Schott Musik

The poems selected here are taken from the anthology 'Kein Zauberspruch'[No Magic Formula] (Frankfurt, 1972). As indicated by the title, the original collection focuses on the various characteristic p...

The output of this versatile musician encompasses a multitude of styles from 'classical' avant-garde to pop, thanks to his wide-ranging activities as composer, performer, writer and teacher. Schneider...

Die Ruhe und innige Tiefe der Stille, ihre grenzenlose Unendlichkeit, die innere Seelenruhe und Leidenschaft des Dichters im Vergessen sowie das unsichtbare Drama der Sehnsucht: all dies versucht die...

Towards the end of his life the composer, diplomat and bishop Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) was invited to send some examples of his work to the recently established Academy of Vocal (later 'Ancient')...

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 8)

A Song of Autumn is a setting of the poem of the same name by the Australian, Adam Lindsay Gordon. Composed in 1899, this song shares its characteristic choral accompaniment with many of the songs Gra...

Turnage has a natural affinity for the voice. This is shown here with the use of classic texts by Stevie Smith (The Singing Cat), Thomas Hardy (Last Words) and Walt Whitman (Song of Myself). These 3 S...

Opening simply with a solo voice, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Italian settings of eight poems by Renaissance artist Michelangelo for baritone and piano take both the performers and audience on a strikin...