….Well we are now into October and for those of you who are members of choirs and orchestras around the world it’s time to start rehearsing for Christmas Concerts or pieces to impress the Family …. (..if you haven’t already!) This weeks arrangement is Reindeer Rampage for the piano solo – This depicts Santa’s reindeer having a bit of… Read More »
Hello It’s another beautiful sunny morning here in Kent but a chilly 6 degrees centigrade. We have six new arrangements from Grieg’s Op.12 No.6, one from no.8 and an additional two from No.5. As you many recall Grieg composed a collection of sixty six pieces split into 10 books. Book 1: Op.12 consists of eight different pieces. The… Read More »
Hello It’s nearly October and the temperature has certainly dropped today. However, the sun is shining and the squirrels are hopping across the garden… This week we have seven new arrangements from from Grieg’s Op, 12, to add to the twenty five added last week. Grieg: Op.12, No.5: Popular Melody String Quartet Wind Quartet Brass Quartet Grieg: Op.12, No.4: Fairy… Read More »
I hope you have all had a lovely Summer! Since my last update we have added quite a few new uploads to the site. There are twenty five in total and all are composed by Edvard Grieg from Op, 12. Op.12 No.1-8 (Volume 1) is from a collection of 66 pieces composed for the piano, published in 10 volumes.… Read More »
Hello, this week Anne has added further arrangements from Delibes: Czardas: Hungarian Dance from Coppelia. We now have a total of 9 arrangements on Music Scores. Delibes: Czardas: The Hungarian Dance from Coppelia Euphonium & Piano Trumpet & Piano In addition we have arrangements from Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers Long version (Unabridged) Piano Short version… Read More »
Four new arrangements have been added to the site this week Delibes: Czardas: Hungarian Dance from Coppelia Clarinet Dacquin: Le Coucou (The Cuckoo) Clarinet Duo Flute Duo Piano Le Coucou was one of Louis-Claude Dacquin’s most famous works. Dacquin was born in Paris of Italian descent and Jewish ancestry. His keyboard ability was noticed at an… Read More »
Klas Krantz is a Swedish Musician and Musicologist who regularly provides Music Scores with his arrangements. Take a look at this You Tube video in which a String Orchestra are playing one of Klas’s arrangements of this piece. Recuerdos de la Alhambra was originally a tremolo study for guitar, the theme was arranged by Mike Oldfield for the… Read More »
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata Op.27, No2 Sonata 14 or Moonlight Sonata is one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music. This atmospheric piece has become popular at weddings. Origins Beethoven originally described the piece as “almost a fantasy” and dedicated it to his lover, the Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. It wasn’t until 5 years after Beethoven’s death that the nickname… Read More »
Have a little laugh at the expense of the conductors amongst us (no offence to any conductors reading this!).. and please feel free to comment… .
Anne has added three new arrangements to the site this week. Two additional arrangements of the Hungarian Dance from the ballet Coppelia. Delibes: Czardas: The Hungarian Dance from Coppelia Viola & Piano Violin & Piano The third arrangement is by Jacques Offenbach, a German born French composer from the Romantic Period, known for his many operettas and opera ‘Tales… Read More »