating the nature of doggy playtime. Puppy pleasures abound as a doggy four-step, my turn on the traditional American two-step dance, is introduced. The movement transforms into an actual orchestrated frolic of small, large and medium dog barks beginning with the winds (smaller dogs) and ultimately, the big dog, brass. The movement climaxes with the coda or, Dog Park, where the winds and the brass bark and play together over the, doggy ostinato four-step rhythm, culminating with the final call of the Sirius theme. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Peacefully It's all in a dog's day and life. Tranquility presides over this supremely gentle, intermezzo-like movement. After a day of play, every dog needs rest. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, is a lyrical andante inspired by the profound serenity and beauty of a dog at rest. The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O'Neill Based on a powerful piece of prose written by the American playwright, Eugene O'Neill this text was intended as a consolation piece for Carlotta, his wife, who had become grief-stricken over the loss of their beloved dog, the Dalmatian known as Blemie.Written for a singing actor who personifies the role of Blemie, a dog at the end of his life, the movement plays like a one act, musical drama as we follow Blemie through a wonderfully three-dimensional, emotional and psychological journey writing his Last Will and Testament, for those who have loved him. Wagging the Tail: Ossia Fido's Lament A life-affirming rumba/samba using Blemie's final words from O'Neill's text, this final movement employs the most unique American musical invention, the gospel choir. In order to make the dances come alive, this movement also calls upon the colors of a rhythm section. Creating the spirit of an Irish Funeral, the movement is a joyful and revival-like celebration of a dog's life as its spirit lives on forever in the hearts and minds of dog lovers everywhere. Remember Me, remember me! My spirit is wagging a grateful tail. Published by: Subito Music Publishing Release Date: July 9, 2013.

Orchestra

SKU: HL.14021025

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. 48 pages. Chester Music #CH61838. Published by Chester Music (HL.14021025).

ISBN 9780711986138. 5.5x7.5x0.164 inches.

Miniature Score. This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 13th May 1998 London. This piece is based on a genuine old tune 'Maxwell's Strathspey' which the composer found in an 1824 collection of Scottish melodies, and which unfolds at the start of the piece on solo cello. Variations and a bold up-tempo to the quick dance we know as a reel ultimately yield to the magic that has been promised right at the start: the northern lights take over at the end of the piece. Its inspiration comes from a walk to a community event in Hoy Hall, during which Davies saw the lights in the sky pulsing in and out of time with the sounds coming from the hall. Duration 12 minutes. Conductor's score and orchestral parts are available on hire.

Orchestral Score. Composed by Alan Menken. This edition: Paperback/Softcover. Sheet music. Study score. Composed 2010. Omni Music Publishing #OMNI 50796. Published by Omni Music Publishing

(Full Score Critical Edition). Composed by Cole Porter. Orchestra. For Voice. This edition: Full Orchestral Score (Case Bound). Full Orchestra (Full Score); Score. Broadway. 754 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Arranged by Bob Phillips. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Score. Beginning Full Orchestra. Form: Dance. Masterwork Arrangement; Renaissance. Grade 1. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Arranged by Bob Phillips. Orchestra. For full (timpani, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, tamb, vln3). Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Part(s); Score. Beginning Full Orchestra. Form: Dance. Masterwork Arrangement. Grade 1. 120 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49009618

For Orchestra. Composed by Richard Strauss. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Study Score. Composed 1923. O. Op. AV. 107. 128 pages. Duration 32'. Eulenburg Edition #ETP 1453. Published by Eulenburg Edition (HL.49009618).

ISBN 9790200211283. UPC: 073999354379. 5.25x7.5x0.213 inches.

With more than 1,200 titles from the orchestral and choral repertoire, from chamber music and musical theatre, Edition Eulenburg is the world's largest series of scores, covering large part of music history from the Baroque to the Classical era and looking back on a long tradition.

Arranged by Elena Roussanova Lucas. Traditional. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Belwin Concert Full Orchestra. Level: 5 (grade 5). Conductor Score and Parts. 324 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

String Quartet String Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.36-52703425

Composed by Sheila Sandys-Wunsch. Performance Music Ensemble; Quartet; String Quartet. Ludwig Masters. Score. LudwigMasters Publications #36-52703425. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-52703425).

ISBN 9781628761757. UPC: 679360720424. English.

Experience adventures in 3rd position for Violin 1 with experimentation in easy flat keys, 6/8 time and mixed meters!  With thematic material in all parts, this set is a technique-builder for intermediate players.  The score is included with the parts.  Contents: Skye Boat Song, Marie's Wedding, She's Like the Swallow, Greensleeves, Dashing White Sergeant, Amazing Grace, Blow the Wind Southerly, Country Dance, Hornpipe, In a Manger He is Lying, Zither Carol.

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.

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.31615

Composed by William Harbinson. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling Full Orchestra. Form: Dance. Meters. Score and Part(s). 228 pages. Duration 6:02. Highland/Etling #00-31615. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.31615).

UPC: 038081355993. English.

Recurring themes within contrasting sections, ranging from the majestic to a spirited dance, will delight audiences and players alike. Mixed meters, asymmetrical meters and the playful development of previous motives characterize the development section, leading into a rousing finale. Great contemporary composition! (6:02).

Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 4

SKU: AP.49212S

Composed by Carl Strommen. 5 or More; Mixed Instruments - Flexible Instrumentation; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; Solo Small Ensembles. Alfred Concert Band. Score. Duration 3:30. Alfred Music #00-49212S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49212S).

ISBN 9781470648534. UPC: 038081569338. English.

This version of Cumberland Cross by Carl Strommen is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 5 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys.

Your band will sound great with Carl Strommen's classic original piece. Cumberland Cross explores the rich American folk style in two sections. The first has broad, moving harmonies under a Shenandoah-like melody, and the second a lively dance reminiscent of Copland. It is not too difficult, yet very impressive!

- Percussion Accompaniment Track Download. (3:30).

Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 4

SKU: AP.49212

Composed by Carl Strommen. 5 or More; MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed Instruments - Flexible Instrumentation; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; Solo Small Ensembles. Alfred Concert Band. Score and Part(s). Duration 3:30. Alfred Music #00-49212. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49212).

ISBN 9781470648527. UPC: 038081569321. English.

This version of Cumberland Cross by Carl Strommen is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 5 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys.

Your band will sound great with Carl Strommen's classic original piece. Cumberland Cross explores the rich American folk style in two sections. The first has broad, moving harmonies under a Shenandoah-like melody, and the second a lively dance reminiscent of Copland. It is not too difficult, yet very impressive!

- Percussion Accompaniment Track Download. (3:30).

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.31615S

Composed by William Harbinson. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling Full Orchestra. Score. 24 pages. Duration 6:02. Highland/Etling #00-31615S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.31615S).

UPC: 038081356006. English.

Recurring themes within contrasting sections, ranging from the majestic to a spirited dance, will delight audiences and players alike. Mixed meters, asymmetrical meters and the playful development of previous motives characterize the development section, leading into a rousing finale. Great contemporary composition! (6:02).

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.49925S

Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Richard Meyer. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling First Philharmonic. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score. Duration 3:30. Highland/Etling #00-49925S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.49925S).

ISBN 9781470662356. UPC: 038081579559. English.

Faithful to the original, Richard Meyer's arrangement of Dance No. 7 retains Dvorák's bold and brilliant orchestration, with exciting and meaningful parts for every instrument. Your students and audience will love the immediately appealing melodies, the delightful shifts from major to minor modes, and the imaginative canonic effects that permeate this work. (3:30).

Orchestra (Fl-Picc, Fl, Trp, V, Va, timpani, bassoon, Vc, double bass, Continuo)

SKU: BA.BA07569

Ballet héroïque in one prologue and three entrées. Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Edited by Thomas Soury. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Symphonies. Score, anthology. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA07569_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA07569).

ISBN 9790006523375. 32.9 x 23.9 cm inches. Text Language: French/German. Preface: Soury, Thomas. Louis de Cahusac.

Rameau's “Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour” was long considered second-rate because its première was associated with a political event. Yet this ballet abounds in novel dramaturgical effects that foreshadow his later operas, such as “Zaïs”, “Zoroastre” and “Les Borades”. Working together with his librettist Cahusac, Rameau sought to weave the dance numbers, choruses and stage machinery more tightly into the main plot. He also experimented with stylistic devices unique to this work, the most famous being unquestionably the scene in which the Nile overflows its banks (an impressive ten-voice double chorus with solo voices and orchestra) and the sextet from “Aruris”, a scoring found nowhere else in his uvre.

For the first time, this scholarly-critical edition of “Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour” presents a reference version of the work that is based on all the major sources for both the libretto and the music, including two recent musical discoveries. As most of the performance material for the première has vanished, our edition is based on the version prepared for the Acadmie Royale de Musique in 1748.

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MUSICOLOGICA LLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of 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 well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding