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Modest Mussorgsky: Gopak (Piano Duet)

An arrangement for four hands at one Piano, of the finale of Moussorgsky's unfinished comic opera Sorochintsï Fair. A light and entertaining piece at just under two minutes duration.

Hesford,b(Rosetti) Corpus Christi (Love Came Down At Christmas) Unis

Franck, C Mary At The Cradle Sa 2 Pt (Geehl) (Tp186)

A Somervell: Shepherd's Cradle Song In E Flat Major

The Shepherd’s Cradle Song was first published in 1918. It is presented here in the key of Eb Major, for low Voices with Piano accompaniment. The text is taken from an anonymous lullaby, originally written in German, which is suitable for any Nativity or Christmastide occasion. Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) was a British composer, conductor and civil servant. He studied at King’s College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music under Charles Stanford and Charles Parry. He later became an inspector at the Board of Education, for which he received a knighthood. While he wrote several large operatic, orchestral, and choral works, he is best remembered for his chamber music and art songs.

Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer (2-Part)

In the canon of American song, no name comes ahead of Stephen Foster. The 19th century composer wrote nearly 300 songs, creating some of the US’s best-known songs, among them Camptown Races, Swanee River, My Old Kentucky Home, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair. These iconic tunes have been performed, recorded, mined for television and film scores and advertisements so much that many Americans recognize them without knowing their author. Beautiful Dreamer, one of Foster’s many sentimental ballads, was published after his death. In this arrangement, the song’s sentimentality has been honoured without exaggeration.

A Rowley: Humoresque From Six Impromptus

Humoresque makes use of syncopation and staccato to create a light-hearted mood, with a slightly slower middle section for contrast before a return to the initial theme and a rocketing finish.Twentieth century British composer Alec Rowley was also an Organist, pianist and dedicated teacher. Many of his compositions are miniatures and works appropriate for amateur musicians, though he also gained renown through his large-scale works performed at the Promenade Concerts and elsewhere.

Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune (Organ)

Debussy ’s beautiful, beloved Clair De Lune was written as the third movement of his Suite Bergamasque at the turn of the last century. It was inspired by a poem of contemporary Paul Verlaine and is a significant example of Debussy ’s innovative use of key, time and tonal colour. The piece has been arranged for Orchestra, though not by Debussy , Harp, Guitar and many other instrumental combinations. Clair De Lune was composed for Piano in D flat and has here been transposed to C.

Mozart Sonata In A K331 Piano

It is unknown precisely when and where Mozart wrote this delightful Piano sonata, but Vienna or Salzburg around 1783 is likely, which is around the time of the production of Idomeneo. Mozart composed the sonata in three-movement structure. The first, andante grazioso, is a theme with six variations; the second includes a minuet and trio; the third is the famous rondo alla turca and allegretto, which is frequently performed as a separate piece. The Turkish style was fashionable in Vienna at that time, in imitation of Turkish janissary bands. Mozart used it again in his opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.

GF Handel: Come And Trip It In A Minor

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) held numerous appointments at the Royal Court and Westminster Abbey, and is considered by many to be the greatest ever English-born composer. His prolific work covered all fields: orchestral, ecclesiastical, operatic, theatrical, incidental, and chamber music were all enriched by his output. Come And Trip It is an aria from the 1740 work L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55), based on a poem by John Milton. It is a graceful movement in the Minuet style, often referred to as a "Dance Song". It has been arranged for Medium Voice and Piano by Mary Carmichael. 

J. Frederic Staton: The Green Willow

The Green Willow is a straightforward but rewarding piece for Unison Voices with Piano Accompaniment, with traditional lyrics. It was first published in 1926. Dr. J. Frederic Staton (1884-1961) was a British organist, composer, adjudicator and pedagogue. Born in Yorkshire, he was a Parish organist and Choirmaster in Chesterfield from 1899 onwards, and also conducted several music societies and orchestras in the 1920s and 30s. He was an early examiner for the ABRSM, and spent the Second World War in Canada and New Zealand after travelling overseas to examine and adjudicate at Music Festivals. In 1942 he published Sweet Singing In The Choir , a popular handbook of choral technique.

Leon Jessel: The Parade Of The Tin Soldiers Op.123 (Piano Duet)

The Parade of the Tin Soldiers is a jolly march composed originally for Piano and recorded many times over the decades. Each Christmas season at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, the Rockettes perform a traditional dance routine to the tune. Of particular charm is the moment near the end when the soldiers fall down in a long chromatic scale.Composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, Kapellmeister Leon Jessel was active in his native Germany from the late 1800’s until the rise of Nazism ended his career in the 1920’s. Before that, he had worked extensively as a musician and created Germany’s most beloved operetta Schwarzwaldmädel (Black Forest Girl) and others almost as popular.

J.S Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria for Piano

A favourite at weddings and funerals as well as in the concert hall, Ave Maria demands breath control of the singer and good Piano skills. This version was adapted for two Voices especially for performance by school, festival and amateur Choruses.When Bach wrote his Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722 for educational purposes he could never have imagined that his Prelude No 1 in C was to be given a new life as the ground for Gounod’s Ave Maria nearly 140 years later. Charles Gounod created the work as an improvisation, transcribed by his father for Violin with Piano and harmonium. It wasn’t until 1859 that the Latin text was published with the work.

Albert Ketelbey: In A Monastery Garden (Simplified Edition)

Composer and arranger Albert W Ketèlbey is now almost unknown except for his work Bells Across the Meadows, but until the time of the Second World War, he strode the country’s musical stage like a giant of light musical entertainment. In 1929, he was declared ‘Britain’s greatest composer’ according to the number of performances of his works. Over the course of his career, he was a church Organist, musical director at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, editor to several music publishing firms and Music Director of the Columbia Gramophone Company.His most popular works are a series of Orchestral tone poems, like this one based on a verse from his own poem, In a Monastery Garden. The simplified version was prepared by the composer.

Vaughan Williams Silent Noon In Eflat Voice And Piano

20th century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is perhaps best known for his symphonies and large-scale choral works, however the essence of his music can also be found in his songs. His 1903 House of Life cycle features 6 songs, out of which the most famous one is the second, Silent Noon . Composed before the rest of the cycle, and first published separately, this piece in E-flat major, for Voice and Piano can easily stand alone. By using the sonnet of renowned 19th century English painter and poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Williams celebrates the beauty of the English language and advances toward the true 20th century English art song. All of the songs in House of Life are written for sonnets from Rossetti’s sonnet-sequence of the same name and thus the continuity of the cycle is enforced both by the music and the lyrics. At the same time, the similarity given by the strict rules of the Petrarchan sonnet-form emphasises the differences in mood, meaning and music between the six songs. Even though the (male) narrator in Silent Noon is optimistic and hopeful, some of the variations in the passages suggest the despairing of love in Song 6 (‘Love’s Last Gift’) which gives this piece an interesting, lyrical atmosphere.