‘Biberussa’ the old name of the small town of Beverst in Belgium is a combination of the words ‘biber’ and ‘ussa’ meaning beaver and river. This concert march was composed for the 100th anniversary of the Koninklijke Harmonie (Royal Concert Band) ‘Ons Verlangen’ from Beverst a place where the composer had his first musical training. After the opening passage a proud heroic theme is heard. As a contrast it is followed by a simple chorale melody and both themes then appear simultaneously in a grand tutti passage. This is followed by a cantabile trio with a majestic reprise of the main theme bringing the work to a close.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-Along Series Philip Sparke’s 15 Intermediate Christmas Carols is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparke’s 15 Easy ChristmasCarols . Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the developing player to the world’s most popular Christmas tunes by selecting simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range. The book willprovide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Quaint Events-(Full score). Tredici D

C’est l’amalgame des mots Ska et staccato qui a donné son nom à cette œuvre charmante de Tony Jabovsky. Le jeu est détaché piqué et tranchant comme l’exige le staccato . Le style est chaloupé à l’image du ska précurseur du reggae.

Woodwind Quintet (Score & parts). Haydn J

17 Graded Solos for Alto Saxophone and Piano- Sounds Classical is a collection of graded solos selected specifically for the developing saxophone player. Designed to correlate with grades 1-4 of the exam syllabus of the Associated Board of the royal Schools of Music the pieces aredrawn from four centuries of classical repertoire ranging from Susato to Sullivan and will provide ideal material for practice or recital. Sounds Classical for Bassoon is a collection of graded solos selected specifically for the developing bassoonist. Designed to correlate with grades 1-4 of the exam syllabus of the Associated Board of the royal Schools of Music the pieces are drawn from four centuries of classical repertoire ranging from Susato to Sullivan and will provide ideal material for practice or recital. Also available: Sounds Classical for Oboe AMP 361-400.

Vocal score for Russell Hepplewhite's O Magnum Mysterium for SATB choir unaccompanied. Russell Hepplewhite is becoming widely known for his operatic musical theatre and choral music. His ground-breaking operas commissioned by 'English Touring Opera' for young audiences have been widely performed and have won him much critical acclaim.

In Camel Ride you will experience the magic of a colourful Arabic caravan as it slowly passes by. With this short work for a flexible ten part instrumentation composer Jan de Haan has brilliantly reflected the atmosphere of the parade and carefully capturing the mysticism of the East. Camel Ride will make a great interlude in your concert performances.

Eastern Orthodox Requiem-SATB. Raickovich M

Between 1996 and 2000 Bärenreiter published scholarly-critical editions of Beethoven 's Nine Symphonies edited by the first class musicologist Jonathan Del Mar. The editorial process was a huge undertaking because of the complex source situation regarding Beethoven 's Symphonies culminating in the Choral Symphony (No.9) which came down to the publisher in nearly 20 different sources. So it was not surprising that Bärenreiter's new Urtext edition caused a considerable stir in the music world. Since publication Del Mar's edition enjoys the unabashed praise of conductors performers and critics alike and has become the most widely used publication ofthe Beethoven Symphonies which can be heard not only every day in concert halls but also on CD recordings by John Eliot Gardiner David Zinman Jos van Immerseel and Claudio Abbado. Full scores study scores and complete performance material to Beethoven ’s Nine Symphonies are available for sale.

Just based on its title this piece has to be celebratory and up-beat which it is! It opens with a stately fanfare first played on the low brass before the entire band joins in. This gives way to a contrasting lyrical theme which develops until it joins up with the fanfare to complete the opening section. A lively and heavily syncopated vivo follows cast as a traditional march complete with a ‘bass strain’ and trio. After the original march theme returns a climax leads back to a reprise of the majestic opening which brings the piece to an appropriately triumphant close.

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 718- Study Score - Hawkes Pocket Score 718. Strawinsky I

piano accompaniment for rehearsal only-SATB. Argento D

No. 2 A Hymn to God the Father-SATB. Brunner D

Triple Concerto- In Beethoven ’s Triple Concerto a Piano trio provides the soloists – a first in the history of music. Beethoven ’s treatment of the trio is pioneering: he does not apply a typical Piano trio setting in contrast to the orchestra but varies his treatment of the solo parts allowing each instrument to play alone with the Orchestra (particularly the Cello) using two solo instruments together in ever new combinations and finally bringing together all three instruments with the Orchestra. Beethoven weaves a complex web – the Orchestral Piano Violin and Cello voices interplaying and entwining – and he produces a truemasterpiece. Bärenreiter’s new Urtext edition of Beethoven ’s Triple Concerto is a completely fresh revision of this warm and beautiful showpiece. Errors abounded in all previous editions but with the assistance of three newly-discovered sources editor Jonathan Del Mar has cleaned up the text corrected wrong notes and rhythms and (for the first time since 1807) presented the work in a way that a musician of Beethoven ’s day might have recognized with all necessary information for directing the piece included in the solo Piano part. Piano reduction with separate parts for all three soloists. Draws on three new sources. Correction of many errors found in previous editions.

We know that Mozart held his Vespers in high regard since he once asked his father in a letter dated 12 March 1783 to send the two works to him in Vienna so that he could show them to Baron Gottfried van Swieten. The Office hymns designated as Vesperae de Dominica K. 321 and Vesperae solennes de Confessore K. 339 both call for four vocal parts two violins two clarini kettledrums basses (violoncello double bass and bassoon) three trombones and organ. They contain settings of Psalms 109 (Dixit) 110 (Confitebor) 111 (Beatus vir) 112 (Laudate pueri) 116 (Laudate Dominum) and of the Magnificat canticle. Each of the Psalms forms an autonomous unit; the Doxology atthe end is derived from the themes of the various Psalms. Urtext of the New Mozart Edition Full score & performance material (BA4893) vocal score (BA4893-90) available for sale

The title Song For A New Generation refers to the approaching millennium change. The composition starts with a sustaining bolero-tempo the themes make their entry and the music gradually swells to an overwhelming climax. The turbulent harmonic passages symbolize the wars of the past. In the end the main theme returns once more describing a call for peace on earth.

Debussy wrote his Préludes for piano between 1909 and 1913. He composed 24 in all divided equally between two books. He thought of the Préludes as separate pieces of music so they did not necessarily have to be performed one after the other in a series. In the original publication the titles are grouped together at the end of each part as a sort of footnote. This enables the performer to get a first impression without being too much influenced by Debussy�s painterly titles.The préludes I have chosen are from both the first and the second books. The order in this suite is completely different from the original however. By way of criterion I asked myself thefollowing question: Which parts go together to form a new entity? The guideline was provided by the central section La fille aux cheveux de lin undoubtedly the best-known prélude and the humorous Minstrels. Orchestrating several of these préludes for a wind orchestra was an enthralling and instructive experience. It is beyond dispute that Debussy was a marvellous orchestrator. In my orchestration I have tried to work for the character and overall mood of the music. I therefore retained the original keys and changed as little as possible of the original writing with a few exceptions when octaves were added. On some occasions Debussy himself suggested orchestrations as for example in Minstrels where among other things he writes tambour alongside a particular rhythmical passage.Lastly I always find it interesting to set the music in a broader context. Debussy completed his second book of Préludes in 1913. The same year saw the first performance of Stravinsky�s Le Sacre du Printemps in Paris of all places. One year later the First World War broke out. The end of an era?Karel Deseure

Suite-3 Flutes. Tchaikovsky P. Has optional part for Bells.

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