György Ligeti

György Ligeti's "Lux aeterna" from 1966 is a milestone in contemporary choral music. The work for sixteen-part mixed choir a cappella sets the Latin text of the Communio from the Mass for the Dead. Th...

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade advanced)

An irresistible elemental power emanates from the eleven pieces of the Musica Ricercata composed between 1951 and 1953. The early piano work by the famous Hungarian György Ligeti arose from experiment...

It is fascinating how the famous Hungarian composer skilfully superimposes rhythms which, with shifted accents and different speeds, create a third dimension of hearing, like an optical illusion. The...

This solo sonata was written between 1948 and 1953. The two opposing movements Dialogo and Capriccio follow the generally accepted slow-fast principle, with the second movement being inspired, accordi...

Für 2 Frauen- oder Kinderchöre (SMezA/Mez) a cappella.

I composed my opera Le Grand Macabre from 1974 to 1997. The Mysteries of the Macabre are arrangements of three coloratura arias of the chief of the 'Secret Political Police' which have been arranged (...

2-3stimmigen Kinderchor (Frauenchor, ad lib. Männerchor) a cappella

Diese Faksimile-Ausgabe stellt eine vorläufige Fassung der Etüden dar.

This is not a conventional collection of harmless little piano pieces but rather a thought-provoking idiosyncratic curio in homage to David Tudor.

Alles klingt hier zunächst ganz leicht. Die Töne hüpfen durch- und übereinander wie von einem Zauberer beschworen. Doch so ganz glatt läuft es nicht, hier und da hakt es, Noten kommen sich in die Quer...

'Apparently the viola is just a somewhat larger violin, simply tuned a fifth lower. In reality though, there is a world of difference between the two instruments.' - The composer lends weight to his a...

This solo sonata was written between 1948 and 1953. The two opposing movements Dialogo and Capriccio follow the generally accepted slow-fast principle, with the second movement being inspired, accordi...

Im Hinblick auf einige später komponierte Werke kommt dem Horntrio, als 'Hommage ß Brahms' bezeichnet, eine Schlüsselfunktion zu. Spektakulär an diesem Werk ist, allgemein gesagt, die Arbeit mit prägn...

Requiem made a powerful impression at its Stockholm premiere in 1965, and it went on to win the Bonn Beethoven Prize in 1967.

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporar...

18th century ballroom dances.

18th century ballroom dances.