Silent Night Orchestre [Conducteur] - Facile Belwin
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.44799S Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arra...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.44799S
Composed by Franz Xaver
Gruber. Arranged by
Jeffrey E. Turner.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Sacred; Winter. Score. 8
pages. Duration 3:20.
Belwin Music #00-44799S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.44799S).
UPC:
038081517322.
English.
A joyful
departure from tradition,
now set in 4/4 time by
Jeffrey Turner, this
fresh setting of the
beloved carol is sure to
add sparkle to any
holiday celebration.
Across the silent night,
the blazing star of a
solo cello beacons. A
violinist follows, and
the glory of a string
orchestra suddenly bursts
across the heavens. A
twinkling piano announces
that a child has been
born unto the world;
then, the high strings
enter like angels singing
from above. With its
ending in 3/4, sure to
put a smile on everyone's
face, there's never been
a happier birthday.
(3:20) This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
SAM a cappella Choral (SA MEN, A CAPPELLA) SKU: HL.397260 SAM-Klang Ch...(+)
SAM a cappella Choral (SA
MEN, A CAPPELLA)
SKU:
HL.397260
SAM-Klang Choral
Series. Arranged by
Morten Schuldt-jensen.
Choral. Softcover. 28
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.397260).
ISBN 9781705158777.
UPC: 196288034766.
6.75x9.0x0.123
inches.
In many
parts of the world,
Advent and Christmas
carols have become part
of the standard
repertoire of popular
songs, and this tradition
has also produced a large
number of such songs in
German-speaking
countries. These include
not only folk songs, some
of unknown origin, but
also art songs in various
styles, as well as
movements from popular
classical Christmas
works. This diversity is
reflected in this first
volume of German-language
Christmas carols, which
brings together carols
from a broad range of
eras, origins and styles.
The name SAM-Klang takes
the three voice parts
from the arrangements --
Soprano, Alto and Men --
and combines it with the
Scandinavian and German
words for
“sound†to
create the portmanteau
word “sound
together†or
“harmony.â€
The series offers basic
and advanced choral
repertoire. In addition
to new repertoire and new
arrangements, you will
also find essential parts
of the classical German,
Scandinavian, French and
English SATB repertoire,
carefully and
considerately reworked
for SAM. The arrangements
retain the characteristic
features of the original
movements and have almost
the same richness of
timbre, resulting in
works which sound nearly
unchanged to an audience.
Piano reductions of all
choral movements
facilitate rehearsal
preparation. The
arrangements offer
development opportunities
for all voice sections,
bringing new life and new
quality to SAM choir
work. SAM-Klang enables
youth choirs to gain
access to classical
choral literature and
ensures that mixed choirs
who face challenges in
finding singers for all
male voice parts continue
to have access to
well-loved
repertoire.
B4B Flûte traversière et Piano [Set de Parties séparées] Advance Music
Flute & Piano SKU: AP.1-ADV8313 Composed by Matthew Belzer. Series; Solo;...(+)
Flute & Piano
SKU:
AP.1-ADV8313
Composed
by Matthew Belzer.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Flute Solo. Advance
Music. Jazz. Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV8313. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV8313).
ISBN
9783892212874. UPC:
805095083132.
English.
This
multi-sectioned,
single-movement
composition draws on
elements from the jazz
and blues traditions to
create a virtuosic work
for both the flutist and
the pianist.
Front Porch Jam Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] Alfred Publishing
By Dean Marshall. Arranged by Bob Phillips. Music by Dean Marshall / arr. Bob Ph...(+)
By Dean Marshall.
Arranged by Bob Phillips.
Music by Dean Marshall /
arr. Bob Phillips. For
String Orchestra. String
Orchestra. String
Alternatives. Conductor
Score. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play. Composed by Dan Fox; Di...(+)
The Most Popular
Method for Learning How
to Play. Composed by
Dan Fox; Dick Weissman.
Banjo Method or
Supplement;
Method/Instruction.
Alfred's Basic Banjo
Library. CD. Alfred Music
#00-38923. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.38923).
Soli STB, Fl, 2 Vl, Va, Bc SKU: CA.3121100 Coffee cantata. Compose...(+)
Soli STB, Fl, 2 Vl, Va,
Bc
SKU: CA.3121100
Coffee cantata.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition: Bach
vocal. Cantatas, Secular
choral music. Full Score.
Composed 1734. BWV 211.
Duration 27 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.211/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3121100).
ISBN
M-007-24483-5.
German/English.
In
1729 Bach took over the
running of the Collegium
musicum in Leipzig,
founded by Telemann, and
continued the tradition
of giving concerts at
least once a week with
this ensemble in
Zimmermann's coffee house
or, in the summer, in the
coffee garden there. The
compositions which were
probably composed for
performance there include
Bach's famous Coffee
Cantata. The cantata is
only superficially about
daughter Liesgen's
addiction to coffee, in
fact it is really about
her strict father Schlend
rian's educational
efforts, which ultimately
remain ineffective - but
only in Bach's cantata.
In Picander's printed
libretto it seems as if
Schlendrian might
prevail, and only in
Bach's cantata, which
includes two movements
setting additional text,
is there a twist to the
contrary. Might Bach's
experiences as a father
have come into play
here?
SKU: CA.203500 Composed by Various. Edited by Brigitte Frohlich, Jurgen O...(+)
SKU: CA.203500
Composed by Various.
Edited by Brigitte
Frohlich, Jurgen Ochs,
Karin Karle, Leo Langer,
Matthias Degott, Meinrad
Walter, Michael Meuser,
and Wilm Geismann. Choral
collections. Freiburger
Chorbuch Ii +Cd. Sacred
vocal music, Unison
hymns, Hymn settings,
Motets, Whole church year
/ Omni tempore, Praise
and thanks, Psalms.
Package. Carus Verlag #CV
02.035/00. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.203500).
ISBN
9790007097325.
The
new Freiburger Chorbuch 2
is here! In this new
collection the editorial
team under the direction
of Wilm Geismann, Music
Director of the Freiburg
Diocese, presents fitting
and proven pieces ranging
from baroque choral
movements to new sacred
songs. In this successor
to the extremely
successful first
Freiburger Chorbuch
special emphasis was
placed on finding pieces
from the English-Anglican
tradition with poetic and
singable German texts.
Both the edition for
choral directors,
together with a CD and
the choral edition may be
obtained at a special
introductory price
through 30 June 2012.
SATB choir, assembly,
organ accompaniment,
violin 1, violin 2,
viola, cello, 2 or 3
octaves handbells -
Beginning
SKU:
GI.G-7791
Composed by
Henry John Gauntlett.
Arranged by Hal H.
Hopson. Christmastide,
Christmas Vigil,
Christmas Night,
Christmans Dawn,
Christmas Day. Christmas.
Tune Name: Irby. Sacred.
Octavo. 8 pages. GIA
Publications #7791.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-7791).
UPC: 785147779100.
English. Text by Cecil
Frances
Alexander.
Thanks
to the venerable Lessons
and Carols tradition,
many choirs begin their
Christmas programs or
preludes with a setting
of the hymn “Once
in Royal David’s
City.†This Hal
Hopson setting also
includes optional parts
for string quartet and
handbells.
Minuetto No. 1-3 (for
SATBar Saxophone
Quartet). Composed by
Antonio Domenico Puccini.
Arranged by Christoph
Enzel. Masterworks;
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7418. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7418).
UPC:
805095074185.
English.
These
bright and cheerful
pieces draw from the
great traditions of
Baroque music and are
well-suited to the SATB
saxophone quartet.
Solo Piano SKU: AP.36-W707091 Composed by Cecile Chaminade. Arranged by W...(+)
Solo Piano
SKU:
AP.36-W707091
Composed by Cecile
Chaminade. Arranged by
William Scharfenberg.
Collections; Performance
Music Ensemble; Solo
Piano. Well Tempered
Press. Book. The Well
Tempered Press
#36-W707091. Published by
The Well Tempered Press
(AP.36-W707091).
These
products are currently
being prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
(Duets for Two Acoustic Guitars). Composed by William Bay. For acoustic gu...(+)
(Duets for Two Acoustic
Guitars). Composed by
William Bay. For acoustic
guitar duet. Perfect
binding. Advanced. Book.
88
pages. Published by Mel
Bay
Publications, Inc
Heures mystiques: Elevations, Communions, Sorties. By Leon Boellmann. Edited by ...(+)
Heures mystiques:
Elevations, Communions,
Sorties. By Leon
Boellmann. Edited by
Schauerte-Maubouet,
Helga. For Organ. Playing
Score; Urtext Edition
(paperbound). Published
by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben
(German import).
All Time Klezmers Violoncelle [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Cello - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1135502-400 Composed by Joachim Johow. F...(+)
Cello - intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1135502-400
Composed by Joachim
Johow. Folk Klezmer. Book
with CD. Composed 2013.
28 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1135502-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1135502-400).
ISBN 9789043137683.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This is a
wonderful collection of
klezmer music, inspired
by the Jewish dances and
songs of the klezmorim
from Eastern Europe -
from the lyrical HORA to
the fast, compelling
FREILACH. Some of the
pieces have a second part
ad libitum - for
playingtogether or for
variation in a repeat.
For the accompaniment,
chord symbols have been
added and on the included
CD there are complete
versions as well as
play-along versions of
all pieces, played live
by genuine klezmer
musicians.
ALL TIME KLEZMERS ist
eine wundervolle Sammlung
von Klezmermusik,
inspiriert von den
jüdischen Tänzen
und Liedern der Klezmorim
aus Osteuropa: vom
lyrischen Hora bis hin
zum schnellen,
unwiderstehlichen
Freilach. Einige
Stücke haben eine
optionalezweite Stimme
für das Zusammenspiel
oder eine Variation in
einer Wiederholung.
Für die Begleitung
wurden Akkordsymbole
hinzugefügt. Auf der
beiliegenden CD gibt es
vollständige Aufnahmen
sowie Mitspielversionen
aller Stücke, live
eingespielt vonechten
Klezmermusikern.
La raccolta
All Time Klezmers
si ispira alle danze e ai
balli: dalla bellezza
lirica della Hora
allâ??esuberanza di
Freilach. Ci si ritrova
ugualmente lâ??influenza
della musica tradizionale
israeliana nello spirito
di Giora Feidman.
Lâ??accompagnamento è
affidato ad un vero
gruppo klezmorim
che vi trasciner
nellâ??autenticit di
questo genere
musicale.
Orchestra SKU: HL.49009920 Prague. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49009920
Prague. Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Edited by Theodor
Kroyer. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed 1786. 83
pages. Duration 39'.
Eulenburg Edition
#ETP446. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49009920).
ISBN
9783795768683. UPC:
841886007024.
5.25x7.5x0.286 inches.
German -
English.
With more
than 1,200 titles from
the orchestral and choral
repertoire, from chamber
music and musical
theatre, Edition
Eulenburg is the world's
largest series of scores,
covering large part of
music history from the
Baroque to the Classical
era and looking back on a
long tradition.
Pico Rivera Orchestre d'harmonie - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: AP.36663 Composed by John O'Reilly. Concert B...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1
SKU: AP.36663
Composed by John
O'Reilly. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Accent on Achievement.
Form: Suite. Latin; Light
Concert. Score and
Part(s). 118 pages.
Alfred Music #00-36663.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.36663).
UPC:
038081416625.
English.
Solo
claves usher in the
authentic Latin
percussion section that
sets the style for Pico
Rivera. A simple but
effective bass line joins
the percussion section in
establishing an
interesting accompaniment
for the syncopated melody
that follows. Rich
harmonies that utilize a
variety of seventh chords
dominate the second theme
and the stop time
percussion fills that
open the coda. A brief
modulation brings us to a
restatement of the
opening melody with a new
countermelody in the
trumpets and horns. Pico
Rivera is a city in
Southern California that
has a long tradition of
producing excellent
bands.
Composed
by Various. Royal School
of Church Music. Sacred.
94 pages. GIA
Publications #RAB41.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-RAB41).
English.
16
well-known pieces from
the worship-song
repertoire in
arrangements made
specifically for choirs
and singing groups to use
as anthems. This
collection of well-known
pieces from the
worship-song repertoire
consists of arrangements
made specifically for
choirs and singing groups
to use as anthems. Many
of them have already been
heard on the BBC's
popular Daily Service,
where listener-appeal and
musical craftsmanship are
both important. In their
performance notes, the
arrangers suggest a
variety of scorings to
increase the usefulness,
flexibility and
attractiveness of music
which they see as firmly
within the 'carol'
tradition.
Perseus (incl. Choir Set) Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1074187-014 A Hero's Quest...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1074187-014
A Hero's Quest in the
Heavens. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2006.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1074187-014.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1074187-014).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Perseus is the
famous Greek hero who
saved Princess
Andromeda,as she was
about to be sacrificed to
the sea monster Kraken.
SatoshiYagisawa was
inspired by the story of
Perseus, which was
madefamous in the
1980’s movie Clash
of the Titans. The music
is full ofdrama and it is
easy to imagine the dark
underworld as
monstersbattle to
survive. The members of
your band can sing the
choirparts, adding to the
fun of this epic tale!
Satoshi Yagisawa
werd voor zijn compositie
ge nspireerd door de film
Clash of the
Titans, die is
gebaseerd op de mythe van
de Griekse held Perseus.
Dirigent Yasuhara zei
over Perseus:
“De mogelijkheden
voor de jongeblazers zijn
eindeloos. Het is een
groot genoegen om ze in
aanraking te zien komen
met een prachtige
compositie en ze samen te
zien groeien door middel
van
muziek.â€
Perseus ist eine
Auftragskomposition einer
japanischen Schule mit
einer großen
Gesangstradition. Getreu
dieser Tradition schrieb
Yagisawa ein sehr
gesangliches,
träumerisches Thema
für sein Werk über
Perseus, welcher der
griechischen Sage zufolge
in einem Kampf gegen ein
Seeungeheuer die
Prinzessin Andromeda
rettete. Vom Kinofilm
Kampf der Titanen
inspiriert, schuf
Yagisawa ein dramatisches
Werk mit Gesangeinlagen
(von einem Chor oder
Musikern zu singen), das
tiefen Eindruck
hinterlassen wird.
Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by Clifford Bartlett. Cla...(+)
Composed by George
Frideric Handel
(1685-1759). Edited by
Clifford Bartlett.
Classic Choral Works.
Continuo part. 32 pages.
Duration 36'. Oxford
University Press
#9780193522206. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193522206).
SKU: GI.G-6390B A practical resource for choir directors, trainers, an...(+)
SKU: GI.G-6390B
A practical resource
for choir directors,
trainers, and
teachers. Royal
School of Church Music.
Sacred. Choir part. 224
pages. GIA Publications
#6390B. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-6390B).
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2 SKU: BT.DHP-1063969-010 Prayer to the ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2
SKU:
BT.DHP-1063969-010
Prayer to the Power of
Love. Composed by
Dmitry Stepanovych
Bortniansky. Arranged by
Michael Bilkes. Your
Favorite Classics. Hymns
& Chorals. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2006. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1063969-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1063969-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The Ukrainian
Dmitri Bortniansky
(1751-1825) received
lessons at the local
singing school in his
hometown of Hlukhiv, and
soon his extraordinary
talent was recognised. He
was somewhat of a child
prodigy, writing his
first opera at a young
age. Following his
studies Bortniansky was
appointed court composer
and Kapellmeister of the
Imperial Chapel Choir. In
the period that followed,
he wrote - in addition to
a number of operas,
instrumental works, and a
cycle of songs - more
than a hundred religious
works for a cappella
choir, in which he
combined Russian-orthodox
and Ukrainian traditions
with late 18th century
European music. The
appealing melody of Ich
bete an die Macht
derLiebe (Prayer to the
Power of Love) became
well-known, especially in
Germany, in combination
with German text by
Gerhard Tersteegen. This
arrangement by Michael
Bilkes reflects the
atmosphere of the
original work very well.
Die Chormusik des
russischen Komponisten
Dmitri Bortniansky zeugt
von großem technischen
Können und reflektiert
zugleich ein tiefes
spirituelles
Verständnis. Die
Melodie zu Ich bete an
die Macht der Liebe
erlangte mit dem Text von
Gerhard Tersteegen
besonders im
deutschsprachigen Raum
einen großen
Bekanntheitsgrad. Die
vorliegende
Blasorchesterbearbeitung
von Michael Bilkes gibt
die Stimmung des
Originals sehr gut
wieder.
SATB choir, divisi, piano reduction - Intermediate SKU: GI.G-9404 Pasa...(+)
SATB choir, divisi, piano
reduction - Intermediate
SKU: GI.G-9404
Pasa por AquÃ.
Composed by Michael James
Bland. Lent, Lent 2 A,
Lent 2 B, Lent 2 C,
Transfiguration. Choral.
Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages.
GIA Publications #9404.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9404).
UPC: 785147940401.
English. Text by Larry
Gosselin.
This
brief a cappella choral
miniature is a reflection
on the Transfiguration of
the Lord, a Scripture
passage observed by many
Christian traditions just
prior to or during the
season of Lent (as well
as on the Feast of the
Transfiguration, August
6). Set in a largely
homophonic texture, the
piece sparkles with
occasional unexpected and
delightful chords
highlighting the wonder
of the
Transfiguration.
Composed by Antonio
Vivaldi. This edition:
urtext. 1x 40.007/21 oboe
1, 1x 40.007/22 oboe 2,
1x 40.007/31 trumpet 1,
1x 40.007/32 trumpet 2,
1x 40.007/41 timpani.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Vivaldi-Archiv. German
title: Dixit 5. Sacred,
Cantatas, Motets;
Stuttgart Urtext
editions; Occasions:
Daily hours; Use during
church year: Epiphany.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
RV 594. 20 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
40.007/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.4000709).
ISBN
9790007057596. Language:
Latin/English.
Dixi
t Dominus (Ps 109), a
psalm setting for double
choir, is one of
Vivaldi's most
significant sacred works.
In it, he takes up the
old Venetian polychoral
tradition, combining its
compositional techniques
with those of the
instrumental concerto,
the cantata and the
opera. The broadly
conceived cycle of
movements, consisting of
eight psalm verses and
the doxology, is
characterized by an
expansive arch of
tonalities connecting the
two framing outer
movements in D major
(these are also
thematically related):
Dixit Dominus and Gloria
Patri. The contrasting
and varied inner
movements are perfect
examples of Vivaldi's
skill in vividly
portraying linguistic
figures in music. Score
and parts available
separately - see item
CA.4000700.
Old Hundredth Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Anglo Music
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-238-030 Composed by Louis Bourgeois. Arr...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-238-030
Composed by Louis
Bourgeois. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
Hymns & Chorals. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2008. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 238-030. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-238-030).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The tune Old
Hundredth is one of
the best-known melodies
in all Christian musical
traditions and first
appeared in the 1551
psalter Pseaumes Octante
Trois de David, where it
is used as a setting for
a version of Psalm 134;
it is usually attributed
to the French composer
Louis Bourgeois (c.1510 -
c.1560). The melody was
then used in 1561 by the
Scots clergyman, William
Kethe in Sternhold and
Hopkins’ Psalter
for his paraphrase of
Psalm 100 - All People
that on Earth do
Dwell<(I>, which is still
the most familiar hymn
sung to this noble tune.
When Tate and
Brady’s New
Version of the Psalms was
published in 1696, the
melody became know as the
‘old’
version - henceits
current title. This
arrangement presents
three contrasting verses
and is effective as a
concert piece as well as
an instrumental interlude
as part of a church
service or wedding.
De melodie van
Old Hundredth is
een van de bekendste in
alle christelijke
muziektradities, ze
verscheen voor het eerst
in Pseaumes Octante
Trois de David uit
1551. De muziek wordt
meestal toegeschreven aan
de Fransecomponist Louis
Bourgeois
(ca.1510-ca.1560). In
1561werd de melodie
gebruikt door de Schotse
geestelijke William Kethe
voor zijn parafrase van
psalm 100. Later werd de
melodie in Engeland
bekend als de
‘oude’
versie - daar komt ookde
huidige titel vandaan.
Dit arrangement, met drie
contrasterende
coupletten, is geschikt
als concertwerk of als
instrumentaal tussenspel
tijdens een kerkdienst of
huwelijksceremonie. Old Hundtredth
ist eine der bekanntesten
Melodien aller
christlichen
Musiküberlieferunge
n. Es erschien erstmals
in dem Psalter
Pseaumes Octante Trois
de David von 1551, wo
es als Satz für
zwei Psalmen verwendet
wurde. Diese Bearbeitung
präsentiert drei
kontrastierende Strophen
und kann sehr
wirkungsvoll sowohl als
Konzertwerk als auch als
instrumentales
Zwischenspiel in einem
Gottesdienst oder
während einer
Hochzeitszeremonie
eingesetzt
werden.
Beginning Jazz Keyboard. Composed by Noah Baerman. Book; DVD; Digital Dow...(+)
Beginning Jazz
Keyboard. Composed by
Noah Baerman. Book; DVD;
Digital Download;
Keyboard/Piano;
Method/Instruction.
Complete Method. Jazz. 96
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.45921).
Actus
tragicus.
Trauermusik. Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Peter
Thalheimer. Arranged by
Paul Horn. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal.
German title: Actus
Tragicus. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas,
Mourning, death. Single
Part, Viola da gamba 2.
Composed 1707/1708. BWV
106. 12 pages. Duration
23 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.106/12. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3110612).
ISBN
9790007207038. Key: F
major. Language:
German/English.
The
Actus tragicus or Gottes
Zeit ist die allerbeste
Zeit BWV 106 remains one
of Bach's best-known and
most admired works, one
which continues to
resonate to this day - a
work of genius such as
even great masters seldom
achieve (Alfred Durr).
The cantata is one of the
earliest known vocal
works by Johann Sebastian
Bach. It was written
during his time at
Muhlhausen, probably in
1707, when Bach took up
the position of organist
at the Divi Blasii
Church. A possible
occasion for its
composition may have been
the funeral of the mayor
of Muhlhausen, Adolph
Strecker. The short, slow
Sonatina with two
recorders, two gambas and
continuo gets the
listener into the mood of
the character of the
cantata. This
instrumental combination
is unique in Bach's vocal
output, but could derive
from a central German
tradition. This new
edition is a
critical-practical
edition which combines
both the latest
discoveries in Bach
research with a detailed
Critical Report as well
as addressing current
questions on performance
practice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3110600.