Chamber Music Clarinet, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.164002390

Composed by Dan Welcher. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 1995. 26+14+14 pages. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00239. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.164002390).

UPC: 680160038091.

I became interested in the work of Plato through my friend and collaborator, the writer and philosopher Paul Woodruff. Paul's new translation, with Alexander Nehamas, of the Symposium gave me insights into ancient Greek ways of thinking about Love, Beauty, and Wisdom -- and managed to keep the earthy, and often bawdy side of it all in full view. But their new translation of Plato's later dialogue Phaedrus went even further: the beauty of the speeches is breathtaking, and the discourse itself is enough to keep one awake at night. Basically the Great Speech of Socrates in the Phaedrus dialogue has to do with the place of Eros in the world, and with the conflict in the soul between fleshly pleasure and philosophic discovery. I will not attempt to encapsulate this brilliant discourse in a program note: suffice it to say that reading it gave rise to my two-sided work for clarinet, violin, and piano, Phaedrus. The first movement represents the Philosophic life, and is thus subtitled Apollo's Lyre (Invocation and Hymn). It begins with an unaccompanied melody for the clarinet, which (after a pair of harp-like flourishes for the piano, expands into an accompanied canon. The voices in the dialogue (clarinet and violin) follow each other by a prescribed number of beats, but the music is totally devoid of any meter at all. The piano, representing the lyre, accompanies this lyric love-feast with repeated strummed chords. The canon has three large sections, and ends with violin echoing the unaccompanied clarinet invocation as the sound of the lyre fades. The second movement, called Dionysus' Dream-Orgy (Ritual Dance) presents, after a brief introduction, another kind of unmetered music. Rather than long lyric flights of philosophic song, however, this time we hear a unison dance of unbridled energy and sensual transport. The piece soon forms itself into a loose arch form, with contrasting metered dance sections divided by the unison unmetered orgy tune. Midway through the movement, Apollo's melody returns from the first movement, but it is a temporary reminiscence. The orgiastic dance returns, reaches a climax, and ends with a stomping of feet. While Plato asserts that a proper balance between lust and reason is necessary in all men, he (naturally) gives the nod to Philosophy as the better choice in which to live. Not so in my music: the two sides are meant to coexist and to complement each other. No sides are taken. Phaedrus was commissioned of the Verdehr Trio by Michigan State University. It is dedicated to the Vedehr Trio with great affection and admiration.

Violin and Piano - advanced

SKU: BT.DOW-04534-400

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along. Classical. Book, CD and Audio-Online. Composed 2021. 32 pages. Dowani #DOW 04534-400. Published by Dowani (BT.DOW-04534-400).

ISBN 9789043160797. English-German-French.

This edition presents one of the most important chamber works for violin: the Sonata No. 5 for Piano and Violin (“Spring”, Op. 24) in F major by Ludwig van Beethoven. It allows you to work through the piece systematically and at different tempi with accompaniment.
The recordings begin with the concert version of each piece, following which you will hear the piano accompaniment at slow and medium tempo to help you practise. Having mastered these slower versions, you’ll now be ready to play with piano accompaniment at the original tempo. All of the versions were recorded live.

Mit dieser Ausgabe präsentieren wir Ihnen eines der wohl bedeutendsten Kammer­musikwerke für Violine: die ­Sonate Nr. 5 für Klavier und Violine (Frühlingssonate� �, op. 24) in F-Dur von Ludwig van Beethoven. Die DOWANI-Ausgabe ermöglicht es Ihnen, das Werk systematisch und in verschiedenen Tempi mit Begleitung zu erarbeiten.
Sie hören zunächst die Konzertversion eines jeden Stückes (Flöte und Klavier). Zum Üben folgt nun im langsamen und mittleren Tempo die Klavierbegleitung: anschließend können Sie sich im Originaltempo begleiten lassen. Alle eingespielten Versionen wurden live aufgenommen.

Cette édition présente l’une des plus célèbres Å“uvres pour violon du ­répertoire de musique de chambre : la sonate pour piano et violon (“Le Printemps”, opus 24) en Fa majeur de Ludwig van Beethoven. Les playbacks vous permettent de travailler l’œuvre systématiquement trois tempos différents avec un accompagnement professionnel.
Chaque playback fait d’abord entendre la version de concert d’un morceau (fl te et piano). Mais vous y trouverez également un accompagnement de piano pour travailler un tempo lent puis un autre un tempo intermédiaire. Une fois un morceau maîtrisé, vous pourrez le jouer au tempo d’origine avec l’accompagnement de piano. Toutes les versions ont été enregistrées en live.

Composed by arr. Halferty and Various. Violin Solo. Kendor Music Inc #14033. Published by Kendor Music Inc

Composed by Ed Wennink and Nettie Vening. Two is a team. Book with CD. Composed 2013. 44 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1125296- 400. Published by De Haske Publications

By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Dowani Book/CD. Play Along. Book and CD. 16 pages. Dowani International #DOW4519. Published by Dowani International

By Oscar Rieding. (Violin). This edition: DOW4512. Dowani Book/CD. Play Along. BOOK W/CD. 23 pages. Published by Dowani Editions.

By Oscar Rieding. (Violin). This edition: DOW4026. Dowani Book/CD. Play Along. BOOK W/CD. 19 pages. Published by Dowani Editions.

Violin and Piano - early intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1043625-404

Composed by Alexei Janschinow. De Haske Study and Play. Educational Tool. Book with Part and Audio-Online. Composed 2021. 16 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1043625-404. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1043625-404).

ISBN 9789043161763. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Study and Play is ideal for developing your playing in an enjoyable and musically sound way. Each edition within this concept features audio recordings to add something extra to your study routine.When you play thisConcertino you will be able to practise at a slower study tempo, as well as the normal tempo, so that you can work on your violin playing in a more concentrated way whilst improving your insight into the music. You cancontinue to study in this goal-orientated way until you have achieved the desired result.

The title of this piece suggests a concert situation: playing a solo partwith accompaniment. There are thousands of such works for theviolin but many of these cannot be tackled until you have been playing for a considerable time. Concertino in Russian Style Opus 35 enables you to gain necessary experience for this type of playing: namely having sufficientmusical and technical control over your instrument whilst having the support of an accompanist during performance. This carefully chosen concertino will enrich your repertoire.

Dit fraaie concertino in Russische stijl van Alexei Janschinow is leerzaam én prachtig om te spelen. Kortom, een fraaie aanvulling op uw repertoire. Deze boeken zijn gemaakt binnen het Study and Play-concept, dat de leerlinghelpt om zijn/haar spel op een plezierige en verantwoorde manier te ontwikkelen. Bij elke uitgave onder deze noemer worden begeleidingsopnames meegeleverd die iets extra’s toevoegen aan de studie-methode. Deze opnames bieden demogelijkheid om te studeren in zowel het gewone tempo als een rustig oefentempo. De verzorgde set bestaat verder steeds uit een vioolpartij en pianopartij.

St udy and Play ist das ideale Konzept, um auf vergnügliche und sinnvolle Weise ein gutes Spiel zu entwickeln. Jedem Buch mit diesem Konzept sind Begleitaufnahmen beigefügt, welche die tägliche Übungsroutine individuellergänze n. Mit Hilfe dieser Aufnahmen kann das Concertino im langsameren Übetempo sowie auch im normalen Tempo gespielt werden, sodass man sich zunächst ganz auf das Violinspiel konzentrieren kann und dabei die Musik kennenlernt. So kann zielgerichtet geübt werden, bis das gewünschte Ergebnis erreicht wird.

Der Titel dieses Stückes beschreibt die Situation in einem Konzert: Es wird ein Solo mit Begleitung gespielt. Solche Werke gibt es zutausenden für Violine, viele können jedoch erst nach vielen Jahren Spielerfahrung gemeistert werden. Mit Concertino in Russian Style Opus 35 kann man wichtige Erfahrungen mit genau dieser Art des Spiels sammeln, nämlichausreichend musikalische und technische Beherrschung über das Instrument zu erlangen und gleichzeitig mit der Unterstützung eines Pianisten spielen zu können. Dieses sorgfältig ausgewählte Concertino ist auf jeden Fall eineBereicherung Ihres Repertoires.

Study and Play est le concept idéal pour développer votre jeu dans un environnement plaisant et solidement structuré. Chaque recueil basé sur ce concept est accompagné des enregistrements audio qui apportent un plus votreroutine de travail. Ces enregistrements vous permettent de jouer ce Concertino tant dans le tempo normal que dans un tempo d’é tude plus lent afin que vous puissiez vous concentrer plus amplement sur votre technique de jeutout en ayant un meilleur aperçu de la structure de la pièce. Vous pouvez continuer travailler dans cette optique jusqu’ ce que vous ayez atteint le résultat souhaité.

Le titre de la pièce évoque le contexte d’unconcer t : l’interpr� �ƒÂ©tation d’une partie soliste avec accompagnement. On compte des milliers d’oeuvres similaires pour violon mais un grand nombre d’entre elles ne peuvent être abordées sans expérience et pratique musicalesconsidéra bles. Concertino in Russian Style Opus 35 vous permet d’acquà ©rir l’expÃ� �©rience nécessaire l’interpr� �ƒÂ©tation de ce genre de pièces, c’est- -dire être capable de dominer les aspects techniques et musicaux propres votre instrument tout en ayant le soutien d’un accompagnateur lors de l’interpr� �ƒÂ©tation. Choisi avec soin, ce Concertino enrichira votre répertoire.

Study and Play è il concetto ideale per sviluppare il vostro modo di suonare in un contesto piacevole e solidamente strutturato. Le registrazione di accompagnamento vi permettono di suonare sia a tempo normale che più lento,al fine di migliorare la concentrazione sullo studio della tecnica e avere un migliore approccio con le varie parti del brano. Le parti dell’accom pagnamento al pianoforte incluse nelle pubblicazioni (versione cartacea) vipermettono di suonare con un pianista accompagnatore.

(Violin and Piano with CD of Performance and Play-Along Tracks Book/CD). By Kurt Weill (1900-1950). Arranged by Martin Reiter. For Violin, Piano Accompaniment. String Solo. Book with CD. 56 pages. Universal Edition #UE34324. Published by Universal Edition

Violin and piano

SKU: HL.49044181

Composed by Stefan Heucke. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String. Softcover. Composed 2009. Op. 58. 68 pages. Duration 21'. Schott Music #VLB189. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044181).

ISBN 9790001197939. 9.25x12.0x0.263 inches.

Die zweite Violinsonate op. 58 entstand im November und Dezember 2009 und ist als freundliches Gegenstuck zu der duster-aufgewuhlten ersten Violinsonate op. 38 (2000) konzipiert. Die helle Grundstimmung des Werkes ist sicherlich nicht zuletzt durch seinen Enstehungsort Cervo an der ligurischen Riviera, meiner italienischen Wahlheimat, buchstablich bei Sonnenschein unter blauem Himmel entstanden, beeinflusst.Dem ganzen Werk liegt ein musikalisches Motto zugrunde, das jedoch erst im abschliessenden zehntaktigen Adagio amoroso, das aus einer versunkenen Welt zu entstammen scheint, verraten wird. Alles Material ist darauf bezogen und die ganze Sonate scheint eigentlich nur komponiert worden zu sein, um diese Schlussaussage formulieren zu konnen.Der erste Satz ist ein breit angelegtes Moderato mit zwei Themen in strenger Sonatenhauptsatzform. Sowohl thematisches Material als auch alle formalen Verbindungsglieder sind harmonisch wie melodisch aus den Intervallen der kleinen und grossen Terz und deren Komplementarintervallen, der grossen und kleinen Sext gebildet. Dieses beinahe serielle Verfahren wird allerdings von dem uberschwanglich romantischen Gestus der Musik vollkommen kaschiert.Der sehr schnelle, federleicht schwebende zweite Scherzosatz wird beherrscht vom luftigen Pizzicato der Violine und fluchtigen Klavierfiguren, nur im gesanglichen Trio erhebt sich die Violine zu einer vierphrasigen, langsam aufsteigenden Kantilene auf choralartig akkordischem Untergrund des Klaviers.Die langsame Einleitung des Finalsatzes nahert sich dem abschliessenden Motto bereits sehr deutlich ohne es ganz erklingen zu lassen. Diese Introduktion wird in die Mitte des zweithemigen, feurig dahinsturmenden Allegro anstelle einer Durchfuhrung wieder aufgenommen und in den lebhaften Gestus des Schlusssatzes umgewandelt. Mit dem Erklingen des eigentlichen Herzstuck des Werkes als Adagio amoroso schliesst das Werk, sicherlich sehr uberraschend fur Neue Musik.- Stefan Heucke.

Arranged by Daniel Kelley. For Violin/Flute/Oboe and Piano. Solos. Recital, Wedding. Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Piano Score and Solo Part. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing.

Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Edited by Endre Granat. LKM Music. Ballet, Classical. Softcover. 24 pages. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #S511035. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Composed by Various. Dowani Book/CD. Play Along. Book with CD. Composed 2006. 20 pages. Dowani International #DOW4516. Published by Dowani International

Violin and Piano - intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1115209-400

Composed by Leo Portnoff. Arranged by Nico Dezaire. De Haske Study and Play. Book with CD. Composed 2011. 32 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1115209-400. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1115209-400).

ISBN 9789043142304. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Study and Play is ideal for developing your playing in an enjoyable and musically sound way. Each edition within this concept features a CD to add something extra to your study routine. When you play this Concertino Op. 96 the CD allows you to practise at a slower study tempo, as well as the normal tempo, so that you can improve your insight into the music. The carefully edited volume also contains a violin part and a piano part. Of course, the superb CD is also great to play along with if thereâ??s no pianist available. You will find this is a fun and instructive enrichment of your repertoire.

Stu dy and Play is het ideale concept om je spel op een plezierige en verantwoorde manier te ontwikkelen. Bij elke uitgave onder deze noemer wordt een cd meegeleverd die iets extraâ??s toevoegt aan je studiemethode. In het geval van dit Concertino op.96 biedt de cd je de mogelijkheid om te studeren in zowel het gewone tempo als een rustig oefentempo, waardoor je je inzicht in de muziek kunt verbeteren. De verzorgde set bestaat verder uit een vioolpartij en pianopartij. Natuurlijk is de sublieme cd ook geschikt om mee samen te spelen als er geen pianist beschikbaar is. Dit is beslist een leuke en leerzame verrijking van je repertoire.

Stu dy and Play ist das ideale Konzept, um auf vergnügliche und sinnvolle Weise ein gutes Spiel zu entwickeln. Jedem Buch mit diesem Konzept ist eine CD beigefügt, welche die tägliche �bungsroutine individuell ergänzt.Mit Hilfe der CD kann dieses Concertino Op. 96 im langsameren �bungstempo sowie auch im normalen Tempo gespielt werden, so dass man sich zunächst ganz auf das Violinspiel konzentrieren kann und dabei die Musik kennen lernt. Diese sorgfältig ausgearbeitete Ausgabe enthält au�erdem eine Violin- und eine Klavierstimme. Die exzellente CD eignet sich selbstverständlich auch bestens zum Mitspielen, wenn kein Pianist zur Verfügung steht. DiesesConcertino Op. 96 ist eine ebenso reizvolle wie lehrreiche Erweiterung des Repertoires.

Study and Play est le concept idéal pour développer votre jeu dans un environnement plaisant et solidement structuré. Chaque recueil basé sur ce concept est accompagné dâ??un compact disc qui apporte un plus votre routine de travail. Le compact disc vous permet de jouer ce Concertino Op. 96 tant dans le tempo normal que dans un tempo dâ??étude plus lent afin que vous puissiez vous concentrer sur votre technique de jeu tout en ayant un meilleur aperçu de la structure de la pièce. Ce recueil réalisé avec soin propose, hormis la partie de violon, la partie dâ??accompagnement de piano pour tous ceux qui disposent dâ??un pianiste accompagnateur. Si tel nâ??est pas le cas, utilisezsimplement le superbe accompagnement enregistré sur le compact disc. Concertino Op.96 constitue un enrichissement ludique et pédagogique de votre répertoire.

Study and Play è il concetto ideale per sviluppare il vostro modo di suonare in un contesto piacevole e solidamente strutturato. Il CD vi permette di suonare sia a tempo normale che più lento, al fine di migliorare la concentrazione sullo studio della tecnica e avere un migliore approccio con le varie parti del brano. Le parti dellâ??accompagnamento al pianoforte incluse nelle pubblicazioni (versione cartacea) vi permettono di suonare con un pianista accompagnatore.

Violin and Piano

SKU: BT.DHP-1115211-400

Composed by Jaap van Elst and Wim Meuris. Speel viool! Book with CD. Composed 2011. 56 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1115211-400. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1115211-400).

9x12 inches. French-Spanish-Italian.

Musical Challenges works alongside the third volume of the violin method Play the Violin!, but it can also be used by intermediate students along with any other method. The pieces are in jazz, pop, world music and classical styles and contain musical as well as technical challenges with some being accompanied by a relevant technical exercise. Many of the pieces have chord symbols or piano accompaniment whilst others are duets. The CD contains all accompaniments and many demo tracks.

Musical Challenges sluit aan op het derde deel van Speel Viool!, maar kan ook los van deze methode worden gebruikt. De stukken in de stijlen jazz, pop en klassiek bevatten zowel technische als muzikale uitdagingen, enkeletitels worden voorafgegaan door een technische oefening. Een aantal werken kan als duet worden uitgevoerd en andere stukken zijn voorzien van akkoordsymbolen of pianobegeleiding. Daarnaast kan met de cd, die ook talrijke demo'sbevat, worden meegespeeld.

Mu sical Challenges schlie�t an den dritten Band der Schule Spiel Violine! an, kann aber von allen fortgeschrittenen Geigenschülern verwendet werden. Die Stücke in den Stilen Jazz, Pop, Weltmusik und Klassik enthalten sowohl musikalische als auch technische Herausforderungen; teilweise sind sind sie mit Akkordsymbolen oder Klavierstimmen versehen oder als Duett ausnotiert. Au�erdem kann zu den beiden CDs gespielt werden, die sämtliche Begleitungen und zahlreiche Demoversionen enthalten.

Musi cal Challenges peut être considéré comme lâ??épilogue du deuxième volume de la méthode Je joue du violon! Mais ce recueil peut également être utilisé par les violonistes ayant suivi une méthode dâ??apprentissage différente. Les pièces contenues offrent une grande variété de style et abordent des exercices techniques divers. Certains morceaux présentent une notation dâ??accord ou un accompagnement de piano, dâ??autres sont écrits sous forme de duos. Le compact disc contient tous les accompagnements et de nombreuses versions intégrales.

Musical Challenges rappresenta valido materiale complementare da usare assieme (ma anche individualmente) al secondo volume del metodo Suona il Violino! I brani proposti sono in stile jazz, pop, folk e classico (musica originale e non) e contengono sfide musicali e tecniche. Alcuni brani propongono un breve esercizio tecnico, mentre altri contengono i simboli degli accordi o le parti del piano. Sono previsti anche alcuni duetti. E per chi non ha un altro musicista con cui suonare, il CD propone gli accompagnamenti e un grande numero di tracce demo.

Composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Arranged by Otto Taubmann. Edition Breitkopf. Early 20th Century. Solo part, piano reduction. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB-3122. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-3122).

Composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Arranged by Otto Taubmann. Edition Breitkopf. Early 20th Century. Solo part, piano reduction. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB-3122. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-3122).

Violin and piano

SKU: HL.49045822

For violin and piano. Composed by Vijay Iyer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String Solo. Softcover. Composed 2015. 72 pages. Duration 15'. Schott Music #ED30264. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045822).

ISBN 9781540024749. UPC: 888680737764. 9.25x12.0x0.29 inches.

The Kreutzer Sonata was originally dedicated not to Rudolphe Kreutzer (who never performed it) but to George Bridgetower, a famed 18th-century Afro-European concert violinist. In an early draft, Beethoven jokingly labeled the piece in starkly racialized terms: Sonata Mulattica composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, big wild mulatto composer.Beethoven and Bridgetower performed the premiere, which was by all accounts a success, and even featuring some improvised embellishment by the violinist. While celebrating afterwards, the two quarreled about what Beethoven construed as Bridgetower's insult of a female acquaintance; the composer then revoked the original dedication, adding Kreutzer's name instead. The work gained acclaim, while Bridgetower's career languished; he eventually died in poverty.Bridgetower has been the subject of considerable research and speculation, most notably in poet Rita Dove's book, Sonata Mulattica. From our 21st-century vantage, considering Bridgetower's unique circumstance, we can only see him as an ambiguous figure who, in embodying difference, provoked inspiration, fantasy, desire, anger and, finally, erasure.My piece is a collection of imaginings about George Bridgetower. It is not programmatic, but it takes on an episodic character, assembled from contrasting fragments. The dance rhythms, recurring figures and gestural contours are intended to feature the embodied expertise and expressivity of the performers, who at times must access liminal sounds and execute complex synchronies. I am grateful to Jenny Koh and Shai Wosner for involving me in their beautiful, virtuosic music-making.

Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.414411630

Composed by Shulamit Ran. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 28+28+20+24+20+24 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #414-41163. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.414411630).

ISBN 9781491114551. UPC: 680160089956. 9.5 x 13 inches.

EXCURSIONS is a one-movement work exploring two “characters.” A rhapsodic, descending passage is introduced by the cello, followed by a  static, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello. Their individual developments are separated by a slow, contrasting middle section. The composer has written: “This is analogous to situations in life: we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option and forfeiting the other. But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination… or can we? It is symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place.”.
Excursi ons for violin, cello and piano, is a one-movement work of tripartite structure in which materials explored in the first of three large sections are brought back in the last section.  The traditional statement-contrast-restat ement form, which is readily suggested by such a description, is, however, not at all in the mold in which the work is cast.  Rather, my aim was to subject the essential materials of the piece (two “characters” –the rhapsodic, descending passage played by the cello in the very opening and, later, a static, slow moving, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello) to two entirely different developments separated by a slow, contrasting middle section.  This is analogous to an exploration of the ramifications that two divergent choices made by the same person might lead to.  In life, as we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option usually means having to forfeit the other.  But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination…or can we?  It is, I believe, symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place: in composing Excursions, it seemed absolutely inescapable that at the end the slow, contrasting middle sections – both more resigned and peaceful than the battling spirits of the outer parts – should return briefly to end the work. The piano trio combination (once highly favored, but to this composer still as challenging today) is approached here as a collaborative effort of three equal soloists – partners.  Of the available pairings, the two strings find themselves occasionally approached as a team pitted against the piano.  The cello-piano combination is also not uncommon here, and there is an extended violin cadenza toward the end of the piece.  The writing for the three instruments is closely and at times interlinked, but the players are all instructed to play from scores. Excursions was first performed at Brandeis University in 1982.

Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.114423360

Composed by Stacy Garrop. Set of Score and Parts. 24+12+12 pages. Duration 8:30. Theodore Presser Company #114-42336. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114423360).

UPC: 680160686285.

When the Newport Music Festival commissioned me for a piano trio in honor of their 2021 season, I looked for a topic that would celebrate an aspect of the Newport community. While researching the area, I was struck by the nine lighthouses situated around the island. The dual nature of lighthouses was particularly appealing to me: not only do they serve a vital role in the navigation of ships around rocks and land, but they are also a beautiful sight, particularly at night when their blinking beacons are clearly visible to the eye. It occurred to me that lighthouses link the past with the present, and will endure long into the future, with their beacons serving the same purpose for every generation.I became fascinated with the lighthouse on the property of Castle Hill Inn, located at the opening of the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay. This squat thirty-four foot granite structure was erected in 1890 on a very picturesque spot, right at the water’s edge. Its “characteristic,â� �� the nautical term for each lighthouse’s unique light sequence that allows ships to identify the lighthouse, is to alternate on for three seconds, then off for three seconds. The lighthouse has also served as the starting and finish line for numerous high profile yacht races, as well as survived a massive hurricane in 1938, though the lighthouse keeper’s nearby residence wasn’t so lucky. American novelist Thornton Wilder wrote much of his 1973 novel Theophilus North while staying at the Castle Hill Inn; a passage from the book perfectly captures the dual nature of lighthouses:“At a later visit I was able to engage the pentagonal room in a turret above the house; from that magical room I could see at night the beacons of six lighthouses and hear the booming and chiming of as many sea buoys.”In Beacon of the Bay, we first hear the lighthouse’s characteristic as its ruby light blinks on and off. This is followed by a simple theme that represents the lighthouse performing its solitary duty. As the piece progresses, we hear waves playfully lapping around its base, then yachts gracefully floating by; this is followed by a violent storm that churns the waves with so much force that they crash against the lighthouse’s granite body. But the steadfast lighthouse holds firm to the rocks, grandly blinking its ruby light. The music quiets back down to its simple theme, with yachts sailing by once more as the piece concludes.

Violin, piano

SKU: BR.EB-4476

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Helmut Gartner. Solo instruments; Softbound. Edition Breitkopf. Sonata; Classical. Score. 88 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 4476. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-4476).

ISBN 9790004162989. 9 x 12 inches.

Die unter dem Sammeltitel ,,Romantische Sonaten von Mozart bekannten 6 Sonaten fur Violine und Klavier gehoren zu den Werken, fur die die Autorschaft Mozarts nicht vollig beglaubigt ist. Die Autographe fehlen, und zudem ist die Herkunft der Vorlagen zum ersten Druck bei Breitkopf & Hartel sehr verdachtig: Konstanze bietet sie Anfang 1799 dem Verlag an, dieser aussert sich jedoch sofort enttauscht und erbittet das ,,Original-Manuscript, um alle Zweifel an der Echtheit der Sonaten zu zerstreuen. Dieses ist jedoch nicht aufzufinden, und in der Folge verdichten sich auch Konstanzes Zweifel an der Echtheit der Sonaten, - vielleicht hatte sie inzwischen sogar den Komponistennamen erfahren oder gefunden? Jedenfalls schreibt sie am 16.11.1800 an andre: ,,... Breitkopf & Hartel habe ich indessen uberlassen, sie nochmals zu beurtheilen und nach ihren Criterien zu schazen. Ich habe mich ganz von aller Burgschaft, dass sie von Mozart sind, losgesagt - das ist die Hauptsache, um die es mir zu thun ist.