Paul Hindemith

Studies in Counterpoint Tonal Organisation and Piano Playing-Th cycle of fugues is introduced and concluded by a Praeludium and Postludium the second formed by turning the Praeludium upside down and reading it backwards. In solving technical problems he posed himself Hindemith created not a dry exercise but a work of considerable imagination. Intellectual achievement and sheer delight in playing are shown not to be mutually exclusive. The Ludus is a graphc example of the composer's delight in the fantastic offered to his wife born under the sign of Leo as a birthday present. He illustrated the work with colored pencil among other things drawing a lion for each entry of the subject of the fugues and for each of the twelve adifferent kind of lion according to the character of the music originally published in a limited edition but providing an instructive formal analysis of the music.

L'édition fait partie du syllabus Trinity 2007 (5e), l'ediition fait partie du syllabus ABRSM été 2006 (8e année) / Basson Et Piano

Originally published in the 1940s Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential reading for the student and the professional musician.

Published here as part of the highly respected Edition Schott catalogue Hindemith's Trombone Sonata will provide a fantastic addition to the advancing trombonist's repertoire.

Flight of the Bumble Bee from the opera 'The Legend of Tsar Saltan' based on a text by Pushkin is without doubt the best-known work in the oeuvre of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1906). The musical droning of the bumble bee has wedged its way into the concert halls and radio stations in different arrangements and interpretations. Uwe Korn now presents a new arrangement for piano duet. The well-balanced and nice-sounding setting is of medium difficulty and makes Flight of the Bumble Bee accessible to pupils for private music-making or auditions.