Carol of the Bells Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich wrote this amazing piece in 1916. Read more about Leontovich on his biography page. We he have over fifty arrangements of this delightful song on our website. The Ukrainian word for “bountiful” gives this song its original name, “Shchedryk”. The song is based on a traditional folk chant and… Read More »
What is Thanksgiving Day? Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when people gather to give thanks for the harvest and other important historical events. The arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers in the United States is one example. Thanksgiving is celebrated in various countries and on different dates around the world including the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia and… Read More »
Op.50 Pavane by Fauré Gabriel Fauré composed Op. 50 Pavane for orchestra and chorus in 1887. Anne has recently arranged the simple but beautiful melody of Pavane as a Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon and Trombone. Fauré named this piece after a Spanish court dance that was popular in Europe during the Renaissance. Though originally… Read More »
Now the summer is over and autumn has arrived we turn our thoughts to Halloween music featured on our site. But first, what is Halloween? Also known as , also known as Hallowe’en, All Hallows Eve or All Saints Eve, we celebrate Halloween on 31st October. It’s possible that Halloween originated from the pagan festival of Samhain. The… Read More »
God Save The King Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, the UK National Anthem has been played a good deal recently. As we look ahead to the coronation some time in the future, Anne has published the sheet music for the UK National Anthem for the first time on music-scores.… Read More »
Gentle Music Following the sad news about the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II we thought we would share with you some some of our favourite pieces of gentle music for contemplation that you can find on our site. Holst. The Planets: 2 Venus Venus, the Bringer of Peace from the planet suite by Gustav Holst is a sensitive… Read More »
Traditional and Folk Music on music-scores.com If you enjoy a sing song or informal music performance at your summer gatherings with family or friends then browse through our selection of folk and traditional music. We have plenty to choose from for old and young alike. Take a look at the suggestions below. Londonderry Air Londonderry Air, also known… Read More »
Classical Music used in Film and TV Film and TV music is often based on classical pieces. Sometimes it could be just a few bars an other times an entire piece is featured. We take a quick look at some of them here. Sumer is i-cumen in Sumer is i-cumen in, in modern English “summer has arrived”. It’s… Read More »
At the moment the weather is very hot and dry, there is the threat of drought. What could be better than to find some music that represents rain! Here are our some of our when will it rain thoughts Scarlatti. Kp.198, L.022 Sonata in E minor Piano Sonata in E minor: lively and sparkling, this reminds us of… Read More »
Classical composers with August birthdays We’ve only a few classical composers born in August featured on music-scores.com. They’re from different music periods and each with their own musical style. Read more about each one by clicking through to our blog posts. Claude Debussy – 22 August 1862. Influential French composer. Benjamin Godard – 18 Aug 1849. French violinist… Read More »