Revisiting The Don Is A Piece Of Music Composed By Michael Nyman For The Album 'Mozart 252' A Celebration Of The 250Th Anniversary Of Mozart'S Birth. Revisiting The Don Is One Of The Two Newly-Composed Works On This Album And Is Arranged Here As Parts For String Quintet. Nyman Himself States That As The Title Suggests I Revisit The Same Harmonic Material That Makes 'In Re Don Giovanni' So Powerful And Come Up With More Lyrical 'Solutions'. The Result Is A Wonderful Piece Beginning With A Smooth Staccato That Lays The Foundations For Wonderful Lilting Melodies. The Piece Gradually Progresses To Widen Out The Warm Strings Making This Piece A Real Joy To Play. Revisiting The Don is a piece of music composed by Michael Nyman for the album 'Mozart 252' a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. Revisiting The Don is one of the twonewly-composed works on this album and is arranged here as parts for String Quintet. Nyman himself states that 'as the title suggests I revisit the same harmonic material thatmakes 'In Re Don Giovanni' so powerful and come up with more lyrical 'solutions'.' The result is a wonderful piece beginning with a smooth staccato that lays the foundations for wonderful lilting melodies. The piece graduallyprogresses to widen out the warm strings making this piece a real joy to play.

For SATB Choir and Organ.

This essentially self taught British composer had the freedom to pursue his musical interests and could therefore create whimsical works like this one. 'Three Little Funeral Marches ' which was composed in 1914 was written for a statesman a canary and a rich aunt. Arranged for piano.

This work for female voices (unaccompanied SA) is a tribute to St. Hilda seventh century abbess and scholar and leader of a double monastery of both monks and nuns. This work was commissioned by Joan Branton for Louise Marsh andthe Girls Choir of Wakefield Cathedral. It was first performed at Wakefield Cathedral in June 1999. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

Progressive Piano Solos Grades III - V-Arr Stephen Duro. A great series of piano solos which offers players the opportunity to try out a number of less conventional styles using carefully selected musical favourites. Each volume contains pieces which are authenticallyarranged and fingered with helpful playing and style notes and chord symbols for accompaniment or improvisation.

The Quintet for Oboe and Strings was written in 1932. Soon afterwards it won a prize in the Daily Telegraph’s Chamber Music competition and was recorded for HMV records. The full score is presented here; aset of parts is also available. The British composer Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) was a highly versatile and popular composer. She studied at the Royal College of Music with Ralph Vaughan Williams but continentalEuropean modernism proved to be a greater influence on her music; she admired both Bartok and Janacek. After the Second World War she was much in demand writing for many professional soloists and ensembles amateurs andstudents.

Modern Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin's 'Drei Gedichte' arranged for a soprano voice and piano accompaniment. These three poems were written between 1900 and 1908 and they are very different in terms of form subject matter andatmosphere. Liebes-Lied is about a strong but painful love Buddha in der Glorie a description of religious ecstasy quite unusual in the works of Rilke and Sluss-stück about death which exists inthe midst of us in the middle of life.

Sphinx is scored for cor anglais and nine tuned gongs and lasts approximately fourteen minutes. It is austere in texture and takes the form of an extended riddle the answer to which may be the one and only appearance of A# rightat the end of the piece played by the cor anglais (It is the quietest highest and possibly the longest note that the cor plays). It is dedicated to Susanna Eastburn.

Around The World - Pupil's Book-From Panama to Polynesia Jamaica to Japan Recorder From The Beginning Around The World is a unique collection of songs and dances from 40 different countries especially arranged and graded. Ideal for recorder players ofany age.

The ultimate resource for keyboard players who want to explore dance music. Includes Killing Me Softly No Woman No Cry and Girl From Ipanema .

Arranged for Horn in F and piano by the composer. The original version of this work is for Horn and Brass Band. This work was commissioned in 1970 by the British Federation of Brass Bands.Arranged for Horn in F and piano by the composer. The original version of this work is for Horn and Brass Band. This work was commissioned in 1970 by the British Federation of Brass Bands.

The texts of these three antiphons commissioned by the World War II Commemorations Team and St. Paul's Cathedral are taken from the Psalms and Isaiah which have been set to music by this masterful contemporary composer. Theantiphons received their first performance in May 1995 at St. Paul's Cathedral London on the occasion of the Service of Thanksgiving Reconciliation and Hope to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

Best-Known Ballet Themes- Graded arrangements of well-known ballet themes by Carol Barratt. Suitable for beginner pianists they are ideal repertoire pieces for use alongside The Classic Piano Course. All your favourite classic ballet themes includingmusic by Delibes Gluck and Tchaikovsky.

The text of the piece is taken from the poem Whoever Finds a Horseshoe by the Jewish-Russian poet Osip Mandelstam . The composer has taken the lines directly from the original Russian text that connected most stronglywith him both in terms of meaning and in terms of musically interesting sound combinations. For those who do not understand the Russian language small fragments of the English translation are heard now and then to give hintsof the multifaceted pictures of this fascinating poem. For Mezzo-Soprano and Piano.

Adopting the text from The Bridegroom Services of Orthodox Holy Week this work for Four Female Voices and String Quartet was premiered by the Chilingirian Quartet and the Anonymous Four. String Parts available: SOS05507

This volume reflects two aspects of Lord Berners' work. Firstly his solo piano pieces from the period of the First World War and secondly the applied music for films plays or ballets of his later years. His genuine gifts wereimmediately recognised by Stravinsky and Casella although from 1934 moved towards writing and painting. The quality of his music makes him a colourful figure in British music.

Recorder Quartets (Set Of Parts)- A new collection of quartets for descant treble tenor and bass recorders by John Pitts. This varied selection of quartets includes Latin American dances hit show tunes folk and classical favourites blues and ragtimepieces and some original compositions by John Pitts. Challenging and wide-ranging the collection is aimed at the more advanced recorder group. In all the pieces all players have a chance to feature. This set includes separateparts for Descant Treble Tenor and Bass. A separate playing score is also available for sale (CH61696).

Scored for Flute Percussion and String Quintet.

First performed on 17 October 2000 at the Pieve dell'Assunta Cavalese Trentino Italy by the Mayfield Singers this is an Italian translation of the text A Hoy Calendar from the poem sequence Fishermen withPloughs . Written for SATBB chorus with optional Piano or Organ accompaniment.

The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi was commissioned by the Santa Monica Museum of Arts as an original score for the installation The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi by MaryKelly. The words are used/reproduced by permission ofMary Kelly. The first performance was given by Sarah Leonard (soprano) with Gaby Lester and Cathy Thompson (violins) Kate Musker (viola) and Tony Hinnigan (cello) on 11 December 2001 at the Santa Monica Museum of Arts.