Classical Sheet Music

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

The piece "Memory Lanes" is all about the emotion of Nostalgia. I find this emotion particularly powerful, as, although it carries a touch of melancholy and sadness, it signifies that there was a time...

Featuring 30 pieces from the album Lang Lang Piano Book 2, this is a collection of repertoire selected by international superstar pianist. It also includes exclusive photographs and musical annotation...

Intimate and spiritually uplifting classics reimagined for solo piano, including Adiemus, Cantilena, Benedictus, Palladio, Ave verum, And the Mother did Weep and In paradisum. Also included are origin...

Die Sprachspiele mancher Gedichte forderten die Komponistin besonders heraus. Sie schreibt dazu in ihrem Tagebuch: '... mit der Sprache wird manchmal spielerisch umgegangen. Es war ein großer Spass fü...

As famed as Ravel for his Pavane is Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887) for his Polovtsian Dances. Originally these dances were part of the opera Prince Igor - in the second act, the Polovtsian Khan uses...

After the Schumann family moved to Dusseldorf in 1850, Clara Schumann (1819-1896) had a new lease of life in terms of her productivity as a composer. The Three Romances op. 22 for Violin and Pianofort...

Joseph Haydn's monumental oratorio "The Seasons" (Hob. XXI:3) is a masterpiece of Viennese Classicism and one of the most important secular vocal works in music history. Following the great success of...

The circumstances in which these poetic 'Soirée Pieces' (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. In 1849 Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that ultimately forced...

Ernst Sachse's 'Concertino in Eb' was published in 1871 by G.W. Stratton in Boston with the following instrumentation: > Solo Eb Cornet (Bb Cornet/Bb piccolo Trumpet) > 1st Bb Cornet > 2nd Bb Cornet >...

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...

Upper-voice choirs were delighted with the award-winningfirst volume of Reine Frauensache! (BEST EDITION 2017), and Edition Peters are now proud to release Volume 2 in the series. Containing 25 choral...