These arrangements were written for string ensembles in primary and secondary schools music centres prep schools and for various ensembles at Charterhouse. They grew out of a need for playable yet musically challenging arrangements where maximum 'effect' is obtained by using naturally resonant keys and idiomatic bowings - and have been used and honed over many years. They also recognise the fact that in many schools Viola players are scarce; most of the easier arrangements are therefore in three parts with optional Viola and optional double bass.

Haydn?s ?Farewell Symphony? is one of the most frequently played works of the symphonic repertoire. The popular title did not derive from the composer but refers to the final movement at the end of which (Adagio) the musicians stop playing one after the other leaving only two violins to end the work. According to an anecdote the musicians? exit was a means of making reference to the demands of orchestral work at Esterháza at the end of the season.The publication of Haydn?s ?Sturm und Drang? Symphonies the Farewell Symphony and Symphony No. 48 (the so-called ?Maria Theresia? Symphony) represents a continuation of the cooperation between Bärenreiter and theHenle publishing company for editions of larger choral works operas and symphonic works. The publications are based on the Henle ?Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph Haydn?. Both symphonies (BA 10971 and BA 10972) will be published with a full score and orchestra parts on sale in a large format.

School String Ensemble-Three movements from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

String Quartets Book X op. 76 Nr. 1-6-?Masterly and full of new ideas?: thus the Swedish ambassadorial secretary Silverstolpe when he first heard these pieces in 1797. Haydn?s friend the music historian Charles Burney reported in 1799 that he had ?nevertaken greater pleasure in instrumental music?. Our new edition of these six works including the famous ?Emperor Quartet? follows the text of the complete edition prepared by the Haydn Institute in Cologne. Boththe study edition (HN 9214) and the set of parts (HN 214) have highly informative notes on the source materials and alternative readings. Fold-out pages in the parts allow for optimum page turns.

For solo voices SATB chorus and Orchestra. Score and parts are available on hire from the publisher which are newly engraved and correspond exactly with this vocal score. Edited with a new English translation by Neil Jenkins.

The international acknowledged Beethoven-scientist Jonathan Del Mar became engaged with the outstanding work cycle of chamber music Beethovens six string quartets opus 18. His new Bärenreiter-Urtext-Edition is not only based on

Brass Version-This arrangement retains the essence of the great work yet is easy to play and concise. This BRASS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Strings (SP1350) - see back cover for details.

The one-act ballet Job has been described as one of Vaughan Williams's mightiest achievements. It is a work which in a full production combines painting literature music and dance. The work was inspired by William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job and includes quotations from the King James Bible.The result is a musical masterpiece combining the ancient and the modern: Vaughan Williams's earlier style is in evidence including tranquil pastoral melodies but the work also anticipates the composer's later style. This new scholarly edition edited by Julian Rushton will replace the existing OUP edition from 1934 and will includedetailed preliminary matter comprising a preface sources and editorial method and detailed textual notes.

Written in 1803 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) this Trumpet Concerto is a classical piece of the Trumpet repertoire. This version of the concerto features the score and part for Trumpet and band. Composed in the spirit of Mozart the band is composed of:  - Flute I & II (2) - Oboes I & II (2) - Clarinet I (2) - Clarinet II (2) - Clarinet III (2) - Horns I & II (2) - Trumpets I & II (2) - Timpani - Solo Trumpet - Bass Clarinet (2) - Bassoons I & II (2) - Countrabassoon Former student of Mozart Johann NepomukHummel (1778-1837) was a brilliant composer pianist conductor and teacher. Evolving at the same period as Beethoven he became as famous and wrote numerous concertos (for Piano Oboe Trumpet Violin and others) operas and some wind music pieces.

A minor op. 53-Dvorák?s Violin Concerto was composed between 1879 and 1882 with the active assistance of Joseph Joachim and was issued by the publisher Fritz Simrock Berlin in 1883. Its premiere took place in October of that same year with Franti?ek Ondr cek as soloist.This new Urtext edition is based on the first edition (score solo Violin part Piano reduction and orchestral parts). It also takes Dvorák?s autograph which served as a master copy for the engraving into consideration. A fresh assessment of Dvorák?s manuscript made it possible to reconstruct several variants ignored in the first and subsequent editions and toclarify ambiguities in the notation and articulation. An important component of our Urtext edition is the original Piano reduction which probably stems from Dvorák himself and in which Joseph Joachim?s fingering is published. First Urtext edition of the original Piano reductionVariants in the solo part rendered as ossia passagesForeword on the work?s genesis (Ger/Cz/Eng) and detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor

Full Score - for Violin and Orchestra-Mozart composed the majority of his works for solo string instruments and orchestra during the years 1773 to 1779. Especially important in this context are the years 1773 and 1775 which witnessed the creation of the five concertos for violin and orchestra as well as several single movements for the same scoring. The reasons for this flourish of activity in this domain lie partly in the fact that Mozart who still occupied the post of concertmaster to the Prince-Archbishop was either obliged or inspired to provide such works for special occasions during this long period spent in Salzburg. But another reason was certainly the possibility of experimenting withall the new compositional techniques acquired during his third trip to Italy and his stay of several months in Vienna from July to September 1773.The piano reduction of Mozart?s D major violin concerto is easier to play uncluttered and practical with page turns where you need them and where necessary fold-out pages.The solo part gives players the critical Urtext of the New Mozart Edition. A prepared performance part is also included with bowings fingerings and performance practice comments. An additional brochure is included with todays most performed cadenzas 'Eingänge' and fermata embellishments.This collection offers players a spectrum of styles available in no other publication.Urtext of the New Mozart EditionFull score and parts (BA4866) violin & piano reduction (BA4866-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP273) available for sale