Silence! Singers at Work : A singer's sketchbook

Silence! Singers at Work is a wry collection of drawings about the everyday experiences of singers. Anyone who sings, or has sung, whether on the world’s greatest opera stages or in the local choir, will instantly relate to the illustrations. Internationally-acclaimed opera singer and recitalist Joyce DiDonato has collaborated with the author on the drawings and has written a preface to the book. Silence! Singers at Work makes a perfect gift for anyone who is, or who knows, a singer.

Walking Me To Work

Organ Work vol. 1

The Possibility of a New Work for Electric Guitar

Jeux d'Eau

Ravel's Jeux d'Eau is heavily influenced by the brilliant pianistic style of Franz Liszt, who was one of Ravel's heroes. Some critics believe that Ravel's work is an homage to Liszt's work Les Jeux d'Eau la Villad'Este from 1870. For Solo Piano.

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Goldberg Variations is a work originally written for Harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examplesof variation form. The Variations are named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer.

Lieder

This work is an album of 29 Songs by Mozart composed for High voice and Piano accompaniment.

Sonatina For Cello In A Minor

This work for Viola da Gamba has been transcribed for Cello and is part of the ABRSM Grade 6 syllabus.

Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso

Work for Trombone or Tuba with Piano by J.B. Senaille. Set as part of the ABRSM Tuba Syllabus Grade 7.

Requiem

For two years Dvorák focused on his Requiem, before it was premiered in 1891 under his own direction in Birmingham. This work reflects Dvorák's deeply religious attitude.Despite all the drama and orchestral abundance, the characteristics of this work lies between the close relationship between text content and musical expression. Arranged for SATB and Piano accompaniment.

School Of Velocity

This popular work offers practical training in well-articulated Pianistic passage work, particularly in playing the virtuoso music of the Romantic period.In addition to this, each study is a complete music composition,demanding attention to dynamics and phrasing. Students who master this title have indeed progressed a long way in the 'school of velocity.'

Messe Solennelle - St Cecilia Mass

The solennelle en l'honneur de Saint-Cécile is one of the few orchestral works of Gounod. The work was premiered on 22 November 1855 at Saint-Eustache in Paris. The closeness to opera andsymphonic music makes itself felt throughout the piece. During Gounod's lifetime numerous adaptations and new editions appeared, which prove the popularity of the work.

Czardas

Vittorio Monti was born in Naples, on January 6th, 1868; he died on June 20th, 1922. This Czardas (Csárdás) is his most famous work, composed around 1904.

Spanische Tanze Op.12

Spanish Dances Op.12 is a lively and exciting work, composed for Piano Solo by Moritz Moszkowski. This piece will provide an enjoyable challenge to the advancing pianist.

Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor Op.23

An immensely popular work that perfectly illustrates the warmth and vitality of Tchaikovsky's inspiration and craft. This version has been abridged and arranged for Piano solo by Noel Fisher.

60 Etudes

Johann Baptist Cramer's 60 Selected Studies, for Solo Piano.These studies are an excellent preparation for passage-work, as well as being interesting pieces in their own right.Edited by Bulow.

Good Wish

This 2-minute work for choir SATB was first performed by the Cumnock Tryst Festival Chorus, conducted by Eamonn Dougan, on 6 October 2019 at the Cumnock Tryst Festival.

Earthrise : Version for accompanied SATB Choir

A choral work inspired by the photograph of the same name taken from lunar orbit in 1968, considering the positive and negative sides of the human race's mastery and control of the world. The work was commissioned by the UK choir Ex Cathedra for its 40th anniversary, which fell in the same year (1969) as the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing. It was written for 40-part choir, on the model of Thomas Tallis's famous Spem in alium.

Cantus Maris (Song of the Sea)

Cantus Maris (Song of the Sea) by Francis Pott.The 25-minute work for mezzo-soprano solo, chorus and orchestra was commissioned to mark the 70th anniversary of the Guildford-based Vivace Chorus.

Sonata in E minor Op.2 No.2

This Sonata is a beautiful work for Cello, arranged here with a realised Piano Accompaniment, composed by Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739).The solo cello part is also included on a separate insert.

On Christmas Night

This beautiful work for mixed choir, with both words and music by the composer, includes a setting of the much-loved chorale Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How brightly shines the morning star).

Oratorio de Noel Op.12

Saint-Saëns' Oratorio De Noel Op.12 for SATB and Piano accompaniment.Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his Christmas Oratorio (Oratorio de Noël) in just 12 days. In its first versionthe work was premiered on Christmas in 1858. The vocal parts and the Piano version were printed in 1863.Even before the full score appeared in the press, Saint-Saëns made some changes in the manuscript, which led tocontradictions, errors and omissions between the different readings. Now for the first time this work is presented as Saint-Saëns intended.

Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang

Ørjan Matre’s Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang is a 26-minute work for solo trumpet and choir (SSAATTBB). It is based on texts by the Austrian poet Georg Trakl and describes distant trumpet sounds, decaying castle ruins and icylakes, in the spirit of German Romanticism. Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang (Trumpets, Night and Downfall) was premiered by Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and the Norwegian Soloists' Choir (conductor: Grete Pedersen) atthe Ultima Oslo Contemporary Festival in September 2020. This edition is the choral score (EP 14530) of the work. The trumpet part (EP 14530a) is available separately.