Advanced Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

Improvisation on Norske Folketone. In the quodlibet in particular, in which all three chorales are to be heard simultaneously, it is necessary to produce greater transparency by means of careful regis...

This organ piece contains the contrapuntal combination of two songs: an old Tuscan folk song (Dormi mia bella) and the madrigal 'Matona, mia cara', which had been used before by Orlando di Lasso for a...

At a time when our social climate increasingly threatens to be thrown off kilter by the aggression we are experiencing in the world, it would seem that we are more than ever in need of Harmonia, the G...

The basic idea of Parallels was to combine the flexible rhythmic concept of classical-style composed chamber music with jazz harmonies, and phrasing and sound of improvised jazz. Although there is no...

Experience a virtuosic masterpiece in a truly extraordinary setting: The famous 'Flight of the Bumblebee' has captivated audiences for generations with its breathtaking tempo and thrilling energy. In...

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player's virtuosity and agility on an instrument that's too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The 3-part work features a heroic main theme,...

Commissioned by Han Mei and Randy Rainer-Reusch with the support of a Canada Council for the Arts grant. dancing shadow autumn moon is the third piece composed between 2000-2003, each reflects a stage...

Virtuoso jazz in classical form: Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) is an excellent jazz pianist, arranger and composer. His piano sonatas are now published by Schott Music for the first time. Suitable for pi...

Either of these pieces, for advanced players, would make an exceptionally unusual and entertaining concert item. The writers, Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo, have stunned audiences, critics and fe...

Experience one of the timeless milestones of music history in a truly unique sonic setting: George Gershwin's world-famous "Rhapsody In Blue" shines in this brilliant arrangement for solo piano and br...

Swan Song ("Labutí píseň") is a cantata by Juraj Filas based on two of the final sonnets from Francesco Petrarca's *Canzoniere* (Nos. 364 and 365). These penitential poems constitute a true swan song:...

Swan Song ("Labutí píseň") is a cantata by Juraj Filas based on two of the final sonnets from Francesco Petrarca's *Canzoniere* (Nos. 364 and 365). These penitential poems constitute a true swan song:...

The multi-layered "Floating Canon" (Level: advanced) for five voices a cappella by Hans Helsen is a choral piece that connects many individual dots as it moves forward. A bit of a challenge for the si...

Le tremblement permanent du moi- fantôme ... commissioned by the French vocal ensemble Musicatreize for the Beethoven Year 2020 program 12 Letters to Elise, raises the question of who we are today and...

This large-scale choral work for 24 voices sets passages from Thomas de Quincey’s essay, an extraordinary text whose authorship is ambiguous, but which has, for me, something of the austerity and absu...

Let's sing! - According to this motto, the canon "Chantons!" (Level: advanced) for four voices a cappella by Hans Helsen encourages singing and being together in harmony. In the newly composed canons...

The fast and powerful canon "Keep Track" (Level: advanced) for four voices a cappella by Richard FitzHugh is very dynamic, both in the music and in the movements. The bumpy and exciting race of the in...

The playalong book "Playing with the Orchestra Vol. II" is designed for flute in C, clarinet in B-flat, oboe, trumpet in B-flat, horn in F, violin and cello. In each edition, the original part of the...

Inspired by visits to the Navajo Nation Reservation and the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico in the early 1980s, I chose to honor the culture and spirit of Indigenous American peoples by...