The highly regarded early music specialist and violinist, Walter Reiter presents the second in a series of four volumes dedicated to violin music from the Baroque period. Featuring 36 beautiful pieces scored for violin and keyboard accompaniment, this collection includes works by well known figures such as Bach, Handel and Purcell, as well as lesser-known and rarely available pieces from a range of other composers.Suitable for students of c. 3-4 years playing experience, this book includes composer biographies and teaching notes on each piece, together with a CD recording of all works performed by Walter Reiter and Robin Bigwood. / Violin

The early music specialist and flautist, Annabel Knight presents the first in a series of four volumes dedicated to flute music from the Baroque period. Featuring 36 beautiful pieces scored for flute and keyboard accompaniment, this collection includes works by well known figures such as Bach, Handel, and Rameau, as well as lesser-known and rarely available pieces from a range of other composers.Suitable for students of c.2-3 years of playing experience, this book includes composer biographies and teaching notes on each piece, together with a CD recording of all works performed by Annabel Knight and Robin Bigwood. / Flûte

Arnold Schönberg est la figure centrale du monde musical du XXe siècle. Sa signification musicale était déjà évidente pendant sa durée de vie, mais son influence à titre posthume a augmenté énormément. Son travail a ouvert la voie à révolutionnaire des changements dans la perception musicale. Cette édition complète aspire à être tout aussi indispensable pour la recherche, ainsi que pour la performance. L'édition est publiée en deux séries : série a en format folio contient des oeuvres tout rempli, toutes les partitions piano préparées par le compositeur lui-même et les oeuvres tout inachevées convenable pour la performance - également des fragments (gros scores) qui sont mieux adaptés pour être imprimées dans un tel format. Série B, au format in-quarto, contient des versions précoces, des croquis, des idées et des fragments ainsi que Genèse et un commentaire critique. / Orchestre A Cordes

Par RHODES PHILLIP. Score - Set Of Parts (Ep 66620A) Also Available / Contemporain / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Homunculus is a short (circa 12 minutes) work for string quartet which the composer wrote during the Autumn months of 2007 for the Johannes Quartet.He wanted to compose a piece that would be very compact in form andduration but still contain many different characters and textures. In other words a little piece that behaves like a big piece.He has long been fascinated (and amused) by the arcane spermists’ theory who held the beliefthat the sperm was in fact a 'little man' (homunculus) that was placed inside a woman for growth into a child. This seemed to them to neatly explain many of the mysteries of conception. It was later pointed out that if the spermwas a homunculus identical in all but size to an adult then the homunculus may have sperm of its own. This led to a reductio ad absurdum with an endless chain of homunculi. This was not necessarily considered by spermists afatal objection however as it neatly explained how it was that 'in Adam' all had sinned: the whole of humanity was already contained in his loins.He decided to call my piece Homunculus despite the obvious weaknesses of thespermists’ thinking as he found the idea of a perfect little man strangely moving.

L?Orient fascine avec ses innombrables contes danses parfums et saveurs. L?Orient est mystérieux et d?une sublime beauté mais il a aussi une face cachée. Dans cette région du monde de nombreux pays sont rongés par la pauvreté et la guerre et sont muselés par l?oppression. Des peuples innocents vivent une terrible souffrance que seuls l?art et le chant peuvent soulager. Assis au sommet de la colline seul avec le vent un berger joue de sa flûte pour exprimer et chasser sa douce solitude. Qu?importe rien ne peut troubler la joie de vivre retrouvée pour la célébration de fêtes. La magie des danses orientales opère à chaque fois : des costumes aux couleurs chatoyantes desbijoux étincelants et ces saveurs épicées aux couleurs nocturnes qui se mêlent aux parfums envoûtant des danseuses...

La Naissance d'Osiris opera-ballet by Rameau to a libretto by Louis de Cahusac Fontainebleau 12 October 1754 written to celebrate the birth of the Duc de Berry who became Louis XVI.DRAMATIS PERSONÆPamilie (Soprano)Un Berger (Countertenor Haute-contre)Le Grand Prêtre de Jupiter (Bass-baritone)Jupiter (Bass-baritone)L’AmourLes Gr cesBergers Bergères Prêtres PeuplesORCHESTRAMusettes2 Flutes2 OboesBassoonStringsBasso continuoDuration: circa 52 minutes

Four popular classics by the likes of Cecil Mack and Cole Porter have been lovingly arranged as close-harmony songs for men's voices. Capturing perfectly the mood and spirit of the original Broadway favourites David Nield presents a programme of guaranteed crowd-pleasers that continue to transcend fashion as the years go by brimming with the swing and swagger of the Barbershop style.Arranged for a quartet of Alto Tenor Baritone and Bass voices each piece includes a Piano accompaniment for easier rehearsal. Nield's ingenuous and effervescent writing sparkles with jazzy energy without ever becoming difficult to sing.The close-harmony style not onlypresents a uniquely satisfying and playful challenge to the singers but will also delight and amuse audiences everywhere no matter what the occasion!