SKU: HL.49019223
ISBN 9790001181747. UPC: 884088907389. 9.0x12.0x0.083 inches.
With his 'Concerto classico' composed in 1999, Bertold Hummel enables violin pupils with only limited technical skills to play an entire little violin concerto. The second movement, Elegy, is now also available as a separate edition for viola and piano. The melody of the Finnish folk song forming the thematic foundation of the movement is melancholy and gentle: a short simple theme which is introduced and then varied several times. To master this piece, it is sufficient for the violist to command the first position, and the piano part is easy to play as well. An ideal piece for pupils, competitions and for music-making at home.
SKU: HL.49046384
ISBN 9781540086471. UPC: 842819108283. 9.0x12.0x0.079 inches.
This fantasy in song form, develops an expressive melody in Eb minor. Its characteristic iambic rhythm is announced in the initial bars of the ostinato piano accompaniment. The central section contrasts by its diversified themes and its tonal mobility. A tight recapitulation in the treble register is dramatically interrupted before the coda. Collected and harmonically dense, the last bars resound like a last breath, tone painting the 'in manus tuas domine commendo spiritum meum' (Ps. 31,6).
SKU: HL.49019370
ISBN 9790001189804. UPC: 884088992378. 9.0x12.0x0.052 inches.
'Songs Without Words' - that's what Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) called his lyrical piano pieces, romantic miniatures in which the composer wanted to 'sing' on the keyboard instrument. With them, he invented an entirely new form of chamber music playing in the 19th century. These 'Songs' are also perfectly suitable for duet playing: for a melodic instrument with piano accompaniment. The 'Song Without Words' Op 30/3 is a rewarding lyrical solo piece.
SKU: HL.49045870
ISBN 9790001177948. UPC: 841886034525. 9.0x12.0x0.161 inches.
Nikolai Kapustin, born in 1937, is regarded as pioneer of the Soviet jazz scene. In his music he combines typical jazz idioms with classical forms. Sonata Op. 69 for viola and piano was written in 1992. Contents: Allegro Largo Vivace.
SKU: HL.49018776
ISBN 9790001174107. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches.
The one-movement, yet multiple time structured, sonata uses a gently modern tonal language and has been influenced by the French tradition. Emile Naoumoff likes to give his movements unusual headings that perfectly describe the character of the respective section. The piece for the combination of viola and piano, which is quite rare in concert life, is a valuable and fascinating addition to the repertoire in which both instruments conduct a dialogue on an equal basis.Naoumoff was born in Sofia in 1962. At the age of 8, he began his career as a pianist and composer; for ten years, he was a pupil of Nadia Boulanger until her death. At the age of 10, Naoumoff composed and performed his own piano concerto under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin. Many prizes, awards and appearances as a celebrated pianist followed. Today Naoumoff lives and works as an associate professor at the School of Music of the Indiana University in Bloomington. He holds master classes in the USA, Europe and Japan and is director of a music academy.
SKU: HL.49044782
ISBN 9790001192170. UPC: 841886019904.
The famous Golliwogg's Cakewalk is the final piece from Debussy's cycle Children's Corner which consists of 6 miniatures for piano, written for his daughter in the years 1906-1908.The style corresponds to that of ragtime, a dance which was in vogue around the turn of the century. In the middle section, he parodies several times the beginning of the opera Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner with whom Debussy had a rather ambiguous relationship.The present arrangement now allows musicians to play the popular movement in a version for melodic instrument with accompaniment.
SKU: BR.EB-9441
ISBN 9790004189184. 9 x 12 inches.
The two sonatas of Johannes Brahms's op. 120 are widely hailed as crowning points of the repertoire for clarinet and piano. Moreover, in the version for viola and piano arranged by Brahms himself, they rank among the most frequently played viola works of the 19th century. They far surpass in compositional substance the relatively few original sonatas written for these instrumentations during the same period.Of the two fellow works, the Sonata No. 2 in E flat major is the more accessible. Diverging from the classical-romantic tradition, Brahms used the key of E flat major here not to express the heroic or monumental, but to obtain lyrical, chiefly restrained characterizations. The serenade-like beauty of the principal theme, which opens the sonata, has always been particularly admired. In his review of the world premiere, the renowned Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, a friend of Brahms's, raves with the words it was as if it had fallen from the Heavens. The closing set of variations also follows with gentle gracefulness this lyrical character. However, the middle movement, with its tempestuous outer sections in E flat minor and the hymnic trio in B major provides a passionate and serious contrast, which allows the flanking idyll to unfold its beauties all the more insistently.
SKU: HL.49046045
ISBN 9790001165242. UPC: 841886031623. 9x12 inches.
In the summer of 1852, Vier Stücke ['Four Pieces'] for viola and piano by Robert Schumann were published under the title Märchenbilder ['Fairy-Tale Pictures'] by the Kassel publishing house Luckhardt, with a particularly expressive vignette on the titlepage. Unusual were both this title Märchenbilder, on the one hand, and the scoring with a solo viola, on the other. With the viola in a soloistic role in chamber music, Schumann's Märchenbilder, Op. 113, offers a rather unfamiliar, but all the more delightful sound.
SKU: HL.49014026
ISBN 9790220102516. UPC: 073999778861. 9.25x12.25x0.091 inches.
For viola and small orchestra (piano reduction).
SKU: M7.SAE-22-07
ISBN 9790707651674.
This is a unique improvisation for violin and Piano based on a theme by Erik Satie and to which other original themes have been added. The work will certainly be a delight for the public because the sound material is treated in both classical and jazzy style. Certainly this is a piece to be enjoyed by the players, but audiences have shown that they too share the same pleasure, for sure it is a smart choice for the players that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. This piece of music is suitable both for concerts given by professionals and for auditions in schools, colleges, conservatories or can be used in various other private events.
SKU: HL.49019600
ISBN 9790001177269. UPC: 884088945336. 9.25x12.0x0.112 inches.
The Sonata for Viola and Piano (1984) is not based - as is common in the 'classical' sonata form - on the dualism of two opposing themes. 'The Sonata ends with the chorale Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir in whose adaptation inner conflict and contrast remain the formative means until the end.' (Putz) A rewarding contemporary piece for competitions and concerts.
SKU: HL.49019672
ISBN 9790001190497. 9.25x12.0x0.286 inches. English - German.
'Hamlet-Ech os' comes from the full-length opera 'Hamlet' in which Christian Jost interprets Shakespeare's tragedy as 'story of a surreal journey inward'. By having Hamlet sing in a female voice, Jost emphasizes the universal validity of this statement. The intentional bilingualism stands for Hamlet's inner dialogue in which the viola part joins commentating.
SKU: M7.SAE-5-07
ISBN 9790707665411.
This is a unique arrangement for viola and piano, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an master piece for sacred music, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative and innovative flavour that was introduced in orchestration on this occasion. The piece has been carefully adapted to suit the technical needs of each instrument, being a smart choice for players that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. This piece of music is suitable both for concerts given by professionals and for auditions in schools, colleges, conservatories or can be used in various other private events.
SKU: HL.49019126
ISBN 9790001180979. UPC: 841886018211. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.
A wedding without a famous wedding march - unimaginable! Wagner's 'Bridal Chorus' from 'Lohengrin' and Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' from the incidental music of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' vie for the favour of bridal couples and wedding parties. If, however, the music shall be festive, Mendelssohn's background music for the wedding ceremony remains first choice. In order that the march cannot only be performed with the organ but also with a melodic instrument with piano (or organ) accompaniment, the present editions provide easy-to-play arrangements.
SKU: HL.49019443
ISBN 9783795746803. German.
Christmas is the time of music, the time of playing together in different ensembles. The current volume contains the most beautiful and best-known German and international Christmas carols with an easily playable, yet nice-sounding piano accompaniment. A treasure chest for lessons, concerts and music-making at home during Christmas time.
SKU: HL.49029375
ISBN 9790220133695. 9.0x12.0x0.14 inches.
SKU: HL.49014018
ISBN 9790220102448.
The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 7).
SKU: HL.49012235
ISBN 9790001102117. UPC: 884088086923. 9.0x12.0x0.157 inches.
SKU: M7.SAE-7-07
ISBN 9790707665435.
This is a unique arrangement for viola and piano, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon for Romanian classical music repertoire, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative and innovative flavour that was introduced in orchestration on this occasion. The piece has been carefully adapted to suit the technical needs of each instrument, being a smart choice for the players that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. This piece of music is suitable both for concerts given by professionals and for auditions in schools, colleges, conservatories or can be used in various other private events.
SKU: HL.49019322
ISBN 9790220131899. UPC: 884088945329. 9.0x12.0x0.103 inches.
SKU: M7.SAE-31-06
ISBN 9790707665848.
This is a unique arrangement for viola and piano, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon for classical music repertoire, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative and innovative flavour that was introduced in orchestration on this occasion. The piece has been carefully adapted to suit the technical needs of each instrument, being a smart choice for the players that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. This piece of music is suitable both for concerts given by professionals and for auditions in schools, colleges, conservatories or can be used in various other private events.
SKU: HL.49030735
ISBN 9790001146623. 9.0x12.0x0.16 inches.
SKU: HL.49008137
ISBN 9790001121668. 9.25x12.0x0.101 inches.
A collection of 10 short attractive pieces. Morning Walk * Homesickness * Joker * At Dawn * Little Horseman * On a Winter's Evening * Burlesque * In the Fortress * Cop and Robber * Waltz.