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A noise-sensitive main character, a spirited opera troupe and a pile of money – there can't be more potential for conflict than that! Richard Strauss probably thought so too, using precisely these three motifs for his only comic opera. Die schweigsame Frau, an opera in three acts, will be revived by the Bavarian State Opera this season. The revival will take place on 29 January 2022 at the Munich National Theatre. Stefan Soltesz will take over the musical direction, Barrie Kosky staging the production.

Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer

Mixed Choir and Piano

John Adams

 

• Three-volume collection of John Adam’s choruses


• Choral selections from The Death Of Klinghoffer


• Includes a newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro


• For Mixed Choir and Piano

 

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams’s choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic stage works with newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro.

Adams’s stage works are repertory staples at opera houses across the world, celebrated for their exceptional craft, emotional resonance, and urgently relevant subject matter. The LA Times described the role of Adams’s choruses in his operas as a powerful narrative and emotional driver: “They are the weather. They are memories. They are dreams. They are fears. They are history. They are the governors of emotion.”

Volume 3 features all seven choruses from Adams’s second opera The Death of Klinghoffer, a fictionalized account of the infamous Achille Lauro incident of 1985, in which Palestinian terrorists boarded an Italian cruise ship, held its passengers and crew hostage, and killed an elderly Jewish, wheelchair-bound American named Leon Klinghoffer. Influenced by the Bach Passions, the work crosses boundaries between opera and oratorio, with a series of choruses that run through the opera and range from powerful (Night Chorus) to ethereal (Ocean Chorus) to tender (Day Chorus).

Choruses from Nixon In China, Doctor Atomic, A Flowering Tree

Mixed Choir and Piano

John Adams

 

• Three-volume collection of John Adam’s choruses


• Choral selections from Nixon In China, Doctor Atomic, A Flowering Tree


• Includes a newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro


• For Mixed Choir and Piano

 

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams’s choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic stage works with newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro.

Adams’s stage works are repertory staples at opera houses across the world, celebrated for their exceptional craft, emotional resonance, and urgently relevant subject matter. The LA Times described the role of Adams’s choruses in his operas as a powerful narrative and emotional driver: “They are the weather. They are memories. They are dreams. They are fears. They are history. They are the governors of emotion.”

Volume 2 features choral selections from three of Adams’s most celebrated operas: Nixon in China, a dramatic imagining of President Nixon’s epochal 1972 trip to China, Doctor Atomic, which visits physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the days before the testing of the atomic bomb, and A Flowering Tree, an adaptation of South Indian folktale about a beautiful girl who transforms into a tree. Selections include the hypnotic opening of Nixon in China leading into the chorus Soldiers of Heaven, the darkly dramatic At the Sight of This from Doctor Atomic, and the brilliant Flores from A Flowering Tree.

Choruses from El Niño, The Gospel According To The Other Mary

Mixed Choir and Piano

John Adams

 

• Three-volume collection of John Adam’s choruses


• Choral selections from El Niño, and The Gospel According To The Other Mary


• Includes a newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro


• For Mixed Choir and Piano

 

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams’s choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic stage works with newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro.

Adams’s stage works are repertory staples at opera houses across the world, celebrated for their exceptional craft, emotional resonance, and urgently relevant subject matter. The LA Times described the role of Adams’s choruses in his operas as a powerful narrative and emotional driver: “They are the weather. They are memories. They are dreams. They are fears. They are history. They are the governors of emotion.”

Volume 1 features choral selections from Adams’s two oratorios, based on Biblical texts: El Niño, which tells the story of the Nativity, and The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the story of the Passion, which the New York Times called "an extraordinary work, containing some of Mr. Adams’s richest, most daring music."

for solo piano

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

 

• New modern performing addition


• Suitable for lessons or performances


• For advanced pianists

 

Originally published by Augener Ltd in 1908, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Papillon for solo piano was later acquired by Schott & Co. Ltd. along with 24 other works by the composer.

Having been out of print for several decades, Schott Music is very pleased to present this new modern performing edition of Papillon, with errors and inconsistencies from the original edition now corrected.

Suitable for advanced pianists, the repertoire is ideal for music lessons or concert performances.

for piano

Christopher Norton

 

• Part of the Microjazz series


• A new collection with brand new microjazz pieces


• Includes teaching notes and online audio resources


• Intermediate level - Advanced level

 

Microjazz, the acclaimed series written by Christopher Norton, has been a popular choice for teachers and students worldwide since it was first published in 1983.

Two new volumes join the series. Written during the pandemic, Microjazz Collection 5 is a set of progressive intermediate pieces in popular styles such as jazz, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and reggae. It is a continuation of volume 4, designed to be enjoyed as stimulating repertoire for learning and be performed in front of an audience.

Helpful teaching notes and online audio resources containing both full demonstration and backing tracks are provided to enthuse and enhance both practice and performance.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Microjazz, the books from this series are being reissued, with new book covers and easy-to-access online audio tracks on all digital platforms.

for piano

Christopher Norton

 

• Part of the Microjazz series


• A new collection with brand new microjazz pieces


• Includes teaching notes and online audio resources


• Intermediate level - Advanced level

 

Microjazz, the acclaimed series written by Christopher Norton, has been a popular choice for teachers and students worldwide since it was first published in 1983.

Two new volumes join the series. Written during the pandemic, Microjazz Collection 4 is a set of progressive intermediate pieces in popular styles such as jazz, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and reggae. It is a continuation of the earlier volumes, designed to be enjoyed as stimulating repertoire for learning and be performed in front of an audience.

Helpful teaching notes and online audio resources containing both full demonstration and backing tracks are provided to enthuse and enhance both practice and performance.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Microjazz, the books from this series are being reissued, with new book covers and easy-to-access online audio tracks on all digital platforms.

Arrangement of Symphony No 2 by Alexander Warenber

Reduction for 2 pianos by John Glenesk Mortimer

Sergei Rachmaninoff

 

• Arrangement by Alexander Warenber


• Piano and orchestra (piano score)


• Reduction for two pianos


• Suitable for concert performance


• Intermediate level

 

Keeping true to Rachmaninoff’s style, Russian pianist and composer Alexander Warenberg has reimagined Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 as a concerto for piano and orchestra.

Originally four movements, Warenberg has adapted the symphony to the common three-movement form of the piano concerto by combining the second and third movements into one ‘Adagio’. Warenberg’s arrangement has meanwhile been performed many times.

A recording with Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano) is available on Brilliant Classics.

27 Traditional Pieces

Julian Rowlands

 

• Part of the Schott World Music series


• Variety of Russian and Ukrainian folk styles


• Includes online material


• Arrangements for Standard Bass and Free Bass


• Intermediate level

 

Julian Rowlands presents a collection of 27 Russian folk tunes arranged for accordion. With a variety of Russian and Ukrainian folk styles arranged for Standard Bass and Free Bass, there is much to discover.

The collection includes notes on the history of Russian folk music, as well as notes on each piece. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF documents. All the pieces have been recorded by the editor and are available as audio downloads.

"If ever there was a musical book of photographs, [Praha Panoramatickà] is it", according to composer Julian Anderson. Inspired by these photographs, he wrote his Symphony No. 2, which will be premiered on 19 January 2022. The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Semyon Bychkov will present Symphony No. 2 for orchestra, subtitled "Prague Panoramas".