Format : Study Score / Miniature
Bohuslav Martinu wrote his String Quartet No. 6 in New York in 1946 while recovering from a serious accident. It was a period during which he privately viewed the developments and growing political tensions in his home country with increasing concern. Musically, the Quartet marks a large step on the path that Martinu described as “geometry evolving into imagination”. It is characterized by an almost uninterrupted use of continuous variation, restless harmonic development, pulsating short rhythms, and an inventive use of timbre. This Urtext edition continues Editio Bärenreiter Praha’s series of new editions of Martinu’s music. The editors have based their text on the composer’s autograph score, deleting all the problematical and sometimes arbitrary editorial intrusions from the sole previous edition of 1950 and 1955. - Preface and critical commentary by Ales Brezina and Ivan Straus (Cz./Ger./Eng./Fr.) - New edition at the cutting edge of Martinu scholarship - Based on all available sources Edition no.: H 7968 ISMN: 9790260103733 Arranger: Straus, Ivan / Brezina, Aleš Product format: Study score Pages / Format: 22,5 x 16,5 cm
SKU: BA.BA10576-01
ISBN 9790260108363. 33.3 x 26 cm inches. Language: CS, Text Language: CZ. Preface: Brezina, Aleš.
ThePetite Messe solennelleis the finest work of Rossini's late years. He composed it between 1863 and 1864 at the age of 71 as a commission for Countess Louise Pillet -Will for the consecration of her private chapel, where the work received its first performance in March 1864. Together with theStabat mater, the mass is one of the composer's mostimportant sacred works.The unusual instrumentation with two pianos and harmonium is entirely in keeping with the Neapolitan keyboard tradition of the 18th century which was cultivated in France in Rossini's day. It forms a distinct contrast to the style of large-scale sacred compositions as written by, for example, Liszt and Bruckner. Rossini explained that he wrote the later orchestral version of the work dating from 1867 out of concern that if he did not do this, other composers might orchestrate the mass too heavily in later arrangements.- Choral score based on the Urtext of the seriesWorks of Gioachino Rossini- Supplements the already existing material available to this work
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MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND - A reliable musical text based on all available sources - A description of the sources - Information on the genesis and history of the work - Valuable notes on performance practice - Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions ... AND PRACTICAL - Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them - A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format - Excellent print quality - Superior paper and binding
SKU: HL.48180438
UPC: 888680795085. 9x12 inches.
Quartet No. 3, H183.
