Franck Agnus Dei (Lamb Most Holy) 2 Pt (Tp248)

Massenet: Meditation For Organ

Romantic French composer Jules Massenet was one of the most prolific and celebrated operatic composers during his lifetime. This 'Meditation' is arranged for the organ.

The Easiest Tune Book Of Christmas Carols - Book 1

A splendid collection of twenty of the most popular and favourite Christmas carols in simple two-part harmony, with fingering, guitar chords and lyrics. Eleanor Franklin Pike has compiled a fabulous collection of easy tunes with the easiest of arrangements suitable for young beginners. The Left Hand is entirely in the five-finger position, the right hand plays the exact reproduction of the melodies, transposed into the most simple keys.

Thomas Morley: Now Is The Month Of Maying (2-Part)

This version of Thomas Morley's Now Is The Month Of Maying has been beautifully arranged for two part Treble Voices with Piano Accompaniment by Alec Rowley. This spirited and merry piece is most enjoyable to perform.

Johann Strauss II/Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka (Piano Duet)

This arrangement for Piano Duet depends upon the most delicate of staccato to reproduce the pizzicato effect, so it is both a delightful piece and superb practice for the intermediate pianist.Johann Strauss wrote the Pizzicato Polka, scored for String Orchestra with glockenspiel, with his brother Josef for a trip to St Petersburg. On the evening the novelty piece was introduced, such was the crowd’s enthusiasm that it was performed nine times. Similar scenes followed wherever the work was performed and it became one of the pair’s most popular works.

William Boyce: Gavot From Symphony No. 4 (Organ)

In the 18th century, William Boyce was recognized as one of Britain’s most versatile and accomplished composers. The composer’s inventiveness and musicality are apparent in this late Baroque Gavot, which is a fine choice for processionals.Composer, Organist, and ecclesiastical arranger Wlliam Boyce was one of the leading musicians of his day. He completed the great tome Cathedral Music following the death of the editor which is still in use in Anglican services. He was widely celebrated for his odes, anthems, masques, incidental music and in particular his eight symphonies, from which this short dance is drawn. His work is enjoying a new appreciation.

Sir Henry Bishop: Lo! Hear The Gentle Lark (Voice/Piano)

Lo! Here the Gentle Lark is a Coloratura aria with virtuoso Flute and Piano accompaniment whose flourishes, cadenzas, trills and Vocalise passages create much musical excitement. A high duet between Flute and Soprano near the end is particularly flamboyant and thrilling. Henry R. Bishop was a composer active throughout the early 19th century, writing operas – though in the old style that was more akin to today’s musical theatre than to through-sung Continental opera – as well as many songs for theatrical performances and reworkings of other composers’ creations.One of Britain’s most famous composers of his time, he was the first musician ever to be knighted – by Queen Victoria in 1842 – and has since fallen, mostly, into obscurity.

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.

Js Bach: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 In D Minor Book 1

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster, he was familiar with many different keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722), a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues, in which he explored the harmonies accessible from every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BMV 851 is No. 6 from Book One of the Clavier . It is written in a typical Baroque form. This popular edition from the highly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind, and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

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.

Js Bach: Prelude And Fugue No.20 In A Minor Book 2 BMV 889

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster, he was familiar with many different keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing his two volumes of The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722 and 1742), each a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which he explored the different harmonies of every key. Prelude And Fugue In A Major BMV 889 is No. 20 from Book Two of the Clavier . It is written in a typical Baroque form. This popular edition from the highly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind, and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

Js Bach: Prelude And Fugue No.5 In D Major Book 1 BMV 850

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster, he was familiar with many different Keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722), a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues, in which he explored the harmonies accessible from every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Major BWV 850 is No. 5 from Book One of the Clavier . It is written in a typical Baroque form, including an extended coda. This popular edition from the highly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind, and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

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.