By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Edited by Van Ragsdale. Arranged by V. F. Safranek....(+)
By Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Edited by
Van Ragsdale. Arranged by
V. F. Safranek. Concert
Band. For Piccolo, Flute
I, Flute II, Oboe I, Oboe
II, Clarinet I, Clarinet
II, Clarinet III, Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon I,
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Saxophone I, Alto
Saxophone II, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Trumpet I,
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Trumpet IV, Horn I, Horn
II, Horn III, Horn IV,
Tenor I, Tenor II, Tenor
III, Baritone (Bass
Clef), Tuba, Contrabass,
Timpani, Snare Drum,
Triangle, Bass Drum. Carl
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Editions. Classical.
Score and Set of Parts.
60 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer.
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Jens Dufner. For Orchest...(+)
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770-1827).
Edited by Jens Dufner.
For Orchestra (Study
Score). Henle Study
Scores. Softcover. 119
pages. G. Henle #HN9816.
Published by G. Henle
Eulenburg Audio Score Series. By Johannes Brahms. This edition: EAS119. Eulenbur...(+)
Eulenburg Audio Score
Series. By Johannes
Brahms. This edition:
EAS119. Eulenburg Audio
Score (Pocket Scores
CD). Study score and CD.
106 pages. Published by
Eulenburg.
Orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA04593-01 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...(+)
Orchestra (Orchestra)
SKU: BA.BA04593-01
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Edited by
Gerhard Allroggen. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. New Mozart Edition
(Neue Mozart Ausgabe -
NMA) Series IV, Volume
11, No. 1.
Musikwissenschaft,
Klassik (Critical
Commentary, Classical).
Complete edition, Score,
anthology. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA04593_01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA04593-01).
ISBN 9790006451371. 33
x 26 cm
inches.
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Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489818 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489818
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Edited by Ernst
Herttrich. Henle Study
Scores. Classical.
Softcover. 86 pages. G.
Henle #HN9818. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51489818).
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6.75x9.5x0.25
inches.
Sandwiched
between the popular
Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9,
the relatively short
Eighth Symphony finds
itself in a difficult
position even now. Right
after the premiere in
February 1814, one critic
opined that it had made
“no splash.â€
At first glance it makes
recourse to already
outmoded forms and
genres, even reviving a
minuet for the third
movement (in lieu of a
slow movement) after an
Allegretto scherzoso. But
Beethoven engages
intensively with music
history, breaking apart
traditional procedures
and patterns and finding
new, surprising solutions
that make his Eighth a
milestone in symphonic
history. Based on the
musical text of the
Beethoven Complete
Edition and furnished
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Pastoral Symphony -
Urtext based on the new
Complete Edition (G.
Henle Verlag).
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Edited by Jens
Dufner. Orchestra;
Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
The
study score
(,,Studien-Edition) is
available at G. Henle
Verlag
Symphony;
Classical. Full score.
112 pages. Duration 40'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
14616. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-14616).
ISBN
9790004214916. 10 x 12.5
inches.
It was only
shortly after the 5th
Symphony that Beethoven
completed the Pastoral
Symphony. The two formed
a complementary work
pair, consigned together
to a patron in June 1808,
publicly premiered in
Vienna in December 1808,
and published by
Breitkopf & Hartel in the
spring of 1809. During
this period, Beethoven
revised the symphony
several times. Only in
the course of preparing
for publication did
Beethoven send Breitkopf
& Hartel a letter,
together with a list of
corrections, disclosing
the title that he
desired, Pastoral
Symphony or recollections
of country life. More an
expression of feeling
than painting. The
Pastoral with its
tone-painting elements
gives evidence of
Beethoven's closeness to
nature, characterizing in
five movements his
various experiences and
images of nature. Based
on the music text of the
Beethoven Complete
Edition, the new
performance material of
this recently published
edition presents the
current, authoritative
status of Beethoven
research for this
work.
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10252 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by T...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA10252
Composed
by George Frideric
Handel. Edited by Terence
Best. This edition:
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Barenreiter Urtext.
Score. HWV 331.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA10252_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA10252).
ISBN
9790006538775. 31 x 24.3
cm inches. Key: F major.
Preface: Terence
Best.
Handelâ€
s Concerto in F major
(HWV 331) was long
considered a variant of
two movements from the
three suites of his
“Water Musicâ€
(HWV 348-350). Recently
our understanding of the
“Water Musicâ€
had to be thoroughly
revised owing to new
scholarly discoveries.
Not only did the
structure of the three
suites prove to be
unhistorical, but
Friedrich
Chrysander’s
19th-century view turned
out to be correct: the
two
“variantsâ€
actually constitute an
independent
concerto.
In
musical terms, HWV 331 is
related to two movements
of the “Water
Music†and is
frequently performed
alongside them. Now it is
available for the first
time in a performing
edition based on the
already revised volume of
the “Halle Handel
Editionâ€, which
reflects the current
state of scholarship
concerning the complex
source tradition of the
“Water Musicâ€
and the Concerto HWV
331.
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Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10984 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Sonja...(+)
Orchestra
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BA.BA10984
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Sonja Gerlach
and Sterling E. Murray.
This edition: urtext
edition. Stapled. Score.
Hob. I:79. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10984_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10984).
ISBN 9790006567294. 31
x 24.3 cm inches. Key: F
major. Preface: Armin
Raab.
Along with
Symphonies Nos. 80 and
81, Haydn’s
Symphony in F major Hob.
I:79 belongs to a group
of works that he composed
in late 1784. He wrote
them for his employer
Prince Nikolaus
Esterházy who wished
to be entertained with
new music. The symphonies
were tailored for the
twenty-five to thirty
musicians who were in the
prince’s court
orchestra.
Continu
ing the cooperation
between Bärenreiter
and the G. Henle
publishing company
regarding Haydn's
large-scale choral works,
operas and symphonies,
this edition is based on
the G. Henle Complete
Edition of the
“Works of Joseph
Haydnâ€.
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“Sturm und
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Orchestra SKU: BR.DV-4253 Complete Works. Composed by Felix Bartho...(+)
Orchestra
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BR.DV-4253
Complete Works.
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Orchestra; Softbound.
Deutscher Verlag.
Editorial Board:
Christian Martin Schmidt
(chairman), Peter Ward
Jones, Friedhelm
Krummacher, R. Larry
Todd, Ralf Wehner;
research associates: Ralf
Wehner, Clemens Harasim,
Birgit Muller
Romantic period. Complete
Works. 112 pages.
Deutscher Verlag fur
Musik #DV 4253. Published
by Deutscher Verlag fur
Musik (BR.DV-4253).
ISBN 9790200440041. 9
x 12 inches.
The
Leipziger Ausgabe der
Werke von Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy
pursues the goal of
making accessible to the
public in an adequately
scholarly form all of
Mendelssohn's accessible
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volumes of the Leipziger
Mendelssohn Ausgabe (LMA)
published by the
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Musik (DVfM) in Leipzig
since 1961, it sees
itself as a fundamentally
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reflects the present-day
standard of scholarly
editions.The first
volumes of the new
Complete Edition were
presented in Leipzig on 3
November 1997 at
Mendelssohn Festtage in
Leipzig.SON 411 - 413
have been awarded the
German Music Edition
Prize
2006.
Editorial
Board: Christian Martin
Schmidt (chairman), Peter
Ward Jones, Friedhelm
Krummacher, R. Larry
Todd, Ralf Wehner;
research associates: Ralf
Wehner, Clemens Harasim,
Birgit Muller Price
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Orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA04597-01 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...(+)
Orchestra (Orchestra)
SKU: BA.BA04597-01
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Edited by
Gerhard Allroggen. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. New Mozart Edition
(Neue Mozart Ausgabe -
NMA) Series IV, Volume
11, No. 2.
Musikwissenschaft,
Klassik (Critical
Commentary, Classical).
Complete edition, Score,
anthology. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA04597_01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA04597-01).
ISBN 9790006451456. 33
x 26 cm
inches.
Urtext der
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Orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA04502-01 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...(+)
Orchestra (Orchestra)
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Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Edited by
Wilhelm Fischer. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. New Mozart Edition
(Neue Mozart Ausgabe -
NMA) Series IV, Volume
11, No. 3. Klassik
(Classical). Complete
edition, Score,
anthology. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA04502_01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA04502-01).
ISBN 9790006449132. 33
x 26 cm inches. Language:
German. Preface: Ernst
Fritz Schmid / Wilhelm
Fischer.
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Orchestra - all SKU: PR.816600040 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. CD...(+)
Orchestra - all
SKU:
PR.816600040
Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. CD Sheet Music
(Version 1). Full Scores
to all of the major works
for orchestra by Mozart -
parts not included.
Classical Period. CD
Sheet Music. 2000
printable pages.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.816600040).
UPC:
680160600045. 5.5x5
inches.
This disk
contains study scores of
all 41 of Mozart's
Symphonies, as well as
Concertos for Winds and
Strings (Piano Concertos
are on a companion
CD-ROM), Serenades, Opera
Overtures, Divertimentos,
and other works.
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Sheet Music (Version 1)
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Urtext. Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Edited by Cliff
Eisen. Orchestra;
stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
Symphony; Classical. Full
score. 24 pages. Duration
14'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #PB 5372.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-5372).
ISBN 9790004210956. 10
x 12.5 inches.
With
the Symphony K. 112,
Cliff Eisen, Professor at
the renowned Kings
College and one of the
leading Mozart
specialists of the
younger generation,
continues the series of
new editions of Mozarts
orchestral works which
began with the Prague
Symphony. Here too, the
editorial principles
follow the guidelines of
Urtext. In his work, he
takes particular care in
bringing his expert
knowledge of contemporary
performance practice into
play when evaluating
authentic part material.
Eisen comes to surprising
conclusions in a number
of cases. At the very
least, the Symphony K.
112 will sound different
in these passages with
the new material.
Urtext. Composed
by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Edited by Peter
Hauschild. Orchestra;
Softcover.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
Hauschild combines
source criticism with the
demands of performance
practice, while keeping
the Critical Notes brief
(it goes without saying
that they are in the
score). His editorial
emendations can thus be
checked immediately.
Symphony; Classical. Full
score. 80 pages. Duration
27'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #PB 5238.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-5238).
ISBN 9790004210000. 10
x 12.5
inches.
Ludwig van
Beethoven composed his
Eighth Symphony op. 93 in
1811/1812. As a
consequence of the
wartime upheavals of
those years, the world
premiere of the work did
not take place until 27
February 1814 in Vienna
under the composer's
direction.Hauschilds new
edition is based on all
the major primary
sources. With masterful
expertise, Hauschild
combines source criticism
with the demands of
performance practice,
while keeping the
Critical Notes brief (it
goes without saying that
they are in the score).
His editorial emendations
can thus be checked
immediately. Whoever
seeks more about how the
Breitkopf new edition
differs from other
available editions will
also find this
information quickly and
easily.
Hauschild
combines source criticism
with the demands of
performance practice,
while keeping the
Critical Notes brief (it
goes without saying that
they are in the score).
His editorial emendations
can thus be checked
immediately.
1st Movement, Arranged
for String Orchestra.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Arranged
by Steven H. Brook.
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Belwin Concert String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s). 128
pages. Belwin Music
#00-40494. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.40494).
UPC: 038081453712.
English.
Gone are
the winds---Bach's great
music remains. But, it is
not merely giving the
horn parts to the violas.
This is a reworking that
maintains the integrity
of the music adapted for
new instrumentation.
Scored with four violin
parts and two viola
parts, this piece can be
performed effectively
using single or multiple
players on each part. The
antiphonal writing
highlights the
contrapuntal genius of
this masterpiece. Perfect
for festival, to feature
students, or as an opener
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Urtext. Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Winfried
Hoffmann. Orchestra;
stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
The
aim of this combined
scholarly and practical
edition of the
Brandenburg Concerto is
to offer a state of the
art performance material
of this standard work of
Baroque music literature,
which satisfies the
practical needs of
performing artists.
Baroque period. Full
score. 48 pages. Duration
25'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #PB 4063.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-4063).
ISBN 9790004202395. 9
x 12 inches.
The
aim of this combined
scholarly and practical
edition of the
Brandenburg Concertos is
to offer a state of the
art performance material
of these standard works
of Baroque music
literature, which
satisfies the practical
needs of performing
artists.These new
editions were based on
surviving autographic
source material - some of
which, for the Fifth
Concerto for example, has
been taken into account
for the first time - and
the 'Neue Bach-Ausgabe'
(NBA). Moreover, they
also make use of relevant
18th-century theoretical
writings for editorial
additions and
observations on
performance
practice.(from the joint
preface to the Six
Brandenburg Concertos by
the Bach scholars Werner
Felix, Winfried Hoffmann
and Armin
Schneiderheinze)
T
he aim of this combined
scholarly and practical
edition of the
Brandenburg Concerto is
to offer a state of the
art performance material
of this standard work of
Baroque music literature,
which satisfies the
practical needs of
performing artists.
Urtext. Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Armin
Schneiderheinze.
Orchestra; stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
The
aim of this combined
scholarly and practical
edition of the
Brandenburg Concerto is
to offer a state of the
art performance material
of this standard work of
Baroque music literature,
which satisfies the
practical needs of
performing artists.
Baroque period. Full
score. 40 pages. Duration
21'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #PB 4064.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-4064).
ISBN 9790004202401. 9
x 12 inches.
The
aim of this combined
scholarly and practical
edition of the
Brandenburg Concertos is
to offer a state of the
art performance material
of these standard works
of Baroque music
literature, which
satisfies the practical
needs of performing
artists.These new
editions were based on
surviving autographic
source material - some of
which, for the Fifth
Concerto for example, has
been taken into account
for the first time - and
the 'Neue Bach-Ausgabe'
(NBA). Moreover, they
also make use of relevant
18th-century theoretical
writings for editorial
additions and
observations on
performance
practice.(from the joint
preface to the Six
Brandenburg Concertos by
the Bach scholars Werner
Felix, Winfried Hoffmann
and Armin
Schneiderheinze).
Former name Concerto
grosso No. 25 -
Urtext. Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Edited by Wilhelm
Pfannkuch. Orchestra;
Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
Handel composed his
Water Music for none
other than King George I
who requested a concert
for guests invited to his
pleasure cruise on the
Thames.
Concerto
grosso; Baroque. Full
score. 92 pages. Duration
45'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #PB 4371.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-4371).
ISBN 9790004202920. 9
x 12
inches.
According
to the Daily Courant, the
premiere took place as
follows: On Wednesday
Evening, at about 8, the
King took to Water at
Whitehall in an open
Barge, wherein were
Dutchess of Bolton, The
Dutchess of New Castle,
the Countess of
Godolphin, Madam
Kilmaseck, and the Earl
of Orkney. And went up
the River towards
Chelsea. Many other of
Barges with Person of
Quality attended, and so
the great Number of
Boats, that the whole
River in a manner was
couver'd; a City
Company's Barge was
employ'd for the Musick,
wherein were 50
Instruments of all sorts,
Who play'd all the way
from Lambeth (while the
Barges drove with the
Tide without Rowing, as
far as Chelsea) the
finest Symphonies,
compos'd express for this
Occasion, by Mr Hendel:
which his Majesty liked
so well, that he caus'd
it to be play'd over
three times in going and
returning. At Eleven his
Majesty came again into
Barge, and return'd the
same Way, the Musick
continuing to play till
he landed.
Handel
composed his Water Music
for none other than King
George I who requested a
concert for guests
invited to his pleasure
cruise on the Thames.
1st Movement, arranged
for string orchestra.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Arranged
by Steven H. Brook.
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Belwin Concert String
Orchestra. Form:
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Masterwork Arrangement.
Score. 16 pages. Belwin
Music #00-40494S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.40494S).
UPC:
038081453729.
English.
Gone are
the winds---Bach's great
music remains. But, it is
not merely giving the
horn parts to the violas.
This is a reworking that
maintains the integrity
of the music adapted for
new instrumentation.
Scored with four violin
parts and two viola
parts, this piece can be
performed effectively
using single or multiple
players on each part. The
antiphonal writing
highlights the
contrapuntal genius of
this masterpiece. Perfect
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Gesu Bambino Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Shawnee Press
By Pietro A. Yon (1886-1943). Arranged by Mark Hayes. For Orchestra (Score and P...(+)
By Pietro A. Yon
(1886-1943). Arranged by
Mark Hayes. For Orchestra
(Score and Parts).
Shawnee Press. Shawnee
Press #LB5768. Published
by Shawnee Press
Cape Horn Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé Hal Leonard
F Horn; Orchestra (Score) - Grade 4-5 SKU: HL.4008328 For Solo Horn an...(+)
F Horn; Orchestra (Score)
- Grade 4-5
SKU:
HL.4008328
For
Solo Horn and Orchestra,
Grade 4 / Solo 5
Score. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert. Softcover. 40
pages. Duration 500
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP156-22-401. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008328).
ISBN
9781705198056. UPC:
196288148401.
Cape
Horn is situated at the
southern point of South
America, on the Chilean
island “Isla
Hornosâ€. For
centuries, sailing around
thehorn was said to be
one of he most dangerous
passages for ships that
wanted to sail from the
Atlantic Ocean westwards
to the PacificOcean.
Tradition has it that Sir
Francis Drake discovered
Cape Horn in 1578 and the
Dutch voyager Willem
Cornelisz Schouten was
the first to round it in
1616. It was the latter
who named the promontory
after his Dutch hometown
Hoorn. It is estimated
that over 800 ships and
10,000 men in total sank
into the icy waters
during attempts to
circumnavigate the cape.
The work Cape Horn
– a solo for Horn
and concert band –
attempts to reflect the
beauty, but also the
peril of this region. It
is a matter of great
importance to thecomposer
Otto M. Schwarz to write
new repertoire in the
wind band solo works
genre. The tonal language
of his main genre
– film music
– is as
unmistakable as the
experimental parts and
catchy tunes.