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Welcome to our press release page. Here you will find the latest publications, published by Schott Music. See something you like? Click on your favourite publication to discover more!

20 Ragtimes

This volume of the Schott Piano Classics series contains a carefully selected compilation of his 20 best-known ragtimes in the original version.

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9 Female Composers from 3 Centuries

The 7th volume of the Urtext Primo Series features the works of female composers. In line with the level of difficulty of the Urtext Primo Series (Grades 3–6), the range of composers has been expanded from three to nine, thus offering a wider range of composers and styles.

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Tantum ergo

Commissioned by Philip Redfern and the Choir of St Michael and All Saints Church, Edinburgh, Tantum ergo portrays the devotional text through clear homophonic textures coupled with Will Todd’s characteristic rich, close harmonies.

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O sacrum convivium

Written in 2007, O sacrum convivium is one of Ben Ponniah’s earliest choral compositions and offers a challenge to intermediate choirs and a show piece for more advanced ensembles.

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Let us build a house

Let us build a house is the closing hymn of Kim André Arnesen’s large-scale work, The Stranger. Instead of a typical majestic ending to a large work, Arnesen went for a quiet one with only an unaccompanied choir.

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Jubilate Deo

The joy and exuberance of the music reflects the Latin text , with dancing, syncopated rhythms and a more solemn, soothing middle section. A real showstopper.

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Do not neglect

Do not neglect is a stand-alone movement from Kim André Arnesen’s large-scale work, The Stranger, which uses a thought-provoking text from chapter 13 of the Epistle to the Hebrews: ‘Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.’.

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