Format : Score and Parts
Now available for string ensemble this movement from Beethoven's fifth symphony has become the emblem of classical music and continues to be one of the most performed works in orchestral literature. The iconic opening motive isthe essence of the entire symphony and is ingeniously developed in this opening movement. Jamin Hoffman's version is carefully crafted for strings giving student players a great opportunity to perform this famous masterwork.
SKU: BA.BA10303-01
ISBN 9790006559503. 33 x 26 cm inches. Key: C minor. Preface: Michael Stegemann.
The third symphony by Camille Saint-Saens, known as the Organ Symphony, is the first publication in a complete historical-critical edition of the French composer's instrumental works.I gave everything I was able to give in this work. [...] What I have done here I will never be able to do again.Camille Saint-Saens was rightly proud of his third Symphony in C minor Op.78, dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt. Called theOrgan Symphonybecause of its novel scoring, the work was a commission from the Philharmonic Society in London, as was Beethoven's Ninth, and was premiered there on 19 May 1886. The first performance in Paris followed on 9 January 1887 and confirmed the composer's reputation asprobably the most significant, and certainly the most independent French symphonistof his time, as Ludwig Finscher wrote in MGG. In fact the work remains the only one in the history of that genre in France to the present day, composed a good half century after the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz and a good half century before Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila Symphonie.You would think that such a famous, much-performed and much recorded opus could not hold any more secrets, but far from it: in the first historical-critical edition of the Symphony, numerous inconsistencies and mistakes in the Durand edition in general use until now, have been uncovered and corrected. An examination and evaluation of the sources ranged from two early sketches, now preserved in Paris and Washington (in which the Symphony was still in B minor!) via the autograph manuscript and a set of proofs corrected by Saint-Saens himself, to the first and subsequent editions of the full score and parts. The versions for piano duet (by Leon Roques) and for two pianos (by the composer himself) were also consulted. Further crucial information was finally found in his extensive correspondence, encompassing thousands of previously unpublished letters. The discoveries made in producing this edition include the fact that at its London premiere, the Symphony probably looked quite different from its present appearance ...No less exciting than the work itself is the history of its composition and reception, which are described in an extensive foreword. With his Symphony, Saint-Saens entered right into the dispute which divided French musical life into pro and contra Wagner in the 1880s and 1890s. At the same time, the work succeeded in preserving the balance between tradition and modernism in masterly fashion, as a contemporary critic stated:The C minor Symphony by Saint-Saens creates a bridge from the past into the future, from immortal richness to progress, from ideas to their implementation.On 19 March 1886 Saint-Saens wrote to the London Philharmonic Society, which commissioned the work:Work on the symphony is in full swing. But I warn you, it will be terrible. Here is the precise instrumentation: 3 flutes / 2 oboes / 1 cor anglais / 2 clarinets / 1 bass clarinet / 2 bassoons / 1 contrabassoon / 2 natural horns / [3 trumpets / Saint-Saens had forgotten these in his listing.] 2 chromatic horns / 3 trombones / 1 tuba / 3 timpani / organ / 1 piano duet and the strings, of course. Fortunately, there are no harps. Unfortunately it will be difficult. I am doing what I can to mitigate the difficulties.As in my 4th Concerto [for piano] and my [1st] Violin Sonata [in D minor Op.75] at first glance there appear to be just two parts: the first Allegro and the Adagio, the Scherzo and the Finale, each attacca. This fiendish symphony has crept up by a semitone; it did not want to stay in B minor, and is now in C minor.It would be a pleasure for me to conduct this symphony. Whether it would be a pleasure for others to hear it? That is the question. It is you who wanted it, I wash my hands of it. I will bring the orchestral parts carefully corrected with me, and if anyone wants to give me a nice rehearsal for the symphony after the full rehearsal, everything will be fine.When Saint-Saens hit upon the idea of adding an organ and a piano to the usual orchestral scoring is not known. The idea of adding an organ part to a secular orchestral work intended for the concert hall was thoroughly novel - and not without controversy. On the other hand, Franz Liszt, whose music Saint-Saens' Symphony is so close to, had already demonstrated that the organ could easily be an orchestral instrument in his symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht (1856/57). There was also a model for the piano duet part which Saint-Saens knew and may possibly have used quite consciously as an exemplar: theFantaisie sur la Tempetefrom the lyrical monodrama Lelio, ou le retour a la Vie op. 14bis (1831) by Berlioz. The name of the organist at the premiere ist unknown, as, incidentally, was also the case with many of the later performances; the organ part is indeed not soloistic, but should be understood as part of the orchestral texture.In fact the subsequent success of the symphony seems to have represented a kind of breakthrough for the composer, who was then over 50 years of age.My dear composer of a famous symphony, wrote Saint-Saens' friend and pupil Gabriel Faure:You will never be able to imagine what a pleasure I had last Sunday [at the second performance on 16 January 1887]! And I had the score and did not miss a single note of this Symphony, which will endure much longer than we two, even if we were to join together our two lifespans!
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SKU: BU.EBR-A092
ISBN 9790560151946. 8.58 x 12.48 inches.
La collection ANACROUSE offre aux pianistes novices et confirmés un large choix d’œuvres classiques, allant de la Renaissance à l’époque moderne.Proposer tout à la fois des « incontournables » du répertoire classique et des pièces de compositeurs parfois oubliés, toutes d’une valeur pédagogique indéniable, tels sont les objectifs que nous nous sommes fixés. Chaque pièce, vendue à l’unité, a fait l’objet d’un travail éditorial attentif, tant sur le plan de l’établissement du texte musical que de sa gravure, afin de garantir aux musiciens les conditions indispensables aux plaisirs tirés du commerce fréquent de ces œuvres.Les partitions sont proposées sous la forme d’ouvrages traditionnels (feuillets papier), et disponibles également par téléchargement.La Symphonie n°5 en ut mineur (opus 67), dite `Symphonie du Destin`, a été composée par Ludwig van Beethoven entre 1805-1807, et fut créée en 1808 à Vienne. Le compositeur dédia l'œuvre au prince Lobkowitz et au comte Razumovsky, diplomate russe qui avait commandé trois des quatuors à cordes de Beethoven.Tout le génie de Beethoven se remarque dans cette symphonie devenue l'une des compositions les plus populaires et intenses de l'histoire de la musique.Elle se compose de quatre mouvements : Allegro con brio, Andante con moto, Scherzo - Allegro, Finale - Allegro. Le troisième et le quatrième mouvement s'enchaînent et s'imbriquent même l'un dans l'autre : Beethoven reprend le thème du scherzo avant la réexposition du dernier mouvement.Le motif représentatif de l'œuvre qui apparaît dès la première mesure du premier mouvement est l'un des plus célèbres de la musique occidentale. Ces huit notes (sol-sol-sol-mib, auxquelles répondent fa-fa-fa-ré) jouées fortissimo, symbolisent la puissance, la passion et le caractère révolutionnaire de la musique de Beethoven.
SKU: HL.49009576
ISBN 9783795762490. UPC: 841886011908. 5.25x7.5x0.263 inches.
With more than 1,200 titles from the orchestral and choral repertoire, from chamber music and musical theatre, Edition Eulenburg is the world's largest series of scores, covering large part of music history from the Baroque to the Classical era and looking back on a long tradition.
SKU: CY.CC3084
ISBN 9790530110614. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
The dramatic Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor has been arranged in its entirety for 16-part Trombone Choir with optional Timpani by Tom Senff. The ensemble is comprised of 4 choirs, two of which have the highest part scored for alto trombone. This work is suitable for advanced performers.
SKU: FJ.ST6492
UPC: 241444412220. English.
Following the slow introduction, Beethoven's first symphony breaks into a lively and energetic Allegro, carrying listeners through a whirlwind of harmonies and keys. This arrangement authentically captures the lyricism and raw power of a masterpiece written by a young 29-year-old Beethoven.
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More emphasis on bow technique and independence of lines. For the accomplished middle, high school, college, or professional group. Grade 3 and up
SKU: FJ.ST6492S
English.
SKU: HL.49016017
ISBN 9780793554218. UPC: 073999496185. 305 X 229 inches.
Contents: Andante & Allegro (Loeillet) • Aria from St. Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) • Concerto No. 8 (Handel) • Kuruka-Kuruka (Yamada) • Largo (Fasch) • Mazurka (Debussy) • Romanze (Schumann)• Sonata in A minor (Telemann) • Song (Glière) • Theme from Symphony in C (Bizet) • Toadinha (A Little Song) (Berger) • Träume (Wagner) • Two Songs (Liszt) • Vocalise(Rachmaninoff)• 2 Arabian Dances (Laurischkus).Selected and edited by Whitney Tustin. Fifteen pieces offer the player a variety of period and styles. Includes works by Bach, Debussy, Liszt and Rachmaninov. With piano accompaniment. Contents: Andante & Allegro (Loeillet) • Aria from St. Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) • Concerto No. 8 (Handel) • Kuruka-Kuruka (Yamada) • Largo (Fasch) • Mazurka (Debussy) • Romanze (Schumann)• Sonata in A minor (Telemann) • Song (Glière) • Theme from Symphony in C (Bizet) • Toadinha (A Little Song) (Berger) • Träume (Wagner) • Two Songs (Liszt) • Vocalise(Rachmaninoff)• 2 Arabian Dances (Laurischkus).