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Composed in 1816 to memorialize the death by execution of King Louis XVI, this Requiem received its premiere on January 21, 1817 under the composer's direction. The C-minor Requiem firmly established Cherubini's position as a major composer on the Paris scene thereafter. This new vocal score is a digitally enhanced reissue of the one first published around 1860 by C.F.… Read more

Composed in 1836 toward the end of Cherubini's tenure as director of the Paris Conservatoire, the Requiem in D-minor for men's chorus and orchestra received its premiere on March 23, 1838 at the Conservatoire under the composer's direction. This new vocal score is a digitally enhanced reissue of the one first published around 1860 by C.F. Peters of Leipzig with a… Read more

At last, an extraction of just the choruses for this perennial Gilbert and Sullivan classic - from the authoritative edition of the vocal score prepared by Ephraim Jones and Carl Simpson.  

New, digitally enhanced reissue of the classic vocal score first published by Breitkopf & Hartel. Edited by Max Seiffert with a keyboard reduction by Karl Pasler. Handel composed this work in 1718 during his stay at the country estate of the future Duke of Chandos. The text is drawn from Psalms 117, 135, and 148 found in Nahum Tate and… Read more

This new vocal score is a digitally enhanced reprint of the one fist issued by C.F. Peters, Leipzig in the late 19th century, based upon the Bach Gesellschaft edition with the classic keyboard reduction by Gustav Rosler. With added measure numbers and in a large, easy-to-read A4 size, choruses and students of Bach's music will appreciate having this authoritative score… Read more

Parker's first Christmas cantata was composed in 1893 just before his departure from New York to his new post as organist for Trinity Church in Boston. The text was written after scriptural accounts by the composer's mother Isabella Graham Parker (1839-1904). This new vocal score is a digitally-enhanced reproduction of the one first issued in 1893 by G. Schirmer, New… Read more

In Paris on Nov. 22, 1855, the "Solemn Mass of St. Cecilia" was first performed in its entirety. The Sanctus and Benedictus movements were highly acclaimed when performed in London four and a half years before. It was the custom to celebrate the feast of St. Cecilia, the patron Saint of music, with the production of new compositions in the… Read more

A newly engraved vocal score carefully edited and revised from Berhard Todt's reduction issued in conjunction with Bach Gesellschaft edition. One of Bach's earliest extant works (dated 1708 or 1709), this cantata was likely influenced by the those of Dietrich Buxtehude.The opening string sinfonia is follwed by a short opening chorus in motet style. After a brief attractive aria (for… Read more

"Elijah" is probably the most dramatic oratorio ever written - crowded with stirring incident and music which claims attention. It was the composer's desire to be dramatic, and he knew how to achieve his end. The text is a mosaic of biblical verses taken principally from the First Book of Kings, but having the effect of a vivid, spontaneous story.… Read more

Purcell's 1680 masterpiece is presented here in digitally enhanced reissue of a vocal-piano edition prepared by the eminent English musicologist Wiliam Hayman Cummings that was first issued by Novello in 1887. Overture Solo and Chorus: Shake the Cloud Song: Ah! Belinda Recitative: Grief Increases Chorus: When Monarchs Unite Recitative: Whence Could so Much Virtue Spring Duet and Chorus: Fear No Danger… Read more

Unabridged digitally enhanced reprint of the vocal score prepared by musicologist Karl Straube and published by C.F. Peters, Leipzig in the early 20th century. Bach composed the initial version in E-flat in 1723 for the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig which contained several Christmas texts. Over the years he removed the Christmas-specific texts to make it suitable for year-round performance, and… Read more

A new, digitally-enhanced reissue of the classic vocal score for Alois Schmitt's reconstruction of Mozart's incomplete masterpiece. Includes preface, contents, instrumentation, measure numbers. Fully compatible with the parts from Breitkopf, Kalmus, Lucks or even the free download from the Petrucci Music Library.Originally planned for a celebration of his wedding to Constanze Weber, Mozart performed the several completed sections on Oct.… Read more

This newly engraved vocal score for Mozart's popular youthful Mass has been carefully edited, complete with measure numbers, using Trexler's classic keyboard arrangement as a starting point. It is compatible with the orchestral material issued by both Kalmus and Breitkopf and with that of the Neue Mozart Ausgabe. The large A4 format is especially helpful for choruses, vocalists and accompanists. Kyrie… Read more

This is a new, digitally-enhanced reissue of the classic vocal score edited by H.W. Nicholl, with a piano reduction arranged by Felix Mendelssohn that was first issued in 1900 by G. Schirmer of New York. With English text by Charles Jennens adapted from the Bible, this authoritative score is now available in an affordable, easy to read format designed for… Read more

A newly engraved and revised edition of Otto Taubmann's classic vocal score first issued by Breitkopf und Hartel in the early 20th century. Taubmann's vocal score is the standard edition of Mozart's Coronation Mass that has been in continuous use by performers for nearly a century, now made even more useful with a clean, updated engraving. Compatible with the widely… Read more