SKU: ST.MB72
ISBN 9790220219016.
A retelling of the biblical story of Ruth in a rural north-of-England setting, Rosina was Shield's fourth opera, and was a considerable success at its premiere on the last day of December, 1782. Rosina's importance lies in its musical charm, its content (which includes borrowed and original vocal numbers), and in its status as the only English opera of the period for which orchestral parts survive. The full performing material for this opera is available for rental.
SKU: HH.HH192-FSC
ISBN 9790708059707.
Haydn's first set of Lieder, adapted for the English market by William Shield, who was to become his close friend, were an instant commercial success, with the most popular of them re issued separately not only in England but also in Ireland and America. The present edition reinstates a large number of Haydn's musical details -- dynamics, articulation, accidentals, and even accompanying figures in the keyboard part -- present in his German originals but missing from Shield's English edition. Generously illustrated with facsimiles from the original publications, which were notated on two staves, the new edition, the first in 200 years, uses three staves to clarify the voice and keyboard parts, and includes an Introduction and full Critical Commentary.
SKU: GH.CG-5856
ISBN 9790070012218. 185 x 262 mm inches. Text: Knut Waldmar (Swedish).
SKU: ST.MB91
ISBN 9790220222726.
William Croft's career as the leading native-born composer of English church music was established in the period between the death of Purcell and the arrival of Handel in London. His education took place among musicians from Purcell's circle, and his style was modified by the influence of Handel's 'Utrecht' Te Deum and Jubilate of 1713. All the music in this volume was composed for various royal church services that took place between 1709 and 1720, in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace and in St Paul's Cathedral. The contents include the Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, sung at the coronation of George I, and the anthems The Lord is a sun and a shield, O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his name, O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. Performing material is available for rental.
