Par ALAKOTILA TIMO. Composer, musician Timo Alakotila (b. 1959) is a distinguished, active and versatile talent in the Finnish music scene whose long career working with different genres of music ? folk music in particular ? has been ground-breaking. Alakotila?s works showcase his versatility: he has produced highly acclaimed classical music compositions and arrangements for Pekka and Jaakko Kuusisto, the Meta4 quartet, the Kamus and Tempera quartets, Eeva Oksala, Dalia Stasevska and Jorma Hynninen, among others. Timo Alakotila's Hope 2021 was commissioned by Kaustinen Chamber Music Week and its artistic director, violinist Kaija Saarikettu. The topic of the work invokes the hope for brighter future after the pandemic. It is scored for string quintet (two violins, viola, cello and double bass) and piano. The middle section, a wistful minuet with folk music features is enveloped with hopeful melody both opening and closing the work. Duration: c. 4' This product includes the full score (=piano part) and the string parts (2 violinis, viola, violoncello, double bass). / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Quintette à Cordes et Piano

In this easy to intermediate arrangement a student pianist will become familiar with Schubert’s themes and changing tonalities to a certain extent and begin to open a window onto this delightful work.Schubert’s Piano Quintet inA Major written in 1819 and published after his death has unique sonorities due to its instrumentation: Piano Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass rather than the usual String quartet with Piano. It received its nickname fromits theme borrowed from a song that Schubert had written entitled The Trout.

Arnold Schönberg est la figure centrale du monde musical du XXe siècle. Sa signification musicale était déjà évidente pendant sa durée de vie, mais son influence à titre posthume a augmenté énormément. Son travail a ouvert la voie à révolutionnaire des changements dans la perception musicale. Cette édition complète aspire à être tout aussi indispensable pour la recherche, ainsi que pour la performance. L'édition est publiée en deux séries : série a en format folio contient des oeuvres tout rempli, toutes les partitions piano préparées par le compositeur lui-même et les oeuvres tout inachevées convenable pour la performance - également des fragments (gros scores) qui sont mieux adaptés pour être imprimées dans un tel format. Série B, au format in-quarto, contient des versions précoces, des croquis, des idées et des fragments ainsi que Genèse et un commentaire critique. / Quatuor A Cordes

(with optional 3rd Violin part in place of Viola)-This 'Air' comes from Bach?s Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major. Its popular title 'Air on the G String' is from an arrangement for violin and piano by the great German violinist August Wilhelmj who played most of the melody notes on the ?G? string of the violin. This arrangement for string quartet will be an ideal piece for use during wedding services. Comes with optional 3rd Violin part in place of Viola.