Schott Musik

In 1850, on the occasion of a gala performance of 'Der Entfesselte Prometheus' by Herder at the Weimar court theatre, Liszt wrote not only several choral pieces but also an overture which he revised i...

The Sonata in B minor undoubtedly is the most important piano composition by Franz Liszt and a pinnacle of piano literature. The creation of the work around 1850 coincides with the period in which Lis...

Sopran und Kammerorchester

'Silence does not just mean that no word is spoken or no sound is uttered. That alone does not constitute silence yet... Silence rather is what happens when a person after he has spoken returns to him...

Used as a place of worship for centuries, first by Christians and then by Muslims (from 1453), the Hagia Sophia (Istanbul) still amazes people from all over the world. Since 1934, it is a museum - but...

Cordoba war im 11. Jahrhundert eine der größten Hauptstädte Europas. Menschen verschiedener Kulturen und Religionen - Juden, Moslems und Christen lebten dort in Eintracht zusammen und bedeutende Philo...

Datura was commissioned by Accessible Contemporary Music and was written in a unique way. I composed the piece in installments over the summer of 2006 and emailed them to Seth Boustead who forwarded t...

The music of this 12-minute piece for the Chinese zither zheng, flute, clarinet, harp, violin and violoncello is a unique mixture of Eastern and Western traditions. The striking instrumentation provid...

Kinderchor (SMez) mit Blockflöten, Schlaginstrumenten und Klavier Diese Partitur ist auf Grund der Erfahrungen bei der ersten aus reiner Improvisation entwickelten Arbeit niedergeschrieben worden. Vor...

Arnold Schönberg is the central figure in the musical world of this century. His musical significance was already apparent during his life-time, but his posthumous influence has increased immensely. H...

Arnold Schönberg is the central figure in the musical world of this century. His musical significance was already apparent during his life-time, but his posthumous influence has increased immensely. H...

Arnold Schönberg is the central figure in the musical world of this century. His musical significance was already apparent during his life-time, but his posthumous influence has increased immensely. H...

These preludes and fughettas are rare gems for organ players: Not listed in the catalogue of works, these works were discovered among the documents left by Joseph Haas (1879-1960) and are now publishe...

The intense and surreal musical narrative so apparent in Gerald Barry's hugely successful opera The Importance of Being Earnest returns in a new guise for his latest vocal work Jabberwocky. Setting Le...

Although this piece is short, it includes several Barry hallmarks - fierce ostinato passages and contrasting instrumental sections marked by strong accents. Take note of the composer's instruction: Ha...

It is a piece in which the moments of change between sections are as important as the musical content - rather like those points in paintings where objects or areas of colour meet. (Gerald Barry)