Intermediate Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

RASS'N ROLL is a scherzo for brass ensemble and percussion (16 brass players and 4 percussionists), composed in a decidedly energetic and contemporary style. The work explores a distinctive rhythmic u...

For 'Eastwind', Jean-François Michel was cleverly inspired by the rich Balkan or Eastern European musical folklore, which was introduced by the gypsies in countless variations wherever they settled. T...

A day like many others with special and sometimes unique moments and feelings: a spiritual calling which touches you deeply; an exciting encounter that you're anxiously waiting for; a grey sky that re...

One aspect when writing for brass quintet that has always interested me has been all the available color and timbre possibilities. My first brass quintet, Four Sketches (BIM ENS48 - 1990), explored a...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

The title of this work, K-1, refers to the Japanese martial art of the same name. I am not a fan of these sports, but when Steve Rosse - known for his powerful tuba playing - asked me to write somethi...

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Maurice Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition at the Conservatoire de Paris under...

Der Titel ist Programm - turbulent und rasant

In this exciting set of originals, Frackenpohl uses a distinctive combination of classic and contemporary forms, styles, meters and tonalities to feature the idiomatic strengths of experienced brass p...

This work is an ode to community, expressing all the power that can arise, when one spends time together with familiar people: from euphoric feelings of happiness and joy, to relaxed chilling and sere...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

Peteris Vasks supports the solo part with a string orchestra accompaniment, employing a warm, sonorous tone that is particularly effective during the slow movements. The two central movements pose exc...

Judith Butler defines 'precarity' as the unequal distribution of precariousness. These are precarious times, in which access to safe clean water is an endangered human right, increasingly under siege...

Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 109, composed in 1934, is one of the Russian composer’s last major works. The work captivates with its successful blend of virtuosity and expressiven...

Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 109, composed in 1934, is one of the Russian composer’s last major works. The work captivates with its successful blend of virtuosity and expressiven...

Appassionata ('in the old style') is a homage to Beethoven, taking the theme of the Piano Sonata op 23, no 57, and presents a passionate and dramatic duo of five minutes' duration. It was composed for...

Appassionata ('in the old style') is a homage to Beethoven, taking the theme of the Piano Sonata op 23, no 57, and presents a passionate and dramatic duo of five minutes' duration. It was composed for...

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky's piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, sh...

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky's piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, sh...