Das Liederspiel. Par HUMPERDINCK ENGELBERT. When Engelbert Humperdinck’s fairy tale opera Hänsel und Gretel was premiered on 23 December 1893 in Weimar conducted by Richard Strauss, the work could look back on an extensive history of origin. Humperdinck’s younger sister Adelheid Wette (born in 1858) had displayed a great interest in literature in her youth and written a variety of poems for special occasions. In 1888, she wrote a fairy tale entitled Schneewittchen [Snow White] and her brother supplied some songs for this piece. Further fairy tale collaborations followed which were customarily performed within the family circle, and the first draft of the Hänsel und Gretel was begun in 1890. Adelheid’s husband would be celebrating his 34th birthday on 16 May of this year and his wife intended to surprise him with a performance of her version of this fairy tale. Her brother was allotted the task of composing the accompanying songs and, a month before the birthday, she wrote a letter to him in Mainz where Engelbert Humperdinck was among other activities working as an editor for the Schott publishing house, ordering a “very pretty folkloric” Tanzlied [Dance song], a Waldlied [Forest song] (or Echolied [Echo song]), a Schlummerlied [Lullaby] and a Kickericki-Lied [Cock-a-doodle-doo song] from her “dear sugar-sweet little brother... Engel-Bärtchen [angel beard]”. She enclosed the corresponding verses with the letter and “for fun” also provided her own invented melody for the Schlummerlied and rhythmic suggestions for the Tanzlied. Humperdinck went straight to work and, as related in an entry in his diary, was already able to play the songs to the director of the publishing house, Dr Ludwig Strecker, by 19 April. This was the history of origin of the four songs published for the first time edited in form of their original versions in this edition Brüderchen komm’ tanz’ mit mir, Wer ruft mir im Walde doch alles nach, In den Zweigen die Vögelein und Tirelireli! ‘s ist nicht mehr früh “for two children’s voices and piano accompaniment” (see manuscript1). In his reply letter to his sister in which the fair copy of the songs were enclosed, Humperdinck wrote: “As you see, the pitch of the melodies is not too high and I have incorporated your melodies. Let me know soon whether you like the little songs. By the way, the ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’ can also be sung on one note (E flat) instead of on the four notes of the chord.” The first performance of the song-play was held as planned within the family circle with Wettes’ two eldest daughters in the two principle roles. Spurred on by the success of the family performance, initial plans were forged to adapt the song-play into a singspiel with numerous musical numbers and rhymed dialogues; Hermann Wette participated in a draft of the text. The particell of this singspiel had been completed by Christmas 1890. Hugo Wolf and a few others however advised the composer to extend the singspiel into a through-composed fairy tale opera. Humperdinck followed this advice and worked on what he ironically termed as a “Kinderstubenweihfestspiel“ [sacred festive play for the nursery] during the next two summers in Bayreuth. Tanzliedchen [Dance song] and Morgenweckruf [Cock-a-doodle-doo song] were eventually included in the opera in a modified form. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / 2 Voix et Piano

14 Tänze zum Buch Tanzen mit Kindern. Par FISCHER RENATE. / Répertoire / Divers

Arrangeur: Jonathan Leshnoff. Par LESHNOFF JONATHAN. Having written four String Quartets in less than a decade, Leshnoff struck a lighter note with his fifth, titled Four Dances. The four dance movements are I Waltz, II Pavane, III Chas Tanz, IV Furlana. Written in 2014, Four Dances was premiered by Carpe Diem String Quartet the following year, and has just been recorded by the same on an album featuring Leshnoff's 3rd and 4th String Quartets, as well. Four Dances is also arranged for saxophone quartet (494-03141) and Baltimore Chamber Orchestra recently premiered a chamber orchestra arrangement, available on a rental basis. An arrangement for full orchestra is also available on rental.Having written four String Quartets in less than a decade, Leshnoff struck a lighter note with his fifth, titled Four Dances. The four dance movements are I Waltz, II Pavane, III Chas Tanz, IV Furlana. Written in 2014, Four Dances was premiered by Carpe Diem String Quartet the following year, and has just been recorded by the same on an album featuring Leshnoff's 3rd and 4th String Quartets, as well. Four Dances is also arranged for saxophone quartet (494-03141) and Baltimore Chamber Orchestra recently premiered a chamber orchestra arrangement, available on a rental basis. An arrangement for full orchestra is also available on rental./ Répertoire / 2 Violons, Alto et Violoncelle

Vingt ans après la Fantasie pour clarinette solo, le dernier morceau solo que j'ai composé pour mon propre instrument, j'ai une fois de plus devenir complètement amoureux de l'âme et intérieures fonctionnement de cet instrument à merveille énigmatique. Mon objectif principal dans ces Drei Schattentänze [Three Dances Ombre] est de voir la clarinette dans une perspective complètement différente que d'habitude et ainsi encourager les jeunes clarinettistes de développer une approche enthousiaste et ludique à microtons multiphoniques, sons de clic clés, des notes sombres et d'autres passionnantes nouvelles techniques de jeu. / Clarinette

A compilation of the best-loved classical tunes of Russian composers, from Borodin to Prokofiev, arranged for two flutes. Wonderfully romantic: These arrangements of world-famous orchestra tunes for two flutes will be loved by young and older players alike. The melodies of Russian master composers are sure to inspire a dance of the fingers. Many people grow up with melodies from ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty, Flight of the Bumble Bee and Sabre Dance are outstanding examples of musical tone-painting. The memories they awake when you play or listen to them are all the more pleasing and evocative. In these arrangements the themes of the pieces are equally distributed across the two parts so that both flautists enjoy the variety. They remain as faithful as possible to the originals. 13 medium-difficulty arrangements from the romantic repertory of ballet, opera, and other compositions with an emphasis on authenticity and balanced voice leading Entertaining recital duets for flute which are pedagogically and musically valuable/ Recueil / 2 Flûtes Traversières

Countless catchy melodies come from Russian operas, ballets and symphonies and if you have heard them once, you will never forget them. For this collection of pieces, Nicolai Podgornov has produced masterful arrangements of classics from russian operas, ballets and symphonies. Compositions such as the famous waltz from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty or the main theme from his Swan Lake, the waltz from Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 2, Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet, Khachaturian's Sabre Dance from Gayane and his Adagio from the ballet Spartacus. All of these are sure to give great pleasure to intermediate-level piano students. Nicolai Podgornov has expertly arranged these popular pieces with easy fingering so that playing them is straightforward - after all, familiar pieces are easier to master. • Easy to middle-grade arrangements of well-known themes from Russian opera and ballet for piano duet • Well-known, easy-to-play melodies from the Russian classics (’Sabre Dance’, ’Waltz No. 2’, ’Flight of the Bumblebee’ etc.) • Includes illustrations of the composers/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains

34 miniatures for piano. Par HILLER WILFRIED. In a film portrait of dancer, painter and sculptor Antje Tesche-Mentzen, I learned that in former times she was a proficient pianist. When she told me that she intended to begin playing again, I promised to compose her a cycle for her new beginning: 34 miniatures, some of them with a direct connection to her paintings and sculptures. The main part of Kosmos was composed in 2014, 400 years after Albrecht Dürer created his copperplate engraving ‘Melencolia I’, in which a magic square appears. In a magicsquare, numbers are arranged in a grid so that their sum in each column, row, and the two diagonals is the same number. In the square I have chosen, the magic number is 34. Wilfried Hiller/ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Par ORFF CARL. Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge and enrich the activites and experiences of their pupils./ Recueil / Voix, Flûte à Bec et Percussion

Terry Kenny’s Wind Ensemble series provides highly flexible, four-part arrangements of well-known classics. Parts are offered for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone and bassoon. A score is provided and all the parts can be downloaded free of charge from the publisher’s website. Kenny takes care in his arrangements that all four parts are interesting to the player and caters for students of varying technical ability. There are two volumes: Volume one includes Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, two Hungarian Dances by Brahms and the Prelude from “L’Arlésienne by Bizet. Volume two includes Mozart’s “Musical Joke” (the movement known to many as the theme to the “Horse of the Year Show”!), “Champagne Polka” by Strauss and “Three Slavonic Dances” by Dvorak. These simple packages provide excellent value and are especially suitable for the UK GCSE Music practical exams./ Recueil / Ensemble Flexible d'Instruments à Vent

Par BARTOK BELA. The Romanian Folk Dances are probably Béla Bartók's most popular and most frequently played compositions. They have certainly inspired the largest number of arrangements, here for accordion by Teodoro Anzellotti. • Six brief movements, which present folk melodies with Bartók's own harmonizations in a wide variety of moods • Colorful pieces which broaden the repertoire for accordion / Date parution : 2016-11-20/ Répertoire / Accordéon

Cette collection de pièces de flûte a évolué de la pratique de la flûte teaching, contenant des arrangements de oeuvres du répertoire classique ainsi que des compositions par Günther Johannes Schmitz. Aux côtés des arrangements de la première ' Gymnopédies ' par Satie et ' Morgenstimmung ' par Edward Grieg, il y a compositions comme ' E Shtikl Babier ', ' Celtic Sibiria ' ou ' Tanz des Schmetterlings ', dans lequel Schmitz a incorporé des musiques du monde, de jazz ou d'influences impressionnistes. Quelques pièces ont déjà utilisée au concours de musique 'Jugend musiziert' et prouvé leur excellence. / Flûte Traversière Et Piano