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CA. - Advanced

SKU: FT.FM881

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Baroque style suite. Classical. Score. Forton Music #FM881. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM881).

ISBN 9790570487806. 21 x 30 cm inches.

This baroque style composition, like so many of that period, actually derived from another work. The composer had written a work for unaccompanied bassoon, which was dedicated to Robert Ronnes. He then transposed it to another key and added some double-stops, and it thus emerged as a partita for unaccompanied double bass. However, despite his great love for the cor anglais, Cavallaro hesitated. Such an arrangement would obviously be somewhat more difficult due to the smaller range of that instrument. Nevertheless, with minimal revisions to the score, the entire suite emerged - quite successfully, according to Kyoko Hida-Battaglia, an English horn player in the USA. Of course, Bach did not write solo works for cor anglais, but given that composer's wonderful music for various members of the oboe family, the instrument surely lends itself to such repertoire. Let us hope that this piece will inspire other composers to follow suit! (Phrasing and dynamics are left to the players discretion).

English horn and piano - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM1067

Composed by Various. Arranged by Lenny Cavallaro. Well known pieces. Classical. Score and Part. Forton Music #FM1067. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM1067).

ISBN 9790570489664. 8.25 x 11.75 inches.

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. For english horn, piano. Four pieces for Cor Anglais and Piano. Intermediate-Advanced. Score and parts. Published by Forton Music

Ob. Ca. bsn - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: FT.FM314

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Trio for Oboe, Cor Anglais and Bassoon. Score and Parts. Forton Music #FM314. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM314).

ISBN 9790570482139.

A five movement suite in a baroque style. Imitation, counterpoint, plain harmonies and traditional forms are the characteristics of these pieces. The smaller scale of each movement make these manageable by intermediate players.

Cor Anglais and Piano - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM198

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Score and part. Forton Music #FM198. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM198).

ISBN 9790570480975.

Cor Anglais and Piano. Three original pieces, two in a baroque style (a Moderato movement, and a separate fugue) have been left very plain to allow performers to add their own dynamics, articulation and additional ornamentation. the other - a Song without Words - is more classical in style, and allows this under-used instrument to show it's expressive qualities. All are beautifully lyrical, and would make great additions to the concert platform.

Oboe or Flute and Piano - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM197

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Score and part. Forton Music #FM197. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM197).

ISBN 9790570480968.

Oboe (or flute) and piano. Three Songs Without Words for oboe or flute and piano, written in the Classical style. Rippling piano accompaniments support beautifully lyrical lines for the solo instrument that are not difficult be require sensitive and musical playing. Approximately grade 4-5 standard.

Oboe or Flute and Piano - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM196

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Score and part. Forton Music #FM196. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM196).

ISBN 9790570480951.

Oboe (or flute) and piano (or harpsichord). A new work for oboe or flute and piano or harpsichord in the style of the baroque masters. In four movements: Moderato, Allegro, Largo and a Chaconne marked Allegretto, featuring all the stylistic elements of the baroque period. The Chaconne explores different versions of a main theme. Some ornamentation is given, dynamics, articulation and additional ornamentation are left to the performer's discretion. Not technically difficult (reaching D above the stave), but neat fingers will be needed for some of the semiquaver passage work. Approximately grade 3-5 standard.

Oboe and piano - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM490

Composed by Lenny Cavallaro. Oboe and Piano. Score and part. Forton Music #FM490. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM490).

ISBN 9790570483891.

My Opus 2 - Sonata No. 2 in E minor for Oboe (or Flute) and Piano (or Harpsichord) is nother baroque style composition. Like the Op. 1 Sonata for the same instruments, it follows the familiar four movement structure common to the period. Unlike the earlier sonata, this work was conceived specifically for oboe, although one colleague has assured me it will work extremely well for flute, whilst another would like to try it with flauto traverso and harpsichord. Thus it retains the spirit of Bach, who frequently reset his works for other instrumentation. I have provided some dynamics and ornaments - certainly more than I have with my other baroque compostions. Nevertheless, I trust that performers, particularly those familiar with the baroque idiom, will not hesitate to embellish and improvise. By way of interpretive notes, I encourage performers to respect the metronomic suggestions for the second movement, which should probably not be attempted at too rapid a tempo. The third movement concludes molto ritardande, and by the final measure the two left-hand eighth notes should be played nearly twice as slowl as written (i.e. as quarter notes). Finally, the fugato in the last movement (upbeat to m. 83) should be performed in the baroque style, without overemphasis of the thematic entries.