SKU: BT.EMBZ14849
The volumes in this new series contain duos, trios and quartets, their degree of difficulty ranging from easy through intermediate to advanced. Every piece is a transcription or an arrangement, since in editing the volumes our primary concern was to provide a collection of valuable and interesting compositions, as freely variable as possible as regards instrumentation, for music school students and also for adults who make music for their own pleasure. The range and pitch of the parts enable the works to be performed on any required or possible combination of the given instruments. In the Easy quartets volume, in addition to independent movements a number of works can be foundthat can be performed together to form suites. Thus from short movements that can also be used separately cycles may be formed which can enliven a little domestic concert, an instrument demonstration or the programme of a performance for a festive occasion. Besides sequences of Renaissance dances, arrangements of Bach chorales, choral works and classical dances, the varied content also includes Romantic movements suitable for enjoyable domestic music-making. Die Bände der neuen Serie beinhalten leichte, mittelschwere oder fortgeschrittene Duos, Trios und Quartette. Bei der Zusammenstellung lag das Hauptaugenmerk auf der höchstmöglichen Freiheit in der Kombinierbarkeit der Instrumente sowie darauf, dass die Kompositionen für Musikschüler und Hobbymusiker musikalisch interessant und wertvoll sind. Aus diesem Grund handelt es sich bei allen Stücken um Transkriptionen. Lage und Tonumfang der Stimmen sind so gesetzt, dass sich die Werke allen denkbaren Umständen und Ansprüchen anpassen und entsprechend in jeder Kombination der angegebenen Musikinstrumente vorgetragen werden können.
SKU: BR.OB-16109-11
ISBN 9790004347362. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The German Requiem is one of the world's most famous requiems, even though it does not set the customary requiem text to music. Brahms did not want to follow the Latin Catholic funeral mass, addressing the Last Judgment's terror and sinful human beings' redemption through death on the cross. His attention, on the contrary, was on Biblical texts that focus on human transience and comfort: comfort to the bereaved and comfort to all who fear death. To some extent, it could be called the epitome of Brahms's work. In the relevant volume of the new Brahms Complete Edition, on which this new practical edition is based, editors Michael Musgrave and Michael Struck clear up all sorts of legends, errors, and erroneous readings. Brahms's subsequent minor compositional changes are taken into account, poor decisions in previous editions are corrected, and the Bible texts sung contain writing and meaning corrections. In addition, the texts elucidate many myths about the composition's origin. Thus, this Urtext edition creates a fresh perspective on the People's Requiem, as Brahms would have preferred to call the composition. This new B&H publication is extremely good value, and it really does breathe new life into an old master. The pages of the full score are delightfully easy on the eye. The edition's visual effect is precise, lucid, and sympathetic - as, indeed, a good performance of Brahms's choral masterpiece should be.(Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ)authoritative music text based on the current state of research; erroneous traditional readings corrected; orchestra material tried and tested; new piano vocal score (compact engraving, clear legibility).
SKU: BR.OB-16109-15
ISBN 9790004347379. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-16109-16
ISBN 9790004347386. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-9362
ISBN 9790004188323. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German.
The German Requiem is one of the world's most famous requiems, even though it does not set the customary requiem text to music. Brahms did not want to follow the Latin Catholic funeral mass, addressing the Last Judgment's terror and sinful human beings' redemption through death on the cross. His attention, on the contrary, was on Biblical texts that focus on human transience and comfort: comfort to the bereaved and comfort to all who fear death. To some extent, it could be called the epitome of Brahms's work. In the relevant volume of the new Brahms Complete Edition, on which this new practical edition is based, editors Michael Musgrave and Michael Struck clear up all sorts of legends, errors, and erroneous readings. Brahms's subsequent minor compositional changes are taken into account, poor decisions in previous editions are corrected, and the Bible texts sung contain writing and meaning corrections. In addition, the texts elucidate many myths about the composition's origin. Thus, this Urtext edition creates a fresh perspective on the People's Requiem, as Brahms would have preferred to call the composition. This new B&H publication is extremely good value, and it really does breathe new life into an old master. The pages of the full score are delightfully easy on the eye. The edition's visual effect is precise, lucid, and sympathetic - as, indeed, a good performance of Brahms's choral masterpiece should be.(Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ)new piano vocal score with compact engraving and clear legibility; music-text page better spaced out to facilitate reading; page division largely retained overall to facilitate rehearsals; vocal-text reading corrected to conform to the Bible.
SKU: BR.OB-16109-23
ISBN 9790004347409. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-16109-19
ISBN 9790004347393. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-16109
ISBN 9790004214367. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-16109-27
ISBN 9790004347416. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: CA.260200
ISBN 9790007137243.
A many-faceted cross section of interesting works for men's choir from the Romantic era. - Contains works by Cornelius, Bortnjanskij, Faure, Hauptmann, Hiller, Spohr, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Loewe, Rinck etc., many of whom in world's premiere editions. - This valuable, representative collection of works will enable choirs to rediscover pieces for performance which today are scarcely known. - The works range from easy to mid-level difficulty. - Genuine rarities: the collection contains music and texts of the highest quality which are no longer accessible in other editions. - In addition to choruses for three voices modeled on the works of the classic era (e.g., Spohr, Klein and Rinck), there are also easy to perform compositions scored for large ensembles.
SKU: CA.221200
ISBN 9790007170776.
In every century, love is probably the most frequently-celebrated theme. The choral anthology for the LIEDERPROJEKT installment brings together 40 love songs from all eras in well-known and new, easy-to-sing settings. The collection contains a wide range of settings from the 16th and 17th centuries, the Romantic period, arrangements of popular music as well as settings of well-known and contemporary love songs specially arranged for this choral collection. * ideal for concerts and weddings * 4-6 part settings, some with piano accompaniment * settings mainly in German, English, and French * contains popular and well-known compositions by composers including Brahms, Dowland, Gluck, Mendelssohn, Monteverdi, Morley, Purcell, Ravel, Tallis, and Tchaikovsky * with numerous new choral movements * with chansons, jazz standards and pop classics such as Autumn leaves, La vie en rose, Sehnsucht and many more * easy to medium difficulty * a CD with selected songs is included with the conductor's volume.
SKU: AP.48858
UPC: 038081561820. English. Douglas E. Wagner.
You may have studied this beloved Schubert art song in voice lessons, and now you can share it with developing choirs in a well-constructed, approachable arrangement. The choice of key fits comfortably within range and the Romantic era harmonies are easy to hear. Whether there are two or four hands at the piano, listeners will be hooked by the rippling water and leaping fish in the playful accompaniment. Concerned about the German words? A rhyming English translation provides a charming option. Listen to Fischer-Dieskau's iconic recording as an introduction to the piece or an extension of learning.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: HL.49046794
UPC: 196288026334.
Chor to go for women's choir (SSA and SSAA a cappella) combines some of the best-known and most popular small choral works for women's choir in one easy-to-read, compact edition. In addition to folk and evening songs as well as sacred pieces, there are popular and catchy classical choral compositions from the Romantic period, serenades and toasts for social gatherings as well as international melodies. Some pieces require a little more rehearsal effort and are also suitable for concert programs, others can besung from sight and are used for entertainment after the rehearsal or as a serenade. In the small format, the choir booklet fits in the handbag and is therefore the ideal companion for all kinds of activities. The booklet is quickly available for parties, choir excursions or concert tours and every singer can sing along.
SKU: BR.CHB-5143-02
ISBN 9790004410684. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German.
I think they are very easy to play and delightful too, wrote Johannes Brahms in August 1860 to Breitkopf & Hartel to heighten the songs' appeal to the publisher. He had already sent his Four Songs Accompanied by Two Horns and Harp to his Hamburger Frauenchor. He chose prominent texts by Shakespeare, Ossian, Eichendorff and others, and soon turned to his trusted friend Clara Schumann, whose transcription of three of the four Songs is the principal source of the work today. The publishers Brahms had contacted did not entirely share the composer's vision of horns and harp as a particularly fitting and attractive instrumental accompaniment, and felt there could be problems here. Nonetheless, their reservations could not hinder the lasting success of the Four Songs.
SKU: HL.49019911
ISBN 9790001196031. UPC: 888680750619. 7.5x11.0x0.022 inches. English.
Also available for a-cappella choir apart from the versions with piano or string orchestra: the Prayer for Peace of Saint Mother Teresa in a simple, densely woven musical setting as a romantic elegy. Ideal for bathing in the sound of large choirs and great acoustics. (This Edition can not be used with the versions for piano and string orchestra.).