SKU: UT.QC-4

ISBN 9788881094783. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

Saggi di Jean-Pierre Bartoli, Alan Davison, Therese Ellsworth, Erik Entwistle, Jeremy Eskenazy, Michaela Freemanová, Stephan D. Lindeman, Rudolf Rasch, Renato Ricco, Jeanne Roudet, David Rowland, Massimiliano Sala, Laure Schnapper, Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald, Marie Sumner Lott


The career of Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812) was notable for its peripateticism. Starting out in his native Bohemia Dussek spent periods of time in Germany and the Netherlands, settling in London for about ten years in the 1790s, progressing to Hamburg and ending his days in Paris. Although his activities centred on the piano, like so many musicians of his day Dussek branched out from performing and composing to encompass teaching, publishing and instrument retail, with varying success. A plethora of reviews and biographical accounts attest to Dussek’s renown throughout Europe as a pianist and composer, particularly when it came to sensitive and cantabile playing; and he interacted with some of the most eminent musicians, artists and political figures of his time. Dussek’s reputation declined sharply in the nineteenth century, however, and with the exception of isolated revivals of his work, for instance in London in the mid-nineteenth century, he has remained on the verge of obscurity in the minds of many musicians and music-lovers until the present day: even his well-known innovation of placing the piano sideways-on to the audience to display his striking profile is often mistakenly attributed to Franz Liszt. Although Dussek has provided the subject of a number of student dissertations over the years, in the published literature he has largely been restricted to cameo appearances or brief entries in historical surveys.
The bicentennial anniversary of Dussek’s death provides a fitting occasion for bringing together scholars from all parts of the world to produce the first multi-author, multi-lingual study of the composer. Several chapters deal with aspects of Dussek’s biography and iconography that receive only sparse treatment elsewhere; others survey the different branches of his output, including the piano sonatas, the piano concertos, the chamber music with and without harp and the three String Quartets, Op. 60, which are currently enjoying a revival via recordings and a new edition.
This book has two fundamental aims. One is to stimulate renewed interest in, and debate about, a less than celebrated – one might say unjustly neglected – figure. The other aim is to approach Dussek’s multi-facetted, geographically diverse career as an interface between ourselves and the music business at the beginning of the nineteenth century, whose complexity and vicissitudes emanated from the sociological dynamics and political events with which Dussek was, to an almost unique degree, inextricably associated. The highs and lows of Dussek’s career, the surviving contemporary accounts of Dussek the performer and composer, and the letters he exchanged with colleagues in several nations vividly portray the struggles of a worldly, ambitious, versatile and extremely perspicacious musician striving to carve out a place of eminence and material security for himself. This meant negotiating the complex progression, underway at this point in history, from the patronage system to the emergence of the artist as a socially and financially autonomous entity.

SKU: FG.55009-390-4

ISBN 979-0-55009-390-4.

A work composed as a birthday gift to a friend, Therese Hahl who enjoyed a position of high esteem in Helsinki concert life and was a sought-after oratorio soloist in Pacius's time. It has become known also in a Finnish version Lauloit pienna.

SKU: GI.G-002469

UPC: 641151024691. English.

Youth ministers, middle school and high school teachers, catechists, and all who minister to young people will love the prayer services contained in Graced Moments.. Author Therese Brown's extensive experience working with young people, coupled with her strong background in liturgy and music, makes this resource a must for all who work with today's young people. The prayer services cover a broad range of the life experiences of young people and directly address contemporary issues in a timely way. Each service is introduced by preparatory notes and a list of materials needed. Since Scripture is at the heart of these prayer services, Therese provides talking points‚ to assist the prayer leader in preparing the reflections on the Scripture. Most services contain creative ritual activities sure to stir up the faith lives of the participants. This second volume also contains two special services geared toward those who minister with young people at military parishes. Music suggestions are drawn from Voices as One., WLP‚ popular contemporary hymnal and CD collection.

SKU: GI.G-4107G

This collection is characterized by a variety of styles in the Cooney tradition. Live the Promise was chosen as the theme song for the 1994 LA Religious Education Congress for its upbeat music and bold lyrics. This collection is characterized by a variety of styles in the Cooney tradition. Live the Promise was chosen as the theme song for the 1994 LA Religious Education Congress for its upbeat music and bold lyrics. A great version of Psalm 34 for weddings, Every Morning in Your Eyes, and a Winter Magnificat with text by Sr. Miriam Therese Winter, MMS round out this wonderful collection. (Does not include “Hard Time, Come Again No More,” which is available separately, G-4120) CONTENTS: PSALM 65: YOU (G-4111) • LIVE THE PROMISE (G-4096) • PSALM FOR WEDDINGS: EVERY MORNING IN YOUR EYES (G-4112) • LIVELY LIGHT (G-4113) • MY SOUL GIVE GLORY/HE KING SHALL COME (G-4115) • BUILDING A CITY. (G-4116) • CAROL OF THE STRANGER (G-4118) • LITANY OF DELIVERANCE (G-4119) • HARD TIMES, COME AGAIN NO MORE (G-4120) .

SKU: GI.G-3966

Text by various.

Hear these once and the tunes and lyrics will remain with you for a long time. One Is has become an instant success that unites the living, the unborn, the dead. Covenant Hymn is perfect for weddings and anniversaries. Now bespeaks our need for peace and justice. Four new psalm settings bring ancient words to life. Three inspired liturgical musicians combined their talents once again to create this hit. Rory Cooney wrote all the music and lyrics except for the music of Covenant Hymn which was written by Gary Daigle who also produced the recording. The incredible vocal talent of Theresa Donohoo contributes to wonderfully pleasant listening. CONTENTS: I AM FOR YOU (G-3967) • ONE IS (G-3968) • PSALM 1:ROOTS IN THE EARTH (G-3969) • IF/SI (G-3970) • PSALM 85:YOUR MERCY LIKE RAIN (G-3971) • BE THOU MY VISION (G-3973) • NOW (G-3974) • PSALM 51:CREATE ME AGAIN (G-3975) • ALL THINGS NEW (G-3976) • COVENANT HYMN (WHEREVER YOU GO) (G-3977) • MISSION SONG (G-3978) • SPIRITS SEEKING LIGHT AND BEAUTY (G-3979) .

SKU: HL.49032958

ISBN 9783795700164. 8.75x10.75x0.292 inches. German. Martina Gollnick.

Thekla, the portable piano of the Mozart family, now gathering dust in a dark loft and remembering past - and better - times, has a lot to tell: when Wolfgang made his first composition attempts on the piano and father Leopold made the first great concert tours with Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl in a coach, about the concert performance of the children before Empress Maria Theresia in Vienna (1762), about the trip to Paris and the rough crossing to England, and, finally, about the return to Salzburg in 1766. Mozart is described as a boy who has quite ordinary problems, who gets homesick on his trips and who longs for friendship. In addition, the book gives a short preview of his further musical oeuvre.Numerous - sometimes full-page - pictures as well as an illustrated history of his life paint a colourful portrait of Mozart. With the help of a map, the reader can even follow Mozart's travel route.

SKU: CA.4068200

ISBN 9790007088934. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Johann Georg Zechner is considered to be one of the most prolific Austrian composers of church music during the time of Maria Theresa. His ca. 250 surviving compositions, including works in practically all genre of church music, found a wide reception in many Austrian, Bohemian and Moravian monasteries and in pilgrimage churches. His Grosse Orgelsolomesse was probably composed in 1761 for the dedication of the organ in the monastery at Gottweig. As in other of his late works, the strict royal style, which essentially characterizes Zechner's compositions, is tempered through the use of elements of the galant style of composition. The organ plays solistically in all of the movements.

SKU: CA.4068209

ISBN 9790007220228. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Johann Georg Zechner is considered to be one of the most prolific Austrian composers of church music during the time of Maria Theresa. His ca. 250 surviving compositions, including works in practically all genre of church music, found a wide reception in many Austrian, Bohemian and Moravian monasteries and in pilgrimage churches. His Grosse Orgelsolomesse was probably composed in 1761 for the dedication of the organ in the monastery at Gottweig. As in other of his late works, the strict royal style, which essentially characterizes Zechner's compositions, is tempered through the use of elements of the galant style of composition. The organ plays solistically in all of the movements. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4068200.