SKU: BT.DHP-1104955-400

ISBN 9789043134385. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The twelve pieces in A Festive Christmas have been arranged for various wind instruments - providing that brilliant sheen, so apt at Christmas time. The pieces can be performed with organ or piano accompaniment. Jan and Jacob de Haan looked at many different sources for their inspiration: three pieces were chosen from Handel's oratorios, as well as traditional Christmas carols, and two Christmas medleys. Every holiday concert will benefit from that special something these dazzling carols provide.

Het gloedvolle geluid van blaasinstrumenten past zonder meer perfect in de kersttijd. De twaalf werken uit deze klassieke kerstmuziekverzameling zijn voor verschillende instrumenten gearrangeerd. Ze zijn naar wens met piano of orgel uit voeren. Debegeleiding staat ook op de bijgevoegde cd voor het geval er geen pianist of organist voorhanden is.

Inhoud: Comfort Ye My People � Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier � Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her � Drei Könige (2 variaties) � Es ist ein Ros entsprungen � See Amid the Winters Snow � Tochter Zion � He Shall Feed His Flock � While ShepherdsWatched Their Flocks � The Spirit of Christmas (medley) � Infant Holy, Infant Lowly � Eine kleine Weihnachtsmusik (medley)

Die zwölf Stücke dieser Weihnachtsmusik-Sammlung wurden für verschiedene Blasinstrumente arrangiert mit dem Klavier oder je nach Anlass und Aufführungsort der Orgel als Begleitung.

Inhalt: Comfort Ye My People � Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier � Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her � Drei Könige (2 Variationen) � Es ist ein Ros entsprungen � See Amid the Winter´s Snow � Tochter Zion � He Shall Feed His Flock � While ShepherdsWatched Their Flocks � The Spirit of Christmas (Medley) � Infant Holy, Infant Lowly � Eine kleine Weihnachtsmusik (Medley).

Les douze noëls rassemblés dans ce recueil ont été arrangés par Jan et Jacob de Haan. La version papier des accompagnements d´orgue est jointe au recueil.

Sommaire : Ye My People � Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier � Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her� Drei Könige (2 Variationen) � Es ist ein Ros entsprungen � See Amid the Winter´s Snow � Tochter Zion � He Shall Feed His Flock � While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks � The Spirit of Christmas (Medley) � Infant Holy, Infant Lowly � Eine kleineWeihnachtsmusik (Medley).

SKU: BR.DV-32027

ISBN 9790200425192. 9 x 12 inches.

Bicinia - unaccompanied duos - have been known to us from the fifteenth century onwards. So quite early on it was customary tu practise this type of musical exercise, which later, especially during the Romantic period, achieved great popularity as the duo or duett. Equal numbers of this sort of instrumental duo were composed for nearly all wind and string instruments. On the other hand, only a small amount of compositions for two trumpets have come down to us. In order to play any music which progresses beyond pure fanfare on a natural (valueless) trumpet, it is necessary to make use of the clarion register (the top third of the natural harmonic). And if such a melody is to be accompanied by a second part, only the few natural notes lying below it are left, or else this high register itself, which calls for great virtuosity on the part of the trumpeter. As well as this, we must remember the fact that trumpet-playing was only allowed for the trumpeters of a royal court, army, staff, or for the field-trumpeter of a prince, plus a few council, city, and church musicians, who were bound by strict guild and corporation rules. Thus in spite of the preference for its festive sound, the spread and handing down of trumpet music was almost reduced to nothing under these circumstances. As well as this, pride of place and profession rivalry and envy amongst musicians contributed in large part. In England the situation was somewhat freer. Here pretty little trumpet duos originated, including, amongst others, those written by Handel for his master-trumpeter Valentin Snow and the Royal Sergeant-trumpeters of the Shore family. An especially happy exception was the diocese of Olmiitz. Here there was a capable group of musicians of the chapel royal with the brilliantly talented group of trumpeters and the field-trumpeter Pavel Vajvanovsky, who also composed himself. These trumpeters in the service of his prince-bishop played many sacred and secular pieces, all for several instruments. It was for them also that Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber wrote the 12 double trumpet sonatas we present here. On the other hand, the representatives of the authorities in Germany ensured strict observation of all edicts and regulations. Even the celebrated Bach-trumpeter and towm-piper Gottfried Reiche was never allowed to be portrayed with a proper trumpet due to the priveleges of court and field trumpeters. In order to represent him as one of the greatest masters of his time and art, however, the painter placed an instrument similar to a corno-di-caccia in his hand, together with a sheet with a small piece for virtuoso clarion. When we try in spite of these difficulties and adverse circumstances to gather a collection of musically valuable and characteristic examples of popular pieces for two trumpets from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it is in the first, place in order to acquaint modern trumpeters with something of the wealth of music, which can also be well played on a modern trumpet with valves. The originally used trumpets correspond to modern ones in the keys of C and D, but this does not mean that many of the pieces cannot be transposed to a more comfortable register. On top of this, we have tried to give a picture of the baroque court and field trumpeter, as well as of the mysterious clarion trumpeter, with the help of musically popular material. The origin of most of the pieces used is no longer clearly discernable. In most cases we possess second- or third-hand copies which have been handed down, and show signs of frequent use. A few cases where modernization of the second part obviously did not take place until the invention of stops, have been re-shaped into their supposed original form. A series of further dynamic details were left, and marked as optional suggestions in brackets. Kurt Janetzky

z.T. mit Pauken und B.c.