Schott Musik

In his 'Art of Fugue' Bach himself introduced a theme based on the four letters of his name: the notes we know as Bb A C B correspond to the German note names B A C H. Since that time, many composers...

A transcription justifies itself only by forgetting that it is a transcription and by incorporating the 'new' instrument into the work, as it were, Jean Guillou writes in the preface to this edition.E...

A transcription justifies itself only by forgetting that it is a transcription and by incorporating the 'new' instrument into the work, as it were, Jean Guillou writes in the preface to this edition.E...

The third movement (Allegro molto vivace) from Tchaikovsky's 'Symphonie pathétique' is - though not specially designated as such - a typical scherzo and, what is more, actually one of the most brillia...

It is a small sensation that Two Pieces, so far an unknown organ composition by Hindemith, can be published for the first time now. It consists of a prelude with fast and soft arpeggios, followed by a...

Still leading a shadowy existence, Schumann's works for pedal piano are most likely performed on the organ today. This requires, however, that the music is set for the organ in accordance with the ins...

Nach Abschluss der erfolgreichen Reihe 'Meister der norddeutschen Orgelmusik' legt Klaus Beckmann die wichtigsten Vertreter der 'mitteldeutschen Orgelschule' in 5 sorgfältig edierten Urtextausgaben vo...

Nach Abschluss der erfolgreichen Reihe 'Meister der norddeutschen Orgelmusik' legt Klaus Beckmann die wichtigsten Vertreter der 'mitteldeutschen Orgelschule' in 5 sorgfältig edierten Urtextausgaben vo...

Nach Abschluss der erfolgreichen Reihe 'Meister der norddeutschen Orgelmusik' legt Klaus Beckmann die wichtigsten Vertreter der 'mitteldeutschen Orgelschule' in 5 sorgfältig edierten Urtextausgaben vo...

Nach Abschluss der erfolgreichen Reihe 'Meister der norddeutschen Orgelmusik' legt Klaus Beckmann die wichtigsten Vertreter der 'mitteldeutschen Orgelschule' in 5 sorgfältig edierten Urtextausgaben vo...

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...

Originally composed for piano solo, Rubinstein's 'Melody' Op. 3/1 is the best-known work written by the Russian composer. Thanks to the simple, yet tender melody and its expressive harmony, the name o...

The Bolero is, without doubt, the most famous of all works by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Countless concert performances and recordings as well as its use in films and on television have made this begu...

A 'Last Night of the Proms' without this march - unthinkable! 'Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1' with its middle section, the hymn-like 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Edward Elgar (1857-1934),...

The 19th century was not only the era of great forms, monumental symphonies and melodious sonatas, no, the Romantic composers proved to be versatile and highly imaginative on the field of little music...

A wedding without a famous wedding march - unimaginable! Wagner's 'Bridal Chorus' from 'Lohengrin' and Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' from the incidental music of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' vie for th...

The music world became aware of Erik Satie (1866-1925) with a bang: when his ballet 'Parade' was premiered on May 18, 1817, it caused a scandal. The production, which also involved Sergei Djagilew wit...

Gabriel Fauré was one of the most important French composers at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century: he won the hearts of the public especially with songs and piano music. In the 187...

The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 8)

The Dance Suite for alto saxophone and piano is an arrangement of selected pieces from Mátyás Seiber's Easy Dances, originally composed as piano pieces on the popular dance-styles of the 1920s and 30s...