Symphony No. 92 Oxford

The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Women Composers presents a comprehensive survey of historical organ pieces by women composers alongside six newly commissioned works. The music is stylistically varied and encompasses secular and sacred repertoire from a range of periods. In addition to original organ repertoire, the collection also contains several organ transcriptions in new arrangements for the instrument. ? 42 pieces for manuals and pedals, in a variety of musical forms, suitable for use at church services or as recital repertoire ? Original music for the instrument, spanning the sixteenth century to the present day, including compositions by Amy Beach, Clementine de Bourges, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux, Cecilia McDowall, Clara Schumann, and Ethyl Smyth, plus commissions from Kristina Arakelyan, Miriam Carpinetti, Ghislaine Reece-Trapp, Isabelle Ryder, Amy Summers, and Rebecca Groom te Velde ? Standalone miniatures, movements from organ sonatas and symphonies, transcriptions of piano, harpsichord, and flute pieces, and an orchestral opera overture ? A variety of difficulty levels, from ABRSM Grades 2-3 through to Diploma standard, with a graded index provided

Hardback-Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 8 for Orchestra. Full score. Orchestration: 2 fl 2 ob 2 cl 2 bn(opt 3rd) 2 hn 2 tpt 3 tbn timp 4 perc [opt 5th] 2 hp cel str. Vaughan Williams wrote Symphony No. 8 between 1953 and 1955 while in his eighties. It is his shortest symphony and considered by many to be his least serious. Aside from a few sombre moments the symphony is optimistic in mood and displays Vaughan Williams' love for exotic and colourful combinations of instruments with a percussion section that he said employs 'all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer'. Forthis newly engraved edition editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions. The full score is completed with Textual Notes and Preface and accompanying orchestral parts are available on hire.

Described by Walton as the 'greatest symphony since Beethoven' Vaughan Williams's fourth symphony is noted for its abrasively dissonant harmonic language.This new scholarly edition edited by David Matthews will replace the existing 1935 OUP edition. The preliminary text will include a preface sources and editorial method and detailed textual notes.

Following the earlier volumes in the Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure series Mahler's Fourth Symphony is a study of origins of one of Mahler's most popular and accessible works. James Zychowicz examines how the composition evolved from the earliest ideas to the finished score and in doing so sheds new light on Mahler's working process.Readership: Students and scholars of Mahler nineteenth-century music and history of symphony

Premiered at the Borealis Festival Bergen in March 2009 this single movement symphony for solo organ is a deconstruction and devlopment of an unfinished Bach chorale prelude. With a powerful ending this is a challenging and highly rewarding work.

Vaughan Williams 5th Symphony is a set work on the new AQA A-Level Music Syllabus. This new large format study score has been produced after feedback from teachers.It is newly engraved easy to read and has space for students to make notesIt corrects misprints included in the previous editionsIt includes a preface by Vaughan Williams scholar Michael Kennedy on the history of the work

Discusses some 118 works by 36 major composers from Beethoven and Brahms to Sibelius and Stravinsky.In The Symphony renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers.

Finnissy's Organ Symphony No. 2 is based in the sound world of late nineteenth-century France. Although there is advice on the intended style the approach to registration is flexible allowing a range of interpretation and enjoyment for performer and listener alike.

Hardback-Ralph Vaughan Williams's 6th Symphony was composed immediately after the Second World War and its dramatic and at times violent musical language was long felt to be a comment on that conflict (though the composer denied it had any programmatic intent). Its power and invention were immediately recognized and it has remained part of the concert repertoire ever since. For this newly engraved edition editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions.

Violin 2-Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph HaydnOrchestral parts in a large format (25.5 x 32.5 cm)Full score and orchestral parts available for saleHaydn's Symphonies no.90 91 and 92 were commissioned in 1788 by Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein who was to be granted exclusive ownership. Haydn however first sold the works to the Parisian Masonic lodge Société Olympique and was thus unable to fulfil his obligation to send the autograph scores to the prince.Haydn's Symphony No.92 received its nickname ?Oxford? in the 19th century probably in connectionwith a performance that took place when the composer received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in 1791.This edition continues the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company regarding Haydn?s large-scale choral works operas and symphonies. It is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph Haydn. Bärenreiter has published the complete performance material for several Sturm und Drang symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies.

Viola-Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph HaydnOrchestral parts in a large format (25.5 x 32.5 cm)Full score and orchestral parts available for saleHaydn's Symphonies no.90 91 and 92 were commissioned in 1788 by Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein who was to be granted exclusive ownership. Haydn however first sold the works to the Parisian Masonic lodge Société Olympique and was thus unable to fulfil his obligation to send the autograph scores to the prince.Haydn's Symphony No.92 received its nickname ?Oxford? in the 19th century probably in connectionwith a performance that took place when the composer received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in 1791.This edition continues the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company regarding Haydn?s large-scale choral works operas and symphonies. It is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph Haydn. Bärenreiter has published the complete performance material for several Sturm und Drang symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies.

Wind Instruments-Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph HaydnOrchestral parts in a large format (25.5 x 32.5 cm)Full score and orchestral parts available for saleHaydn's Symphonies no.90 91 and 92 were commissioned in 1788 by Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein who was to be granted exclusive ownership. Haydn however first sold the works to the Parisian Masonic lodge Société Olympique and was thus unable to fulfil his obligation to send the autograph scores to the prince.Haydn's Symphony No.92 received its nickname ?Oxford? in the 19th century probably in connectionwith a performance that took place when the composer received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in 1791.This edition continues the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company regarding Haydn?s large-scale choral works operas and symphonies. It is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph Haydn. Bärenreiter has published the complete performance material for several Sturm und Drang symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies.