Work for Soprano and Violin. The piece has been written for Edna Michell's Compassion project. In the composition I follow the idea of a dialogue suggested by the text I have chosen. The intimate nature and fragilesound world of the duo mirror the fragility of our uncertain existence. © Kaija Saariaho

A Choral Suite in eight movements for SATB (multi divisi). The texts are taken from different sources including Chuang Tse an Acoman Indian and a poem written by a young Czech victim of Auschwitz. Scored for 4 Sopranos 3Altos 3 Tenors and 3 Basses (SSSSAAATTTBBB) a cappella.

At the grave of Beethoven was commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet on the occasion of the bicentenary anniversary of Beethoven's opus 18. The title suggests admiration and a tribute towards Beethoven and the first movementwas inspired by the first four bars of opus 18 no.3.

Scored for String Quartet and Live Electronics. Parts only.

Composer's Notes : When I was asked to write a piece to celebrate the restoration of Michelangelo’s Mosè I returned to the paper written by Sigmund Freud on the sculpture which I had discovered by chance many years ago.Freud’s fascination with the Mosè began in 1901 when he visited San Pietro in Vincoli for the first time. A series of subsequent visits culminated in the publication of the Moses of Michaelangelo in 1914 from which I have usedtwo extracts to ‘frame’ the main body of my text which consists of selections from Michelangelo’s own letters. In 1505 Michelangelo was summoned to Rome by Pope Julis II and was commissioned to build a tomb which would reflectthe magnificence of the Pontiff’s reign. Forty years and four Popes later the tomb modified and scaled down due to a variety of financial and political changes of circumstance was completed. The letters give the impression ofan idealist at work: Michelangelo personally selected each piece of marble and supervised its transportation to Rome by his more worldly and capricious paymasters. His creative and artistic frustrations are mirrored by problems ofa more a practical nature; payment for both his services and the materials is erratic. At one point his is accused of embezzling funds. The complete text tells the story of an artists struggle and eventual triumph againstexternal circumstances. The Mosè by virtue of its very nature combines the elements of the physical and the spiritual with which Michelangelo challenged and eventually triumphed over the restraints of the context in which he hadto work. The lovingly selected and cared for marble in the hands of the unpaid exploited artist is transformed into something more substantial and eternal. Michael Nyman

Crystalline III was commissioned by Encounters in Canada. It was first performed by Eve Egoyan at the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC on 9th May 2000. Karen Tanaka: 'From the composition of Crystalline for solopiano in 1988 I have desired to project the image of crystals in sounds and space. Hommage en cristal (1991) Metallic Crystal (1994-95) and Crystalline II (1995-96) are linked to this earlier piece in whicha glassy solid yet transparent sound suggests cold crystal sound sculptures. This idea has been extended and developed in Crystalline III but it has become more joyful and more rapidly fluttering in space.

Modern Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin's Drei Gedichte 'arranged for the mezzo soprano voice and piano. These three poems were written between 1900 and 1908 and they are very different in terms of form subject matter and atmosphere. 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 existsin the midst of us in the middle of life.

Strathclyde Concerto No. 6 (Flute Part)-The solo flute here is kept in high profile by the absence from the orchestra not only of other flutes but also of violins and oboes; in addition the trumpets are used sparingly (they do not for instance play in the slowmovement) so that for much of the time the flute is playing against a mellow ensemble of clarinets horns bassoons and low strings. If this is nevertheless one of Davies's most open-spirited pieces that comes partly from theready flights of the soloist partly from its glockenspiel accompaniments in the outer movements (replaced by ticking claves in the Adagio) partly from the dancing character of so much of the music and partly from the harmonicclarity in a light region not far from C minor. Flute part with piano reduction of the orchestral score.

The six short movements of this quartet can be described as follows but are not necessarily played in this order:1) A fast scherzo-like mechanism of terraced accelerandos 2) Quiet heterophony - col legno vertical spiccato 3)Alla chitarra 4) Al tamburo 5) Static harmony with microtonal inflexions 6) A second scherzo with changing metre. Benedict Mason's close association with the Arditti Quartet stems from the 1989 Huddersfield Festival whenthey gave the premiere of his first quartet. They subsequently recorded this work for Bridge Records. Duration 20'

A moving work written by Tavener in loving memory of his father. For solo tenor (or baritone) and unaccompanied choir SATB with optional strings.

Judith Weir: My Piano Quartet (2000) is part of an extended series of works for piano and strings which I have written over the last twenty years - although I didn't know it was going to be a series when I wrote the first of theseworks Music for 247 Strings in 1980. During this period it has been far more usual for composers to write for mixed wind and string ensembles. But I continued (and still continue) to be fascinated by the potential of stringsand piano; particularly the chance to write for the instruments as soloists or as a group and often to use both these options simultaneously. Piano Score. Premiered July 2000 at the Cheltenham Festival by the SchubertEnsemble. Parts available: SOS03075

Delta (Solo Percussion)-Work for Solo Percussion and Electronics. As the title suggests Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introduces all the instrumental colours used in the piece. The rhythmic aspect ishere nearly eliminated giving room for the timbral scales colours resonances attacks and textures to come to the fore. The instruments come from all members of the percussion family but unpitched instruments are given aprimary role.

This collection of 21 popular tunes has been carefully arranged and graded to provide attractive teaching repertoire for young alto saxophonists. The familiarity of the material will stimulate pupils' enthusiasm and encouragetheir practice. The technical demands of the solo part increase progressively up to the standard of Associated Board Grade I. The piano accompaniments are simple yet effective and should be within the range of most pianists. Jerry Lanning is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is a widely experienced arranger in both popular and classical fields with many published arrangements to his credit. He also teaches(mainly the piano) at Wycombe Abbey School and Bradfield College.

Composed for unaccompanied Double Mixed Chorus these two songs were commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation for the 75th Anniversary Concert of the Swedish Radio Choir. Based on two poems by Ann Jäderlund with textin Swedish and an English translation. By contemporary composer Esa-Pekka Salonen Djupt I Rummet and Kyss Min Mun are written for SSAATTBB Choir a cappella.

Work for Violin and Piano commissioned by Young Uck Kim.

Falla's best-known works arranged for intermediate piano solo (Grades 4-6). Includes 'Ritual Fire Dance' 'Dance Of The Miller' and 'Cancion'.

A New Beginning was written for the closing minutes of 1999 to herald the New Millennium. Commissioned by the New Millennium Experience Company. Scored for solo treble children's chorus SATB chorus and orchestra. Duration: c. 7 minutes. Vocal score and chorus parts are available on sale.

Terrestre was commissioned to celebrate the composer’s fiftieth birthday and while the name Terrestre calls to mind earthbound things the score suggests the physical sensation of taking wing. The first of the two movements l’Oiseau dansant describes an aboriginal tale of a bird that teaches a village to dance while the second movement l’Oiseau un satellite infime (infinitesimal) takes flight diving and soaring.The flutist is called upon to sing as he or she plays sometimes matching the Flute note sometimes harmonizing with it. Musicianship of the highest order is required of every member of the ensemble. KaijaSaariaho is a contemporary Finnish composer living and working in Paris and much influenced by the electronic experimentations of her association of IRCAM although Terrestre is entirely acoustic in itsinstrumentation. She gained international renown for her first opera l’Amour du Loin and continues a prolific compositional life with a wide range of international performances.

Commissioned by George Watson's College to mark the Millennium. The work was first performed in December 2000 at St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh as part of the College's Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols by the choir ofGeorge Watson's College.

A work for solo clarinet in B flat timpani percussion and strings commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed in September 1991 at the Barbican Centre London by Andrew Marriner (clarinet) and theLondon Symphony Orchestra directed by Michael Tilson Thomas. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.