The sun is glorious today… it’s definitely a day to be outside relaxing with a book and some classical music playing in the background. This week Music Scores has expanded its arrangements of La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No.1 by Manuel de Falla. If you are interested written below is a bit of information on Falla’s life. String Quartet… Read More »
Hello I hope you enjoyed the long bank holiday weekend. This week Anne has added four new arrangements to the website. Three of which are in addition to last weeks arrangement of Strauss Junior’s Perpetuum Mobile. The fourth arrangement is for a Clarinet Quintet of the Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke, an English composer. Clarke was born around 1674 and… Read More »
‘Morning Everyone’ This week Anne has added three new arrangements to the site. Genee: Insalata Italiana Voice SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass) Rossini: Duetto Buffo de due Gatti 2 Voices & Piano Strauss Jr: Perpetuum Mobile Piano When you view the sheet music for Perpetuum Mobile it looks like an explosion of notes on the… Read More »
Hello This week Anne has added five new arrangements to Music Scores Reiche: Sonatina Brass Quartet in D Major| Handel: Messiah: Rejoice Greatly Brass Quartet in D Major Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours Easy Piano Piano Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators : In addition to previous arrangements add a few weeks ago for here is a another version. Alto… Read More »
F.J. Haydn was born on this day 287 years ago! He shares his birthday with JS Bach who was born 334 yrs ago. Background: Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. His parents were not musical and given Haydn’s potential musical gift they accepted an offer from a relative; Johann Matthias Frankh, a schoolmaster and choirmaster… Read More »
Hello, I woke up this morning to the welcome sight of sunshine outside the window as opposed to darkness… Spring is hopefully on its way! This week Anne has added two new arrangements which were composed by Julius Fucik Entry of the Gladiators Trumpet, Euphonium and Piano Piano Duet Julius Fucik is not a composer’s name… Read More »
Happy New Year ! We hope that you enjoyed the festivities and wish you a very happy and musical 2019! This week Anne has added three new pieces to the site and written below you’ll find a short brief on Hummel. Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in Eb Trumpet in Bb & Piano Greig: Op. 65. No.6 Wedding Day… Read More »
Jacques Offenbach 1819-1880 *We are all very familiar with Offenbach’s Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld – be it through opera, music lessons or on my part frantically kicking my legs up and down on the dance floor whilst desperately trying to cling on to the people at the side of me. This is a song that… Read More »
Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian violinist and composer during the Baroque period. He was born in Italy on 17 February 1653 – a full generation before Handel and Bach. Although he didn’t create the concerto grosso principle Corelli was the composer that brought it to the forefront and made it popular. For those of you… Read More »
Johannes Brahms was German composer and pianist, born in Hamburg. Such was his presence that he is often grouped with Bach and Beethoven to be know as the ‘Three B’s’ At a young age his piano teacher was known to have said, “he could be such a good player, but he will not stop his never-ending composing.” His… Read More »