Classical Sheet Music

Schumann's horn sonatas were composed in 1936/37. Considering the slim repertoire offered horn players from this period, it is more than surprising that these two masterpieces could have slumbered for...

Sonata for French Horn and Piano is cast in three contrasting movements. The first movement, marked Allegretto, features a broadly sung, energetic first theme, followed by a more lyrical, cantabile se...

'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...

Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the...

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 scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev w...

In the 1870s, Fauré wrote three songs which, initially, had not been intended as a set, but were later compiled as opus 7, the first being Après un rêve, a romantic, lyrical song.

The edition is part of the ABRSM Summer 2006 syllabus and Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 7)

Charming melodies in a carefully selected compilation of mostly well-known classical pieces, songs or arias of great masters which can be, as independent encore or concert pieces, a valuable addition...