SKU: CA.3108099

ISBN 9790007206857. Key: D major. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin / Franck, Salomo.

The Reformation cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80b, published by Carus-Verlag for the first time in a practical performing edition, remained unknown to Bach scholars until well into the 20th century. The evidence of its existence is three fragments of the first folio of Bach's score, which can be dated to the years 1728-1731. By contrast, the long-familiar expanded new version of the cantata with its powerful opening chorus (BWV 80) dates from the 1730s or 1740s. It only survives in a copy of Bach's score, but this allows conclusions to be drawn about the history of the versions; thus, by using the fragments mentioned above, it has been possible to reconstruct the first version. This result is a Bach cantata which is less extensive and in a more concise normal format, with reduced wind instruments. A relaxed, contrapuntal four-part chorale movement with the first and last verses of the Lutheran hymn forms the framework, and the other movements are the same as in the later new version. This simpler cantata is also entirely suitable for celebrating Reformation Day, as Bach did around 1730. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108000.

SKU: CA.3108064

ISBN 9790007206826. Key: D major. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin / Franck, Salomo.

The Reformation cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80b, published by Carus-Verlag for the first time in a practical performing edition, remained unknown to Bach scholars until well into the 20th century. The evidence of its existence is three fragments of the first folio of Bach's score, which can be dated to the years 1728-1731. By contrast, the long-familiar expanded new version of the cantata with its powerful opening chorus (BWV 80) dates from the 1730s or 1740s. It only survives in a copy of Bach's score, but this allows conclusions to be drawn about the history of the versions; thus, by using the fragments mentioned above, it has been possible to reconstruct the first version. This result is a Bach cantata which is less extensive and in a more concise normal format, with reduced wind instruments. A relaxed, contrapuntal four-part chorale movement with the first and last verses of the Lutheran hymn forms the framework, and the other movements are the same as in the later new version. This simpler cantata is also entirely suitable for celebrating Reformation Day, as Bach did around 1730. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108000.

SKU: BR.EB-8601

ISBN 9790004178829. 9 x 12 inches.

Goethe, who studied in Leipzig between 1765 and 1768 (a period he wrote about in Dichtung und Wahrheit), was friends there with a young man of his age, Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, the grandson of the publishing house's founder. Breitkopf set his friend's first poems to music in the style of the day. The Neue Lieder und Melodien came out for the 1770 Leipzig spring fair, though without any mention of the poet, still completely unknown at that time. The title Goethes Leipziger Liederbuch dates only from 1932, when Gunter Raphael prepared a new edition for the Goethe commemorative year. Since several poems from the Neue Lieder are found in highly altered forms in later work collections, this publication of Goethe's first poems is also of great value to literary scholars.

Goethe, who studied in Leipzig between 1765 and 1768 (a period he wrote about in Dichtung und Wahrheit), was friends there with a young man of his age, Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, the grandson of the publishing house's founder.

SKU: GI.G-006499

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (hymnalsandmissals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.

SKU: GI.G-006424-P1

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date quarterly missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Quarterly Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Quarterly Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at 708-613-8981 or email (suzanneo@giamusic.com for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .

SKU: GI.G-006301

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For pricing please contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (hymnalsandmissals@giamus ic.com).  .

SKU: GI.G-006424

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.

SKU: GI.G-006425-B2

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .

SKU: GI.G-006425

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.

SKU: GI.G-006424-P2

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date quarterly missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Quarterly Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Quarterly Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at 708-613-8981 or email (suzanneo@giamusic.com for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .

SKU: GI.G-006424-B2

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .

SKU: GI.G-006425-B1

We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.

SKU: BR.BV-400

SKU: BT.MUSSRO100172

English.

Rachel Portman's Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis  for SATB choir and Organ accompaniment. Born in west Sussex, England, Rachel Portman began composing at age 14 and read music at Oxford University. She gained experience writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films including Mike Leigh's Four Days In July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series. Her extensive film work includes scores for Never Let me Go, The Joy Luck Club, Benny and June, and the Manchurian Candidate. She won an Academy award for her score for Emma and Academy nominations for Chocolat and The Cider House Rules. She has written a musical of Little House on the Prairie as well as an opera of Saint Exupery'sThe Little Prince for Houston Grand Opera and The Water Diviner, a dramatic choral symphony commissioned for the BBC Proms concerts. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.

SKU: CA.4005948

Latin.

Contents: Dixit Dominus (Ps 109) in C major. Confitebor (Ps 110) in E flat major Beatus vir (Ps 111) in G major Laudate pueri (Ps 112) in D minor Laudate Dominum (Ps 116) in F major Magnificat in C major The present new critical editon of the Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339, edited by Wolfgang Horn, is the first edition since the publication of the old Complete Edition from 1880 to be based on Mozart's autograph score. It was thought to have been lost after the second world war but for the past several years it is again accessible through the Biblioteka Jagiellonska in Krakow. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4005900.

SKU: CA.4005947

Latin.

Contents: Dixit Dominus (Ps 109) in C major. Confitebor (Ps 110) in E flat major Beatus vir (Ps 111) in G major Laudate pueri (Ps 112) in D minor Laudate Dominum (Ps 116) in F major Magnificat in C major The present new critical editon of the Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339, edited by Wolfgang Horn, is the first edition since the publication of the old Complete Edition from 1880 to be based on Mozart's autograph score. It was thought to have been lost after the second world war but for the past several years it is again accessible through the Biblioteka Jagiellonska in Krakow. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4005900.

SKU: CA.4005945

Latin.

Contents: Dixit Dominus (Ps 109) in C major. Confitebor (Ps 110) in E flat major Beatus vir (Ps 111) in G major Laudate pueri (Ps 112) in D minor Laudate Dominum (Ps 116) in F major Magnificat in C major The present new critical editon of the Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339, edited by Wolfgang Horn, is the first edition since the publication of the old Complete Edition from 1880 to be based on Mozart's autograph score. It was thought to have been lost after the second world war but for the past several years it is again accessible through the Biblioteka Jagiellonska in Krakow. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4005900.

SKU: CA.4005946

Latin.

Contents: Dixit Dominus (Ps 109) in C major. Confitebor (Ps 110) in E flat major Beatus vir (Ps 111) in G major Laudate pueri (Ps 112) in D minor Laudate Dominum (Ps 116) in F major Magnificat in C major The present new critical editon of the Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339, edited by Wolfgang Horn, is the first edition since the publication of the old Complete Edition from 1880 to be based on Mozart's autograph score. It was thought to have been lost after the second world war but for the past several years it is again accessible through the Biblioteka Jagiellonska in Krakow. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4005900.

SKU: PA.H07911

ISBN 9790260104457. 31 x 23.5 cm inches.

Lubos Fiser (1935-1999) was one of the most talented Czech composers of his generation. Born in Prague, he studied at the Prague Conservatoire from 1952-1956 and then at the Academy of Music. He was known to the public for his many film scores but it was his other compositions, many of them written under difficult political conditions, which mark him out as a composer of significance.

Fise r's eight piano sonatas have a special place in his oeuvre. Fiser subsequently eliminated his second sonata (1956) from his compositional repertoire. From the third sonata onwards (1960), subtitled Fantasia, the composer wrote a two-movement composition, in which he continued to incorporate as his fundamental musical device the confrontation of sharp contrasts in tempo and mood. Beginning with his fourth sonata (1962-1964), Fiser created a single-movement work in an expressive, formally focused composition which betrays a progression towards greater compactness of musical shape in a concise yet effective musical testimony. The fifth sonata was written in 1974, the sixth sonata in 1978. The seventh sonata from 1985 was dedicated to Frantisek Maxian, the eighth sonata was written in 1995.

Piano Sonata No.1 was written in 1955. Fiser worked on it during his last year at the Prague Conservatoire under the supervision of Emil Hlobil. The piece is one of Fiser's early works which still respect a traditional compositional approach. Unlike his major and late piano sonatas, this sonata has three movements, each representing the traditional Classical-Romantic form. The sonata was premiered by Fiser's fellow-student and friend Antonin Jemelik in Theatre D34 on 30 January 1956.

The new setting for this piece is based on the single edition to date (SNKLHU, 1957); only with regard to a few inconsistencies in the score was it necessary to consult the composer's manuscript (kept at the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music, acquisition number 297/2006).

SKU: KU.GM-1911

ISBN 9790206202384. 9 x 12 inches.

Monu mentum, Music for String Sextet, was written in 2014 to a commission from the Moritzburg Festival, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center New York and the Kathe Kollwitz House in Moritzburg. It is dedicated to the cellist Jan Vogler. The world premiere took place on 19 August 2014 at the Moritzburg Festival, performed by Timothy Chooi & Mira Wang (violins), Roberto Diaz & Hartmut Rohde (violas), Jan Vogler & Harriet Krijgh (cellos). The American premiere took place on 7 May 2015 in the Lincoln Center with the Amphion String Quartet, the violist Yura Lee and the cellist Jan Vogler.

The String Sextet Momentum< /em> commemorates the outbreak of the First World War, the death of Peter Kollwitz – who died as a volunteer, aged just 18, in the early weeks of the war – and the manner in which his mother, the artist Kathe Kollwitz, mourned the loss of her son. The artist worked through her pain by creating her most famous sculpture, The Mourning Parents. It stands today at the German soldiers’ cemetery at Vladslo in western Flanders, where her son Peter also lies buried. During the 18 years that she worked on the Parents , Kathe Kollwitz attended several concerts at the Volksbuhne in Berlin, where from January to February 1927 she heard Arthur Schnabel’s cycle of all the Beethoven piano sonatas. Schnabel performed the Sonata op. 111 in c minor on 26 February 1927, and this work touched her in particular, as we can read in her diary: “The strange flickering notes turned into flames – a moment of rapture, taking one into a different sphere, and the heavens opened almost as in the Ninth (Symphony). Then one found one’s way back – but it was a return after having been assured that there is a heaven. These notes are serene – confident – and good. Thank you, Schnabel!” This encounter with Beethoven’s last sonata inspired the artist to take up work again on her sculpture after a long interruption and to consider different possibilities for arranging the two figures. For this reason, the first minutes ofMomentum  are derived from this sonata by Beethoven – though without it being quoted in an audible manner – and they leave their mark on the form of the Sextet. The number 18 and the date of Peter Kollwitz’s death (23 October 1914) also have a direct impact on the work’s dramaturgy. This music is mostly calm in nature, but is time and again interrupted unexpectedly, being disturbed by unruly sounds and vehement eruptions until time itself seems to dissolve in an aleatoric passage. The work ends with an extended lament on “seed corn should not be ground”, a line from Goethe’s W ilhelm Meister’s Journeyman Years. Kathe Kollwitz often quoted this phrase to argue for peace, and also took it as the title for a lithograph that she made in 1942. - David Philip Hefti

SKU: PA.H07988

ISBN 9790260104471. 31 x 23.5 cm inches.

Piano Sonata No. 4 from the years 1962-1964 is dedicated to the memory of Fiser's friend, the pianist Antonin Jemelik, who died tragically. As a tribute to their friendship the composer incorporated into the introduction a quotation from their favourite work, Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70, by Alexander Scriabin. The tragedy of the death of the composer's friend pervades the emotionally intense passage of unison octaves which follows the three-bar quotation. From a compositional point of view this work is a masterpiece of the mid-Sixties. Written as one movement, the piece is divided into numerous mutually contrasting segments which themselves are clearly grouped into two sections, exposition and development. The individual themes are introduced in the first section and thematically expanded in the second section. The motif treatment lies almost exclusively in the fragmenting or curtailing of the theme, or in the use of a combination of several themes, for the most part brief and eloquent. This compositional method, together with a clear-cut manner of execution, mainly semitonal melody and sharply contrastive dynamics, lends force and transparency to the piece. Piano Sonata No. 4 was completed in 1964 together with Symphonic Fresco, Concerto da camera for piano and orchestra and Fifteen Prints after Durer's Apocalypse and has earned its rightful place alongside them as masterpieces of Fiser's oeuvre.

The work was first performed by Pavel Stepan in Prague's Rudolfinum in 1965. The new setting for this piece is based on the single edition to date (Panton, 1969); only with regard to a few inconsistencies in the score was it necessary to consult the composer's manuscript (kept at the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music).

SKU: GI.G-10542

ISBN 9781622775927.

Pain in the shoulder region is one of the most common problems afflicting instrumentalists, vocalists, and conductors alike. Musician, Heal Thyself! uses the principles of Body Mapping to free musicians of their shoulder pain, injury, and limitations, leading to more expressive and healthy music making. While keenly aware of the importance of whole-body balance and context, author Jennifer Johnson presents the four most common patterns that cause shoulder pain and fatigue, along with guidance on how to “remap” the body for healthier whole arm movements in playing, singing, and conducting. Also included in the book are anatomical images for remapping and many photographs of world-class musicians who exhibit exemplary arm movement and a free shoulder region in their performances. Especially helpful are the book’s movement exploration activities, online video links, and the appendix, which outlines the functions of the shoulder region muscles in layman’s vocabulary. A healthier approach to music making begins today with the ideas and insights presented in Musician, Heal Thyself! Jennifer Johnson is a licensed and internationally sought-after lecturer on Body Mapping, teaching musicians how to move according to the design of their bodies to address and prevent playing injuries. She maintains an active private violin studio, performs regularly, and is the author of three books on Body Mapping.   Musician, Heal Thyself! is an invaluable resource for performers and teachers at every level. The material is so clearly elucidated and its concepts immediately useful and empowering. I love this book! —Carol Rodland, violist     Viola and Chamber Music Faculty, The Juilliard School After doing several of the very clear and thorough explorations in Jennifer Johnson’s new book, my arms had the freedom and ease of a child’s, and I felt a corresponding ease in my trumpet posture and sound. Emotional re-mapping is also part of any physical improvement, and Ms. Johnson describes that aspect of the process clearly and compassionately. I recommend this book for all musicians seeking to express their music with efficiency, freedom, and beauty. —Jeffrey Reynolds, trumpet     Associate Professor, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto For years, I stubbornly ignored my body’s messages because I was afraid to find out I was 'doing everything wrong.' But Jennifer’s wealth of experience working with musicians and her compassionate approach in Musician, Heal Thyself! have made playing more fun and less painful. Why did I wait so long? —Nathan Cole, First Assistant Concertmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic     Founder of natesviolin.com.