Facsimile: Printed score John Longman Clementi's Company [1800] and MS libretto The Huntington Library LA1297 Introduction by Robert Hoskins with Eileen Southern

When Queen Caroline the wife of King George II of England died on 20 November 1737 Handel was commissioned to write an anthem for her funeral service. She was buried in King Henry VII’s Chapel Westminster Abbey on the evening of 17 December 1737 with Handel’s work performed after the funeral service. To emphasize the solemnity of the occasion he used a roughly 100-piece Orchestra and 80 Choristers. The piece is a so-called “full anthem” consisting of an instrumental Introduction (“Symphony”) and thirteen interlinked choruses. The words were written by Edward Willes the Sub-Dean of Westminster at that time using passages from the King James Bible and theBook of Common Prayer albeit sometimes departing from the original wording. The absence of sections for solo voice has made this anthem a favourite among ambitious choruses and a highlight of any concert programme. Our edition contains the original unabridged version with English text. Martin Focke’s Piano reduction follows the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition. Original unabridged version. Urtext from the Halle Handel Edition. Straightforward easy-to-play Piano reduction. Full score performance material (BA4267) and Vocal score (BA4267-90) based on the Urtext Halle Handel Edition available for sale.

First performed by Stefan Kamasa and Andrzej Orkisz in 1973.

There are composers about whom nothing or only little is known who are only known through their works or even through one work only. Luigi Carvelli is one of them: He lived in the second half of the 19th century and died after the turn of the century. Carvelli is supposed to have been a hornist in the area of Torino/Milan and played at the world premiere of Verdi's 'Falstaff'. The only extant work is his 'Serenata Napolitana' – a delightfully catchy and melodious little piece ideal as a little performance piece for lessons or as an encore as a special treat after a major sonata programme.

8 Evergreens für Streicher-Popular classics brilliantly arranged for string quartet. Perfect light repertoire for weddings busking concerts or just for fun. Air (Bach) Leaning on a Lamp-post (Gay) Maria (Bernstein) Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin) Rondo alla Turca (Mozart) Slavonic Dance 8 (Dvorak) Träumerei (Schumann) Waltz Op12 (Grieg)

The First Noel-Alluring harmonies give this great new treatment of The First Noel a special character all its own. Your band members will light up as they go to work on it. Creative orchestration and rhythmic treatments mean there’s always something of interest going on. On A Cold Winter’s Night will be the perfect contrast piece for your concert. Unique!

Very few artists can boast releasing a Best Of.. collection at the age of 21 but LeAnn Rimes was only 13 when she had her first smash hit single. Includes collaborations with both Elton John and Ronan Keating.

This album is by the three time Emmy Award winning composer Patrick Williams. His name may not be the most recognizable but many of his works are. Ranging from television shows such as 'The Streets of San Francisco' and 'Lou Grant' to his Pulitzer Prize nominated composition 'An American Concerto'.

QMB 361-Symphonic Band (full score). Grundman C

Ten pieces for Piano duet that explore the styles of Latin Spiritual and Jazz and feature elements of syncopation as well as some wonderfully addictive melodies! Suitable fo the intermediate to advanced Piano student. Includes a CD of recorded demonstrations with seperate tracks of the teacher and pupil parts.

Music through the Ages-Take a journey through time with More Time Pieces for Viola. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements presented in chronological order to take you from the seventeenth century right up to the present day. Take a journey through time with More Time Pieces For Viola . These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements presented in chronological order to take you from the seventeenth century right up to the present day. Pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Viola syllabus. Invaluable source of recital repertoire. Contrasting styles from Schubert to Stravinsky and from Wagner to Weill. Arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the grades. Maggy Lamb played the Viola with English National Opera and the Philharmonia Orchestra before taking up the post ofHead of Strings at St Peter's School in York. She now divides her time between teaching performing and examining. Rachel Meredith is a Bristol University graduate. After a period performing both in the UK and abroad she now teaches upper strings in York. Rachel is also a syllabus selector and examiner for ABRSM.

Words and Melody. Riethmueller H

Lucio Silla K. 135 Dramma per musica in three acts On 13 December 1769 Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang set out on their first tour of Italy. It was not until 28 March 1771 that they finally returned to Salzburg. The trip brought the young composer two commissions for opere serie. In March 1770 he was commissioned to write Mitridate K.87 (74a) for the 1770-71 Carneval season at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan. Mozart started work on the opera in Bologna on 29 September 1770 and the première duly took place on the Feast of St. Stephen (26 December) in 1770. The second Lucio Silla (K. 135) again commissioned for the 1771-72 Carneval season inMilan doubtless resulted from the success of Mitridate. News of the commission reached the Mozarts in March 1771 in Verona where they had stopped on their return to Salzburg. (At roughly the same time Wolfgang received an invitation from Vienna to supply a serenata teatrale for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand the third son of Maria Theresia scheduled to take place in Milan in October 1771. This invitation ultimately resulted in Ascanio in Alba K. 111.) - Urtext of the New Mozart Edition - Full score (BA4590-01) and vocal score (BA4590-90) available for sale - Performance material (BA4590-72) available for hire

Violin Piano. Brahms J.

Octavarium is not only the eighth studio album from the progressive heavy rockers Dream Theater but it also marks 20 years of existence for this majestic outfit. With their approach now more vibrant powerful and wide-ranging than ever Dream Theater continue to grow and progress with each album and tour still resolutely defying both popular trends and fickle public tastes. A matching album songbook with songs in a variety of heavy and complex rock styles by Dream Theater arranged for Guitar Tab.

Written by the 12 year old Mozart in 1768 Bastien und Bastienne is a one-act opera possibly commissioned by the Viennese inventor of the philosophy of mesmerism Anton Mesmer. The premiere was in Mesmer's garden theatre probably not performed again until 1890 in Berlin. The libretto is based on Favart's 'Les amours de Bastien et Bastienne' which is itself a parody of Rousseau's opera 'Le devin du village'. Urtext of the New Mozart Edition. Also available for sale Vocal score (BA4570-90) and performance material for hire.

A Selection of Renaissance Tunes-Steven Rosenberg writes in the preface:This book is intended to give recorder players a repertoire of solo pieces from the Renaissance. Solo literature for the recorder is often dominated by music of the baroque era while the music of Renaissance is primarily preformed by consorts. I hope that this collection will expand the solo repertoire by bringing to recorder players some of the most beautiful melodies of this period. I have performed all of these pieces in public and have taken care only to include music that is of performance quality. Some of the pieces are grouped in suites but you should feel free to play them in the order of your choice. For those of you equally athome on descant (soprano) and treble (alto) fell free to intersperse pieces from the companion book for descant recorder.The edition is part of the ABRSM Summer 2006 syllabus (grades 1-3) and the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 6). Repertoire peices for solo treble recorder fromt he Renaissance period. Includes works by Susato Dowland Phalese and Ortiz

Christopher Norton’s acclaimed Microjazz has won worldwide popularity with teachers and players alike for its stimulating blend of contemporary popular genres and classical values. “The Microjazz Trumpet Collection 1” is a set of brand-new easy pieces in popular styles such as jazz blues rock and reggae arranged in progressive order of difficulty. Microjazz is the world famous series of pieces based on classical technique yet using popular contemporary styles. Microjazz helps you develop musicianship and technique through the familiar sounds and styles of popular music. It is this unique combination of modern genres with traditional technique that has made Microjazz aninternational success with teachers and players and one of the most widely used educational series ever published. New technology brings Microjazz alive and adds an exciting interactive dimension to practice and performance. Based on classical technique Microjazz is great way to introduce rhythm and develop co-ordination skills whilst being fun for all ages and standards. A great motivator for the reluctant student the pieces are equally effective on acoustic or electronic instruments. This book based on the Microjazz concept of graded pieces in popular styles contains a set of rhythmically orientated compositions which take into account the range and particular character of the solo instrument. Stimulating accompaniments allied to tuneful and rhythmic solo parts provide a storehouse of styles for players of all ages. The solo parts are of moderate technical difficulty but they all repay close study by players of any standard. Most of the accompaniments which are also easy may be played on piano electric or electronic keyboards.

' My wife Jane is an oboist so for many years I have listened most patiently to moans about reeds and unsympathetic composers who don't understand the instrument. I hope these little pieces come some way to redress the second problem. Four of the pieces are unaccompanied and exploit the lonely haunting quality of the Oboe which daily echoes around our house. One of them (guess which) was composed during a power cut and first played by candlelight .' Guy Woolfenden .

John La Montaine was already an accomplished concert Pianist when he came to public notice as a composer in the late 1950's. He won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1959 for his First Piano Concerto and was commissioned to write the music for John F Kennedy's Presidential Inauguration in 1961. His sonata in four movements for unaccompanied Flute is dedicated to Paul Renzi who was principal Flute of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1957 when it was published. In his obituary of La Montaine in the New York Times Paul Vitello writes 'Mr LaMontaine's music was lyrical and for the most part traditional with a neo-Romantic streak reflected in hisembrace of poetry American themes and the natural landscape.'