The Celtic was written as David Heath's second work as composer in residence with the BT Scottish Ensemble. It is dedicated to the ensemble's musical director violinist Clio Gould who gave the premiere in 1995. The concerto is in three movements each with its own story. The first movement Ceilidh captures the atmosphere of a ceilidh getting wilder and wilder as everyone gets intoxicated on the 'atmosphere'. The second movement is a Lament for Collessie: during the autumn of 1994 Heath's family had to move back to London and they all really missed Collessie Fife where they had lived for a year. Lament for Collessie is a slow movementwhich expresses these feelings. In 1994 one of the great craftsmen of the century flute-maker Albert Cooper was 70 and Heath wanted to write a piece to celebrate his birthday. Living in Cupar Fife Heath decided to base the piece on an old version of a popular local song 'The Wee Cooper of Fife'. As Albert lives in Clapham (London) it became The Cooper of Clapham. The Celtic has been recorded by Clio Gould & the BT Scottish Ensemble on Linn CKD073 and by Ittai Shapira & the English Chamber Orchestra on Black Box BBM1083

The brevity of Lili Boulanger's life (1893-1918) does not obsecure its substantial achievements. With the cantata 'Faust et Helene' (1913) she became the first woman to win the Prix De Rome and several large projects including 'D'un Matin De Printemps' and its companion piece 'D'un Soir Triste' both in various scorings followed during the last five years of her life. 'D'un Matin De Printemps' is remarkable for its sharpness and vigour: Lili's textures and harmonic language place her music in the French mainstream of the period while her sensitivity to the expressive character and technical demands of the violin are in evidence throughout this striking piece. This new authoritative performing edition by musicologist and performer Neil Heyde is an invaluable addition to the French early 20th century repertory for the instrument. The edition includes a full introduction and critical commentary.

A Christmas Fantasy on Themes by Bach & Handel-In his own distinctive style Robert van Beringen has composed a very unique fantasy on three themes by the famous Baroque composers Johann Sebastian Bach and George Friedrich Händel. Van Beringen used Bach’s chorale Brich an o schönes Morgenlicht (‘Break forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light’) from his Christmas Oratorio and the recitative Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Emmanuel God with Us from Händel’s Messiah . A perfect way to say Merry Christmas in music!

Happiness is - a bassoon quartet! Scored for 3 bassoons plus contra.

from L'elisir d'amore-Una Furtiva Lagrima is a brilliant arrangement by Jacob de Haan of the aria from Gaetano Donizetti’s opera L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) for concert band. The subject of this song is the power of love: Nemorino the main character of the opera sings the aria as he notices that his love potion is starting to take effect on his beloved. A furtive tear (Una Furtiva Lagrima) betrays his beloved’s feelings towards him in this emotional piece.

Song Offerings by Jonathan Harvey is a piece of great energy and sensuality. It was first performed by Spectrum with Rosemary Hardy soprano and conducted by Guy Protheroe in London at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the 22nd March 1985. The piece is written for soprano and 8 instrumentalists.

A fantastic collection of clarinet duets- Side by Side brings together a great selection duets for early-intermediate players and includes both popular classics and folk melodies! It can be played with friends for fun and is perfect for teaching providing repertoire for group lessons and for teacher and pupil to play together. The accompanying CD contains three tracks for each piece each duet part individually and then both together so players can hear their part as a demonstration play with the other part and hear a demonstration of a complete performance! A great easy step into ensemble playing.

Suitable for use by individuals as well as tutors working with student ensembles the Team Strings series has been developed to introduce musicians to playing as part of a group. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Strings to play in ensembles with students using Team Woodwind Team Brass Team Percussion and Team Recorder. Team Strings: Viola is a flexible and adaptable course ideal for beginner Viola players. The tutor can be tailored to suit the specific needs of each student. Each piece is carefully graded to ensure a logical progression at a sensible pace and studentsare introduced to a wide variety of musical styles throughout the book. Team Strings has been specially written to support almost any combination of string instruments that the teacher may encounter. Imaginative Piano Accompaniments have been provided as well as helpful notes and clear ensemble scores to aid the teacher. Team Strings also includes all of the scales for the relevant grades set by the major examination boards. This volume comes complete with a CD of backing tracks designed to add a third dimension to practice sessions or performance when an accompanist is not available.

The solo cantatas of Handel (most of them written in Italy during the years 1707-09) are commonly regarded as works of apprenticeship in which he forged a musical technique that would stand him in good stead as a composer of Italian operas. Available here is the second volume of solo Cantatas for Soprano with Basso Continuo. This highly authoritative edition has been edited and prepared by Andrew V. Jones.

Mats Lidström 's Mother's Day & Father's Day - a lullaby and a waltz for serenading Mothers and Fathers. Two sweet and gentle pieces of moderate difficulty.

This collection of tuneful and engaging pieces ranges from Grades 1-5 in standard and is an ideal introduction to developing improvisation. Includes parts for both Treble and Descant recorders as well as a CD which gives full-length demos and tracks to play along with.

Mozart's penultimate opera The Magic Flute presents an inextricable mixture of the unspoken and sung word high principle and low cunning the refined and the earthy the sublime and the comic for which reasons the rendering of the original German text into English has always been a problem. The present complete translation by the most distinguished translator of opera libretti of our time Andrew Porter magically succeeds in giving us a wonderfully lucid and musical singing text that preserves all the authentic contrasts and yet has imposed on it a unity that derives from Mr Porter's sensibility and acute intelligence.

Andrew Keeling was the winner of the 2002 Temple Church Prize for his Composition Ave verum corpus for SATB choir and organ. It is a 14th-century Eucharistic hymn given 21st-century treatment creating an unusual and evocative work.

Cet ouvrage est une invitation pour les jeunes enfants de 4 à 7ans à découvrir les premiers signes musicaux racontés par des comptines. L'enfant découvre des personnages et partage leurs aventures dans un décor musical très imagé et ludique. L'illustration est un outil de visualisation et de repérage qui facilite la compréhension et rend l'apprentissage attrayant. Instrument : solfège - Genre : méthode - études - Media : Partition

A Scottish Hymn is a chorale arrangement of a hymn composed by Charles Hutcheson a Scottish merchant and amateur composer who lived from 1792 to 1860. This hymn was given the title “Stracathro ” a typical Scottish name after a town in the district Angus. The melody is used with various hymn texts in the Scottish church.

Musikantenmarsch-Eric J. Hovi cleverly incorporates a well-known German children’s song Ich bin ein Musikante into this march with plenty of syncopated rhythms thrown in for good measure. The simple melody and Jan de Haan’s accessible arrangement make Musicians' March an ideal piece for young musicians everywhere.

Stan McGill Choral Series-Weaving choral textures and warm harmonies evoke the gentle undulation of the river in this sensitive a cappella setting. Accessible for developing choirs this work will provide wonderful opportunities for developing important choral skills. Duration: ca. 3:00

from Requiem opus 48-Pie Jesu is the famous aria for soprano and orchestra from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem opus 48. Fauré (1845- 1924) composed the work in 1887 two years after his father’s death and only a short time before his mother passed away. Fauré’s Pie Jesu is richly atmosphere and peaceful and Robert van Beringen perfectly captures the essence of Fauré’s beautiful music in this arrangement for fanfare band.

Immortalised on the football terraces You'll never walk alone is an exquisite moving song in its original form and a highlight of the show Carousel . It is presented here with other all-time greats from the Rodgers and Hasmmerstein musicals Carousel and South Pacific in irresistible arrangements by Gwyn Arch. Part of the Faber Young Voices series and whcich has been devised specially to address the needs of young or newly-formed choirs looking for easy yet rewarding new repertoire.

Britten's Elegy was first performed at The Maltings in Snape Suffolk by Nobuko Imai in 1984 as part of the 37th Aldburgh festival. This beautiful piece was originally sketched by Britten in 1930 upon leaving school at the age of sixteen.