New Publications,
New Sheet Music Titles - June 2023
Piano & Organ
J. S. Bach's Partita No. 4 in D major. This is the edition without fingering.
An edition with fingering is also available, as well as Bach's Partita No. 5 and Partita No. 6.
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Twenty-four exquisite works for solo piano by Naoko Ikeda, exclusively matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards by Andrew Eales. With fresh engravings and editorial practice notes, this unique folio shines a spotlight on the music of Naoko Ikeda for pianists of Grade 2–5 level.
Read our interview with editor Andrew Eales here.
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Scott Joplin is probably the most successful ragtime composer in history. Joplin: 20 Ragtimes is a compilation of twenty of the composer's best-known ragtimes for solo piano.
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Follow the adventures of Zump and Soodi as they discover the magical Purple Piano House! The Purple Piano House is a musical adventure for young pianists of around grade 1 standard.
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Each volume in the Jazz Piano Solos Series features exciting, rich new arrangements with chord names of classic songs. This edition features twenty-four favourites from Guaraldi including his beloved favourites from the Peanuts® TV specials. Including twenty-four songs in all.
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The seven chorale fantasias by Max Reger are among the most important of organ repertoire – masterpieces blending chorale melody and programmatic music based on the text of the chorales. Published on the occasion of the composer's 150th birthday, this fundamentally revised Urtext edition, in two volumes, is edited by the internationally renowned organist and Leipzig professor of organ Martin Schmeding.
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Vocal, Choral, & Opera
In Be like the bird, Quartel sets an English translation of a text by Victor Hugo to lyrical melodies and rising sequences that reflect the uplifting message of the words. A passage from the original French text is set to the same melody, before being interwoven with the English text.
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In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song reflects on the pain of being separated from loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and the power that music has to unite us.
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Based on first editions and the autographs, Jean-François Monnard presents L’Heure espagnole in a meticulous Urtext that corrects in detail all previous shortcomings, and, especially in the vocal parts, resolves the discrepancies between the piano vocal score published in 1908 and the full score published three years later. The appendix to the full score and piano vocal score includes a new German/English prose translation of the libretto.
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Coronation Sanctus by Roxanna Panufnik was commissioned by His Majesty King Charles III for The Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023. It is a 2-minute piece for double choir and organ described by Roxanna Panufnik as “festive and glittering”. The music quickly builds and finishes ecstatically, with organ fanfares and flamboyantly colourful harmonies.
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In Rameau's operatic oeuvre, Io is certainly the work shrouded in the most mystery. Because of its incompleteness, it was long regarded as Rameau's last work, but there is much to suggest that the composition must have been written between 1740 and 1745. The introduction to this edition examines the references regarding the dating as well as various hypotheses about performance possibilities and librettists.
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Bach’s Magnificat BWV 243 was composed in its first form in E flat, right at the beginning of Bach’s period in Leipzig, possibly for the Visitation of Mary on July 2, 1723. Only in the 1730s did Bach arrange the Magnificat into the well-known version in D; the orchestration was slightly altered, particularly improving the considerable practical performance problems in the first version. This critical Carus edition by Bach expert Dr. Ulrich Leisinger contains the version of the Magnificat in D, based on Bach’s autograph score.
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This is the first "Dido" edition based on the Tatton Park manuscript as the main source. It was produced during the second half of the 18th century by Philip Hayes, one of England's most prominent musicians. He was known in musicology for his meticulous copies of Purcell's music, often from the autograph manuscripts. The Bodleian and Wakayama manuscripts are presented in a new light and their role in this edition has been reassessed accordingly.
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Instrumental Solos
This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 1 Violin syllabus from 2024, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer.
Browse all new string syllabus publications here.
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Peaceful Guitar Playlist: A collection of 27 beautiful solos for acoustic guitar
Faber Music | Acoustic Guitar
Peaceful Guitar Playlist presents twenty-seven beautiful solos for acoustic guitar, transcribed in standard notation and tablature. Featuring a range of pieces from Nivana and Bob Marley to Cole Porter and J.S. Bach, there is something for everyone in this stunning collection.
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This dynamic collection brings together twelve of Gershwin’s iconic songs arranged for solo classical guitar by the late John W. Duarte. Suitable for classical guitar players from intermediate to advanced level, this unmissable compilation is complete with a unique foreword containing insights from the acclaimed guitarist himself.
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These ten arrangements are a welcome addition to Rachmaninoff’s small but significant output of original works for cello and piano. Editor Klaus Simon comments that Rachmaninoff’s songs are some of the most beautiful in the whole repertoire and especially suitable for cello. The instrument's sound is so flexible and beautiful for melody, and with its warm sound and potential for intense vibrato and tasteful portamenti it is ideally suited to the task.
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Thanks to its skilful combination of Romantic melody and sparkling virtuosity, Koussevitzky’s Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3 has been one of the most popular works of its genre since its Moscow premiere in 1905. No wonder, for the virtuoso double bass player Koussevitzky had composed it for his very own instrument. As with all double bass concertos published by Henle, this edition also contains the piano reduction by Christoph Sobanski in two keys (E minor and F sharp minor) for performance with solo or orchestral tuning.
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Orchestral & Chamber
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 | First Version of 1841
Full Score | Orchestra Urtext
Robert Schumann wrote the D minor Symphony in 1841. Despite its successful world premiere at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on 4 December 1841, this first version remained unpublished during the composer's lifetime. It took the great Johannes Brahms himself to recognize its qualities and commit himself actively and successfully to a renewed performance in 1889.
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New Urtext editions of the well-known Daphnis Suites, both edited by Ravel expert Jean-François Monnard. Ravel extracted two suites, two Fragements Symphoniques: the work now known as the First Suite was published before the first performance of the ballet. It served as a test for the composer, who wanted to present the just orchestrated pages in concert. The large format of the conducting score as well as the orchestral parts allow good readability and support the clarity and transparency of the modern notation.
Suite No. 2 is also available.
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The music world associates Verdi’s name so obviously with his operatic output that his contributions to other genres can easily be overlooked. His only chamber work owes its existence to an enforced break in Naples in spring 1873, when opera rehearsals had had to be postponed. This Henle Urtext edition is based on the Italian first edition, though important secondary sources such as the autograph score and the French first edition have also been consulted.
A study score is also available.
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This facsimile full score edition of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Opus 32 edited by Imogen Holst and Colin Matthews, is presented as a clothbound, full-colour, hardback edition with dustjacket. With a limited number available, this is a true collector’s edition.
Read our interview with editor Colin Matthews here.
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Ellena Taylor - Sheet Music and Books Manager
