SKU: HH.HH251-FSP
ISBN 9790708092032.
The five three part (SSB) and nine four part (SSTB) dances in this edition represent the complete surviving consort music of Maurice Webster. Webster, a skilled composer with a distinctive style, appears to have been the main catalyst for introducing the 'string quartet' scoring in dance music to England in the 1620s. The development of this idiom had a significant impact on the music of his contemporaries such as Simon Ives, Charles Coleman and William Lawes, who fully embraced it by the 1630s.
SKU: ST.B362
ISBN 9790220202872.
Though Byrd's In nomine settings for consort were probably the first of his works to circulate widely, the dating of his consort music in general is problematical. The famous 'Browning' variations are probably an early display of the composer's mastery of the form. The only complete Fantasia a 4 is found in the Psalmes, Songs & Sonnets of 1611. Two other examples are reconstructed from fragmentary sources, and appear in this volume with hymn-settings and Misereres, two pavans and a galliard.
SKU: ST.MB65
ISBN 9790220211065.
In this volume are the complete extant consort works of a Jacobean Catholic composer, rediscovered this century, who excelled in the conservative polyphonic style of the earlier consort masters.
SKU: ST.MB48
ISBN 9790220206771.
33 free fantasias dominate this collection, which also includes four In Nomines, four dances and variations on 'Go from my window'. This volume gathers together the complete surviving corpus of consort music by one of the genre's greatest masters.
SKU: ST.MB101
ISBN 9790220224898.
Complementing their achievements as composers of Italianate vocal music represented elsewhere in the series, this volume brings together consort works by two English Catholics who left England for the continent. Philips belonged to a generation that focused on stylised dance rather than fantasia, and many of his five-part consort dances exist also as keyboard pieces. Dering was born a generation later. Whereas his five-part fantasias were core repertoire for early 17th-century viol players, interest in the stylised dance had by then begun to wane. Several of Dering's pavans and almaines survive in a single source only, and lack outer parts, which have been completed by the editor.
SKU: ST.MB44
ISBN 9790220206108.
With MB45 this volume completes the publication of extant In Nomines and related pieces used for consort performance in the reign of Elizabeth 1 - excluding the music of William Byrd and works by Scottish composers collected in MB15.
SKU: ST.MB31
ISBN 9790220210440.
No comprehensive collection of British music would be complete without reference to the outstanding achievement of Matthew Locke, most idiosyncratic and arguably the most original of Restoration composers before Purcell. This first of two chamber music volumes contains duos for two bass viols, the consort of two viols, the Little Consort and the Flat Consort of rugged chromatic music.
SKU: ST.MB62
ISBN 9790220206375.
The first of three volumes presenting the surviving instrumental music of Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger. Contrapuntally sophisticated, his fantasias were admired throughout Europe and laid the foundations for the development of 17th-century English consort music. A complete recording of the four-part fantasias is available through the New England Chapter of the Viola da Gamba Society of America.
SKU: BR.KM-2231
Bach's flute music brought to a successful end
ISBN 9790004503119. 9 x 12 inches.
Perhaps Bach actually did allow himself to be swept away by Telemann's enthusiasm for the Flute traversiere, the Baroque transverse flute, for which he wrote a whole series of pieces, including the Trio Sonata in G major BWV 1039. With the Urtext edition of the sonata, which presumably is the arrangement of a lost first version for two violins and basso continuo, Breitkopf adds the finishing touches to the series of Bach's Complete Flute Works edited by the renowned flutist Barthold Kuijken. In the publication's textual segments, Kuijken takes a comprehensive look at the various sources and versions. Also very useful for performance practice are the unique characteristics found among musicians who are particularly knowledgeable in early music.The continuo has been realized by Ewald Demeyere, taking contemporary treatises into account.A clear, informative and utterly practical edition of this much loved and important trio sonata. The musical typeface here is extremely clear and of a sensible size. Slurs, additional ornaments and annotations are precise and non-invasive, page turns are practical and the separate bass also includes figures.(Lisa Beznosiuk, The Consort)Bach's flute music brought to a successful end.
SKU: HL.334249
ISBN 9781540085214. UPC: 840126909128. 5.0x5.0x0.896 inches.
Inspired by Celtic music traditions and time-honored carols, this new work overflows with seasonal spirit. From prophecy to Epiphany, the cantata covers the entire Christmas story and wraps it in jubilant and approachable music. Supported by encouraging narration, dazzling orchestrations and a complete line of support products, this spectacular work will be a warm holiday welcome to your community of faith. Songs include: A Christmas Invitation; A Festival Gathering of Carols; Upon the Wind, There Comes a Song; From the Prophet Comes a Promise; A Song of Joy; The Silent Stars Go By; Comfort and Joy; Look to the Silver Sky; Sing of a Merry Christmas; Glad Tidings of Great Joy. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2/pic, ob/eng hn, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Celtic Consort (pno, gtr, fl/pwhis, cl, bls, perc, vn, vc) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Chamber Orchestra (pno, fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, bls, perc, kybd strings) available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.334239
ISBN 9781540085139. UPC: 840126909043. 6.75x10.5x0.274 inches.
SKU: HL.334244
ISBN 9781540085160. UPC: 840126909074. 5.0x5.0x0.146 inches.
SKU: HL.334246
ISBN 9781540085184. UPC: 840126909098. 5.0x5.0x0.074 inches.
SKU: HL.334247
ISBN 9781540085191. UPC: 840126909104. 5.0x5.0x0.902 inches.
SKU: HL.334248
ISBN 9781540085207. UPC: 840126909111. 6.75x10.5x0.321 inches.
SKU: HL.334245
ISBN 9781540085177. UPC: 840126909081. 5.0x5.0x0.146 inches.
SKU: HL.334240
ISBN 9781540085146. UPC: 840126909050. 8.5x14.0x2.735 inches.
SKU: GI.G-1118
A year ago, Westminster Williamson Voices joined a consortium called “The Scattered Light Consortium†along with Jo-Michael Scheibe at USC (the USC Thornton Chamber Singers) and Jamie Glasgow (The Glasgow School of Art Choir). I was attracted to the concept not only because of the composers who are dear friends, but because the pieces were set to poems by one of America’s greatest poets, Dana Gioia. When the two works arrived from composer Sarah Rimkus and Thomas LaVoy, I had, as they say, “the wind knocked out of me.†While both poems could be interpreted using a broader life perspective, they spoke to me and the choir in ways that were immediately deep and profound. Both poems provide light and hope to all of us who are living through this change at Westminster into something unknown. And then, shortly after this recording was completed, the pandemic struck and we were in isolation from our music-making family. We were thankful that we were able to complete this recording.  All of the music on the CD reflects our hope for the future as we climb a crooked ladder leading to, hopefully, a brighter new time for our beloved college, and our lives beyond the pandemic. Our desire is to see a glimmer of light behind what seems a very closed door. This CD offers music for personal reflection, with the hope that these sounds can provide for each of us “scattered†new light.  CONTENTS: In the Bleak Midwinter, Steve Pilkington • Kit Smart's Carol, Gerald Custer • Improvisation on Coventry Carol, Sam Scheibe, Christian Koller, Guillermo Passarin, Alex Tomlinson • Solitude, James Whitbourn • The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves, Thomas LaVoy • The Burning Ladder, Sarah Rimkus • Salvation to All That Will Is Nigh, Anthony Maglione • Brightest and Best, Sarah Rimkus • Coventry Carol, John Frederick Hudson • Magnificat, Peter Relph • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, Sam Scheibe.
SKU: HL.35031883
ISBN 9781540006950. UPC: 888680713928. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches. Psalm 19:1-6, Psalm 8:3-4, Romans 1:19-20.
From the cantata Portraits in Grace, this singular text is brought forward wrapped in simple yet profound music. The folksong quality of the melody matches well with poetic imagery to share how God is reflected in creation. We hear His voice in the singing of the birds. We see His face in ev'ry flower. His crown is twined with our ev'ry thorn and His cross is ev'ry tree. A supportive and impressionistic piano accompaniment completes the painting. Score and Parts for Large Ensemble (fl 1-2, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tbn 1-2, perc 1-3, pno, b, hp, solo vn 1, solo vn 2, solo vc) and Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, hn, pno, hp, vn, vc) both available as digital downloads.
SKU: AP.32548S
UPC: 038081385518. English.
Commissioned by a consortium of outstanding collegiate wind ensembles, Folgore's Months features a soprano voice soloist in a contemporary setting of four movements musically depicting February, August, May, and December. David Liptak, well known for his creative compositional style (his The Sacred Harp was one of the first wind works included in The Donald Hunsberger Wind Library), has written a four-movement composition for Soprano and Chamber Wind Ensemble based upon the writings of a 14th century poet. Folger's Months is a vital addition to the growing serious repertoire for vocal soloist and winds. This particular item includes the complete score only.
