PURCELL H. - SUITE FROM THE FAIRY QUEEN - 4 RECORDERS

Arrangeur: Hans Ulrich Staeps. Par PURCELL HENRY. / Répertoire / 4 Flûtes à Bec et Clavecin ou Piano

Par PURCELL HENRY. Staeps (rightly) believes that the English Baroque is the fountainhead of recorder music, and that Purcell's music is the perfect vehicle. Here, he takes six excerpts from The Fairy Queen (introductions and dances) and fashions a Suite for recorder quartet with basso continuo (keyboard instrument with another bass instrument playing an octave lower than the bass recorder). For advanced quartets. Reprint of the 1957 UE original. / Musique contemporaine / Répertoire / Quatuors de Flûtes à Bec et Clavecin ou Piano

In completion of the first part (Hortus Musicus 50 now out of print) this second part to the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains all the remaining four-part instrumental pieces from Henry Purcell's opera 'The Fairy Queen' (1692). Similar to the pieces in the first part the composer wrote them for performance by Strings but they can also be played by Wind Instruments only (in particular wood-wind) or with string and wind instruments mixed and also with one or several instruments to a part. The pieces were put in such an order that they again present a small self-contained suite.The titles to the several numbers which arepartly mentioned more exactly in this book indicate their place in the above named opera by Purcell. They elucidate at the same time the character of the various pieces. Thus No.1 Air (Second Music) is originally a (second) introductory piece of music for the opera which still precedes the actual Overture. No.2 Jig No.5 Air and No.8 Air are instrumental postludes to the first fourth and second acts of the opera respectively whereas No.4 'Dance for the Followers of Night' No.6 'Dance for the Green Men' and No.7 'Monkeys' Dance' present a motley picture of the operatic construction which provided a great number of allegoric persons and figures. From a purely musical point of view this second part too of the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains gems of old instrumental music. May this present book help to gain new friends for the noble art of the great Old-English composer.

In completion of the first part (Hortus Musicus 50 now out of print) this second part to the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains all the remaining four-part instrumental pieces from Henry Purcell's opera 'The Fairy Queen' (1692). Similar to the pieces in the first part the composer wrote them for performance by Strings but they can also be played by Wind Instruments only (in particular wood-wind) or with string and wind instruments mixed and also with one or several instruments to a part. The pieces were put in such an order that they again present a small self-contained suite.The titles to the several numbers which arepartly mentioned more exactly in this book indicate their place in the above named opera by Purcell. They elucidate at the same time the character of the various pieces. Thus No.1 Air (Second Music) is originally a (second) introductory piece of music for the opera which still precedes the actual Overture. No.2 Jig No.5 Air and No.8 Air are instrumental postludes to the first fourth and second acts of the opera respectively whereas No.4 'Dance for the Followers of Night' No.6 'Dance for the Green Men' and No.7 'Monkeys' Dance' present a motley picture of the operatic construction which provided a great number of allegoric persons and figures. From a purely musical point of view this second part too of the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains gems of old instrumental music. May this present book help to gain new friends for the noble art of the great Old-English composer.

for Descant Recorder with additional 2nd part. A new selection of traditional dance movements and arrangements for 1-2 recorders is now published in the successful 'Fun and Games with the Recorder' series. It contains the most important dance types and the most famous composers and dancing masters of the Renaissance and Baroque eras - from Praetorius, Handel and Lully to Purcell, Bach and Rameau. Even baroque operas are a must here. The attached CD includes recordings of the arrangements in two versions: with and without recorders./ Recueil / 2 Flûtes à Bec Soprano

48 great classical guitar solos for intermediate to advanced level players-The Classical Guitar Collection contains 48 classical guitar solos from classical greats such as Mozart Grieg Purcell and J.S. Bach. This collection features many of Julian Bream?s classic arrangements of well-known guitar masterpieces for Intermediate to Advanced level guitar students.

Partitur und Stimmen - for recorder quartet and harpsichord (piano)
Arranger: Staeps, Hans Ulrich / Partitions classique / Bois / Flûte à bec / UNIVERSAL EDITION