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Recorders &
Keyboard
Richards, S - "Melody & Habanera". These two pieces are ideal
for mixed-ability ensembles as they include an easy part for soprano and a
simple keyboard part. School teachers are welcome to make additional copies of
the recorder parts as required.
S S A & Kb. £4.00 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Fun Folk!" Folk songs arranged for mixed ability
ensembles as above. School teachers are welcome to make additional copies of
the recorder parts as required.
S S A & Kb. £4.00 Score & Parts
Offenbach, J - "Can-Can". Also intended for mixed-ability groups -
the second soprano part and tenor part are very undemanding! A very popular
concert item. School teachers are welcome to make extra copies of the recorder
parts as required.
S S A T & Kb £4.00 Score & Parts
Joplin, S - "Bink's Waltz". Also intended for mixed-ability groups
as above. Another popular concert item and arranged to celebrate the centenary
of Lyndhurst Primary School. School teachers are welcome to make extra copies
of the recorder parts as required.
S S A T & Kb £4.00 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "All-together Fun". Three lively concert pieces (March, Waltz and Carnival) for mixed-ability ensembles. School teachers are welcome to make extra copies
of the recorder parts as required.
S S S (A) & Kb £4.00 Score & Parts
2 Recorders
Williams, W - "Sonata". A duet sonata by the Baroque composer best
known for his 'Sonata in Imitation of Birds'. Supplied as a playing score.
A A £2.50
Trio Sonatas
Morgan, Mr - "Trio Sonata". Possibly the first published edition of
this little-known English 'sonata for two flutes and a bass' since 1697! An
optional part for bass recorder has been included for groups without a
keyboard.
A A (B) & Kb £5.00 Score & Parts
Vivaldi, A - "Concerto in C Major RV
533". This 'trio-sonata' has been arranged from Vivaldi's concerto for
two flutes and string orchestra. An optional part for bass recorder has been
included for groups without a keyboard.
A A (B) & Kb £5.00 Score & Parts
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Recorders (see also Trio Sonatas)
Albeniz, I - "Gavotte".
Originally for piano, Albeniz's charming interpretation of a familiar dance form.
S A T £3.50 Score & Parts
Bakfark, V - "Fantasia 3 vocum".
Originally for lute, a flowing, melodic fantasia with exciting, written-out divisions.
T T B £3.50 Score & Parts
de Visee, R - "Suite in D Minor".
A three-part arrangement of a suite from the French Baroque - originally
written for guitar.
Albeniz, I - "Piezas caracteristicas". Three of a set of 12 light, characteristic piano pieces, with a distinctively Spanish accent.
S A T B £5.00 Score & Parts
Albrechtsberger, J G - "Two Organ Fugues". Two tuneful fugues in the Classical style.
S A T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Bach, J S - "Christmas Chorales". These chorales are taken mainly
from the Christmas Oratorio and work as well on recorders as on voices.
S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Bach, J S - "Fugue in g minor BWV 542". A lively four-part transcription of this famous organ fugue.
S A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Bach, J S - "Vivace from Double
Concerto". The first movement of Bach's concerto for 2 violins has
been arranged in four energetic parts by Kate Whyman. This piece requires a
contra-bass recorder (in F).
A T B C £4.75 Score & Parts
Bakfark, V - "The
Black Cow". A 16th Century lute virtuoso's lively setting of a Polish
folk song.
S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Bakfark, V - "Two Fantasias". Skilfully-ornamented fantasias by a leading lute virtuoso-composer.
A A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Billings, W - "Easter Anthem". A joyful seasonal anthem from one of America's earliest composers.
S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Buxtehude, D - "Canzonetta BuxWV
169". The contrapuntal nature of this lovely 18th Century organ music
means that no one misses out.
S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Caldara, A - "La Speranza". A late-ish madrigal on the subject of "Hope", by a master of counterpoint and expresssion.
S A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
du Caurroy, E -"Noel". A lovely French carol from the late Renaissance, originally for unaccompanied voices.
S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Cherubini, L -"Sonata". This very attractive piece was written for pipe organ. It is in one movement and brings to mind pieces written by Mozart for the same instrument.
S A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Corelli, A -"Pastorale". Taken from Corelli's concerto grosso
written for Christmas night.
A A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Couperin, L -"Fantaisie". Composed by Louis, uncle of Francois Couperin, this organ fantasia requires some lively bass playing!
S A T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Franck, C - "Four Pieces from 'L'Organiste'" - Originally written
for harmonium, these pieces are well suited to the sound of recorders.
Handel, G F - "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba". A well known piece -
great for concert programmes!
S A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Handel, G F - "Organ Concerto No.6". From Handel's tuneful concerto for organ and strings.
S A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Haydn, J - "Gipsy Rondo". The Finale from Haydn's trio works well
on four recorders. The spirited music has a distinctly Hungarian flavour.
S A T B £4.25 Score & Parts
Hellendaal, P - "Concerto
Grosso Op3 No1". An 18th Century "Grand Concerto" for strings arranged
for recorder quartet. This very attractive piece keeps everyone busy.
A A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Hellendaal, P - "Concerto Grosso Op3 No2". Another sonorous string concerto by 'possibly the most famous Dutch baroque composer ever to work in King's Lynn'.
A A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Hellendaal, P - "Pastorale". A gentle, lilting movement from
another of Hellendaal's six 'Grand concertos' for strings, arranged for
recorder quartet.
A A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Kohler, E - "Theme and Variations". Originally for organ, these sparkling variations might remind you Krahmer.
S A T B £5.00 Score & Parts
Liszt, F - "Three Christmas Carols". Arranged from Liszt's seasonal
piano suite "A Christmas Tree", these are romantic, atmospheric settings of
three traditional carols.
S A T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Mendelssohn, F - "Canzonetta". A movement from Mendelssohn's romantic and tuneful first string quartet.
S A T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Pachelbel, J - "Two Organ
Fugues". These charming little fugues are very satisfying to play.
Richards, P - "Three Sea Songs".
Well-known tunes with a nautical flavour.To be played in a suitably salty
style.
S A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Deck the Hall..."
...with Boughs of Holly! The famous Welsh New Year's Song gets a slightly oblique slant.
S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
A lively arrangement of this Christmas favourite.
S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Brigg Fair". This free setting of a traditional Lincolnshire folk melody can be played by either a one-to-a-part consort or a larger ensemble.
S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Folk Song Suite". A collection of traditional
melodies from around the British Isles arranged for a traditional recorder
quartet.
S A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Lincolnshire Polka". A lively setting of two traditional Lincolnshire melodies, written for the Lincolnshire branch of the Society of Recorder Players' 30th birthday meeting.
S A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Scarlatti, A - "Concerto No2". From a set of six "Concertos in Seven Parts", for two solo violins, solo cello and four-part ripieno strings.
A A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Scheidt, S - "Advent Hymn". This arrangement of the organ work
'Veni Redemptor gentium' has something for everyone.
S A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Scheidt, S - "Canzon Cornetto". An exciting and melodic canzona,
originally featuring the brilliance of four cornetti.
T T T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Schubert, F - "Andante". A
melody written by the young Schubert and later arranged by him for piano.
S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Torelli, G - "Sonata a 4". An exciting Baroque string sonata which lies well on recorders.
A A T B £5.00 Score & Parts
Tunder, F - "Jesus Christus wahr Gottes Sohn". A
choral fantasia by Buxtehude's father-in-law, originally for organ.
S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Veracini, F - "Fuga con Quattro Soggetti". This melodious fugue was originally for strings. Presented here in a pleasantly mellow scoring for low recorders.
Albeniz, I - "Orientale". This piece, originally written for piano,
gives the recorder quintet an opportunity to demonstrate their ensemble
skills. It will sound even better if you can find a great-bass (in C) to play
the bottom part!
S A T B B/G £3.25 Score & Parts
Anon - "Medieval Motley". Three 14th Century Italian
'chart-toppers' arranged for five recorders by Paul Richards.
S A T T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Blow, J - "Salvator mundi". A glorious example of Blow's highly individual style - sounds even better on low instruments.
S S A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Brahms, J - "Hungarian Dance No.5". Brahms lets his hair down 'Gypsy style' in this favourite, toe-tapping dance.
S A T T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Brahms, J - "Three Hungarian Dances". Three more of Brahms's popular and exciting dances, originally for piano, four hands.
S A T B B/C £5.50 Score & Parts
Buxtehude, D - "Wachet Auf". A setting of familiar words by the German/Danish master who inspired J S Bach.
S S A T B £6.50 Score & Parts
Carolan, T - "Four Irish
Melodies". Written by this 18th Century Irish harper, these melodies
have been freely arranged for recorder quintet.
S A A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Faure, G - "Cantique de Jean Racine". Faure's music may well give
you 'goose-bumps' in this sonorous arrangement by Nicky Johns. This time you
will need to find a great-bass recorder.
A A T T G £5.50 Score & Parts
Fischer, J C F - "Suite No. 4". A
17th-Century dance suite. This substantial work ends with a very fine
passacaglia.
S S A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Gade, N - "Christmas Suite". An arrangement of children's piano
pieces - ideal for the Christmas concert.
Sp S A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Geminiani, F - "Concerto Op3 No3". Delightful to play in
one-to-a-part or larger groups.
S S A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Gottschalk, L - "Tournament Galop".
This piano showpiece makes an excellent concert item for recorder quintet.
S&Sp S&A A T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Gounod, C - "Children's Dance". Originally for piano, this catchy
little melody works well on recorders.
Guilmant - "Noel Ecossaise". Originally for organ, this sounds particularly effective played on a large ensemble.
A T T B B £3.00 Score & Parts
Guilmant - "Noel Languedocien". This delightful piece will sound very effective when played by a larger ensemble.
A T T B G £3.00 Score & Parts
Jeffes, S - "Music for a Found Harmonium". Simon Jeffes' toe-tapping encore for the famous Penguin Café Orchestra.
S A T B B £5.00 Score & Parts
Karg-Elert, S - "The Artful
Harmonium". Four character pieces for harmonium 'artfully' arranged by
Paul Richards.
S A A T B £4.25 Score & Parts
Ketterer, E - "Vienna Galop". Lively melodies to delight audience
and players alike.
S A T T B £3.25 Score & Parts
Lehmann, L - "Cobweb Castle". Encounter the Owl, the Ladybird, "My Lady's Jester" and other legendary inhabitants of Cobweb Castle, in "An Album of Six Sketches" (originally for the Pianoforte) by the Edwardian composer Liza Lehmann.
S A T T B £6.50 Score & Parts
Molloy, J L - "Love's Old, Sweet Song". An enduringly popular melody from a gifted Irish composer of the Victorian era.
S A T B B £3.50 Score & Parts
Pezel, J - "A 5-piece Suite". Five delightful 17th Century dance
movements, originally for brass.
S S A T B £3.00 Score & Parts
Popper, D - "Dance of the Gnomes". From Popper's suite "Im Walde" this depicts some spooky goings-on in the night!
S A T T B £5.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Around Robin". 13
very varied variations on the recorder players' favourite: 'My Robin is to the
Greenwood Gone' (also known as 'Bonny Sweet Robin').
S A T T B £5.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Cockles and Mussels". The sad tale of "Sweet Molly Malone", given a touch of the "New Orleans Jazz Funeral" treatment. Includes parts for both 4' and 8' versions.
S S A T B / T T B G C £4.50 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Countdown". An exciting rhythmic journey played out against an ever-decreasing ostinato.
S A T B B £5.50 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Heavy Bananas!" A jazzy piece to go with custard?
Hints of some familiar tunes, here...
S A T B G £4.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Joshua!" Take the scenic route to Jericho with Joshua in this jazzy arrangement of the famous spiritual.
S A T B B/C £4.50 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Paganini Variations". A set of lively variations on
the well-known theme of Paganini's 24th Caprice.
S A T T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Scarborough Finck". A jazz-inspired ramble around Scarborough Fair, with lively solos for all parts.
S A T B B/C £5.00 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Horniman Carols". New settings of five familiar Christmas carols. Sounds good with a large group, or one-to-a-part.
S A T T B £5.50 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Lord Willobie's
Wallaby". This modern setting of Byrd's 'Lord Willobie's Welcome Home'
was written for the Willobie Consort.
S A T T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Richards, S - "Riddle Song". A
rather 'fruity' setting of 'I Will Give My Love An Apple'.
S A T T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Saint-Saens, C - "Elephant". Taken from 'Carnival of the Animals',
this arrangement is dedicated to all players of the great-bass and contra-bass
recorder. You will need one or the other of these to play this piece.
S A T B G/C £2.50 Score & Parts
Sullivan, A - "The Lost Chord". "Seated one day at the organ..." A Victorian classic arranged for recorders. This would make a rousing finale for your programme!
S A T B B £3.50 Score & Parts
Vivaldi, A - "Concerto Op3 No10". This concerto for strings
translates well to recorders. Plenty of action for those who like a
challenge.
A A A A T/B £6.50 Score & Parts
Wigthorpe, W - "Dowland's Sorrow". William Wigthorpe's consort arrangement of Dowland's popular lute song, "Sorrow, Come".
S A A T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Wigthorpe, W - "Three Elizabethan Dances". Three sprightly dances (around 1600) from partbooks in the British Library.
S S A T B £2.50 Score & Parts
Wigthorpe, W/Okeover, J - "Pavan and Galliard". A pavan by John Okeover and the lively James his Galliard from the Wigthorpe partbooks.
S A T T B £3.50 Score & Parts
Wigthorpe, W - "Phantasia No.1". A fine Elizabethan fantasy, from the same source as the 3 Elizabethan Dances. Includes bonus set of 'low' parts (AATBG) for renaissance recorders.
Daquin, L-C - "Noel Suisse". This
organ work is arranged here for six-part recorder ensemble. It would sound
particularly effective in a larger group where there might be scope for using
'solo' & 'tutti' effects.
S S A T T B £4.00 Score & Parts
Geminiani, F - "Concerto Op3 No2". This delightful concerto for
strings sounds great on recorders. Plenty of action for all parts.
A A T T B B £6.50 Score & Parts
Handl, J - "Rorate Coeli Desuper". A motet in the grand, Venetian style by this prolific, Central European composer.
S S A T B B £4.00 Score & Parts
Joplin, S - "Solace". A gently laid-back 'Mexican Serenade' from the Master of ragtime.
Sp S A T B G/B £5.00 Score & Parts
Pierson, M - "First Fantazia and Almain". Beautiful renaissance music from a master of the viol consort.
S S A T B B £4.00 Score & Parts
Rameau, J-P - "Rondeau". A lively dance from Les indes gallants, freely arranged by Richard Austen.
S A A T T B/G £4.00 Score & Parts
Schubert, F - "Marche Militaire No.2". Just as rousing as the famous March No 1: originally for piano, four hands.
S A A T T B/G £3.50 Score & Parts
Vivaldi, A - "Concerto in F major RV 539". Vivaldi at his most entertaining: originally for two solo horns and strings.
S A A/T T B B £6.50 Score & Parts
Walther, J G - "Concerto No. 1 del Sign. Albinoni". From a transcription for organ, by a cousin of J S Bach, of an Albinoni concerto grosso. Sounds fantastic on recorders - not to be missed!
Richards, P - "Seven Suite". A seven-movement suite dedicated to the joy of "seven-nes".
S A T T B B G £7.00 Score & Parts
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Recorders
Bach, J L - "Das ist meine Freude". A lively two-choir motet, from a cousin of J S Bach.
SATB SATB £6.50 Score & Parts
Bach, J S - "Brandenburg Concerto No3". Arranged in eight lively
parts by Sheila Richards. Again, you will need a great-bass (in C) for the
bottom line - unless you know a 'cellist...
S A A A T T B G £8.00 Score & Parts
Beethoven, L van - "Rondino". A single movement, but plenty to keep
you all busy! Not as hard as it looks...
Sp S A A T T T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Gabrieli, G - "Dormiva Dolcemente". An eight part, two-choir piece, with some intriguing harmonic twists.
S/A A T B S/A A T B £4.50 Score & Parts
Haydn, J - "Octet". This charming, full-length work, attributed to
Haydn, requires some skill and precision. Very rewarding to play!
Sp S A A T T T B £8.00 Score & Parts
Vivaldi, A - "Concerto Op3
No1". This concerto works particularly well with a large group so that
you can exploit the 'solo' & 'tutti' effects. Although not
necessary, the use of a contra-bass (in F) will further enhance the
performance.
Zielenski, M- "Magnificat" A stunning, three-choir setting of the Magnificat by the composer known as "The Polish Gabrieli". Includes full text.
SSAT SATB ATBG £7.50 Score & Parts
Larger Ensembles and Recorder Orchestra
Arne, T - "Symphony in F". Arne's melodious symphony, originally for strings, oboes, bassoons and horns, reflects the gallant style of J C Bach.
S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Bach, J S - "Concerto" from Easter Oratorio. Three uplifting
movements from the Easter Oratorio arranged for large ensemble or
orchestra.
S S A A T T B B G/C £10.50 Score & Parts
Buxtehude, D - Ciacona in e minor BuxWV 160. A powerful chaconne which sounds terrific on a large group of recorders.
S A T B(G)C £4.50 Score & Parts
Delibes, L - "Le Roi s'amuse". Six 'ancient airs de danse' in a
pastiche style, well suited to the sound of recorders. Everyone gets to share
these lovely melodies.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Dvorak, A - "'Finale' from American
Quartet". This wonderful music has been transferred from string
quartet to the forces of the recorder orchestra.
S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Elgar, E - "Serenade Op20". Originally for strings, this music
sounds good on a recorder orchestra or large ensemble where careful
part-'doubling' will provide the richness of sound required.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £9.00 Score & Parts
Grieg, E - "Holberg Suite". Again, this music was originally
for strings, but this skilful arrangement by John Hawkes of the entire suite
transforms it into an enjoyable piece for recorder orchestra.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £14.00 Score & Parts
Hawkes, J - "Celebration
Overture". Composed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Newcastle
branch of the Society of Recorder Players.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £9.00 Score & Parts
Jenkins, J - "Newark Siege". Jenkins' pavane and galliard vividly depict the clash of opposing sides, the mourning for the dead and the celebration of victory after the siege of Newark in 1646.
Sp Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Moszkowski, M - "3 Pieces from Foreign
Parts Op23". Chosen from a set of 6 character pieces better known as
piano duets. Here we have the sounds of Russia, Germany and Hungary.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Mozart, W A - "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik". Mozart's best-known
serenade for strings has been cleverly and effectively arranged for recorder
orchestra by John Hawkes.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £14.00 Score & Parts
Rimsky-Korsakov, N - "Dance of the Tumblers". This well-known orchestral showpiece shows the recorder orchestra at its best! An exciting concert item for players and audience alike.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Richards, P (arr) - "Prince Rupert's March". A march from the English Civil War. This arrangement, for recorder orchestra and military drum, takes us right into battle...and out the other side.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C + snare drum £9.00 Score & Parts
Richards, P - "Triptych". Written for the UK National Youth Recorder Orchestra, this tricky but rewarding three-movement piece was premiered by their ensemble BlockWork in 2007.
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10.50 Score & Parts
Richards, S arr - "Fairies from
Ireland". Three traditional Irish tunes arranged for recorder
ensemble. These are particularly effective with larger groups of players.
S A T B G/C £4.00 Score & Parts
Saint-Saens, C - "Danse Macabre". On a dark and wicked winter's night, the skeletons burst from their graves in a wild dance…
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £12.00 Score & Parts
Strauss, J - "Im Krapfenwaldl". A polka to honour a favourite Viennese open space, where Strauss and his contemporaries would walk, enjoy the fresh air, and buy doughnuts from little stalls. Listen out for the wildlife!
Sp S A T B G £4.50 Score & Parts
Strauss, J - "Kinderspiele Polka". Fun and games for the 'young at
heart'. A great concert item for orchestra or large ensemble - or just fun to
play!
Sp S A A T T B (G) C £4.50 Score & Parts
Warlock, P - "Serenade". A serenade for strings, written by Peter Warlock to mark the the 60th birthday of his friend, Delius. This glorious music deserves to be much better known!
Sp S S A A T T B B G C £10 Score & Parts
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